1998-2002 Lincoln Navigator: Year-to-Year Changes

1999 Lincoln Navigator: Like Ford's Expedition, the Navigator gained a new optional adjustable-pedal cluster that could move the accelerator and brake pedals fore and aft. Its setting could be hooked into the newly standard memory system for the driver's seat and door mirrors. Unlike the Expedition, Lincoln's SUV got a power boost as its V8 engine gained 30 horsepower and 20 pound-feet of torque. Early in 1999, that Triton engine gave way to a Lincoln-exclusive "InTech" 5.4-liter V8 with dual overhead cams and four valves per cylinder, producing 300 horsepower and 360 pound-feet of torque. That engine came with electronic shift control for the automatic transmission. Navigator's third-row seat gained built-in rollers to ease removal and installation.

2000 Lincoln Navigator: Front side airbags were installed this year as standard equipment. "Climate-controlled" front seats, with a small fan and heat pump to circulate air, and an onboard navigation system joined the options list. So did Ford's Reverse Sensing System, which used rear-bumper sensors to provide an audible warning as the vehicle approached an obstacle while backing up. Door mirrors were revised, with built-in turn indicators and an available power-fold mechanism. Previously optional, 17-inch wheels became standard. Interiors sported additional wood trim, softer "Nudo" leather upholstery, a redesigned center console with more cupholders, and child-seat anchors for the second and third rows. An automatic parking-brake release and front-seat power lumbar adjustment became standard.

2001 Lincoln Navigator: All Lincolns got free regularly scheduled maintenance for the first three years/36,000 miles starting in 2001. Navigator gained a rear-seat video entertainment package and standard auxiliary rear climate controls.

2002 Lincoln Navigator: There were no significant changes for 2002.