The updated 2022 Lincoln Navigator has made its official debut and is ready to go head-to-head with the Cadillac Escalade.
Lincoln has applied a number of minor styling changes to the Navigator for the 2022 model year, including an updated grille, new LED headlights and new three-dimensional taillights. The range-topping Black Label trim also gets a new two-segment grille design to help further differentiate it from the standard Navigator.
Among the most important changes applied to the 2022 Lincoln Navigator is the addition of the automaker’s new hands-free ActiveGlide system, which is a direct competitor to General Motors’ own hands-free system, Super Cruise. Just like Super Cruise, the ActiveGlide system pairs Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop-and-Go, Lane Centering and Speed Sign Recognition to enable hands-free driving on lane marked highways. A camera embedded in the instrument panel monitor’s the driver’s gaze to ensure they are paying attention to the road and the system will automatically disengage if they are not looking at the road ahead. Lincoln says the system will work on 130,000 miles worth of roadways in the U.S. and Canada when it launches in the 2022 Navigator early next year.
The full-size SUV has also received a minor interior overhaul with a new 132.-inch center stack screen, a 12-inch configurable digital instrument cluster and a new head-up display. An additional 5.8-inch digital display and module allows second-row passengers to easily control their climate and audio settings. A new Lincoln Play rear-seat entertainment system is also available, which adds rear 10.1-inch display screens and allows rear seat passengers to watch movies and TV shows, play games and listen to music while on the go.
Lincoln has added more standard active safety features to the Navigator, as well, with the Lincoln Co-Pilot 360 suite now including active park assist, forward collision warning, post-collision braking, distance alert, dynamic brake support, pedestrian detection, auto hold, hill start assist and automatic headlamps, among more.
Under the hood, the SUV sticks with its familiar 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V6, which 440 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque, as well as the same 10-speed automatic transmission. The only major mechanical improvement is the addition of a new available Adaptive Suspension with Road Preview, which uses a camera to read the road ahead and make pre adjustments to the vehicle’s adaptive suspension for improved ride comfort and handling.
The 2022 Lincoln Navigator will begin arriving at Ford/Lincoln dealerships early next year. Pricing has yet to be announced.
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It’s beautiful. Great job, Lincoln. Though, I was expecting more.
If you’re looking for comfort, the Navigator is the way to go. If you’re looking for performance & tech, the Escalade is the way to go.
Cadillac has nothing to worry about. Cadillac has an Escalade-V coming in 2023 and an EV Escalade in 2024. Plus, the Escalade always outsells the Navigator, even when both SUVs gets redesigned.
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Since the much needed refreshing of the Navigators body style in 2015, as we approach the 7 year mark, Lincoln should not panic by making any drastic changes to what I think is a good looking large SUV.
It's a tough market that's getting tougher and the Navigator appears to be in a good place with subtle changes to its interior and exterior keeping it in the race.
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Would like to see more craftmanship in the Escalade though. You can tell they sweated the detail in the Navi. And Cadillac really needs some type of bespoke package. They are leaving a ton of money on the table who want the customized experience from them.
Bespoke package. Huh? If you can order a package, it ain't bespoke.
Still hideous. It truly looks like it was designed on a Friday afternoon via conference call.
I agree ... I think that the chrome strip that wraps around the entire vehicles gives it a minivan appearance at certain angles.
Front looks terrible, side view sucks, rear looks hideous! Adaptive glide control sounds like a prophylactic! I’ll take a cheap, crappy gm truck interior over this any day!
You're chosing the hard way of life just because of the looks, how delusional.
Competition improves the breed. That said, I wish that Lincoln would have chosen something else other than that piano black for the console.
Just two cylinders shy from perfection. Maybe the LT4 powered Escalade will convince them that a V8 is needed.
The Escalade does need more bespoke options, there is still room for the Escalade to move upwards beyond their Platinum trim level. There could be something like the Biography in the Range Rover. People would buy it.
Navigator needed a bit more exterior magic. It needs less minivan a bit more presence. That said the Caddy could use another rung above Platinum like you all have mentioned. It needs a bit more interior magic.
Holy cow!! The 2022 Navigator has a new 132" screen? How will anyone see out the front window?? haha.
"a minor interior overhaul with a new 132.-inch center stack screen," (from the article above) Now that's a funny typo. Must be 13.2" screen??
Anyhow, on a more serious side. Why so much hate above for the Navi? Personally, I'm a hard-core Cadillac guy and have been for decades. But the Navi is a very nice ride and does well for Ford. Any improvements are icing on the cake and I think the styling is nicer than the all new Slade. Just something about these new ones from GM (Slade, Tahoe/Burb, Yukon/XL) that they look funny to me. Like they are not proportioned correctly. But if those with the money are buying them (and they are), then good for GM. But the Navi is a very nice truck.
It is easy for anyone to hate the competition and criticize them based on something they have while your favorite brand do not. So I say they are haters?
It's really nice but not something Cadillac has to worry about except about the 2nd row massaged seats which is a class exclusive feature.
No. No styling is hideous! Looks like 1996 with bigger wheels.