Ford CEO teases sportier F-150 Lightning idea
Ford CEO Jim Farley teased a high-performance idea model of the electrical pickup truck F-150 Lightning.
Farley posted a photograph of himself and Crimson Bull Racing F1 take a look at driver Daniel Ricciardo pulling again the truck cowl, revealing a Lightning headlight. The truck differs barely from the Lightning pickup that’s at present in manufacturing. It seems to be a lowered car with a entrance fender that resembles a Ford Raptor.
Ford lately introduced a historic settlement with Crimson Bull Racing that can see the automaker return to Formulation One for the primary time in almost 20 years in 2026. Formulation 1 is a wonderful platform for producers to check new efficiency merchandise, which is the place the idea F150 Lightning suits in.
The idea automotive is a part of a collection of particular efficiency demonstrator EVs being developed by Ford’s design studio. Beforehand, the automaker unveiled idea demonstrators reminiscent of a Mustang Mach-E with seven electrical motors producing a complete of 1,400 hp and an electrical Ford Supervan with a large 1,972 hp output.
Compared, the manufacturing F-150 Lightning with the big 131-kwh extended-range battery pack produces 563 hp and 775 lb-ft of torque, with a 0-60 mph acceleration time of about 4 seconds.
It’s unclear whether or not this efficiency F150 Lightning will go into manufacturing, however extra info ought to be obtainable as soon as Ford formally unveils the truck.
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