Lincoln takes the wraps off its updated Aviator SUV at the 2018 LA Auto Show

The all-new 2020 Lincoln Aviator midsize luxury SUV will feature an electric-only driving mode and the most power of any vehicle in the brand’s history when it goes on sale in summer 2019.

The sleek three-row SUV is vital to Lincoln’s plan to return to relevance in the U.S. and Chinese markets. It rides on a brand new architecture and will be built alongside the next-generation Ford Explorer in Chicago. Lincoln will unveil the Aviator at the Los Angeles auto show Wednesday.

The interior features Lincoln signatures: modern design and handsome materials, particularly on the top-of-the-line Black Label model.

“Lincoln is at a takeoff point,” brand chief Joy Falotico said.

The Aviator’s appearance echoes that sentiment. The side view is reminiscent of the tapered profile of an airplane wing. The roofline slopes down from windshield to tailgate while its rockers — the panels below the bottom of the doors — rise from front to rear wheels.

The SUV is loaded with technology to challenge the comfort, capability and performance of established luxury three-row SUVs like the Audi Q7 and Volvo XC90.

Lincoln hasn’t revealed prices, but the Aviator will cost less than the brand’s bigger Navigator flagship SUV.

Expect a base rear-wheel-drive model, with prices possibly starting around $50,000. A loaded all-wheel-drive Aviator with the 450-hp-plus plug-in hybrid system could edge into the low $80,000s, the bottom of the Navigator price range.