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Competes with: Audi Q8, Infiniti QX80, Lexus LX460, Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, Cadillac Escalade
Looks like: A very large, very fancy SUV
Drivetrain: Estimated 450-horsepower, twin-turbo V-6; 10-speed automatic transmission; rear- or four-wheel drive
It’s been over a decade since its last redesign, so we are happy to see a new 2018 Lincoln Navigator make its debut at the 2017 New York International Auto Show. The Navigator gets some long-overdue changes that modernize the full-size SUV inside and out.
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The Navigator’s cousin, the Ford Expedition, is also redesigned for 2018, and the two share more than a passing resemblance as well as several of the same technological innovations and mechanical bits. However, the Lincoln does have a few extra tricks up its sleeve with more brazen styling and added luxury.
Exterior
Lincoln introduced a concept version of the Navigator at last year’s show here in New York and editor Aaron Bragman said, “Take out the gull-wing doors and it’s a good bet that the Navigator Concept you see here is 90 percent of the production vehicle.” Aaron is either psychic or he paid someone off because he was exactly right: Much of the styling (minus the gull-wing doors) remains intact, including those crazy wheels and the blacked-out pillars which give the roof a floating appearance.