At the New York Auto Show
Lincoln wowed them with its Navigator concept car
Concept cars are usually shown for years before they go into production. Lincoln is changing that pattern. Its new Navigator SUV will go on sale in 2017 and will look like the concept car.
According to an attendee at the New York Auto Show, the Navigator drew actual gasps from the crowd when the doors opened like bird's wings.
Lincoln calls them gull wing doors which, when opened, let down a helpful series of concertina steps.
The doors cover most of the whole side instead of the hinged, side-opening doors.
The new Navigator also has a push-button shifter that designers compare to piano keys, a flat, retro center console and horizontally ribbed seats.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
