2025 Lincoln Nautilus Interior Review: How Nice Is the Black Label Interior?
Let's take a tour inside our new yearlong review Nautilus.
Some cars welcome you more than others. The Lincoln Nautilus is certainly the former. Our long-term 2025 Nautilus five-passenger SUV is a delightful place to spend time. We first came to this conclusion when we proclaimed the Nautilus the 2025 MotorTrend SUV of the Year. But first impressions can fade. We have only had our yearlong review Nautilus for a short time, but every trip, long or short, has reinforced that first experience. This interior hasn’t gotten old yet, and it continues to delight.
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There’s something about the mix of traditional materials—leathers, wood trim, and metals—and the high-tech of the eye-popping 48-inch screen that spans the width of the vehicle. Neither dominates nor overwhelms. They abide in harmony. Our long-term vehicle is a top trim Black Label, so, yes, it should be top shelf. We ordered our SUV in Whisper Blue Metallic with a Chalet Venetian Leather interior package, a predominantly white interior that’s warm and inviting while still feeling fresh and airy.
Interior Deep Dive
Taking a deeper dive into the interior, the first thing you see is that screen, and it lights up to greet you with giant letters spelling out “Nautilus.” The well-positioned screen stretches across the front of the car, in the line of sight just under the windshield and above the heated flat-top steering wheel. The main screen is large enough to provide wow factor but not so dominant that it takes over the cockpit and becomes distracting. After the hello, the screen reverts to the widgets you have chosen to put there, which are easy to customize. I have this section configured with the time on the far right, then local weather in the middle and audio source and song on the left. In the middle is navigation and the PRNDL. Directly ahead are driver displays, and to the left is the fuel gauge. Controls are on a separate touchscreen within reach on the center stack.
Classy Color and Material Choices
The Nautilus’ dashboard is two-tone black and white leather, a color scheme that continues to the doors, which are downright fancy with illuminated, color-changing swirls and elegant perforated metal speaker covers.
The Lincoln’s headliner is a soft white microsuede that extends down the B-pillar to the beltline and then continues as a black column. The headliner console houses a compartment for sunglasses, overhead light and sunroof controls, and a button to keep the interior lights from coming on when you open the door, say, to prevent waking sleeping children.
The seats are a matching white Venetian leather with an elaborate diamond-stitched design, black piping, and a modern headrest design. They’re also heated and ventilated and offer a choice of five massage settings. Making the seat belts white instead of the traditional black is a nice touch, too.
The center console is ringed with leather, with integrated grab handles on each side. Rose gold/bronze trim encases the console, piano-key gearshift, and large crystal volume knob for the Revel Ultima 28-speaker audio system. A strip of rich-looking wood surrounds the toggle switches for functions such as stop/start, hazard lights, camera, parking brake, max defrost, and drive modes.
