The 2026 Lincoln Nautilus is is bringing some changes to the luxury crossover’s exterior color lineup. While one new color is joining the fold, two others are making their exit: Lustrous Gray Metallic Clearcoat and Diamond Red Metallic Clearcoat.
Both colors were available for a relatively short run, as both joined the lineup for the 2024 model year when the all-new Nautilus debuted. Lustrous Gray Metallic was tagged with paint code LG, and was offered across all three of the luxury crossover’s trim levels, including Premiere, Reserve, and Grand Touring as a $750 upgrade.
Lustrous Gray
Meanwhile, Diamond Red Metallic Tinted Clearcoat, identifiable by paint code C9, was also available on all three trims, and was also priced at $750. However, the 2026 Lincoln Nautilus does not offer Lustrous Gray or Diamond Red anymore. It does, however, gain a new color known as Gray Matter Metallic Clearcoat.
Diamond Red
Other changes headed for the 2026 Lincoln Nautilus include the deletion of its Redwood Theme, which was previously available for Black Label models. This theme contained exclusive interior touches like Herringbone Marquetry Walnut appliques, a Harvest Bronze Sanctuary-wrapped interior, specialty leather seats, and Darked Smoked Truffle interior accents. In its place, the new Aurora theme is now on the order books, which brings a comforting blue colorway to the luxury crossover.
Other than the aforementioned changes, the 2026 Nautilus holds steady without any groundbreaking updates. That’s not surprising, considering the second-gen model only debuted a few years ago. However, it does get some updates to the Lincoln Connectivity Package. Second-gen Nautilus owners are thus far impressed with its wealth of tech options and packages while critics commend it for its attractive styling both inside and out.
While pricing for the 2026 Lincoln Nautilus is not yet available, it’s worth noting that Ford has no plans to move production of the luxury crossover stateside to avoid tariffs implemented by the Trump administration. The Nautilus, which is built in China, will continue to be imported to the U.S. despite said tariffs.
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