I drove a $76,000 Cadillac XT6 and $70,000 Lincoln Aviator in a battle of three-row American luxury SUVs - and the winner was clear

• I drove 2020 versions of the $4 XT6 and the $4 Aviator back-to-back on different coasts.
• My Lincoln Aviator tester was a hybrid-gas-electric model that outdid the Cadillac XT6 by a wide margin on horsepower.
• Both SUVs labor in the competitive three-row segment, which offers customers versatility, but at the price of cargo area when the third row is in use.
• The 2020 Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring was the clear winner in this comparison, and I actually deducted points before I made my choice because of the Aviator's more punchy powertrain.
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Cadillac versus Lincoln. These two all-American luxury brands have been battling it out for decades.

Recently, I had the chance to drive two new vehicles, both three-row SUVs, in the New York are and in Los Angeles. It wasn't an entirely fair fight, as the Caddy has a naturally aspirated V6 under the hood, while the Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring was a plug-in hybrid with a turbocharged V6 that cranked out A LOT more horsepower.

But it was still possible to discount the Linc's power and match it up with Caddy in other ways.

Here's how it went down:

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