![]() In many ways, you can think of the 2020 Lincoln Aviator as your home away from the retirement home the perfect vehicle to get you from your gated community in Scottsdale or Boca Raton, down to the golf and racket club. Other such features include wireless phone charging in the center armrest, a handy media bin, multiple power outlets throughout, and a standard Wi-Fi hotspot. The second-row seats recline, adjust fore and aft, and slide forward for access to the third row. The seats offer 30-way adjustability, massage, and additional lumbar support for drivers and passengers. The Revel Ultima 3D Audio System contains 28 speakers, while the steering wheel recognizes subtle thumb movements for accessing numerous functions and commands. Other comfort and convenience features abound inside the 2020 Lincoln Aviator. Comfort & Connectivity: Luxury Car Levels of Both Evasive Steer Assist helps avoid collisions with a slower or stopped vehicle Reverse Brake Assist will stop the Aviator from backing into something, and Active Park Assist Plus guides you into parallel and perpendicular parking spaces. ![]() Traffic Jam Assist, for example, contains adaptive cruise control for stop-and-go traffic, lane centering, and traffic sign recognition. The Co-Pilot360 feature includes multiple assist systems as standard equipment. Lincoln calls it Adaptive Suspension with Road Preview. The 2020 Lincoln Aviator has a gizmo that lets it “see” potholes or uneven pavement, adjusting the suspension as it does. And, if you’re gullible enough to loan out your Aviator, the technology allows up to four “keys” for each vehicle. ![]() Lincoln’s “Phone As A Key” means you can lock and unlock, open the liftgate, adjust seat, mirror and steering positions, and, ta-DAH, start and drive the vehicle without a traditional key. The suspension system automatically lowers the vehicle to “greet” the driver and turns on the signature welcome lighting. Convenience & Safety: Digital Keys & Driver Assist Systems The 2020 Lincoln Aviator can recognize road signs with the standard Co-Pilot360 Plus system. Related: Big and loaded with luxury: our full review of the 2018 Lincoln Navigator. As the names imply, these two new modes allow drivers to choose how and when to best use their electric energy from the hybrid system. The drivetrain is controlled via this scheme referred to as “Lincoln Drive Modes.” There are five “signature” settings: Normal, Conserve, Excite, Slippery, and Deep Conditions then for 2020, two new modes: Pure EV and Preserve EV. of torque, I’m willing to wait, then completely forget. There’s no word on MPG figures for either engine, but with 600 lb-ft. Lincoln says it gets you 450 horsepower and a colossal 600 lb-ft. The optional powertrain is that same twin-turbocharged engine connected to a hybrid drive system. As such you get a notable 400 horsepower and 400 lb-ft. The standard engine is a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6, hooked up to a 10-speed SelectShift automatic. You’d expect the Aviator to be powered by a big ‘Murican V8, but no, the powertrain choices are actually rather sensible and efficient. They also, rightly, point out how this is also the “third-highest volume segment in China.” The 2020 Lincoln Aviator hit the stage at this year’s LA Auto Show, with Lincoln noting that their “three-row midsize (ha!) premium SUV” is aimed at the highest volume segment in the United States: the midsize luxury market. ![]() So like I said, you’ll probably be seeing more of these large, stately, borderline-ugly things tooling around shopping malls and burbclaves and such in a couple of years. But Lincoln, a company on its deathbed as long as its namesake, seems to be entering some sort of resurgence these days. Sure, down there, there’s tons of retirees, and that demographic loves its big American cars. The same could be said when I was interned in Arizona. Maybe it’s just where I live, but I’ve been seeing a lot of Lincolns around for a while now. Lincoln will probably sell them by the boatload. In short, it’s just what a certain segment of the American car buying public wants. It has the on-road presence of a Panzer tank, and all the creature comforts of a 12,000 square foot McMansion. Wow, where to start with the 2020 Lincoln Aviator? Well, first off, it looks like a cross between a bank vault and a cheese grater, and a very angry cheese grater at that. We’re not sold on the styling but the 2020 Lincoln Aviator has lots of redeeming qualities.Lincoln Driver Modes, Phone As A Key, and Co-Pilot360 Plus are among the top features.The 2020 Lincoln Aviator is all about luxury, safety technology, and performance.
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