Fast Facts | 2027 Lincoln Corsair Hybrid
🛞 Powertrain: turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder hybrid, with all-wheel drive and 305 horsepower
⛽ Fuel Efficiency (EPA estimated): Not yet rated; likely around 32 to 34 mpg combined based on the Nautilus hybrid's numbers
🏭 Built: Now assembled in China, subject to a 45 percent import tariff; Chinese-built Lincolns are set to end by 2030
💰Starting MSRP: $48,790, including destination
📅 On Sale: Deliveries to start in early 2027
Lincoln Brings Back a Nameplate It Just Stopped Building
It’s been just over a year since Ford announced it would end production of the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair at its Louisville, Kentucky, assembly plant so the facility could be retooled for the upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) program. The Corsair was one of only four models in the Lincoln lineup and made up about a quarter of the brand’s sales in 2025. With the three remaining models unable to pick up the slack, Lincoln is bringing the Corsair back for 2027, exclusively as a hybrid and built at a factory in China.
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A Subtle Refresh
The 2027 Lincoln Corsair gets only a minor visual facelift compared to the 2026 model, which ended production in December 2025. The grille, headlights, and taillamps have been revamped, with the lights getting the same feathered look across the rest of the Lincoln lineup. The grille replaces the old mesh pattern, which had the Lincoln star shape standing out at each intersection, with a flatter design featuring perforations in that same star shape. The interior appears to be unchanged.
Now Exclusively Hybrid
The last Kentucky-built Corsairs offered three propulsion options: a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with an eight-speed automatic in either front- or all-wheel drive, or an all-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid. The PHEV shared its 2.5-liter hybrid setup with the Ford Escape and Maverick, plus a rear e-axle that brought total output to 266 horsepower.
The 2027 model will have only one option: the same turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder, paired exclusively with an AWD hybrid system for a total of 305 horsepower. That’s the same basic powertrain offered in the midsize Lincoln Nautilus, but with an additional 20 horsepower. It seems likely that the Nautilus will get a similar upgrade for 2027.
Made in China — For Now
Also like the Nautilus, the 2027 Corsair will come from an assembly plant in China. However, Lincoln announced last week that it plans to end all Chinese imports by 2030 and eventually build all Lincoln models in the U.S., so the Chinese-built Corsair is expected to be a stopgap measure.
What comes next for the Nautilus is still unclear. But it's expected that once Ford's electric Fathom pickup begins production in Louisville in 2027, the automaker will add an electric replacement for the Escape and a new generation of the Corsair on that same UEV architecture. Those models aren’t expected to arrive until at least 2028, though, and more likely 2029.
Louisville is being rebuilt around an entirely new vehicle architecture and manufacturing process, so see how Ford’s $5 billion Universal EV investment is reshaping the plant the Corsair left behind ➜
Price Increases
The 2027 Corsair will have a significantly higher starting price than the outgoing model. Building it in China means it’s now subject to a 45 percent import tariff. In addition, the FWD option has been discontinued, and both the hybrid powertrain and BlueCruise 1.5 hands-free driving assist are now standard.
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For comparison, the 2026 FWD turbo 2.0-liter started at $41,480, including delivery. The new 2027 AWD hybrid starts at $48,790, including a $2,295 destination fee. On the plus side, the outgoing PHEV started at $56,860, while the 2027 Corsair Reserve trim starts at $55,790 delivered and packs in 39 more horsepower.
Fuel economy numbers haven’t been released yet, but the Nautilus hybrid is rated at 30 mpg combined, so the smaller, lighter Corsair should get about 32 to 34 mpg. Deliveries of the 2027 Lincoln Corsair hybrid are scheduled to begin in early 2027.
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