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2012 Lincoln Navigator Philadelphia PA

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2012 Lincoln Navigator Overview

The nice thing about the Lincoln Navigagtor is that it has the towing and load potential of a truck but that comes with the convenience of an expensive sedan. The Navigator offers real space for up to eight passengers. It also features enormous cargo capacity.

2012 Lincoln Navigator Design

The Lincoln Navigator's basic shape is clean, if slightly bland. It consists of mostly sheer, tapered surfaces that are consistent across the vehicle, with a chrome strip running below the windows. The profile is tidy for such a big vehicle, almost lean. The Navigator L is nearly 15 inches longer than the standard model, extending its full length to almost 19 feet. The extra length does not significantly change passenger accommodations, but it adds 24 cubic feet of cargo space behind the third seat. That's more than a big trunk's worth of space. The additional overall length makes this big sport-utility even more challenging to park, however.

Two exterior features have definite benefits. The outside mirrors are large, with repeating turn signals along the bottom edge and approach lamps underneath. The lamps light when the doors are unlocked with the remote key fob, and cast a nice circle of visibility around the doors. More than that, the big mirrors retract against the windows with the touch of a button. That's handy when parking in tight spaces or for curbside parking.

Interior of the 2012 Lincoln Navigator

The Navigator also comes standard with Ford's Sync voice-operated entertainment and information system and MyKey, which gives buyers the ability to set maximum speed and volume limits based on the key that's in use ? handy for parents sharing the Navigator with a teen driver. Power-lowering running boards are standard, too. Interior features include:

Seats seven or eight
Standard Sync voice-activated multimedia system
Standard backup camera
Standard heated second-row bucket seats
Standard satellite radio with 14-speaker stereo
Optional backseat entertainment system with 8-inch screen

Driving Impressions of the 2012 Lincoln Navigator

Lincoln Navigator is rated to tow up to 9,000 pounds. Yet the Navigator is smooth and quiet on the road, with a compliant, fully independent rear suspension that smoothes over the roughest of pavement. It is a truck, however, with a ladder-type box frame and separate body, so the Navigator is not as responsive as a crossover SUV such as the Lincoln MKX. The car-based crossovers don't offer the towing capability of the truck-based Lincoln Navigator, however.

Summary

Some information for this review was obtained from NewCarTestDrive.com