United States · founded 1917

Lincoln Model History

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

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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
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Zephyr
The streamlined, V12-powered Lincoln-Zephyr of the 1930s — the aerodynamic car that saved Lincoln and spawned the Continental.
Luxury car · 1936–1942
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Nautilus
Lincoln's mid-size two-row crossover since 2019 — the renamed and restyled successor to the MKX.
Mid-size luxury SUV · 2019–present
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MKC
Lincoln's first compact luxury crossover (2015–2019), based on the Ford Escape and replaced by the Corsair.
Compact luxury SUV · 2015–2019
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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
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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
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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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Lincoln models

Continental

Zephyr

Mark Series

Town Car

Versailles

LS

MKZ

MKS

Navigator

Aviator

MKX

Nautilus

MKC

Corsair

MKT

Mark LT