2024 Lincoln Navigator

The cabin is executed even better than the exterior, with a blend of modern and vintage elements executed with high-quality technology, leather, and wood. It’s not as overwhelming as it sounds, since the materials and shapes play well together. The Black Label interior themes may evoke some eye-rolling, at first, but even the Yacht Club’s nautical leather scheme works well once you lean into it.

Is the Lincoln Navigator 4WD?

Yes. Four-wheel drive is newly standard across the lineup for 2024. The Navigator’s selectable driving modes tune traction and stability control for conditions like winter weather, sand and rocks, or better fuel efficiency.

Though capable away from pavement, the Navigator is still best on the road and shines on the highway thanks to its independent suspension with adaptive dampers that glide over deep potholes and rough pavement. At about three tons, the Navigator’s heft helps absorb tough surfaces despite the fact that its 22-inch wheels no doubt contribute to some impacts.

Steering feedback is strong and well weighted, though it can’t do much to minimize the Navigator’s massive turning radius.

Most Navigators feature second-row captain’s chairs, which can be upgraded to heated, cooled, and massaging versions, though a bench is optional for eight-passenger capacity. In either case, the second row slides for easy rear-row access. Headroom and legroom are beyond generous in all rows, which helps explain the Navigator’s popularity amongst celebrities and athletes. 

There’s 20.9 cubic feet for cargo behind the rear row, or up to 103.3 cubes when all seats are folded. The extended wheelbase Navigator L expands the cargo room behind the third row to 36.0 cubic feet, but passenger volume and seating space remains the same. 

Color palettes and materials are largely grouped into curated interior themes that range from borderline tacky to downright sophisticated, such as the white and blue leather Yacht Club and the wood-trimmed Central Park, but plenty of options and upgrades abound.

This year, the BlueCruise hands-free highway driving system (formerly known as Active Glide) is available across the lineup. The system combines advanced adaptive cruise control with navigation data from 130,000 miles of mapped highways to maintain following distance and lane positioning without driver intervention, as long as the driver’s eyes are on the road.

The Navigator gets a 13.2-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, and a 14-speaker audio system. Options include a 20-speaker audio system and a dual-screen entertainment system for the rear row with Amazon Fire TV capability.

The $97,220 Reserve adds a panoramic sunroof, 22-inch wheels, and a surround-view camera system, and can be equipped with 30-way power front seats and a 28-speaker stereo.

Which Lincoln Navigator should I buy? 

If you’re spending six figures for a Navigator, or close to it, just get the Black Label.

How much is a fully loaded Lincoln Navigator?

Luxury is the whole point of this Lincoln, and even with our own money, we’d splurge on the Black Label. Even better, just go for the long-wheelbase L at $115,690. You’ll get a choice of interior themes as well as 22-inch two-tone machined and painted alloy wheels, and an illuminated grille. For $6,695, you can add a Special Edition package that adds a unique chrome grille, swaps out the wheels for a black-finished design, and blacks out the roof and exterior trim, but that, oddly, isn’t available with the black exterior paint. 

At this pricing tier, Navigators add free scheduled maintenance for four years or 50,000 miles, or four visits total. Black Label purchases add valet service and car washes to your maintenance appointments.