Every Angle of the 2020 Lincoln Aviator

For a start, the new entry deftly scales down the styling of the highly successful Navigator, looking much like the concept version Lincoln displayed at the New York auto show earlier this year.

Riding on a brand-new rear-drive architecture (shared with the upcoming new Ford Explorer), the Aviator has similar proportions, with a shallow front overhang and a relatively long hood.

There's even a bit of Range Rover in the way the roofline gently tapers, the pillars are blacked out, and the rocker-panel trim rises slightly toward the rear.

The standard 12.3-inch touchscreen includes Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability.

Lincoln offers the ability to lock or unlock and start the car via smartphone with its Phone as a Key functionality, via the Lincoln Way app.

In addition to the standard CoPilot 360 bundle of driver-assist features, Lincoln will offer CoPilot 360 Plus, which adds traffic-sign recognition (and enables the cruise control to set a new speed in reaction to changing speed limits), traffic jam assist, evasive steering assist, automated braking in reverse, and active park assist.

Buyers who are especially musically inclined may want to spring for the top-end Revel audio system, which has 28 speakers (including in the ceiling) and technology to unpack the audio details of music that has been digitally compressed.

The Aviator interior will be offered in six- or seven-seat configurations.

Buyers opting for second-row captain's chairs will have a choice of two different center consoles, one of which allows for easier walk-through to the third-row seats.

With assistance from an electric motor integrated into the 10-speed automatic, total powertrain output is 450 horsepower and 600 lb-ft of torque.

Under the hood, Lincoln will offer a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 with 400 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque, mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission.

The PHEV model offers two additional drive modes: Pure EV and Preserve EV. The former enables electric-only mobility, while the latter conserves the battery (which is located under the floor).

The most advanced available suspension will incorporate air springs and adaptive dampers.