2026 Lincoln Navigator Reserve: Evaluate, Costs, and Specs | The Each day Drive

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2026 Lincoln Navigator Reserve 4WD

Class: Premium Giant SUV

Nation of manufacture: United States

Seating capability: 7

Coloration: Starlight Grey

Miles Pushed: 172

Noticed gas economic system: 16.6

Driving combine: 65% metropolis, 35% freeway

EPA-estimated gas economic system: 15/22/17 (mpg metropolis/freeway/mixed)

Gasoline kind: Common gasoline

Base worth: $101,995 (not together with $2595 (vacation spot cost)

Choices on take a look at car: Particular colour ($750), second-row energy captains seats with heart console ($2995), heavy-duty tow bundle ($750), 48-month satellite-radio plan ($400), 24-inch black-finish alloy wheels ($2995)

Value as examined: $112,480

Audio-System Model

Revel Ultima

Audio-System High quality

Poor  Honest  Good Very-Good  Glorious

Execs and Cons

The nice: Class-leading refinement, excellent passenger consolation

The great: Spectacular energy, good dealing with, runs on regular-grade gasoline

The not so good: Expensive choices add up rapidly

Evaluate

Is Lincoln underselling the Navigator? The Ford luxurious division’s largest and most-expensive SUV is the equal of different autos on this class, however doesn’t take pleasure in almost the gross sales quantity of the section main Cadillac Escalade.

We just lately reviewed the Infiniti QX80, and as a part of our take a look at drive, and shared gross sales numbers for all of the gamers within the Premium Giant SUV class, you may test them out right here. You’ll see that the Navigator isn’t getting the buyer love you would possibly count on, or that it deserves. We blame, to some extent, stylish however conservative styling, in addition to an absence of sporty pretense—not that almost 6000-pound SUVs needs to be particularly sporty.

Design

We discover the Navigator’s cooly understated presence very interesting, however marvel if many patrons on this enviornment are in search of somewhat extra bling that the massive Lincoln serves up, and that’s type of a disgrace.

Base Mannequin

For 2026, the entry Premiere trim degree returns to the Navigator lineup, giving the mannequin, once more, a beginning worth below $100,000. Aside from that, the massive Lincoln is generally unchanged, save for some minor gear shuffling between trim ranges.

Lengthy and Quick

Just like the Escalade, and in contrast to the QX80, the Navigator is on the market in two sizes: customary, and long-wheelbase L. Going with the L provides 3 inches in general size, and a whopping 9 inches of wheelbase. The added wheelbase pays off primarily in 3^rd-row legroom and cargo house, and may enhance freeway experience high quality as properly. Additionally, L variants benefit from the added vary of a barely bigger gas tank.

Engines

There is only one Navigator engine, a turbocharged 3.5-liter V6. Dubbed EcoBoost when present in Ford-brand autos, the massive six produces a wholesome 440 horsepower on regular-grade gasoline. A 10-speed computerized is the one transmission provided.

Costs and Trim Ranges

The Navigator lineup is fairly easy, making it straightforward for consumers within the section to make shopping for selections. For 2026, the trim-level choices appear like this:

• Premiere ($94,890)
• Reserve ($104,890)
• Black label ($122,420)

For 2026, 4WD is customary throughout the lineup, whereas going with the longer L physique provides $3000 to the underside line.

Check Automotive

Shopper Information just lately spent every week behind the wheel of a 2026 Reserve loaded up with choices, together with extra-cost Starlight Grey paint. All advised, our take a look at automotive got here to a sobering $112,480.

Although all the massive luxurious SUVs provided on the market within the U.S.—besides the trimmer Lexus LX—are about the identical measurement, the Ford fashions really feel the roomiest to us. We recognize the massive door openings, comparatively straightforward step-in, ethereal cabin, and respectable outward visibility.

Although our take a look at car was not a long-wheelbase L model, 2nd-row house stays huge, and Third-row house is grownup buddy, offering that grownup is nimble sufficient to crawl again there.

Controls and Connectivity

Although up to date for 2025, we discovered the management structure acquainted, and usually Ford easy-to-use, and that’s excessive reward.

Most spectacular, nevertheless, is the large, pillar-to-pillar, LCD display screen which is positioned under the windshield. The sprawling, easy-to-read monitor could be configured to current no matter data you wish to see at a look, and is unbiased of the console display screen (see above). This editor selected to have an analog clock, present music selection, a map, and journey data on show. And, regardless of the display screen location, it isn’t simply washed out, ever by direct daylight.

Cabin Appointments

The cabin itself is a cultured, understated affair. Lined with top-notch supplies and constructed to a excessive customary, the Navigator inside is among the many classiest within the premium giant SUV section. Additionally, the Revel-brand audio system discovered on our take a look at car is among the many finest in-vehicle sound methods we’ve ever skilled.

Quietness

Underway the Navigator earns kudos for sound—what you hear, and what you don’t. Little or no wind and street noise makes its method into the cabin, and straightforward 1st-to-Third-row dialog is feasible, even at freeway speeds. As for what you do hear, the aforementioned Revel audio system will delight homeowners who put a price on high-end sound replica.

Trip and Dealing with

The suspension deftly filters out street imperfections, although is biased barely to a firmer “European” experience expertise. We discovered the experience applicable for the character of this car, however some consumers could also be in search of one thing cushier. We recognize the delicate really feel of the chassis setup, and suspect drivers transferring up from smaller autos will as properly. Positively take time for a take a look at drive, although.

And whereas the Navigator defies being hustled, it handles higher than something this huge ought to. We recognize the steering really feel—there may be some—and the fast throttle response. The brakes really feel reassuringly sturdy, as properly.

As a lot as doable—it’s inconceivable to fully deny the physics—the Navigator feels smaller from behind the wheel than it’s…until you’re attempting to park it in a public storage. Inside, nevertheless, this mighty Lincoln flagship feels big, which is type of the purpose of proudly owning one.

Energy and Efficiency

The turbocharged V6 produces loads of passing and merging energy, and launches the massive Lincoln from a cease with authority. It additionally sounds nice when pushed. The ten-speed computerized appears to at all times be in the fitting gear, and shifts with the refined polish of a European luxurious sedan.

Cargo Area

As for cargo house, there’s a number of it, particularly with the Third-row seats folded down. Whereas the load flooring is somewhat excessive off the bottom, it’s flat, making sliding packing containers for-and-aft straightforward.

Worth

If you’re able buy a $100,000 giant SUV, then worth is, no less than for you, a relative time period. We see the attraction right here, and in the event you want the facility and house, the Navigator is prone to make you very completely happy. We barely favor the Infiniti QX80, primarily for its decrease costs. Additionally, in the event you don’t want the entire house, we strongly recommend including the Lexus LX 600 to your take a look at drive checklist. However, as we famous earlier, the Lincoln’s comparatively conservative design appeals to us for its restraint, to the extent that something on this section is actually understated.

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