The Car Connection Expert Review
Likes
- Good standard features
- New screens, tech
- Roomy first two rows
- Great front seats
- Luxurious Black Label design
Dislikes
- No hybrid option
- Limited third row
- Can be loud
- Can be inefficient
- Can be expensive
Buying tip
features & specs
The 2025 Lincoln Aviator comes with only one engine option now that the plug-in hybrid has been discontinued.
This preview of the 2025 Lincoln Aviator will be updated once pricing and drive impressions are completed early this summer.
What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Lincoln Aviator? What does it compare to?
The Lincoln Aviator three-row crossover SUV fits between the smaller Nautilus and the full-size Navigator. Related to the Ford Explorer but with a more refined cabin, the Aviator's rivals range from the Acura MDX to the Audi Q7.
Is the 2025 Lincoln Aviator a good SUV?
With more standard features that were previously optional, as well as a revamped suite of the latest technology, the 2025 Lincoln Aviator promises to improve on last year’s TCC Rating of 7.0 out of 10. (Read more about how we rate cars.) One engine option and an expected price increase could cap its appeal, however.
What’s new for the 2025 Lincoln Aviator?
Visually, the muscular SUV with the long nose and the big wheels doesn’t look that different from its predecessor. A larger grille presides over a broader lower grille flanked by vertical air intakes. Thinner LED headlight designs squint out over new daytime running lights that slit the edge of the larger grille. The Lincoln logo looks smaller in the new grille, but it can be illuminated with the right package. It rides on standard 20-inch wheels, but the distinctive 22-inch turbine wheel design returns, and looks especially sharp in black.
Lincoln dresses the interior with big and boxy screens, led by a 12.4-inch digital instrument cluster and a staggered 13.2-inch touchscreen. It looks lumpier, the dash a mere support for the center screen, but it appears easy to reach and its surrounding bits can still be garnished in leather and wood trim. The electronic gear selector below the center vents returns, as well.
That selector connects to a twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 that makes 400 hp and 415 lb-ft of torque. It hooks into a 10-speed automatic transmission with rear-wheel drive standard and all-wheel drive optional. An adaptive suspension is standard, but shoppers can select an air suspension to enhance ride comfort even more.
Overall cabin comfort is among the Aviator's historic strengths, and a Lincoln calling card. The front seats might be the comfiest on the market. Standard with heating and cooling, but available with 30 power adjustments and massagers, these thrones ease all the errand running and could induce the parking-lot nap while waiting for Junior to finish practice.
The Aviator seats up to seven passengers, but most shoppers will opt for second-row captain’s chairs to seat six total. We expect the third row to carry over unchanged, making it best for kids only.
How much does the 2025 Lincoln Aviator cost?
Pricing for the redesigned 2025 Aviator won’t be announced until late this spring, but expect it to cost between $3,000 to $5,000 more than the 2024 Aviator. That model in base Premiere cost $54,735, including a $1,395 destination charge.
Lincoln loads the 2025 Aviator with many standard features that were optional last year. On the safety front, active lane control and a surround-view camera system join automatic emergency braking and blind-spot monitors as standard, with Lincoln kicking in a 1-year trial of its limited hands-free driving system called Blue Cruise.
The interface upgrades for the 2025 are also noteworthy. It includes a 12.4-inch digital instrument cluster and 13.2-inch touchscreen, as well as an infotainment system running on Google built-in. The system pairs with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and uses Amazon Alexa voice commands that promise to be more human-like, though Siri and Google voice can also be used.
Standard comfort features include wireless phone charging, power front seats that are heated and cooled, a heated steering wheel, a digital key, a panoramic sunroof, and a trailer tow package. The Black Label and its various interior themes, as well as a concierge service for scheduled maintenance and otherwise, could flirt with $90,000.
Where is the 2025 Lincoln Aviator made?
Lincoln builds the Aviator alongside the Ford Explorer on Chicago’s South Side.
