2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS vs 2021 Lincoln Navigator

2021 Lincoln Navigator
2021 Lincoln Navigator
$76,705MSRP
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2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS
2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS
$77,850MSRP
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2021 Lincoln Navigator
$76,705MSRP
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$77,850MSRP
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MSRP

$76,705

MSRP

$77,850

Average price

$65,548

Average price

$98,237

Listings

10

Listings

22
Ratings & Reviews
User Reviews
User Reviews

Expert reviews

7.7 out of 10

Expert reviews

7.3 out of 10

2021 Lincoln Navigator Reviews Summary

Full-size SUVs like the Lincoln Navigator represent the smallest slice of the luxury SUV market. They're the heaviest, hugest, and fanciest people movers sold by mainstream automakers—and you can count them all on two hands. The Navigator, a popular nameplate since 1998, was redesigned in dramatic fashion for 2018. In its fourth model year, this Navigator still delights us as we test newer competitors costing at or above its $97,000 starting price. Foreign nameplates offer no equal to the Navigator, and it's not for sheer size or a desire to lift up Lincoln that we say this is one of the best American vehicles, among both trucks and cars, ever made.

2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS Reviews Summary

The SUV that’s now known as the GLS was launched for the 2007 model year as the GL-Class, when Mercedes decided it needed a bigger, more luxurious SUV to sit above the M-Class in its lineup. The GL-Class and M-Class were rebadged the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class and GLE-Class, respectively, in 2014 when Mercedes introduced a new naming scheme across its lineup.

The current version of the GLS was introduced for the 2020 model year, and represents the model’s third generation. It’s aimed at other full-size luxury SUVs, including the BMW X7, Cadillac Escalade, Infiniti QX80, Land Rover Range Rover, Lincoln Navigator, and Lexus LX.

Four models are available in Canada: the base six-cylinder GLS 450 4Matic, the GLS 580 4Matic, the AMG GLS 63 4Matic+, and the Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4Matic. Availability is currently limited, and specifications for the 2022 model year are not available. However, they are expected to be very close to those listed for 2021, which were used as reference for the information provided here. We tested a U.S.-specification 2022 GLS 450 for this review.

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Popular Features & Specs

Engine

3.5L 450 hp V6

Engine

3.0L 362 hp I6

Drive Train

4X2

Drive Train

AWD

Seating Capacity

8

Seating Capacity

7

Horsepower

450 hp @ 5500 rpm

Horsepower

362 hp @ 5500 rpm

MPG City

16

MPG City

18

MPG Highway

22

MPG Highway

24
2021 Lincoln Navigator
2021 Lincoln Navigator
$76,705MSRP
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2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS
2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS
$77,850MSRP
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2021 Lincoln Navigator
$76,705MSRP
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2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS
$77,850MSRP
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Overview
MSRP
$76,705
$77,850
Average price
$65,548
$98,237
Listings
Ratings & Reviews
User reviews
4.9
5.0
Expert reviews

7.7 out of 10

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7.3 out of 10

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Summary
Full-size SUVs like the Lincoln Navigator represent the smallest slice of the luxury SUV market. They're the heaviest, hugest, and fanciest people movers sold by mainstream automakers—and you can count them all on two hands. The Navigator, a popular nameplate since 1998, was redesigned in dramatic fashion for 2018. In its fourth model year, this Navigator still delights us as we test newer competitors costing at or above its $97,000 starting price. Foreign nameplates offer no equal to the Navigator, and it's not for sheer size or a desire to lift up Lincoln that we say this is one of the best American vehicles, among both trucks and cars, ever made.

The SUV that’s now known as the GLS was launched for the 2007 model year as the GL-Class, when Mercedes decided it needed a bigger, more luxurious SUV to sit above the M-Class in its lineup. The GL-Class and M-Class were rebadged the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class and GLE-Class, respectively, in 2014 when Mercedes introduced a new naming scheme across its lineup.

The current version of the GLS was introduced for the 2020 model year, and represents the model’s third generation. It’s aimed at other full-size luxury SUVs, including the BMW X7, Cadillac Escalade, Infiniti QX80, Land Rover Range Rover, Lincoln Navigator, and Lexus LX.

Four models are available in Canada: the base six-cylinder GLS 450 4Matic, the GLS 580 4Matic, the AMG GLS 63 4Matic+, and the Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4Matic. Availability is currently limited, and specifications for the 2022 model year are not available. However, they are expected to be very close to those listed for 2021, which were used as reference for the information provided here. We tested a U.S.-specification 2022 GLS 450 for this review.

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Popular Features & Specs
Engine
3.5L 450 hp V6
3.0L 362 hp I6
Drive Train
4X2
AWD
Seating Capacity
8
7
Horsepower
450 hp @ 5500 rpm
362 hp @ 5500 rpm
MPG City
16
18
MPG Highway
22
24
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