Ford/Lincoln made a BIG mistake sending out the orange 2025 Lincoln Navigator test vehicle to the car magazines...

[NavigatorPro]

They sent out an orange Black Label 2025 Lincoln Navigator to the car magazines like Road and Track, Car and Driver and Consumer Reports. This particular vehicle had 24 inch wheels/tires and it has a horrible ride because they are 24 inch. They should have sent a vehicle with 22 inch wheels.

Pre-2025 models had a really squishy divy ride. It was impossible to take any decent curves at speeds in the previous models. The 2025 breaks away from all that and feels sportier. You can go deeper into turns than the previous models and the most recent Cadillac Escalade. However, some of the sportiness is mistaken for a bad ride when its the ride us Navigator owners have been looking for.

 

[Action]

Isn't model year 2025 almost done?

https://www.caranddriver.com/lincoln/navigator-2026

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[driller]

Isn't model year 2025 almost done?

https://www.caranddriver.com/lincoln/navigator-2026

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I was told by our local dealer they expect the 2026 model to be available to order 'sometime in October' but to expect no significant changes from the 2025 model.

 

[NavigatorPro]

The orange Navigator appearing in these reviews with 24 inch wheels. They all say the ride is bad.