Ford’s mantra with F-150 Lightning so far seems to be “Promising, overdelivered.” The first is the automaker’s range estimate for the standard and extended range the battery miles away from official ratings due I have to go to school every day. Now, less than a week later The company held a big show to start the production of Lightning, Ford has found a little more fairy dust to sprinkle on the Lightnings that will arrive in owners’ hands this year. First, the output climbs steeply for both powertrains. The standard 98 kWh battery goes from 426 hp to 452 hp. The larger 131 kWh battery packs capacity from 563 hp to 580 hp. Both hold steady at 775 pound-feet of torque.
Ford has said that the upgrade figures are top of the line for the engine, which is delivered at peak battery power. For anyone following the automaker’s pickup sibling rivalry, the standard battery will pass F-150 Raptor For output, win with a score between 452 and 450. Until the Raptor R shows up, power is king in Dearborn.
Increased output has translated into increased payload ratings, but only for certain configurations that Ford did not go into detail. Instead of a 2,000-pound maximum payload, Lightnings specifically will be able to “carry an extra 235 pounds” for a 2,235 lb payload.
It’s too late for anyone to get one 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning, The production process of each part is sold out. We anticipate many additional features for the 2023 model year, ‘s truck The director of vehicle engineering said, “We have been seriously focused on raising the bar on this truck, even after we unveiled it, so that we can offer more to our customers. And our continuous improvement efforts will get a big boost once we start getting feedback and ideas from our customers once they get their Lightning.” The action for the 2023 model year opens in a few months.
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