2008 Lincoln Navigator

TheCarConnection.com's editors researched road tests on the new 2008 Ford Expedition to write this comprehensive review. Experts from TheCarConnection.com also drove both the Lincoln Navigator and Lincoln Navigator L. This research and experience give this team the ability to offer you an authoritative opinion on this luxurious full-size SUV. This review also pits the 2008 Navigator against other full-size SUVs to give you the best advice even when other reviews might present differing opinions.

Likes:
Lincoln grille
Independent rear suspension
Six-speed automatic transmission
Room in third-row seat
Power-folding third-row seat

Dislikes:
Performance isn't class-leading
Engine noise under hard acceleration

Funny to think that the full-size SUV has only been around since 1998, and back then, they were just glorified work trucks--not exactly pigs with lipstick, but you get the idea. Today, the full-size luxury SUV segment is well populated with capable vehicles from three continents.