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2023 lincoln crossover7/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Certain vehicles listed may not be available, or may have different prices. This is the gateway model into the Lincoln brand, of course, and its pricing actually places the PHEV quite competitively versus the competition.All advertised vehicles are subject to actual dealer availability. As for the Corsair Grand Touring PHEV, it comes in at $59,900 or more. The 2023 Corsair base version is priced at $48,900 CAD, while the Reserve gets an MSRP of $53,400. Pricing for the 2023 Lincoln Corsair PHEV It’s not as exciting as its German rivals – its underpinnings are the same as the Ford Escape, remember - but it compensates with other, more sedate qualities. Otherwise this is a very comfortable vehicle offering decent roominess and a premium interior environment, as you’d hope to get from a Lincoln. Long story short, the range you get from the Corsair PHEV is not much and requires work. Fail to do that, as I suspect most drivers will after a while, and you still get significantly better fuel economy than the gas-engine-only Corsair, but it just won’t be as big a difference-maker. The key when it comes to PHEVs is how disciplined drivers are about plugging the thing in nightly, and how assiduous they are about keeping the vehicle in electric mode (especially when it’s optimal to do so, like in city traffic, and then switching to gas on the highway, and so on and so on). It’s perfectly competent but it won’t talk to you that much about the road below. But don’t expect too much for the relatively light steering. That makes this a relatively spry model to do winding roads in. The squat stance helps minimize roll as does the presence of electric motors that lower the centre of gravity. Not for nothing Lincoln uses the term “sanctuary” liberally in its marketing for this model. It’s just not designed to do that, preferring to focus on comfort and refinement – and that it does quite well. On the other hand this is too sedate to deliver much driving excitement. Just remember the CVT equals some screeching when you push the accelerator hard. Ditto for highway passing you won’t feel the need to time your passes carefully. Off-the-line acceleration is fine, the horses on offer enough to handle the weight of the vehicle. This premium SUV is built, as mentioned, on the same basic foundations as the Ford Escape, and while it doesn’t exactly drive like an Escape, it’s not a performance SUV by any means. Official range for the Lincoln Corsair PHEV and its 14.4-kWh battery is 43 km, so a good distance short of the 70 km or so delivered by the Toyota RAV4 Prime, the leader in that category. Power is managed via a CVT (continuously variable transmission).Ĭombined output from this powertrain is 266 hp (16 more than the base-model Corsair, 29 less than the Corsair Reserve’s 2.3L engine). This model switches out that model’s 2.0L turbo for a 2.5L 4-cylinder Atkinson cycle gas engine working with two electric motors: a 96-kW electric motor connected to the front wheels and a 50-kW unit on the back ones. What’s important here in this PHEV though is what’s different from the regular Corsair. The rear seats are adjustable frontwards-backwards, which is really nice for improving comfort on longer road trips. The multimedia screen is now 13.2-inch, and it’S accompanied by a 12.-3inch digital gauge cluster. The 2023 Corsair gets some colour options for both outside and in, and the Sync 4 and Co-Pilot360 2.1 suite of drive-assist systems are included standard. What’s new for the 2023 Lincoln Corsair PHEV? But this compact crossover is worth consideration if that’s the segment you’re shopping in. Predictions of its demise have been predicted for some time now, but the plug-in hybrid hangs in there for now, for those ready and willing to put in the time recharging their vehicle on a near-daily basis to get anywhere between 40-60 km of electric driving range back.Īmong those PHEVs on the market currently, the Lincoln Corsair’s Grand Touring edition is probable not the first that comes to mind. The Grand Touring plug-in version of the compact crossover has solid qualities.Auto123 reviews the 2023 Lincoln Corsair PHEV. ![]()
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