Lincoln Nautilus vs. Mercedes-Benz GLC

Luxury SUVs like the Lincoln Nautilus and the Mercedes-Benz GLC are designed for those who demand excellence in every aspect of life. Sleek, purposeful contours give these models an understated elegance that aligns with your professional image.

If you want to make an aggressive impression, the Mercedes-Benz GLC is the vehicle to choose. It features sporty proportions and muscle-toned contours across every trim level. In contrast, the Lincoln Nautilus features three trims with six distinct looks—including the Lincoln Nautilus Premiere with Jet Appearance Package, which includes 20-inch bright machined wheels and deep black exterior accents—allowing you to match your Lincoln to your unique aesthetic.

Lincoln Embrace adds a VIP experience to your SUV's appearance. A choreographed light routine welcomes you and says goodbye—a feature the GLC does not offer.

Within your dynamic life, you spend much time behind the wheel. The Lincoln Nautilus and the Mercedes-Benz GLC feature amenities that turn each cabin into your sanctuary on the go. For example, each SUV features noise-insulating glass to help block unwanted travel sounds. While standard in the Lincoln Nautilus, these noise control features are only available with the GLC.

The Lincoln Nautilus expands the horizons of cabin comfort with these standard and available exclusive features:

• 4 ambiance modes: Project soothing images and designer-selected color hues to create a tailored feeling.
• Digital Scent: Embrace aromatherapy and soothe the mind with curated fragrances. Sunlight Retreat features notes of sandalwood and florals for a traditional spa scent, while Violet Cashmere infuses exotic notes and citrus for an awakening experience.
• Perfect Position Front Seats with Active Motion®: Travel with complete support thanks to a built-in thigh extender and 24-way power-adjustable features. Adding heat, ventilation, and massage releases tension as you travel.

The Lincoln Nautilus invites you to turn every moment behind the wheel into a self-care retreat. Even with long stretches of road ahead, you’ll always arrive feeling rejuvenated when you choose the Lincoln Nautilus.

You've always sought luxury tailored to your life, never the other way around. This focus allows you to thrive—balancing ambition, wellness, and your unique style. With your next vehicle, you need one that reflects this harmony, blending sophistication with everyday practicality.

Inside the Lincoln Nautilus and Mercedes-Benz GLC, thoughtful design meets purposeful features. Heated and ventilated front seats and available heated rear seats create a perfectly tailored environment for every season. Multi-color ambient lighting enhances the cabin's atmosphere, making it easy to adapt the space to suit your mood.

Yet, the Lincoln Nautilus stands apart with its available Auto Air Refresh system. Advanced filtration and active monitoring eliminate dust, smog, and allergens, ensuring your driving experience isn't just luxurious but also health focused. This is where form truly meets function—a vehicle designed to align seamlessly with your lifestyle.

Integrated technology is no longer a luxury and is a basic amenity, so the Lincoln Nautilus and the Mercedes-Benz GLC have sought to revolutionize the digital world. The GLC features a futuristic suite with portrait-style touchscreens and artificial intelligence to streamline convenience. While helpful, the Lincoln Nautilus revolutionizes technology within the luxury segment.

The Lincoln Digital Experience features pillar-to-pillar display screens built into the dashboard, offering a cinematic experience to infotainment. Situated beneath the screen is an 11.1-inch touchscreen display. This center-stack touchscreen lets you customize the pillar-to-pillar display, so all the necessary information sits at a comfortable eye level.

Beyond this, only the Lincoln Nautilus includes:

• Google built-in
• 8-speaker Revel® Ultima 3D Audio System
• Lincoln BlueCruise

While the GLC has invested in one area of technology, the Lincoln Nautilus triumphs in digital engineering and capabilities.

Your role as an executive and a parent can shift at a moment's notice. With easy-fold rear seats and an expansive cargo management system, the Lincoln Nautilus and the Mercedes-Benz GLC can easily navigate from work carpools to after-school pick-ups, making either ideal for career-driven parents.

With your growing family on board, the back-seat passengers will likely favor the Lincoln Nautilus due to its spacious dimensions.

In addition to its extra passenger room, the Lincoln Nautilus excels in cargo space. Depending on the second-row configuration, it provides 36.4 to 71.3 cubic feet of cargo space. Due to its sporty, compact dimensions, the GLC falls short of expectations with only 21.9 to 56.3 cubic feet of cargo space.

Since no two days are the same, you need your luxury SUV to adapt to your ever-changing needs. The Lincoln Nautilus and the Mercedes-Benz GLC accomplish this with their selectable drive mode systems—Lincoln Drive Modes and the DYNAMIC SELECT system.

Regardless of which SUV you choose, each system features several performance modes that can adjust benchmarks, such as throttle response, steering stiffness, and suspension, to deliver a fine-tuned ride. While the GLC comes with four modes, the Lincoln Nautilus offers five: Normal, Conserve, Excite, Slippery, and Deep Conditions.

The Lincoln Nautilus offers more when comparing the available internal combustion engine performance specs.

When you want a more versatile luxury SUV, the Lincoln Nautilus offers you the performance changeability you crave.