When it comes to luxury SUVs, there’s two brands that come to mind, and that’s Lincoln, and Cadillac. In this article we’ll be having a full-size luxury showdown of the 2025 Lincoln Navigator and 2025 Cadillac Escalade to give you a better understanding on which vehicle is right for you.
Key takeaways:
- The Navigator comes with more comfort features across all rows, making it the perfect car for the family, or colleagues.
- Both the Navigator and Escalade come with new features, but the Cadillac is only worried about looks, while the Lincoln aims to add more functionality for the best vehicle on the market.
- The Navigator features a split gate, making it unique, and adds even more function.
How much is the Lincoln Navigator 2025?
The Lincoln Navigator starts at $99,995.
The Lincoln navigator will come in a handful of trims to pick from, the first of which is the Reserve that starts at $99,995. The other trims you can look for are:
- Reserve L starting at $102,985
- Black Label starting at $116,495
- Black Label-L starting at $119,490
While those are the standard trims, you can even find some packages that build on the Reserve trims. This is the Jet Appearance Package, and it starts at $102,995. While the larger Jet Appearance Package-L starts at $105,985.
When looking at the lineup topping Black Label-L, this trim comes loaded with features, mainly focusing on comfort for everyone in the vehicle. While the third row is often overlooked, the Navigator is sure to give it some love. On top of the leather seating surface that brings both comfort, and style to this row, you will also find that it comes heated.
The third row isn’t the only row that sees some comfort, as the second row comes with even more. While heating is nice enough, the second row also features ventilated seats, as well as massaging captain’s chairs, making it the most comfortable seat you will sit in.
While in the front row, you’re treated like a king. Your seats will have heating and ventilation, as well as 30-way adjustability, helping you get the perfect seating position.
If you’re looking for a recommendation, Car and Driver suggests the Black Label. This is because “the massaging function becomes standard equipment for 2025.” As for the wheelbase, that’s up to you.
How much is the Cadillac Escalade?
The 2025 Cadillac Escalade starts at $89,590.
For 2025, the Cadillac Escalade comes in 5 trims options. The trims that you can find are the:
- Luxury starting at $89,590
- Premium Luxury starting at $98,790
- Sport starting at $99,390
- Premium Luxury Platinum starting at $118,390
- Sport Platinum starting at $118,890
Taking a look at the Sport Platinum, it comes with some comfort features. These features are mainly for the first two rows, with the second row coming with heated seats, and not really much else.
The first row will come with the most features, but that’s to be expected. For those you can find that it comes with 12-way power driver and front passenger seats, as well as heated and ventilated driver and front passenger seats.
Now that we’ve gone over some features, you may wonder who the Navigator is for. The best way to answer that is by asking who it isn’t for. The Navigator is for everyone, ranging from the everyday family, to bosses who want to take their peers around in style, and everyone in between.
Is the 2025 Navigator going to have a new body?
Yes, the Navigator will see some change to the body.
When looking at some new features that the Navigator comes with, you’ll notice that it has a new front-end, and when you go to the back, you’ll see a new tailgate design called the “Split gate” This allows you to open the tip half like a liftgate, while the bottom half functions like a tailgate. Making it easy to access only what you need to.
Other features that are new in 2025 is the massive 48-inch Panoramic screen that shows your gauges, infotainment functions, and even an area for your passengers. This year also sees the removal of the Premier trim, making the entry level trim a tad bit higher.
Is the 2025 Escalade going to have a new body?
Yes, the Escalade will see some changes.
The Escalade sees some new features for 2025, with the bulk of the exterior changes being lighting. Gaining revised taillights, squinting daytime running lights below the hood crease, horizontal LED headlamps, and a larger grille. The biggest change is to the interior, as the screen grew in size when compared to the 38-inch screen from the year prior.
When looking at how the two differ with new features, Lincoln wants to make the vehicle as accessible, and as functional as possible, while still being the top of the line in luxury SUVs. Lincoln continues to prove that if you get behind the wheel of one of their vehicles, you're not sacrificing one area for another.
When can I order a 2025 Lincoln Navigator?
You can order a Lincoln Navigator today!
While it may not be on the lot ready for you to roll off in right now, it will be soon. If you’re wanting to be notified when a new SUV rolls on to our lot, then stay tuned with us here at Jarrett Gordon Ford!