Lincoln Nautilus HIGHS: Muffles the outside world, loungelike seating, that giant screen!
LOWS: Modest urge, iffy BlueCruise, smells like the perfume department at Macy's.
Facilitating your chill, the front chairs have five massage programs and individually extendable left and right thigh support. They also feel cushy and plump, like a Barcalounger. The ride quality and the standard hands-free highwaydriving assist, BlueCruise, aren't quite as blissful.
The Nautilus no longer suffers from the woozy motions of its forebears, but sharp bumps send a jolt through the cabin that spooks BlueCruise into tossing steering duties back to the driver. Even when it's engaged, BlueCruise isn't as smooth as a human or GM's Super Cruise.
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