It’s hard to believe the Lincoln Aviator is already five years old. Credit the SUV’s handsome styling and posh interior, which really turned heads back in the day. Having almost 500 horsepower didn’t hurt, either, but much has changed in the world since then.
You know what hasn’t changed much? The Lincoln Aviator. While the Aviator receives a minor mid-cycle refresh for 2025, these updates aren’t nearly enough. Moreover, some of the changes feel like a step backward.
And there’s still no high-output hybrid powertrain in sight after it was dropped in 2023. All in all, the updated Aviator does little to differentiate itself from its Ford Explorer vibes and asks a lot of buyers with its $91,575 as-tested price. And that’s not even the Aviator’s priciest spec.
Let’s do a quick review of what’s changed for 2025, starting with the Aviator’s face. The grille is larger, and by a hefty margin. It’s still rectangular, but it dips further down, meeting a redesigned lower fascia.
Vertically oriented corner vents replace the simple horizontal vents and running lights of the outgoing model, and up top, the headlights are smaller. These changes produce a design less proportional and satisfying than it once was. Frankly, the 2025 Aviator is a set of split headlights away from looking like a BMW X7 .
This is an unfortunate consequence of sharing its chassis with the Ford Explorer, which also got a similar facelift for 2025. Sadly, there’s too much similarity between .