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2025 Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring
Specs
Class: Premium Compact Crossover
Nation of Manufacture: United States
Colour: Purple Carpet Metallic
Seating Capability: 5
Miles pushed: 122
Actual-world gasoline financial system: 39.2 mpg
| CG Report Card | |
|---|---|
| Room and Consolation | B |
| Energy and Efficiency | B- |
| Match and End | A |
| Gasoline Economic system | A |
| Worth | C+ |
| Report-card grades are derived from a consensus of test-driver evaluations. All grades are versus different automobiles in the identical class. Worth grade is for particular trim stage evaluated, and will not replicate Shopper Information’s impressions of your entire mannequin lineup. | |
| Huge & Tall Consolation | |
| Huge Man | A- |
| Tall Man | A- |
| Huge & Tall consolation scores are for entrance seats solely. “Huge” ranking primarily based on male tester weighing roughly 350 kilos, “Tall” ranking primarily based on 6’6″-tall male tester. | |
| Drivetrain | |
| Engine Specs | 266-horsepower 2.5-liter |
| Engine Sort | Hybrid 4-cylinder |
| Transmission | CVT Computerized |
| Drive Wheels | AWD |
Driving combine: 65% metropolis, 35% freeway
EPA-estimated gasoline financial system: 76 MPGe/33 mpg (metropolis/freeway mixed)
EPA-estimated battery vary: 27 miles
Gasoline sort: Common fuel
Base worth: $54,365 (not together with $1495 vacation spot cost)
Choices on check car: Grand Touring III Package deal ($8675), Jet Package deal ($2250), particular paint ($750), 24-way leather-based seats ($1285)
Worth as examined: $68,820
Execs and Cons
The nice: Stylish cabin, excellent on-road refinement
The nice: Loads of grownup house, glorious gasoline financial system
The not so good: Grand Touring PHEV expensive relative to different Corsair trim ranges
Evaluation
Although the Corsair anchors Lincoln’s four-vehicle lineup, the premium compact in neither low-cost, nor wanting for refinement. Largely unchanged for 2025, the Corsair returns the brand new yr with simply three trim ranges, and expanded availability of its racy Jet Package deal exterior trim group.
The Corsair might be greatest in comparison with the entry-level Infiniti QX50 compact crossover, although buyers may wish to take a gander on the BMW X3, Lexus UX and NX, in addition to the Mercedes-Benz GLC. The BMW X1 and Mercedes-Benz GLA are literally nearer in worth, however are smaller and sportier than the Corsair, and sure extra youth oriented.
For 2025, the Corsair is obtainable in Premiere ($40,980), Reserve ($48,135), and Grand Touring ($55,860) trim ranges. Whereas the Corsair 3-variat menu could appear sparce, every trim stage is obtainable with complete choice packages which more-or-less function trim-level upgrades.
Energy for the Premiere and Reserve comes from a 250-horsepower turbocharged 4-cylinder engine mated to an 8-speed computerized transmission. Premier and Reserve fashions come customary with front-wheel drive; AWD is obtainable.
The Grand Touring contains a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) setup which includes a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine, 3 electrical motors, and a 14.4-kWh battery. The PHEV system mates to the makers “eCVT” CVT-automatic transmission and comes solely with AWD. Per the EPA, the Grand Touring will journey 27 miles on a full cost earlier than that fuel engine takes over.
Previous to 2025, the black and monochromatic themed Jet Package deal exterior group was supplied solely on the Premier and Reserve. For ’25 the group is obtainable on the Grand Touring as effectively. The $2250 choice replaces all vivid exterior trim with black parts, and consists of 20-inch black alloy wheels.
Shopper Information just lately spent per week behind the wheel of a 2025 Corsair Grand Touring in Purple Carpet Metallic and geared up with the Jet Package deal and inclusive Touring III Package deal. Together with vacation spot cost, our check automobile got here to $68,820.
By fashionable small, premium crossover requirements, the Corsair, particularly in Grand Touring trim, contains a comparatively restrained cabin, not that there’s something fallacious with that. Supplies are high quality, and every thing seems to be effectively put collectively. We discovered the seats to particularly inviting.
There’s ample cabin house for 4 adults, and getting out and in of the Corsair is fairly simple because of the crossovers bigger door openings.
We discovered the management format usually agreeable and uncomplicated, although for some people discover the piano-key model gear selector off placing. We discovered the shifter in a short time turned “regular” feeling, and didn’t compromise the driving expertise. We additionally suppose it seems to be cool.
We did discover the configurable digital instrument panel a little bit busy, and considerably compromised by the variety of methods it may be custom-made. If you happen to purchase or lease a Corsair, make sure to have your salesperson make it easier to set the system as much as your liking earlier than you allow the dealership. That mentioned, the knowledge offered is simple sufficient to learn at a look.
The Revel-brand 14-speaker audio system, which comes as a part of the inclusive $8675 Grand Touring III Package deal offers excellent playback, and is a must have for critical audiophiles. That mentioned, we haven’t been upset by a Lincoln audio system of any sort in a few years.
The PHEV system works because it ought to, and energy supply whereas in EV mode is powerful, easy, and silent. It’s a bit disappointing when—25 miles or so after a full cost—the fuel engine kicks in, because it isn’t fairly as easy as the bottom gasoline engine present in lesser Corsairs. That mentioned, there’s loads of energy, and stable gasoline financial system, too. Over 122 miles, and together with only one full battery cost, we averaged a thrifty 39.2 mpg. And, in contrast to most premium crossovers, the Corsair will run simply fantastic on regular-grade gasoline.
The place the Corsair shines—and it actually shines—is on the highway. Lincoln’s smallest crossover is as quiet, and rides as effectively, as some other car within the model’s lineup, and is ideal for lengthy journeys. People searching for a extra European driving expertise—full with sharp dealing with and fast steering—can be upset, nevertheless. The Corsair—like each different Lincoln, is about relaxed refinement and comfy commutes. That mentioned, the Corsair handles simply fantastic, it’s simply not as sporty as the opposite automobiles on this section.
We’re large followers of the Corsair, and strongly recommend you add this small Lincoln to your test-drive brief record. We’re much less prone to suggest the PHEV Grand Touring, nevertheless, as its steep base worth—and restricted 27-mile vary—solely make sense if you’re actually devoted to day by day charging. (Research present that few PHEV homeowners cost their automobiles frequently.) And although a little bit expensive at $2250, we recognize the fashionable Jet Package deal and the black-out impact.
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