The novel Ford Expedition inserts Android Automotive and half of the Lincoln’s panoramic screen

The novel Expedition, which is first being higheviated with a drone airy show today in Texas, sees enjoy it has only the left half of the Lincoln’s 48-inch pillar-to-pillar panoramic disjoin, leaving behind equitable a 24-inch panel for the Expedition.

You’re getting the same instrument cluster and navigation combo in front of the driver’s seat, but without the widgets that feature on the right half of the Lincoln’s extfinished screen. The Expedition’s minusculeer cgo in touchscreen that inhabits below it also runs Google Play Store apps, runs Apple CarPlay, and has digital HVAC regulates, equitable enjoy the Lincoln. The car also gives both Google Assistant and Alexa voice aidants (one at a time), and some models give BlueCruise hands-free driving.

Pillar-to-pillar panoramic screens have become a flaafraid feature manufacturers have trotted out for their most opulent vehicles recently. They’ve normally been pitched as an infotainment hub for the front passenger, letting them watch streaming videos and even join some PlayStation.

Ford is selling a standard-wheelbase Expedition and an extfinished “Max” one. In the cgo in row, you have selections for bench seating or captain chairs; the backs of the first-row headrests have clamps that can helderly cleverphones or tablets for passengers in the cgo in row. The Expedition can seat up to eight people with the bench selection.

At first glance, the Expedition seems enjoy a imitate of the novel Lincoln Navigator with its split rear gate, the insertition of a airy bar up front, and a aenjoy 3.5-liter V6 engine under the hood. (It’s an “EcoBoost” for the Ford.) A novel Tremor trim for the Expedition puts out up to 440 horsepower and has tuned suspension and one-of-a-kind trail modes for more off-road capabilities. Like the Navigator, Ford doesn’t give a hybrid powertrain selection in the Expedition, either.