Although exact specifications haven’t been announced, Aviator’s head engineer, John Davis, says the plug-in variant will pair a twin-turbocharged gas engine with an electric motor. “We try to eliminate unwanted sounds, and the best way that we can do that is with an electrified power train,” he explains. Woodhouse says the latter will be an ideal fit for the brand’s image. When the production version appears next year, the Lincoln Aviator will be offered in both traditional gasoline and plug-in hybrid variants. ” Woodhouse also calls out smaller details, such as the Aviator’s quad headlamps and the reversed-mesh detail on the front grille. “The most iconic American products have always had a rear-wheel-drive proportion, like the Hughes H-1 airplane. “It’s got this awesome stance,” Woodhouse says. Inside, USC will have office space to house burgeoning support staff, with areas specifically designed for recruiting.Īn artist’s sketch of the proposed new football performance center and baseball stadium show that the new Dedeaux Field will be moved back toward Vermont Avenue, an area currently occupied by tennis courts and a facilities building.The Lincoln Aviator will be offered with a choice of traditional or hybrid power train.Īt the same time, a rear-wheel-drive architecture gives the Aviator some muscle. USC managed to find room enough to fit two practice football fields, where prospective recruits will be able to observe practice from the performance center’s rooftop hospitality lounge. The looming question was where a baseball stadium might fit on an already densely packed campus - and how that might also affect plans for a new football stadium.
That vision also includes a new, $38-million home for women’s soccer and lacrosse, Rawlinson Stadium, to replace its current home, Soni McAlister Field, as well as an upgraded - and slightly repositioned - version of Dedeaux Field, USC’s baseball stadium.Ī new, upgraded baseball stadium was already a part of the city’s plans for the 2028 Summer Olympics, when it will host the swimming and diving portions of the Games. The company hasn’t said much about the model, but the teaser image suggests it will be. The new football center was just one part of a major facilities plan laid out last week to USC’s board of trustees by university President Carol Folt, who has recently labeled athletics improvements as one of her “moonshot” priorities for the university’s future. One of the more interesting revelations was the confirmation that Lincoln will launch a new crossover. Eighteen months later, in a statement announcing the new performance center, the coach called the facility “an absolute game-changer.” USC’s lacking football facilities were one of the major question marks facing the program - and a sore subject for frustrated fans - when Lincoln Riley took the reins as coach in November 2021. Its offices for staff members were cramped. While other top programs boasted gleaming, luxury amenities for their football teams, USC still shared its weight room with other teams at the school. It was only 11 years ago that USC unveiled the John McKay Center, a $70-million, 110,000 square-foot facility on campus that it described at the time as “state-of-the-art.” But the quality of USC’s football facilities were quickly eclipsed in the years that followed as the facilities arms race across college football boomed. But with a leap to the Big Ten looming, USC’s leaders have made it clear they have big plans for the future of the school’s athletic facilities. Whats New for 2024 A big step up from last years Nautilus, Lincoln has given its crossover new duds inside and out as it starts an all-new third generation. How much that project might cost or when it might be finished was unclear as of Thursday. USC announced on Thursday long-awaited plans to build a three-level, football-only performance center that includes a second, full-length practice field alongside its current practice field, a new locker room, new weight and training rooms, multiple player lounges and a rooftop hospitality deck, among other amenities meant to garner the attention of recruits and set USC apart from other blue blood programs. After a year spent rebuilding its football program, with a new coach and a new culture, USC is turning its attention to rebuilding facilities.
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