Quick Facts: MKT will join lineup as a 2010 in calendar year 2009. Based on the concept unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show. MKT is built on the same platform as the Ford Flex. Production version to be shown at Los Angeles Auto Show.

Ford announced that it will produce the Lincoln MKT, a premium, three-row luxury crossover for the 2010 model year. It was a well-received concept car in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

"The Lincoln MKT reinforces our commitment to further expand America’s fastest-growing luxury brand, providing an all-new vehicle to the showroom that’s been crafted and honed for a new kind of customer," said Mark Fields, Ford Motor Company’s president of The Americas.

The crossover was unveiled at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance last weekend.

"The MKT will offer the comfort of a luxury sedan, the spaciousness and flexibility of a crossover and the performance of a sports sedan, courtesy of its EcoBoost engine," Fields said. "At the same time, this perfect blend of performance and power is elegantly wrapped in the refined design cues that have become synonymous with modern Lincolns."

The MKT is Lincoln's second crossover -- the other is the MKX, which shares a platform the Ford Edge. The MKT will share a platform with the Ford Flex, which hit showrooms this summer.

The new crossover will be Lincoln's second high-profile new model launch in a year, following the flagship Lincoln MKS luxury sedan.

In addition to a fuel-efficient 3.7-liter normally aspirated V-6 engine, the Lincoln MKT also will offer an EcoBoost 3.5-liter V-6 engine that will deliver an estimated 340 horsepower and 340 foot pounds of torque.

The Lincoln MKT will join other vehicles early in the EcoBoost engine technology rollout, including the Lincoln MKS luxury sedan and Ford Flex.

EcoBoost engines feature turbocharged direct-injection technology and deliver up to 20 percent better fuel economy and 15 percent improved emissions than larger-displacement engines.

Ford is making a significant commitment to EcoBoost engine technology. Within five years, the company plans to produce 750,000 EcoBoost-equipped vehicles annually – in vehicles ranging from small cars to full-size pickups in markets around the world.

Additional product details will be made available closer to the Lincoln MKT's launch.