FLAGSHIP

For decades, luxury flagships have represented the pinnacle of automotive achievement, the absolute best an automaker can offer in elegance, technology, and performance. And although coupes and sedans have traditionally been the stage for such advances, today, SUVs can and will be brand flagships—just as the 2018 Navigator is for Lincoln.

In the past we haven’t thought of the Navigator in the way we might think of the Mercedes S-Class, but it’s been the de facto flagship for years, and this new one might just push the conversation in that direction.

The selling point of any luxury vehicle, and especially a flagship, is its interior, and that’s where we’ll start. We often define luxury in terms of what’s lacking, namely discomfort, noise,