We praise Lincoln for equipping their car with something that caters to the involved driver. Lincoln's anti-lift suspension bears some explanation. By changing the angle of the rear suspension mounting points, Lincoln's engineers were able to dial in a considerable amount of negative lift. This keeps the LS from squatting and diving under hard acceleration or during emergency braking. In addition to providing passengers with a less turbulent ride, this suspension setup controls longitudinal body motions very well, providing balanced weight transfers as the car rapidly accelerates or decelerates.
All models wear four-wheel antilock disc brakes that are ventilated at all four wheels.
Our track experience showed that the brakes could be pounded lap after lap without hindering stopping distances or pedal feel. The LS V6 and V8 automatic models are available with an optional traction-control system. Called AdvanceTrac, the unit works via the antilock brakes by measuring wheel speed at each corner of the car. If one wheel is spinning faster than the other, AdvanceTrac will selectively employ the brakes to bring the car back in line. During our brief visit with the LS, we decided that the car wears its sport-sedan mantle comfortably.