Lincoln EV SUV.
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Ford has been working for a while on 2 large 3 rows EV SUVs. One of them would be Lincoln’s first EV.
The Star EV concept was presented in 2022, and a production version, joined by 3 other EVs, was scheduled by 2026. At the same time, a Ford version of the large SUV would also go on sale.
The original plan was for a new 3-row Aviator EV to come out later this year. Followed by a smaller Corsair EV next year and eventually a Navigator EV. basically following exactly what Cadillac is doing, with the new Vistiq, Optiq, and Escalade IQ.
Ford has also delayed their large EV SUV and recently prioritized their new “cheap” EV platform Which will produce a compact SUV and pickup by 2026.
I personally think it’s a mistake. Cadillac and Rivian are doing pretty well with their luxury EVs. With more to come from Volvo, Porsche Polestar, and others. While the Kia EV9 and Hyundai Ioniq 9 will be far ahead of Ford’s version of the large EV. So will Toyota who is soon coming out with 2 now 3-row EV SUVs.
I wonder if all these upcoming EVs from Ford and Lincoln are almost ready and just delayed. By 2026, they will be very late and behind almost every one. Let’s hope they’ve at least been designed…
GM has taken the slow and steady pace with the rollout of their Ultium based EVs and as frustrating as it was hearing only a few hundred vehicles were made in a quarter, that strategy has proven to have been the right path now that Lyriq, Blazer EV, Equinox EV, Silverado EV join the more niche models like Hummer EV and Celestiq.
Ford on the other hand seems lost. They were ahead of almost everyone with Mache and Lightning, but then everything fizzled. They seemed to have gone from one extreme to another – all gung-ho to full-stop. I honestly think Ford might not be doing well financially and unfortunately fear more terrible partnerships with VW might happen. Talk about the blind leading the blind.
Ford management is totally lost. They killed all their sedans, leaving the dealers without bred and butter cars to feed their salesmen with. Then they went all in on the EV plans, only to totally change their plans a couple years later. Meanwhile, many other automakers just keep churning out new EVs. Ford management seems to think that making daily snap decisions like Elon Musk makes them good managers. It doesn’t.