What sort of car is the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning? What does it evaluate to?

The F-150 Lightning is a battery electrical model of Ford’s bestselling pickup truck. Customers may take into account it over hybrid variations of the F-150, however it’s the one electrical work truck in the marketplace for now. An electrical Silverado arrives in 2024, and the smaller Rivian R1T is extra of an journey way of life pickup, similar as the large six-figure GMC Hummer EV.  

Is the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning a very good truck?

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We’d go as far as to name it the perfect F-150 constructed but, with the caveats about vary, charging, and availability that include new electrical automobiles. Its efficiency, commonplace options, revolutionary packaging, and trucking capabilities earn it a excessive TCC Ranking of 8.4 out of 10. (Learn extra about how we charge automobiles.)

What’s new for the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning?

The truck is new however the design is acquainted. The usual crew cab and 5-foot-6 mattress carry over from the F-150 so house owners can switch equipment between gasoline and electrical vans, or simply to really feel acquainted regardless of the electrical propulsion system that sits beneath it. 

The largest distinction between the Lightning and F-150 is the way it drives. The Lightning comes with two everlasting magnetic motors, one on every axle for four-wheel drive. Nestled within the wider, bolstered F-150 body are one in all two battery pack decisions, a 98-kwh standard-range battery pack with a variety of 230 miles or a 131-kwh extended-range battery pack good for 320 miles (commonplace on high Platinum trims with a variety of 300 miles). It scoots to 60 mph in lower than 5 seconds, and its unbiased rear suspension retains the truck regular and calm, even with an unladen mattress.  

The usual crew cab suits 5 passengers, however 4 adults would like no fifth. Ample leg room and head room exceeds that of even full-size SUVs, which is why the Lightning may proceed the pattern of pickup vans doing double time as household automobiles. The storage options are even higher, with fold-out work surfaces, deep consoles, and an revolutionary entrance trunk, or frunk, that may retailer greater than 14 cubic toes and deal with as much as 400 lb. It doubles as a cooler and an influence supply, in addition to a safe lined cargo maintain. 

Prime grades deck the inside in wooden and leather-based, however the base Professional mannequin feels proper lined in vinyl seats and sturdy molded plastics. 

Security companies haven’t weighed in on the crash resilience of the weighty Lightning, however Ford equips it with commonplace automated emergency braking, blind-spot screens, and different driver-assist options designed to mitigate the probability and influence of a crash. 

How a lot does the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning price?

Supplied in Professional, XLT, Lariat, and Platinum trims, the F-150 Lightning begins at $41,660, together with a $1,695 vacation spot price. However non-fleet prospects can solely get the Professional with the smaller pack. It comes properly geared up with a 12.0-inch touchscreen with smartphone compatibility and a big digital instrument cluster, however vary guidelines right here. To energy up with the 131-kwh extended-range battery pack and get 320 miles, it’ll price not less than $72,474 for the Lightning XLT. That’s $19,500 greater than the usual vary XLT, and successfully a $30,000 upcharge to get the large pack. The Platinum solely comes with the large battery (300-mile vary) and the most important worth at $90,874.

We’re cut up between recommending the Professional and the XLT huge pack, or holding off and hoping the Professional will get the large pack when 2023 orders open this summer time.

The place is the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning made?

On the Rouge advanced in Dearborn, Michigan.