Editing Ford Explorer (section)

=== Lincoln Aviator ===
[[File:2003-Aviator-weiss-1.JPG|thumb|2003 Lincoln Aviator]]
[[File:2019 Lincoln Aviator prototype 01.jpg|thumb|2020–present Lincoln Aviator]]{{Main|Lincoln Aviator}}

The Explorer has been sold twice by the Lincoln division as the [[Lincoln Aviator]]. From 2003 through 2005, the Lincoln Aviator was marketed as a counterpart of the third-generation Explorer. The first mid-size SUV sold by Lincoln, the model line was slotted between the Mercury Mountaineer and the Lincoln Navigator. Following the introduction of the fourth-generation Explorer, the model line was repackaged as a CUV based on the [[Ford Edge]] and renamed the [[Lincoln MKX]] (today the Lincoln Nautilus).

For 2020, the Lincoln Aviator was revived (after a 14-year hiatus) as a mid-size SUV; as before, the model line is a Lincoln counterpart of the Ford Explorer (now the sixth generation) and the Lincoln Navigator. The second-generation Aviator is the first Lincoln vehicle offered with [[plug-in hybrid]] capability as an option; its {{cvt|494|hp|kW}} combined output is the highest-ever for a Lincoln vehicle.