2020 Lincoln Corsair review

What We Like

Quiet cabin: The Corsair's cabin is quieter on the road than most of its competitors, with both tire and wind noise kept to a minimum. You can hardly hear the engine unless you're really stepping hard on the gas pedal.

Driver-assistance tech: Models equipped with the Co-Pilot360^™ Plus package are ones to keep an eye out for. It adds features such as adaptive cruise control, a 360-degree camera, and lane centering. It also adds distance indication and alert, which monitors the car in front to show if you're getting a little too close.

User-friendly controls: The Corsair's control layout is thoughtfully executed. Controls for the climate functions are all located in the center stack, and there are a few physical controls for the radio above. The unorthodox gear selector buttons do have a slight learning curve, but they're an improvement over the vertically mounted buttons from the MKC. Finally, the SYNC^® 3 operating system can be a little slow to react, but it's one of the most user-friendly systems on the market.

What Needs Improvement

Rear passenger space: The back seat legroom is tight, even with the seats slid back to the rearmost position. The hard front seatbacks don't offer any give, which means that taller drivers may want to disable the easy entry feature to avoid pressing on the knees of the person seated immediately behind. Headroom in the rear isn't bad for shorter passengers, but taller people may find less room than in other compact crossovers.