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F-150 Lightning gets revised power figures
Ford’s Dearborn assembly plant is busy ramping up the production of F-150 Lightning and there is some good news coming out from the factory. Until now Ford estimated the power output of the standard range model to be 426hp - this has been updated now to 452hp, similarly the extended range model gets an official rating of 580hp which is 17hp more than previous estimates.
Torque and range figures remain unchanged with the larger battery pack giving the F-150 up to 320 miles and torque staying at 1,051Nm for both standard and extended range models.
Considering that the entire production for 2023 is already sold out, it is good news for waiting customers as it sweetens the wait a bit. Together with the power rating increase the payload capacity has changed as well - now the F-150 Lightning is not only a one ton truck but one tonne as well. Confused? There are actually 2 different measurements called tonne and one called ton, it’s not just a spelling difference. 1 ton is a metric measure meaning 1,000kg - F-150 Lightning ticks that box, then we have an American or short tonne coming at 2,000lb (907.2kg) which clearly F-150 can handle as well. The British, or the long tonne is exactly 2,240lb (1,016kg) and Lightning falls short of that one by mere 5lb.
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Ford’s Dearborn assembly plant is busy ramping up the production of F-150 Lightning and there is some good news coming out from the factory. Until now Ford estimated the power output of the standard range model to be 426hp - this has been updated now to 452hp, similarly the extended range model gets an official rating of 580hp which is 17hp more than previous estimates.
Torque and range figures remain unchanged with the larger battery pack giving the F-150 up to 320 miles and torque staying at 1,051Nm for both standard and extended range models.
Considering that the entire production for 2023 is already sold out, it is good news for waiting customers as it sweetens the wait a bit. Together with the power rating increase the payload capacity has changed as well - now the F-150 Lightning is not only a one ton truck but one tonne as well. Confused? There are actually 2 different measurements called tonne and one called ton, it’s not just a spelling difference. 1 ton is a metric measure meaning 1,000kg - F-150 Lightning ticks that box, then we have an American or short tonne coming at 2,000lb (907.2kg) which clearly F-150 can handle as well. The British, or the long tonne is exactly 2,240lb (1,016kg) and Lightning falls short of that one by mere 5lb.
F-150 Lightning gets revised power figures
Ford is ramping up the production of the first electric pickup truck and revising power figures and towing capacities - it’s all good news for waiting customers.
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The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning has already sold out
But it’ll at least come with more power than previously claimed
Ford’s shiny new electric pickup truck - the F-150 Lightning - has already sold out its first year of production in the US.
In news that’ll surprise nobody, Ford has stated that “due to high demand the current model year is no longer available for retail order”.
So for those lucky enough to have secured one of the first cars, a boon: both versions of the e-truck produce more power than when Ford first revealed it. The extended range Lightning now comes with 580bhp (versus 563bhp when revealed last year), while the standard-range truck punches out 452bhp (against an original target of 426bhp).
Not huge increases but still… more. Torque remains as per last year, which is a hefty 775lb ft, so you can bank on 0-60mph in the mid fours. For a big electric truck, that’s sufficient pace. Sufficient range, too – the final EPA estimate for the max range has increased to 320 miles for the extended-range battery.
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But it’ll at least come with more power than previously claimed
Ford’s shiny new electric pickup truck - the F-150 Lightning - has already sold out its first year of production in the US.
In news that’ll surprise nobody, Ford has stated that “due to high demand the current model year is no longer available for retail order”.
So for those lucky enough to have secured one of the first cars, a boon: both versions of the e-truck produce more power than when Ford first revealed it. The extended range Lightning now comes with 580bhp (versus 563bhp when revealed last year), while the standard-range truck punches out 452bhp (against an original target of 426bhp).
Not huge increases but still… more. Torque remains as per last year, which is a hefty 775lb ft, so you can bank on 0-60mph in the mid fours. For a big electric truck, that’s sufficient pace. Sufficient range, too – the final EPA estimate for the max range has increased to 320 miles for the extended-range battery.
The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning has already sold out
But it’ll at least come with more power than previously claimed
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The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro Is A Crazy Affordable Electric Work Truck - Redline Reviews
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Alex on Autos review of the 2022 F-150 Lightning
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Ford F-150 Lightning review
WHAT'S THE VERDICT?
“It looks familiar, goes like a muscle car and it’s full of brilliant practical touches”
Is America ready for the electric car? Yes. And no. The public charging infrastructure in the US, as in the UK, needs a lot of attention especially given the bigger distances between towns, but if you can home charge that’s half the battle won. What we discovered was for every EV sceptic there was someone whose head was turned by how relatively cheap (amid spiralling ‘gas’ prices) the Lightning was to charge, or how useful it is, or the performance figures. If ever there’s an EV capable of shifting American attitudes, it’s this one right here.
It looks familiar, it goes like a muscle car when you stomp on it and it’s full of brilliant practical touches and features that will either solve a problem in your life, or at least give you something interesting to talk about over the garden fence. All things considered, it’s a better truck than the standard F-150 and hats off to Ford for getting the price down to near parity with the combustion model. The mission was to remove all the excuses for an F-150 customer not to buy the electric one, and they’ve done a remarkable job.
If you can get your head around the 300-mile range, America – we’d make the switch. And the early signs are good with the first year and a half of production sold out and reservations on hold to give them a chance to fulfil existing orders. Over to you, Tesla.
www.topgear.com
WHAT'S THE VERDICT?
“It looks familiar, goes like a muscle car and it’s full of brilliant practical touches”
Is America ready for the electric car? Yes. And no. The public charging infrastructure in the US, as in the UK, needs a lot of attention especially given the bigger distances between towns, but if you can home charge that’s half the battle won. What we discovered was for every EV sceptic there was someone whose head was turned by how relatively cheap (amid spiralling ‘gas’ prices) the Lightning was to charge, or how useful it is, or the performance figures. If ever there’s an EV capable of shifting American attitudes, it’s this one right here.
It looks familiar, it goes like a muscle car when you stomp on it and it’s full of brilliant practical touches and features that will either solve a problem in your life, or at least give you something interesting to talk about over the garden fence. All things considered, it’s a better truck than the standard F-150 and hats off to Ford for getting the price down to near parity with the combustion model. The mission was to remove all the excuses for an F-150 customer not to buy the electric one, and they’ve done a remarkable job.
If you can get your head around the 300-mile range, America – we’d make the switch. And the early signs are good with the first year and a half of production sold out and reservations on hold to give them a chance to fulfil existing orders. Over to you, Tesla.
Ford F-150 Lightning Review 2023 | Top Gear
It looks familiar, goes like a muscle car and it’s full of brilliant practical touches
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The Worlds *Most* POWERFUL Truck: The F-150 Lightning - JerryRigEverything
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Edmunds Cars first drive of the 2022 F-150 Lightning
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Kelley Blue Book first drive of the 2022 F-150 Lightning
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Redline Reviews review of the 2022 F-150 Lightning
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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Full Review: EV Truck For the Masses - Doug DeMuro
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The 2022 Ford Lightning Is Just A Standard F-150 With An Electric Powertrain And That’s Why It’s Going To Change The World - The Autopian
The 2022 Ford Lightning Is Just A Standard F-150 With An Electric Powertrain And That's Why It's Going To Change The World - The Autopian
The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning isn’t a whiz-bang gadget disguised as a truck. It doesn’t promise full autonomous driving. It’s not styled like something from a sci-fi movie. No, the Lightning is a regular, everyday F-150 with an electric powertrain shoved in, and that’s pretty much it. But this...
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Jay Leno's Garage first drive of the 2022 F-150 Lightning
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Top Gear review of the 2022 F-150 Lightning
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Owners of new Ford F-150 Lightning cannot control it with the FordPass app
Those lucky few who managed to get hold of Ford F-150 Lightning have noticed one of its cooler features is missing. However hard they try they cannot get the car to work with FordPass, an app designed to unlock and control the electric truck. Ford dealers are being instructed to tell new owners the function is not yet activated.
The FordPass has been around for a while, it is a "Phone as a Key" system that lets the driver lock and unlock the car, lower the windows or open the trunk or frunk and even start the car remotely - all just by using the app on a phone. It’s available and it works fine on the Ford Mustang Mach-E, few Lincoln models and other petrol and diesel Fords. But unlucky F-150 Lightning owners have to wait until later in the summer for this function to be supported.
Members of Lightning Owners’ Forum have been speculating that this is due to a recently discovered vulnerability in the Low Energy Bluetooth protocol that can leave passive entry systems exposed to an external hack. Many other cars such as Tesla Model S and F-150 use the LE Bluetooth to discover the presence of the driver near the car so after authentication it can unlock the door.
That presence sensing protocol is an issue and it was shown to be exposed to attack. Ford so far has denied that the delay was linked directly to this vulnerability, but at the same time confirmed that more work is required to ensure the reliability of this system.
www.arenaev.com
Those lucky few who managed to get hold of Ford F-150 Lightning have noticed one of its cooler features is missing. However hard they try they cannot get the car to work with FordPass, an app designed to unlock and control the electric truck. Ford dealers are being instructed to tell new owners the function is not yet activated.
The FordPass has been around for a while, it is a "Phone as a Key" system that lets the driver lock and unlock the car, lower the windows or open the trunk or frunk and even start the car remotely - all just by using the app on a phone. It’s available and it works fine on the Ford Mustang Mach-E, few Lincoln models and other petrol and diesel Fords. But unlucky F-150 Lightning owners have to wait until later in the summer for this function to be supported.
Members of Lightning Owners’ Forum have been speculating that this is due to a recently discovered vulnerability in the Low Energy Bluetooth protocol that can leave passive entry systems exposed to an external hack. Many other cars such as Tesla Model S and F-150 use the LE Bluetooth to discover the presence of the driver near the car so after authentication it can unlock the door.
That presence sensing protocol is an issue and it was shown to be exposed to attack. Ford so far has denied that the delay was linked directly to this vulnerability, but at the same time confirmed that more work is required to ensure the reliability of this system.
Owners of new Ford F-150 Lightning cannot control it with the FordPass app
Despite this being a very popular option and many paying for it - it cannot be used yet. Is the recently discovered Bluetooth Low Energy vulnerability responsible for this?
www.arenaev.com
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savagegeese review of the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning
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Ford F150 Lightning: The Best Truck Ever Made? - Fully Charged Show
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Ford builds F-150 Lightning Pro SSV for the police forces
The times are changing and police departments across the US have no choice but to start replacing their EcoBoost powered Explorer Interceptors and V8 Chargers with electric vehicles. Some forces already use Chevy Bolts and the NYPD has been testing Ford Mustang Mach-E for a while. But now Ford has introduced a real all-electric workhorse for the police.
Say hello to Ford F-150 Lightning SSV - the first electric, purpose-built pick-up truck for the police force. Ford has 12,000 police departments on its customer list and it sells more vehicles to the those than any other manufacturer. With the F-150 Lightning being a runaway success it was just a question of time before the SSV version comes to the market.
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The times are changing and police departments across the US have no choice but to start replacing their EcoBoost powered Explorer Interceptors and V8 Chargers with electric vehicles. Some forces already use Chevy Bolts and the NYPD has been testing Ford Mustang Mach-E for a while. But now Ford has introduced a real all-electric workhorse for the police.
Say hello to Ford F-150 Lightning SSV - the first electric, purpose-built pick-up truck for the police force. Ford has 12,000 police departments on its customer list and it sells more vehicles to the those than any other manufacturer. With the F-150 Lightning being a runaway success it was just a question of time before the SSV version comes to the market.
Ford builds F-150 Lightning Pro SSV for the police forces
SSV stands for Special Service Vehicle and Ford has been building those cars for police forces across the US for over 70 years.
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Ford's F-150 Heritage Edition Is Going to Cost You Over $6,000
Ford says the package costs $1,975. But it requires a specific set of options that will drive the price of the truck up.
If you want to celebrate over 75 years of the best-selling vehicle in North America, you’re going to have to dig deeper than advertised in your pocket for it. Ford Authority reports that the Heritage Edition package for the F-150 will cost you $1,975. At first.
First, let’s recap. The F-150 Heritage Edition is a special edition package that’s made to commemorate 75 years of F-Series pickups. It’s specifically a visual package. You get a choice of five two-tone paint options (all with black roofs), black grille, and dark alloy wheels. Inside, there’s a Heritage Edition logo embossed on the center armrest and a Slate Gray-colored interior, and… that’s it. Not too special. But if you want this package, it requires a very specific set of options that will end up costing you over $6,000 for this nothing burger of a celebration of the F Series.
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Ford says the package costs $1,975. But it requires a specific set of options that will drive the price of the truck up.
If you want to celebrate over 75 years of the best-selling vehicle in North America, you’re going to have to dig deeper than advertised in your pocket for it. Ford Authority reports that the Heritage Edition package for the F-150 will cost you $1,975. At first.
First, let’s recap. The F-150 Heritage Edition is a special edition package that’s made to commemorate 75 years of F-Series pickups. It’s specifically a visual package. You get a choice of five two-tone paint options (all with black roofs), black grille, and dark alloy wheels. Inside, there’s a Heritage Edition logo embossed on the center armrest and a Slate Gray-colored interior, and… that’s it. Not too special. But if you want this package, it requires a very specific set of options that will end up costing you over $6,000 for this nothing burger of a celebration of the F Series.
Ford's F-150 Heritage Edition Is Going To Cost You Over $6,000 - Jalopnik
If you want to celebrate over 75 years of the best-selling vehicle in North America, you’re going to have to dig deeper than advertised in your pocket for it. Ford Authority reports that the Heritage Edition package for the F-150 will cost you $1,975. At first.
jalopnik.com