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Lincoln and Revel

a winning melody

Kirsten Alana
By Kirsten Alana

One of the many things I am continually trying to work on as a creative, is my car photography. Thanks to a healthy following on social media and a friendship with the founder of A Girls Guide to Cars, it's not difficult to get my hands on vehicles to test drive. (And I am aware + very grateful of that privilege.) However I don't find it as easy to photograph the experience in a way I am always happy with, unless I am the director or photographer. Not the driver.

I love driving so much, and have even trained to rally drive, that when I have a vehicle to myself I tend to let the part of my brain that enjoys driving, take over. And the creative part of me seems to take a backseat. Pardon the pun. With a glorious sound system like Revel's, the escape into driver mode is even more pronounced.

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The 2020 Lincoln Aviator with Revel system is VERY FUN to drive. I'm not complaining.
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Still I promised A Girls Guide to Cars that in addition to my review of the Revel Sound System I published, I would also share more images of the vehicle itself. So regardless of whether or not this is my best work or if I could have perhaps done better...

let's... get going *wink*

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Funny story about the cows in the image below and to the right: I'd pulled over safely and stopped to take a photo of them way off in the field. I mean way off. I thought they made for a nice California scene with the hills beyond. Similar to ones I'd seen earlier on in my trip in another part of the state [left]. I had the Revel sound system playing the song 'Father' by Overcoats and I'd rolled down the window before picking up my camera from its cradle in the passenger seat. By the time I could get the camera, check my settings and prepare to take the photo, they'd all made their way to the fence to get as close to the vehicle as possible. They almost seemed to run over, instead of amble.

Were they drawn by the sound system, or the music it played?

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also the photographer in me does appreciate seeing the world framed through a vehicle window

Why not? The sound system

with its almost 30 speakers specially engineered and designed for Lincoln, by Revel, was as thrilling as the Aviator itself which is in every way a luxury SUV.

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moment of appreciation for driving an Aviator when I have always worn Aviator sunglasses
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I did get a short time to photograph but not have to drive the Aviator before it was picked up on the last day. It includes Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
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In short: the Lincoln Aviator and its Revel Sound System are a winning melody.

I test drove, specifically, the 2020 Lincoln Aviator Black Label AWD Chalet theme with Revel Ultima 3D 28 speaker package. Exterior in Burgundy Velvet Met Tinted. Interior in Cashmere and Black Leather and faux-wood trim. 119″ Wheelbase. Twin-turbocharged 3L V6, 10-speed auto transmission. Total MSRP $81, 790


© 2025 Kirsten Alana

Kirsten has been to all 50 states and worked in more than 60 countries on six continents for some of the most awarded campaigns in new media. Her clients have included brands in travel, fashion, and lifestyle ranging from Four Seasons and Visit Britain to Ted Baker and Amarula. Her work has been featured in Travel + Leisure, Grazia, Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar, and more. She resides in Los Angeles when she is not traveling on assignment. Email: hello at kirstenalana dot com
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