Lincoln Model History

United States · founded 1917

Ford Motor Company's luxury division since 1922 — home of the Continental, the Town Car, and the Navigator that defined the modern luxury SUV.

Models

Continental

Lincoln's flagship across eleven decades (with gaps) — from Edsel Ford's 1939 original to the suicide-door 1961 icon and a 2017 revival.

Full-size luxury car · 1939–2020
Zephyr

The streamlined, V12-powered Lincoln-Zephyr of the 1930s — the aerodynamic car that saved Lincoln and spawned the Continental.

Luxury car · 1936–1942
Mark Series

Lincoln's personal-luxury Continental Mark line (Mark III–VIII, 1969–1998) — long-hood two-doors with the trademark fake-spare trunk hump.

Personal luxury car · 1969–1998
Town Car

The big rear-drive body-on-frame Town Car (1981–2011) — Lincoln's flagship sedan and the definitive American livery and limousine car.

Full-size luxury car · 1981–2011
Versailles

A compact 1977–1980 luxury sedan — a gussied-up Ford Granada rushed out to counter the Cadillac Seville.

Mid-size luxury car · 1977–1980
LS

A rear-drive sport sedan (2000–2006) on the Jaguar S-Type platform — Motor Trend's 2000 Car of the Year and an underrated V8.

Mid-size luxury car · 2000–2006
MKZ

Lincoln's mid-size sedan (launched for 2006 as the Zephyr, renamed MKZ for 2007) — including an available hybrid, built to 2020.

Mid-size luxury car · 2006–2020
MKS

Lincoln's full-size front/all-wheel-drive flagship sedan (2009–2016), offered with a twin-turbo EcoBoost V6.

Full-size luxury car · 2009–2016
Navigator

The full-size SUV that created the luxury-SUV segment in 1998 — Lincoln's flagship and one of its best-known vehicles.

Full-size luxury SUV · 1998–present
Aviator

A three-row mid-size luxury SUV — a 2003–2005 Explorer-based original, revived as an acclaimed modern model for 2020.

Mid-size luxury SUV · 2003–present
MKX

Lincoln's mid-size two-row crossover (2007–2018), a luxury sibling of the Ford Edge, later renamed Nautilus.

Mid-size luxury SUV · 2007–2018
Nautilus

Lincoln's mid-size two-row crossover since 2019 — the renamed and restyled successor to the MKX.

Mid-size luxury SUV · 2019–present
MKC

Lincoln's first compact luxury crossover (2015–2019), based on the Ford Escape and replaced by the Corsair.

Compact luxury SUV · 2015–2019
Corsair

Lincoln's compact luxury crossover since 2020 — successor to the MKC, with an available Grand Touring plug-in hybrid.

Compact luxury SUV · 2020–present
MKT

A three-row full-size crossover (2010–2019) with polarizing styling — a livery and limo-fleet favorite, often built as the MKT Town Car.

Full-size luxury crossover · 2010–2019
Mark LT

Lincoln's brief luxury pickup (2006–2008 in the US) — a chrome-and-leather F-150 that answered the Cadillac Escalade EXT.

Full-size luxury pickup truck · 2006–2008

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