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Here's Why A Modern Truck Like the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Still Has Such An Old-School Antenna

We did a lot of talking about Ford’s new all-electric F-150 Lightning last week, as that’s a Big Deal in the automotive world — you read the articles, you know the deal. One thing I’m not sure you did notice, though, is that on this very new, cutting-edge tech truck, there was one strange, archaic-looking detail: that huge old whip-type radio antenna. Those have been abandoned by most cars for years, yet they still show up on trucks, including the absolute latest ones. Why? What’s going on here?

I mean, look at the other cars in Ford’s fleet, like their still newish EV, the Mustang Mach-e:

So, again, why is Ford sticking with something that seems so archaic?

The answer, it seems, is both technical and demographic.

I’ve covered the tech behind car radio antennae before, and you may recall that the reason old-school car antennas (both plurals are acceptable, I’m just mixing it up) were as long as they were is because they work best if they’re a specific fraction of the wavelength they’re trying to pick up — and in the case of FM radio, that comes to about 1/4 wavelength, or 31 inches.

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Here's Why A Modern Truck Like The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Still Has Such An Old-School Antenna - Jalopnik

We did a lot of talking about Ford’s new all-electric F-150 Lightning last week, as that’s a Big Deal in the automotive world — you read the articles, you know the deal. One thing I’m not sure you did notice, though, is that on this very new, cutting-edge tech truck, there was one strange...
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West Virginia Might Give You A Ford F-150 If You Get The COVID-19 Vaccine

States around the country are introducing new incentive plans in an effort to convince its residents to become fully vaccinated. Whether it’s entry into a lottery or a free donut, it’s been encouraging people to get the jab. But West Virginia knows what’s up. West Virginia might go ahead and give you a Ford F-150 truck if you’ve gotten vaccinated.

During his coronavirus briefing, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice stated, “I don’t want to sit back and let Ohio dominate the news.” Ohio, of course, has been making headlines as it crowned its first $5 million COVID-19 vaccine sweepstakes winner, a woman named Abbigail Bugenske. Another college student, Joseph Costello, earned a scholarship to pay for his entire education.

West Virginia wants to join in the fun. Gov. Justice noted that the full rules of the contest will be announced this upcoming Tuesday, June 1, but we can expect it to include million-dollar prize lottery drawings, scholarships, and Ford F-150 trucks.

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West Virginia Might Give You A Ford F-150 If You Get The COVID-19 Vaccine - Jalopnik

States around the country are introducing new incentive plans in an effort to convince its residents to become fully vaccinated. Whether it’s entry into a lottery or a free donut, it’s been encouraging people to get the jab. But West Virginia knows what’s up. West Virginia might go ahead and...
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Did You Own An Ford Ranger EV, The Original Electric Ford Pickup?

My view of electric cars is skewed, in large part because of where I grew up. In my little college town of Davis, California, EVs weren’t all that uncommon. Hell, I rode my bike past one of the approximately 1,500 Ford Ranger EVs all the time.

The last Ford Ranger keeps popping up in car circles, a kind of shining star for a couple different crowds. From 1983 to 2011, Ford gave us an American-made pickup that was genuinely compact, a meaningful alternative to full-size offerings that the current midsize Ranger doesn’t quite manage.

Every time we write about the humble Old Ranger, we dig up something more to find charming about it since it went out of production. The interesting front suspension sticks out in my mind. And so does the all-electric one Ford built for a few years.

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Did You Own A Ford Ranger EV, The Original Electric Ford Pickup? - Jalopnik

My view of electric cars is skewed, in large part because of where I grew up. In my little college town of Davis, California, EVs weren’t all that uncommon. Hell, I rode my bike past one of the approximately 1,500 Ford Ranger EVs all the time.
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Ford F-150 Lightning full trim pricing info leaks online - Autoblog​

The XLT and Lariat Premium Packages also are detailed​

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When Ford revealed the F-150 Lightning electric pickup, the automaker gave pricing only for the Pro work-truck commercial version ($39,974) and the base XLT ($52,974) — both before the $7,500 federal tax credit.

Now, we have pricing information for the higher-spec models. Reportedly, it was contained in a survey email sent by Ford and uploaded to Reddit.

Ford has said that the figures quoted in the survey don't necessarily reflect final pricing. But even if that turns out to be true, we expect they won't be far off.
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Ford F-150 Lightning full trim pricing info leaks online - Autoblog

Unofficial pricing revealed for the XLT Premium Package, the Lariat, the Lariat Premium Package, and the Platinum.
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Shelby reveals F-150 Super Snake as 578kW low-riding truck

Modified pick-up trucks tend to take inspiration from the Ford F-150 Raptor, meaning that huge off-road tyres and raised suspension are a given. But Shelby American has taken a different approach with its latest F-150 Super Snake.

Rather than gearing it for Raptor-style high-speed off-roading, the F-150 Super Snake was designed to terrorise sports cars on the tarmac and it does this with a supercharged 5-litre V8 engine of the kind you’d find under one of Shelby’s Mustang conversions.

With 578kW on command, the Shelby F-150 Super Snake can run from 0-60mph (96km/h) in just 3.45 seconds, the tuner says.

To ensure an even distribution of power to the road, the vehicle is equipped with all-wheel drive, although as we said, it’s certainly not geared for off-roading.

In addition to the lowered suspension, the Super Snake is also fitted with 22-inch wheels, with low profile street tyres. These rims, along with Shelby’s aero body kit, give the ‘bakkie’ a menacing look for the street.

“Though the roots of the Shelby F-150 Super Snake trucks trace back to the famous Shelby muscle cars of the 1960’s, they’re capable of far more than just straight-line performance,” said Shelby American Vice President Vince LaViolette. “These fast trucks also handle and stop exceptionally well. The rumble and whine of the supercharged engine is a symphony of aural mechanical beauty. The styling is strong and handsome without being obnoxious. This is the purest incarnation of a 1960s muscle car in pickup form.”

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Shelby reveals F-150 Super Snake as 578kW low-riding truck

Rather than gearing it for Raptor-style off-roading, American Shelby created the F-150 Super Snake to terrorise sports cars on the tarmac.
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Shelby American Unveils 578 kW Super Bakkie

Aside from a few imports here and there, the “biggest” bakkie on sale in South Africa is the Ford Ranger Raptor, however where our bakkies stop is where US bakkies start – enter the Shelby American F-150 Super Snake.

So you’re the kind of guy who needs more than a big “pickup truck” – you need something loud and shouty and thirsty and frighteningly fast. Shelby American, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. has just the thing for you.

Limited to just 300 two-door (Sport) and 300 four-door 2021 year model vehicles, the Shelby F-150 Super Snake muscle truck is a veritable feast of V8 power and American Pride. It was unveiled at Monterey Car Week, where the president of Shelby American, Gary Patterson, noted that “Shelby American forever changed the perception of performance beginning with the Shelby Cobra, the Shelby version of the Ford Mustang pony car and then the muscle truck.”

Serving up 578 kW and roughly 1 200 N.m, its 5,0-litre Supercharged V8 allows the bakkie to propel itself to 100 km/h in 3,5 seconds and from 0-160-0 km/h in just 8,3 seconds. Of course, the ‘Super Snake has to have the looks to match its performance, and so Shelby has turned that knob up to 11, too. A ground effects package, Super Snake stripes and badges, and split-spoke 22-inch wheels wrapped in performance street tires make quite the statement, as does the enlarged grille which now has to feed that monstrous, whining supercharger.

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Shelby American Unveils 578 kW Super Bakkie

Aside from a few imports here and there, the “biggest” bakkie on sale in South Africa is the Ford Ranger Raptor, however where our bakkies stop is where US bakkies start – enter the Shelby American F-150 Super Snake.
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Hennessey has built a massive 775bhp lifted Ford F-150​

Hennessey does what Hennessey does best – it’s a 775bhp F-150 that’ll do 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds

Large, isn’t it? The standard double-cab Ford F-150 already looks rather massive to our untrained pickup eyes here in Blighty, but Hennessey has done its best to take it up another notch.

Welcome to the new, supercharged Hennessey Venom 775 F-150.
Hennessey has attached a giant 3.0-litre twin-screw supercharger to the F-150’s 5.0-litre V8 (which makes a not insignificant 400bhp and 410lb ft of torque in its standard form). The result is a bonkers 775bhp and 685lb ft of torque, and a ridiculous 0-60mph time of 3.9 seconds.

It should manage that on just about any surface too, thanks to a six-inch lift kit, 20-inch wheels and hefty 35-inch off-road tyres. There’s also new front and rear bumpers and the all-important lightbar. Everything should have a lightbar.

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Hennessey has built a massive 775bhp lifted Ford F-150

Hennessey does what Hennessey does best – it’s a 775bhp F-150 that’ll do 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds
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Hennessey Venom F-150 takes the fight to the RAM TRX

The team at Hennessey Performance Engineering in Sealy, Texas, has shaken its magic stick at yet another Ford product. This time , it’s the Ford F-150. Dubbed the Hennessey Venom 775 F-1250, the goal here was to outpower and outperform the factory Ram TRX.

And so, by nearly doubling the stock F-150’s power, it now has 54 kW more than the TRX. At 929 N.m, it has more torque, too, than the TRX’s 881 N.m. Thanks to its lightweight construction, Hennessey claim it to be lighter, faster, and more capable than the factory TRX.

A huge focus has been placed on the F-150’s 5,0-litre V8 which, in stock form, outputs 300 kW. Thanks to a 3,0-litre twin screw supercharger (yes, that’s just the supercharger) and new intercooler system, as well as upgrades to air filtration, the throttle body, and engine management systems, the V8 now has a whopping 374 N.m more than the stock Ford V8’s 555 N.m.

Thanks to the Ford’s aluminium intensive construction, the F-150 weighs nearly 1 tonne less than the TRX. Add to this the ability of both RWD and 4×4 modes, as well as off-road upgrades such as front and rear Venom bumpers, a front LED bar, 6-inch lift and 20-inch Hennessey wheels and the result is a statement like none other.

“Our dedicated Ford customers have been eager for a showroom stock ‘TRX killer’ since Ram unveiled the truck. Our engineers have delivered with more horsepower, more torque and more capability – I could not be more pleased. Our new Venom 775 F-150 is faster and lighter than the factory TRX, and our order books are filling fast with F-150 fans determined to regain the high-ground,” said John Hennessey, CEO of Hennessey Performance Engineering.

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Ford F-150 Taillights Have A Feature Previously Unknown In All Of Taillightdom

I have to hand it to Ford: This is a genuinely new and unprecedented use of taillights

Last night at the Ruby Glow, America’s ninth-best taillight enthusiast bar, I was trying to break up a fight between some hardcore Altezza punks and a group of belligerent smoked-lensers when out of nowhere, a ragged scream pierced through the chaos. A lone figure, an older woman, rose up from the pile of broken chairs and shattered taillight lenses. “New F-150 taillights do something no taillight has ever done before!” she yelled, lip quivering with emotion. At that moment, mankind’s inherent taillight curiosity overpowered base instincts of tribalism and violence, and all eyes turned to the old woman.

She pulled an overhead projector from her pants and set it on the bar. She turned it on, and on the cracked and stained drywall this image appeared:

She then began to explain what was going on in that image of an F-150 taillight, which I’ll paraphrase here. See those two glowing LEDs in the center of the taillight? There appears to be four total lights, with two on.

Here’s what those lights are indicating: weight. Yes, weight. Ford has a system they introduced earlier this year called Onboard Scales. It weighs how much is being loaded into the truck and then displays that as a little four-part graph in the taillights, based on the truck’s payload capacity, so you can see easily how much more you can load, right there by the back of the truck. No outside scales necessary.

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