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Pricing

Rear-wheel drive versions of the 2007 Lincoln Navigator Luxury models sticker for $46,575, while the Ultimate version starts at $48,575. Opt for four wheel drive and the prices bump up to $49,475 and $51,475. All prices include an $820 destination charge. Pricing for the 2007 Lincoln Navigator L is not yet available. Individual options are plentiful, and range from the affordable (a $50 chrome hood accent) to the extravagant (the $4,480 navigation and entertainment package). Also optional are a $2,485 THX-II audio system with Sirius satellite radio, $1,495 20-inch chrome wheels, and an Elite package that bundles the navigation, high-end audio system and power running boards into one $5,450 checkbox.

Outside

World’s biggest cheese grater. World’s biggest BBQ grille. World’s biggest harmonica. Any analogy you come up with for the Navigator’s new front end always is prefaced by “world’s biggest.” Until this year, the Navigator was subdued compared to a Cadillac Escalade, but the huge chrome grille, flanked by massive jeweled headlights and topped with another bar of chrome on the domed hood, bestow upon the Navigator the title, “King of Chrome.” The grille follows the pattern of Lincoln’s latest designs for the new MKX and MKZ, but it upscales horribly to the Navigator, making it look like the SUV has the world’s biggest braces. There’s also a big chrome strip along the side, matching the optional 20-inch chrome wheels.

Inside

In developing the interior of the new 2007 Lincoln Navigator, designers turned to its existing customer base. "The typical Lincoln Navigator owner is a check-every-box buyer," explains Lincoln’s Raj Nair. "If there’s an option, they want it.” Subsequently, the interior is awash in genuine wood trim, satin nickel accents, cool white lighting, plush leather upholstery and a peculiarly retro gauge cluster. Thanks to additional length, Navigator L models swallow 25 cubic feet of cargo behind the third row of seats; dropping all the seats unveils a massive 128.2 cubic feet of cargo in L models, while the shorty versions offer a mere 103.5 cubic feet.