View Photos of the 2021 Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring PHEV

Michael SimariAuto and Driver

The compact-luxury SUV segment is swelling with plug-in-hybrid options, which includes the Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring. Positioned at the top rated of the design variety, the electrified Corsair is notably slower and far more pricey than lesser models but does provide usable electrical-only capability.

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The Corsair Grand Touring design is run by a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder augmented with two electric motors and a 14.4-kWh battery pack, which produce a blended 266 horsepower.

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The Grand Touring characteristics a continually variable transmission as a substitute of the eight-velocity automatic discovered in lesser Corsairs. All-wheel travel is common, with the rear axle driven solely by a 67-hp electric motor.

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Compared to the Corsair’s typical 250-hp 2.-liter and 295-hp 2.3-liter variants, both of those of which can attain 60 mph in about six seconds, the Grand Touring requires an more 2nd to attain that mark.

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The Corsair Grand Touring has an EPA-estimated array of 28 miles, as nicely as formal rankings of 78 MPGe underneath gas and electric powered electric power and 33 mpg with the battery depleted. We averaged 24 MPGe throughout our tests.

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The Grand Touring has effective electric powered-only functionality around town and can safely merge to freeway speeds on electrons on your own, topping out at 85 mph in EV method.

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A Maintain EV generate method can slowly but surely recharge the Grand Touring’s battery by working the gasoline motor all the time.

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Blue exterior badges and optional product-precise 20-inch wheels are the Grand Touring model’s only visible cues.

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The Grand Touring’s gas motor is louder and appears a lot less refined than the Corsair’s two offered turbocharged 4-cylinders.

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The Grand Touring product starts off at $51,485—roughly $5000 much more than the subsequent priciest Reserve trim with all-wheel drive—and can effortlessly prime $60K with solutions.

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Even though appealing and large-tech, the Grand Touring’s interior features a fairly little 8.-inch center touchscreen and a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster that doesn’t exhibit as significantly facts as we might like.

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