- Lincoln is working on an updated Chinese Corsair.
- The model will likely be coming stateside in 2027.
- Should echo the Nautilus and have a widescreen display.
The Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair went out of production last year, leaving significant holes in their lineups. While the Blue Oval can fall back on the Bronco Sport, the Corsair was Lincoln’s entry-level model and their second best-seller as dealers moved 26,566 units in 2025. Needless to say, it’s absence is a big problem.
The luxury brand has a solution and it was recently spied undergoing cold weather testing in Europe. Unsurprisingly, it’s a lightly revised version of the Corsair sold in China.
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Details are hard to make out, but we can see a new grille with a more pronounced mesh pattern. They’re joined by an illuminated bar and Lincoln logo. Further below, there’s a revamped intake with horizontal bars and a pronounced sensor pod.
The rest of the design appears to largely carryover, although the rear camouflage hints at a butt lift. We can also see new lights around the front and rear fenders, including amber ones implying this is the US-spec model.
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Little else is known about the crossover at this point, but the Chinese Corsair gives us a pretty good idea about what to expect. It starts around $33,900 (¥235,800) and features a Quite Flight 2.0 design with streamlined bodywork that echoes the larger Nautilus, which is also built in China.
The crossover sports a minimalist cabin with a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster as well as a 27-inch panoramic display that consists of an infotainment system and front passenger screen. They’re joined by a two-spoke steering wheel, a piano key shifter, and metallic accents.
Other highlights include semi-aniline leather front seats that offer heating, ventilation, and massage functions as well as 24-way power adjustment. The model also has heated second-row seats with backrests that recline by up to 12 degrees.
Chinese Corsair
Rounding out the highlights are a 14-speaker Revel audio system and an ambient lighting system with seven different modes. The model also holds 21 cubic feet (594 liters) of luggage, but that can be expanded to 48.5 cubic feet (1,373 liters) by folding the rear seat down. That’s less than the outgoing model, which offered up to 57.6 cubic feet (1,631 liters) of cargo space.
In China, the Corsair offers a turbocharged 2.0-liter engine developing 255 hp (190 kW / 258 PS) and 291 lb-ft (395 Nm) of torque. Customers can also get a hybrid variant, which has a turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder and a continuously variable transmission. This enables the model to have a fuel consumption as low as 5.47 L/100km, which equates to around 43 mpg.
Other highlights include an electromagnetic suspension as well as the Lincoln Co-Pilot360 suite of driver assistance systems. This includes adaptive cruise control, pre-collision assist, one-button parking, and a 17-inch color heads-up display.
