Lincoln Navigator

Introduced in 1998, the Lincoln Navigator was on the vanguard of the hugely successful full-size luxury SUV trend. It remains up there, parked at the peak with the Cadillac Escalade. The Navigator was redesigned for 2003.

The premium, seven-passenger sport-utility vehicle is based on the Ford Expedition, but features many ritzy touches added as standard features. These include loads of powered accessories, supple leather seating with integrated heaters (and coolers), and fine interior appointments like rich wood.

Although the vehicle's gas mileage numbers are miserable, if not sinful, there's a large segment of the car-buying public that doesn't care, even as fuel prices rise. These spacious and imposing behemoths have sold well for every year of their existence, as they are snapped up by professional athletes, affluent suburban moms, and simply anyone who likes to make a big statement with what they drive.