Lincoln is set to make a big change to its largest vehicle by adding a panoramic display across the dashboard. The 2025 Navigator SUV is the second vehicle from the company to get Ford’s Android-powered digital dashboard, the first of which was introduced on the 2024 Lincoln Nautilus.
The new Navigator, which will debut at Monterey Car Week, features the Nautilus’s panoramic display (technically two screens) with the Lincoln Digital Experience, giving it a sleeker, more open feel and adding contrasting speakers on the sides. Meanwhile, the same continuous, curved Nautilus displays stretch from pillar to pillar, looking more integrated, their edges matching the doors.
The Navigator and Nautilus have the same setup functionally, says Annika Salceda-Waicoco, Lincoln communications manager. However, the Navigator has a new entertainment feature called Pano mode, which Salceda-Waicoco says “brings the ability to stream video and games to both sides of the 48-inch panoramic screen.”
Surprisingly, Pano mode isn’t available on the Nautilus, which can only play games and movies on the smaller center touchscreen — but that could change. “We’re talking about it first on the Navigator and we’ll have more to share in the future,” says Salceda-Wycoco. The Navigator is also the first to get Lincoln’s “Rejuvenate mode” spa experience, which was announced for the 2024 Nautilus but didn’t arrive at launch.
Rejuvenation Mode adds sounds and scenery like the Northern Lights to the screens, reclines your seat, turns on massagers and heaters, and pumps out air freshener scents for a five- or 10-minute break. Salceda-Wycoco says the 2025 Nautilus will also get the feature at launch, while Lincoln has “more to share about timing soon” for the current 2024 model year. The Navigator will include a waterfall meditation experience in partnership with the Calm app, which will also give owners a free one-year subscription.
Move to the middle row of the Navigator, and you’ll find a choice of adjustable captain’s chairs with a host of front-row features (including massagers), two touchscreens for entertainment, a 5.8-inch central climate control screen, and more. Beyond the fold-flat third-row seats is a split-level tailgate that can be opened for you as you approach.
The Navigator gets an all-new exterior look, with a refreshed front fascia that looks more in line with the new Nautilus, including a light bar that cuts through the middle. Unfortunately, the Navigator hasn’t improved under the hood this year; it’s still a big gas truck powered by a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 with no hybrid option like the Nautilus.
Lincoln has said it plans to launch three all-electric vehicles by 2025 and a fourth by 2026. But earlier this year, the brand’s CEO announced seems very pessimistic About those deadlines.
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