There is a group of buyers that actually need the combination of towing capability and space that only a full-sized, truck-based SUV can provide.

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When properly equipped, a truck-based SUV delivers unmatched off-road prowess and can easily plow its way out of the deepest snowdrifts or mud ruts.

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Then, in 1998, Lincoln debuted the Navigator, a full-size SUV based on the Ford Expedition.

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