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The Lincoln Aviator is the brand's answer to families who want three rows and real luxury without the sheer bulk of a Navigator. The name first appeared in the early 2000s on a short-lived Explorer-based SUV, then returned for the 2020 model year on a much more ambitious vehicle. Built on the same rear-drive-based architecture as the current Ford Explorer, the modern Aviator was designed from the start to be a serious luxury product rather than a rebadged Ford.
Its defining traits are a smooth twin-turbo V6, a hushed cabin with Lincoln's lounge-like design touches and a graceful exterior that critics have consistently praised. The early range included a powerful plug-in hybrid Grand Touring model that has since been dropped, and a refresh brought updated styling and technology. Early production quality issues drew criticism when the model was new, and owners and reviewers have sometimes faulted ride quality on large wheels and infotainment quirks.
The Aviator competes in a crowded and capable field that includes the Acura MDX, Volvo XC90, Lexus TX, Genesis GV80, BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE, as well as Lincoln's own Nautilus for buyers who can live without the third row. It is sold mainly in North America and China. Because it shares components and assembly with the Explorer, recall campaigns affecting Ford's midsize SUVs often reach Aviator owners too, and its fortunes are closely tied to how well that platform ages.
The latest Aviator models are arriving at dealers, and coverage centers on model-year updates, reviews and comparison tests against the three-row luxury competition. Pricing news, recall notices and long-term reliability reports matter for shoppers weighing a new or used example, and the broader question of where the nameplate fits as Lincoln reshapes its lineup, adds hybrids and considers new models such as a Bronco-based off-roader, gives the Aviator's future a little more suspense than usual.
Lincoln's midsize three-row SUV, a rear-drive, twin-turbo V6 cruiser built alongside the Explorer and aimed at Lexus, Acura, Volvo and Genesis.
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