Updated with extra video: All hail the Lincoln C

One of the most interesting concept cars at NIAIS 2009, the Detroit Auto Show, is the Lincoln C. Here, Joe and I discuss the concept, its influences and what it means.

A response to the American mood of the time, it puts massive interior space into a near-Focus-sized car. The general consensus was that it looked gorgeous.

Robb Hunter, aka @potatowedge talks at NAIAS 2009 in Detroit with Greg Hutting, project manager for Ford’s Irvine strategic concepts group, which designed the car, and we examine the interior and exterior.

Mark Charmer spoke with Joseph Simpson in Bermondsey, London on 19 January 2009. This material is Creative Commons Sharealike.

Updated 22nd Jan 2008 - Added additional videos of the car's project manager - Greg Hutting, talking about the car, its background, and the design. Also added photo set of the Lincoln C.

Lincoln C Photoset:

All photos and video were taken by Robb Hunter, at the NAIAS 2009 in Detroit.

Disclosure: Ford is sponsoring The Movement Design Bureau's research throughout 2009, but we've got an independent mind so tell us if you ever think we sound otherwise.