Advice/tips on a 2023 Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring Hybrid - looking to buy.
Hi everyone! I’m considering a Lincoln Corsair, most likely a 2023 or 2024 Grand Touring plug-in hybrid, and I’d love to hear from current or previous owners. I found a nice used one with the 302a package with only 15k miles. Looks great and was a lease. I may go look at it next weekend to test drive.
I’m coming from a high-mileage 2017 Ford Explorer Limited, so I know the Corsair will be smaller, but I’m drawn to the comfort, fuel economy, features, and more manageable size of the Corsair.
A few things I’m curious about:
- How has reliability been so far?
- Any common issues I should look for before buying used?
- For Grand Touring Hybrid owners, what kind of real-world MPG are you getting when you charge regularly?
- What kind of MPG do you get when you don’t charge it?
- How does the Corsair feel on longer highway drives?
- Is the ride quiet and comfortable, or does it feel more like a compact SUV?
- How is the cargo space in real life?
- Are the seats comfortable for 2+ hour drives?
- Are there any features that require a paid subscription, like remote start or app access?
- How has the Lincoln app / Phone As A Key / remote start experience been?
- Have you had any expensive repairs or warranty claims?
- For anyone who bought CPO, was it worth it?
- Is there anything you wish you knew before buying one?
- Would you buy another Corsair?
I’d especially love to hear from anyone who moved from a Ford Explorer, Edge, or similar SUV into a Corsair.
I'm looking for a newer vehicle while my Ford Explorer still has some trade-in value and before the ticking time bomb that is the internal water pump blows up on me. I can do general maintenance on my car but I have past injuries that make doing anything more complicated very hard for me. Plus parts for the Explorer are just so darn heavy. I would like something smaller just to have an easier time working on it.
Thanks for any replies! Much appreciated.
EDIT:
Regarding the recall on this vehicle. I looked into it in depth. The recall started because two Ford Kugas in the EU caught fire. Kugas are the EU version of the Escape. Only 7k Corsairs are involved in the US only and Ford estimates only 1% are actually affected. So, there are 70+ Corsairs with potentially malfunctioning batteries out of 7k. There have been zero reported instances of any Corsair catching fire in the United States as of 2/19/2026. There are actually more Ford Escapes in the US affected than Corsairs, about 17k+. And again, only 1% of those may actually have the bad battery. So thats 170.
If this were a serious high-risk issue causing potential life-threatening injuries the NHTSA report would have stated to Do Not Drive this vehicle and to not park it outside. No such warnings are on the recall report.
So, while this is a serious issue, the likelyhood of it happening is very low. Hence the precautions issued by Ford. So, I'm not worried about it too much.
Source: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2026/RCLRPT-26V091-2283.pdf