2018 Lincoln Navigator Concept

Check out Lincoln’s latest version of its larger than large SUV, the 2018 Navigator Concept. Lincoln wanted to give us an idea of what the next generation of the Navigator could look like. It’s hard to miss the massive gull-wing doors and the deployable concertina steps that allow passengers to enter and exit the SUV easily. The exterior body features sleek uncluttered lines and a beautiful Storm Blue paint color. However the gull wing doors most likely will not make it to production.

The elegant theme continues into the interior of the Navigator with teak trim pieces and even a wardrobe management system that holds everything from a jacket, shoes, wrist watch, sunglasses, etc. The Navigator offers six seats with 30 way adjustments for your maximum comfort. There are screens for passengers to connect everyone’s different smart phones and tablets, one tablet can play a movie for all the passengers to view, each screen will have its own CarPlay and check this, for all of you gamers, passengers have the ability to play video games with each other on their own screens. There is even an intercom system to make chatting with people in the rear of the vehicle easier and there’s more, how about a video chat  so that not only can you chat without yelling to front of the SUV you can actually see the person while your chatting.

Some of the latest safety features include, pre-collision assist with pedestrian detection which uses radar and a camera to watch for potential hazards that could cause a collision, when the system detects a possible impact the driver is warned and if the driver does not respond the system and apply the brakes the system will engage the brakes. The automatic braking is wired to radar, camera sensors and a 300 degree camera.  In addition the vehicle has a lane keeping system that when a driver starts to veer out of their lane the steering wheel will vibrate and induce a light steering inputs to position the vehicle back towards the center of the lane. For those of you who find parking something as big as a full size SUV a challenge, the 2018 Navigator features a park assist system that makes use of the 300 degree camera giving the driver a birds eye view all around the Navigator. Another feature of the latest navigator is an adjustable ride and handling system that allows the driver to select one of the numerous drive modes that can alter the steering and suspension.

Some version of this Navigator Concept Vehicle should be in production in a about a year. Oh, one more thing, the 2018 will have a 3.5 liter 400 hp EcoBoost engine.