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Renamed out of the alphabet-soup era, then rebuilt on the other side of the Pacific.

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The story

A defining chapter in Lincoln history.

Explore the ideas, engineering and context that shaped the Lincoln Nautilus, then continue into its specifications and place in the marque's lineage.

2019 Lincoln Nautilus "Reserve" 2.7L front 4.22.19

Origins

For most of the 2010s Lincoln named its cars with two letters and a K, which nobody could keep straight and which conveyed nothing. The Nautilus is a product of the retreat from that policy: it is the Lincoln MKX, given a facelift, a new grille and a proper name for the 2019 model year. Underneath sits the Ford Edge, with transverse engines and front or all-wheel drive.

2019 Lincoln Nautilus "Reserve" 2.7L front 4.22.19 · Kevauto · CC BY-SA 4.0

Design and engineering

The second generation, launched for 2024, is a more substantial change than the first. It is built in China by Ford's joint venture there and shipped to North America, which is unusual for a mainstream American luxury model, and its cabin is dominated by a display running the full width of the windscreen base with a smaller touchscreen below it, the most aggressive screen layout Lincoln has attempted.

Lincoln Lincoln Nautilus · Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 3.0

In production

It sells in the largest and most competitive segment Lincoln contests, against German and Japanese rivals with far stronger badges, and it does so mainly on equipment, comfort and price rather than on driving dynamics.

LINCOLN NAUTILUS China · Dinkun Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

The facts that define it.

Produced

2018–present

Body

5-door SUV

Technical specification

The Lincoln Nautilus, in detail.

Production: 2018–present
Class: Mid-size luxury crossover SUV
Body style: 5-door SUV
Layout: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive ; Front-engine, all-wheel-drive; Front-engine, all-wheel-drive
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company

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