2025 Lincoln Navigator Adds Big Screens and 'Spa' Feel to Flagship SUV

Big changes for the big Lincoln include... a big screen.

Lincoln is continuing its Renaissance (McConaissance?) by debuting on Thursday the refreshed 2025 Navigator. Rocking up at Monterey Car Week, the brand's flagship SUV boasts a new look and a thoroughly updated tech suite to better face off against the Escalades and the Grand Wagoneers at the airport's VIP valet line.

The obvious changes are a front-end that mirrors the look of the new Nautilus. In come thinner lights and a wider grille, with a light-up moustache connecting them all with a big illuminated Lincoln badge front and center. There's more mid-sizer influence out back too, where the Navigator now features a wraparound light-bar that arcs over a substantial black-out panel. To these eyes it's not as successful a surgery as the rhinoplasty up front, but hey, your tastes may vary. Lincoln has given the Navigator a split tailgate, with the bottom quarter now lowering.

The slab sides continue on more or less unchanged, because this is a big vehicle, and the design conveys as much. New wheel designs round out the package, in either 22- or 24-inch sizes.

Crack open an enormous door and the changes are just as significant inside. A 48-inch curved display—another Nautilus feature—now sits atop the dashboard, stretching nearly from pillar to pillar. Google Assistant is present to handle most functions, though drivers still have (squared-off) wheel-mounted controls, and an 11.1-inch central touchscreen is standard. It's a system that showed plenty of promise when we drove the Nautilus earlier this year.

Lincoln wants Navigator riders to relax, and is loading up the big SUV with a whole lot of features to call it a "spa on wheels." Leading the charge is Lincoln Rejuvenate, a multi-sensory program in 5- and 10-minute lengths. Park up, press the button, and the driver's seat shifts back and reclines, heating up and initiating a massage. The screens take on calming visuals, the ambient lighting works in tandem, and the Lincoln Digital Scent feature gently spritzes the cabin. Don't forget the "soothing sounds" either. There are three Rejuvenate themes: Waterfall Meditation, Aurora Borealis, and Elements, the latter of which encompasses the four elements of nature: wind, water, earth, and fire.

There are two Black Label models this year. Standard kit includes a 24-way power-adjusting driver's seat and 22 ways for the passenger; the Black Labels bump that up to 30 for both. Heating and cooling are of course standard up front, but buyers can spec both for the second row, and heating for the third, as well. The Atmospheric theme hues cooler with a blue and gray approach, while the Enlighten theme adopts a warmer tone thanks to a medium beige. A 28-speaker Revel sound system pumps out the tunes. Other features include wireless chargers, plural: one for up front and for the middle row too. No talk of features would be complete with BlueCruise, Ford's hands-free highway drive assist, which is now standard on all Navigator trims.

Under the skin, this Navigator (and extended-length Navigator L) is largely the same as last year's model. The familiar 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6, 10-speed automatic, and standard four-wheel drive remains the sole powertrain combination. Its 440 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque are competitive, but the Escalade offers a diesel (and soon a full electric option), while the Grand Wagoneer has a serious power advantage. Towing capacity remains at 8,700 pounds (3,946 kilograms).

There is no pricing for the 2025 Lincoln Navigator at time of writing, but expect more details before it arrives on dealer lots later this year.

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