🚨 Breaking: More HP for both extended (580hp) and standard (452hp) range Lightning! + Max hauling up to 2235 lbs

[Easycamper]

Hey Ford. Could you publish a table with load capacity and gvwr by battery size/tow configuration/model?

Vehicle specifications like that should show up at the link below at some point. I check regularly.

https://fordbbas.com/home

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[davehu]

I did notice at the launch event that either Ford or Farley quoted the 0-60 time as 4.0 sec, not 4.4 which had been previously been the number. guess that's one place where the extra HP had gone to.

 

[idahospud]

I love that Ford appears to be under-promising and over-delivering as it pertains to the Lightning specs. Can't wait to see how the ongoing over-the-air updates impact some of the other components as they refine their technology.

 

[bryan995]

WTB acceleration package for the SR to unlock full horsepower. $1000

Because we all know it is being software limited.

 

[Roy2001]

Curious about payload of ER. 2000lb?

 

[julian]

I did notice at the launch event that either Ford or Farley quoted the 0-60 time as 4.0 sec, not 4.4 which had been previously been the number. guess that's one place where the extra HP had gone to.

i heard that too. Can't be right, can it? I mean, I heard him say that but he's the only one that has said that.

 

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[Easycamper]

Curious about payload of ER. 2000lb?

Good guess. Probably about 200 lbs less than the Pro standard range that will get the 2235.

 

[Administrator]

Here's the official press release:

POWER MOVES: F-150 LIGHTNING SHIPPING TO CUSTOMERS WITH MORE HORSEPOWER, MORE PAYLOAD CAPACITY, MORE RANGE

DEARBORN, Mich., May 2, 2022 – F-150® Lightning™ customers will benefit from more power and capability than they expected from their trucks.

F-150 Lightning, the only full-size electric pickup available now with a starting price less than $40,000, will begin to ship to customers in the coming days, starting with the Pro Series, as Ford establishes itself as a leader in the electric vehicle revolution. Lightning is the smartest, most innovative F-150 that Ford has ever built, with the freedom of a 10-kilowatt smart power plant on wheels, software updates that will make it even better over time and Built Ford Tough capability.

Both the standard- and extended-range battery packs offered on F-150 Lightning will deliver more horsepower than originally targeted and announced when the truck was revealed in May 2021, and the payload capacity increased as well.

“We were seriously focused on raising the bar on this truck, including after we revealed it, so we can deliver more for our customers,” said Dapo Adewusi, F-150 Lightning vehicle engineering manager. “And our drive for continuous improvement will get a big boost when we start getting feedback and ideas from customers when they receive their Lightnings.”

The extended-range battery pack produces 580 horsepower – up from the targeted 563 horsepower. The standard-range battery pack delivers 452 – up from the targeted 426 ponies originally promised. Both packs are capable of producing 775 lbs.-ft. of torque, more than any other F-150 pickup ever.

“Considering the initial numbers were impressive, these are amazing!,” says F-150 Lightning customer and high school teacher Travis Piser. “It really inspires a lot of confidence about how the truck will perform.”

F-150 Lightning is the only electric vehicle that is Built Ford Tough, and its maximum available payload capacity also increased from original targets. Properly equipped F-150 Lightning pickups can now haul an extra 235 pounds for a total 2,235 pounds of maximum available hauling capability.

“I have been very excited for this truck ever since it debuted a year ago. The experience of driving one was simply amazing,” says F-150 Lightning customer and deputy fire marshal Matthew Brown. “Now you are telling me that is has more horsepower and can haul over a ton of weight in the bed. Absolutely blows my mind!”

In March, Ford released the final EPA-estimated range figures for all F-150 Lightning pickup models, which includes a 20-mile increase for F-150 Lightning XLT and Lariat trims with the extended range battery for a total EPA estimated range of 320 miles. Fleet customers have the option to purchase the extended-range battery on Lightning Pro and that has an EPA-estimated range of 320 miles.2

 

[GoGoGadgetTruck]

still no unicorns or ice cream included though.

 

[Kev12345]

i heard that too. Can't be right, can it? I mean, I heard him say that but he's the only one that has said that.

when you say "4 seconds" that can range between 4.0-4.9 seconds.

 

[webspoke]

when you say "4 seconds" that can range between 4.0-4.9 seconds.

Still crazy fast for a 3ton truck. I am excited to try the 775ft/lbs towing, it may match or better the effort I feel with my diesel trucks, with no gear shifting up/down.

 

[SteffanG]

Still crazy fast for a 3ton truck. I am excited to try the 775ft/lbs towing, it may match or better the effort I feel with my diesel trucks, with no gear shifting up/down.

It will be better as you don't hear an electric motor straining to pull the load. A diesel engine however will Rev up to get more torque/hp which is quite noticeable. Many that went to the ride events for the pro where the truck had a 5000lb trailer behind said they wouldn't have even known the trailer was there.

 

[julian]

when you say "4 seconds" that can range between 4.0-4.9 seconds.

I suppose, but when I say my car goes 0-60 in 4 seconds, no thinks I mean 4.9 seconds. Technically, yes, but that's never how I would interpret that.

 

[GoGoGadgetTruck]

I suppose, but when I say my car goes 0-60 in 4 seconds, no thinks I mean 4.9 seconds. Technically, yes, but that's never how I would interpret that.

what he said was "goes from 0-60 in 42nd" meaning it was the 42nd truck to go that fast. (*)

(*) not true

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