Lincoln Aviator Will Be Joined By A Second New SUV

Lincoln recently released the first teaser video for the Aviator concept and now the company has followed up by confirming plans for a production variant.

This was widely expected but the most interesting reveal was the confirmation that the company is planning to launch a second utility vehicle in the next two years. Lincoln declined to say what the second vehicle is, but noted it will help them grow their “utility portfolio.”

Little is known about the model but it will apparently become the brand’s fifth utility vehicle as it will join the Aviator, Nautilus, Navigator and MKC. Of course, there’s always the possibility the “all-new” model will replace the MKC but that seems unlikely as the crossover was recently given a facelift and won’t go on sale until this summer.

This deepens the mystery as speculation has suggested the MKT would effectively be replaced by Aviator. However, some older reports indicated the model could be replaced by a large crossover.

Another possibility would be a new entry-level crossover that would slot beneath the MKC and battle compact crossovers such as Mercedes GLA, Infiniti QX30 and Lexus UX. Just yesterday, Ford revealed it was working on a “yet-to-be-named off-road small utility” so it’s possible the model could spawn a more luxurious Lincoln variant.

Whatever form the vehicle takes, we won’t have to wait much longer to find out as the model should arrive before the end of 2020.

Note: the Lincoln pictured here is an independent rendering