First Drive: 2017 Lincoln Continental

A few years ago, we got along just fine without a screen on the dashboard or in the center stack. Buttons and knobs were proliferating, though. Now, in nearly every new car, a screen delivers important visual information, whether via the backup camera or navigation map. And this is how we've become accustomed to accessing and regulating audio, climate, our phone, and more. Generally, when it comes to a screen, wider is better—a state of being that isn't lost on many automakers these days.