AutoPacific's 2014 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards Names Lincoln 'Top Premium Brand'

AutoPacific's Vehicle Satisfaction Awards announced their 2014 winners last month and Lincoln cleaned up with four awards. 

The Vehicle Satisfaction Awards are conducted by AutoPacific, an automotive marketing and product-consulting firm headquartered in Tustin, California. 

AutoPacific surveys new vehicle owners and measures their satisfaction based on 50 different attributes. These attributes range from convenience to interior comfort and from performance to fuel economy, among many others. The 2014 AutoPacific's Vehicle Satisfaction Awards conducted over 92,000 surveys to determine which vehicles, new-owners were most satisfied with. 

"Vehicles that score highest in the Vehicle Satisfaction Awards are delivering value and satisfaction across a wide range of attributes. The winners perform well in 50 separate categories that objectively measure the ownership experience," said President of AutoPacific, George Peterson.  

For the 2014 awards, Lincoln was named the 'Highest Satisfaction Premium Brand.' 

The Lincoln MKS received the highest satisfaction rating for the executive luxury car category. 

The Lincoln MKZ received the highest satisfaction rating for the luxury mid-size car category. 

The Lincoln MKZ Hybrid received the the highest satisfaction rating for the Hybrid Car/EV category. 

It's time you get yourself a vehicle that you'll be completely satisfied with too. So, come on down to Havill-Spoerl Ford Lincoln located in Fort Atkinson, WI to test drive a Lincoln vehicle today - because life's too short to be dissatisfied with your automobile. 

Lincoln: A Brief History

• The brand was named after President Abraham Lincoln, because founder, Henry Leland, very much admired President Lincoln.

• The Lincoln Company started out as an aircraft builder in 1915, where it built Liberty Aircraft engines for World War I. 
• Henry Leland's goal was to help win the war. 

• After WWI ended, the company switched to manufacturing luxury cars. 
• However, Leland was not successful and went bankrupt.

• Henry Ford bought the Lincoln Motor Company from Henry Leland in 1922. 

• Lincoln is known for its luxury vehicles and in particular the 'Town car.'

• The first car that was specifically built for presidential use was the 1939 Lincoln V12 Convertible called the Sunshine Special. It was used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 

• American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright called the Luxury Continental, which launched in 1939, "The most beautiful car ever made." 

• Presidents Calvin Coolidge, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush all used Lincoln vehicles during their presidencies. 

• The 2000 Lincoln LS was named Motortrend's Car of the Year, because of its incredible interior, comfortable ride and economical engine.

• In 1981, the Town Car became a stand-alone model and as a result the motto "Lincoln. What a Luxury Car Should Be." was introduced into advertising campaigns. The slogan was used through the 1990's.
• The current motto the company operates under is, "Lincoln. Travel Well."