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Experience 2021 Lincoln Navigator - Large Luxury Best SUV https://youtu.be/6W1y-9MYXHw
As the crown jewel in Lincoln's SUV lineup, the Navigator sets the standard of luxury for the brand while proving that it's more than just an upfitted Ford. The gargantuan Navigator offers three rows of seating and either a standard or long-wheelbase body style. Its cabin is lined with the good stuff—genuine leather, wood trim, metal accents—and the whole family can ride in comfort. A twin-turbocharged V-6 makes 450 horsepower, and the Navigator can tow up to 8700 pounds. But rival SUVs such as the BMW X7 and the Cadillac Escalade provide more on-road refinement, while others, such as the Mercedes-Benz GLS-class, offer more creature comforts. Still, the Navigator is pure American-style luxury, and that's something few of its competitors can match.
The 2021 Navigator has only one engine-and-transmission combination, but with 450 horsepower, one is all it needs. We found the Navigator to be responsive and genuinely speedy, and the 10-speed automatic shuffles through gears adeptly enough to avoid perturbing dozing passengers. At our test track, the standard-wheelbase Navigator and long-wheelbase model had equally quick acceleration. However, straight-line performance is where the Navi's performance potential begins and ends. Steering feel is numb and its sheer bulk prevents it from being a vehicle that encourages enthusiastic driving. But the most serious problem with our test vehicles was their ride quality. Wearing optional 22-inch wheels, the Navigator was sometimes jittery, and sharp impacts were followed by bouncing rebounds—the worst of both worlds.
As the crown jewel in Lincoln's SUV lineup, the Navigator sets the standard of luxury for the brand while proving that it's more than just an upfitted Ford. The gargantuan Navigator offers three rows of seating and either a standard or long-wheelbase body style. Its cabin is lined with the good stuff—genuine leather, wood trim, metal accents—and the whole family can ride in comfort. A twin-turbocharged V-6 makes 450 horsepower, and the Navigator can tow up to 8700 pounds. But rival SUVs such as the BMW X7 and the Cadillac Escalade provide more on-road refinement, while others, such as the Mercedes-Benz GLS-class, offer more creature comforts. Still, the Navigator is pure American-style luxury, and that's something few of its competitors can match.
The 2021 Navigator has only one engine-and-transmission combination, but with 450 horsepower, one is all it needs. We found the Navigator to be responsive and genuinely speedy, and the 10-speed automatic shuffles through gears adeptly enough to avoid perturbing dozing passengers. At our test track, the standard-wheelbase Navigator and long-wheelbase model had equally quick acceleration. However, straight-line performance is where the Navi's performance potential begins and ends. Steering feel is numb and its sheer bulk prevents it from being a vehicle that encourages enthusiastic driving. But the most serious problem with our test vehicles was their ride quality. Wearing optional 22-inch wheels, the Navigator was sometimes jittery, and sharp impacts were followed by bouncing rebounds—the worst of both worlds.
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