We all know Ford loves to chop some of their existing product with sometimes no replacement. Absolutely makes no sense to me. In some cases the replacements have worked but not all the time which is quite clear.
Makes sense though I expect it has more to do with upcoming Leaf introduction than Mach-E competition. Ariya is pricey for its limited driving range, is not particularly great looking, and name is strange IMO.
If sales are slow now, imagine how bad they will become after Leaf is introduced at roughly $10k lower price and with similar or longer driving range? And Leaf has longer history and better name recognition.
https://electrek.co/2025/09/18/nissan-cuts-ariya-electric-suv-from-us-lineup-for-2026-leaf-ev/
How about this-why not the Chinese Bronco EV/EREV reskinned as a Lincoln?
The only problem is where do you build it, so I don't think that will happen, unless that product gets moved into another plant in North America.
IMO the seating/room in the Mustang front seats are fine, even for a Lincoln.
The issue would be with the rear passengers, but I'd assume that would be tackled with longer wheelbase plus the additional doors...2-3 inches would be a huge help.
I also would like to see a Navigator version similar to the Escalade V. I read somewhere that Infiniti is going to launch a QX80 sport similar in power to the Escalade V
Not sure if Bronco-based but would be nice to see something like a GX, that would allow Lincoln to have a similar lineup:
Corsair - Nx
Nautilus - RX
Aviator - TX
Navigator - LX
new model - GX