IMO, time for screens to die, except maybe for the back-up-camera function.

 

Time for screens to die? LOL, good luck on that.

Anyways, it should appeal to folks to whom the Escalade appeals to. IMHO they didn't do a very good job making the sides of the vehicle not look like an Expedition.

For my money? Way too bling and brash for me, as is the Escalade. I'd take a Range Rover any day.

 

One of the better P R N D button set ups I have so far seen. Really like it. Looks classy

 

I was being at least partly facetious. The screens themselves obviously aren't going to die because of the (now) Federally-required back-up-cameras on each new vehicle. But that doesn't mean that the screens have to be loaded up with a million different functions that scroll through an entire dictionary.....it's ridiculous.

 

That isn't going anywhere. As technology grows further and further you have no choice but to employ a screen based setup to interact with that technology.

 

Very pleased by Lincoln's effort to make this more than an Expedition. The exterior is fresh for Lincoln, though it does look a little more similar in shape to its competitors now. I like how the interior hearkens back to the long dashes in Lincoln's past. It's also a lot more expressive than we've ever seen in a Lincoln, eschewing the 'waterfall' look, so I commend them on that. The 450hp is a really nice touch. Ford why haven't you 'EcoBoosted' a 5.0L V8 yet for Lincoln? hah. Overall great effort that should draw some showroom traffic. Also this has me really excited for the upcoming Aviator.

 

actually there's alternatives. HUD for example could replace ALL screens, including for backup camera display. Imagine if the entire windshield were a 'display' - could be awesome.

 

That's actually probably what we'll wind up seeing.

 

Maybe so. But one would probably have to be religious about keeping the windshield as clean and clear as possible in all kinds of conditions.......which can sometimes be difficult, especially with the inside of today's steeply-raked windshields that are hard to reach where they intersect with the dash far forward.

 

The windshield being clean or not doesn't impact the visibility of the HUD, unless it's so filthy you couldn't see out of it.

 

There are cheap cleaning tools for difficult windshields

 

Haven't seen that one yet, but thanks for the suggestion, Hoovey. The new LaCrosse and Lincoln MKZ, both of which I am seriously interested in, have quite sharply-raked windshields by sedan standards.

 

No problem. Yeah a lot of these are multi-tool cleaners with a microfiber pad.

Good luck in your quest for a new vehicle

 

Being an ex-pilot myself, I understand that one cannot always compare airplanes to automobiles. But, if you look at where the whole business of HUD started (which was with military fighters), ground crews (and sometimes the pilots themselves) spend hours cleaning and polishing the plexiglass wind-screens and bubble-canopies so that the pilot not only has maximum visibility in combat, but is able to clearly see the HUD figures on the screen in a split-second as necessary.

 

Thats an entirely different thing. They were ensuring maximum optics for visibility in an airplane in life or death situations. I've driven several cars with HUDs and filthy windshields, you can see them just fine.