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I could not get the stills to upload, so I put them in an iTunes movie and loaded to you tube. Just hit pause to take a longer look.

Damn Ford for not making the Aviator exactly to MY specifications! Hey man, Homer Simpson has the car you are looking for. It's everything to everyone!

The problem is that you didn’t just say “it doesn’t meet my requirements” - you said it was a failure and that’s a ridiculous statement.

The world of facts may not be as you see them. I'm sure if your vision was achievable, they would have done it. But lets say they could have made your day, maybe they are budgeting their credits. GM and Tesla are in phase out. In a business case, it is more important to sell more vehicles than keep a few customers happy. You will see lots of moaning also as the GT's won't be any where close to easy to get. A loaded GT and a loaded Reserve are only separated by $1600 after tax rebates. Watch for the dreaded ADM when dealers realize these are hard to get. Other factors could be weight which effects towing and fuel economy, there has to be a balance and you have to sandbag a new model for competition sake. They also could be keeping a price point gap between it and the Gator. Unless you wear a suit and tie at the Glass House everyday and have a private office, you can only guess why they did what they did.

https://www.tflcar.com/2019/08/yes-the-2020-lincoln-aviator-hybrid-has-nearly-500-horsepower-and-more-torque-than-the-new-corvette-stingray/ The Aviator GT might only go 18 miles on just the battery, but it has more power than the new mid engine Corvette Stingray... and it cant even get out of the garage on just the battery!!!

I travel a lot and use whatever gas station is close when I need gas. I'll try using the same one for a while and see if that matters. The heavy foot is staying, that's why I bought a Sport. I can smell it with the AC on recirculating. It's like it seeps in from somewhere else.

There are no facts that say they could have put in a 30% larger battery. They may have been able too, but they also may have been limited by the available space under the floor. Every design comes with trade-off's. What we do know is that they designed the batter and motor to fit within the existing structure without changing any interior volume or any significant reduction in fuel tank size. Perhaps wait a few years until the full BEV 3 row SUV arrives. If I decide to go with the Aviator it will be the GT.

S650 should be MY22 believe it or not..... Again this stays on the current platform, this will be a major overhaul with new sheet metal and interior but same footprint and same roof etc. The S750 will MY26 and will be all new from the ground up and probably on CD6 by then.

As I understand it, NG Mustang is nowhere close to prototype stage yet

Thanks for the night-shots!? Interesting to see that they took a different approach on the interior lights than many of the Europeans. Instead of longer LED-light-stripes, Lincoln went with projection.

According to the IRS: "the credit is equal to $2,500 plus, for a vehicle which draws propulsion energy from a battery with at least 5 kilowatt hours of capacity, $417, plus an additional $417 for each kilowatt hour of battery capacity in excess of 5 kilowatt hours. The total amount of the credit allowed for a vehicle is limited to $7,500." So the minimum battery capacity for the full rebate is 16 kwh... 2500 + 417 + 417(16 kwh- 5 kwh) = 7500 The Aviator rebate should then be 2500 + 417 + 417(13.6 kwh - 5 kwh) = 6503, rounded to 6500

Porsche Cayenne E-hybrid: 455 hp / 516 lb-ft MSRP $81,100 BMW X7 50i: 456 hp / 479 lb-ft MSRP $92,600 Mercedes GLS550: 449 hp / 516 lb-ft MSRP $95,750 Lincoln Aviator GT: 494 hp / 630 lb-ft MSRP $68,800 (Black Label GT is $87,800) Most power, most torque, lowest starting MSRP... do we need a jury to deliberate?

So, looks like it will lower "some" when switching the ignition off and then lower even more upon your approach, which you demonstrate in your video.

two out of every 100 engines should not blow up. ONLY a 1.5% failure rate is a very high failure rate.

You mean you didn't find the sound of a stationary, relatively quiet, V6 diesel revving to 3k RPM to be stimulating? Yeah, me neither.

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/08/12/2020-porsche-cayenne-turbo-s-e-hybrid-coupe-plus-e-hybrid-coupe/ For reference: Turbo S E-hybrid: 670-hp (541+134 electric) /663 lb-ft Regular E-hybrid: 455-hp / 516-hp (335+134) / 516 lb-ft

screw that...if Im spending 100k on on a car Im contacting Earl Schibe.

He can't help it. He has a very specific requirement that doesn't fit Lincoln's vision, therefore it's a failure.

Says you? Quit whining and enjoy the power. This is a joyous occasion. Lincoln is officially at the adult table now.