Edmunds comparison review: Silverado RST vs F-150 Lightning Lariat

[Firn]

Edmunds compares the Lightning to the RST.

Happy to see the video, typically the new shiney thing gets all the praise however here I felt they did an honest comparison.

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[sean7512]

She also missed the 2 USB-C ports at the bottom of the center console and said that USB was limited....

Overall though, great video and yes, CarPlay is a dealbreaker for me.

 

[EdRudy]

“F150 Lightning all day long!”

 

[Maxx]

She also missed the 2 USB-C ports at the bottom of the center console and said that USB was limited....

Overall though, great video and yes, CarPlay is a dealbreaker for me.

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[XENOILPHOBE]

No CarPlay, no deal.

 

[Nikos]

No CarPlay, no deal.

I used to own Pixel phones. Now I have Apple phones. Car Play is nice but I can use Google Maps or the Ford native Nav system or Waze.
Jim Farley said some time ago that the battle was lost going with the native Nav system only. Their customers, us, wanted to use their own devices with their vehicles for a better holistic driving experience.
I couldn’t agree more.

 

[ryun]

That's nuts they gave equal scores for "Storage". The verbal summation they gave was because (paraphrasing): "Chevy has the mid gate and Ford has the work station surface."

N-no? That's crazy. I love my Lightning but that mid gate is amazing. Easy win for the Silverado. Probably just bad editing.

I'm also a little annoyed that they listed the Lightning's payload capacity at "2235 lbs". No way the Lariat that they tested is that high. It's closer to 1800 lbs.

 

[William Munny]

That's nuts they gave equal scores for "Storage". The verbal summation they gave was because (paraphrasing): "Chevy has the mid gate and Ford has the work station surface."

N-no? That's crazy. I love my Lightning but that mid gate is amazing. Easy win for the Silverado. Probably just bad editing.

I'm also a little annoyed that they listed the Lightning's payload capacity at "2235 lbs". No way the Lariat that they tested is that high. It's closer to 1800 lbs.

The midgate on the Chevy is great and I am jealous of it; but the F150 frunk is better than the Chevy's. I think that is pretty equal. If you need to put a kayak, lumber, etc. on either you don't even need the midgate you can just buy a $70 extender. Can't make the frunks any larger.

 

[StevenC56]

That midgate on the Chevy is likely going to be a noise, fitment and water/wind leak weak spot. It looks good on paper, but time will tell and GM's track record is not good on features like this.

 

[watts/up]

I'm also a little annoyed that they listed the Lightning's payload capacity at "2235 lbs". No way the Lariat that they tested is that high. It's closer to 1800 lbs.

Does anybody have a F150L with a payload capacity that high? This PDF states that number for the standard range Pro and 1913 lbs. for the Flash. The door jamb sticker in my Pro says 2092 lbs. and just yesterday I was wondering what specs or options on my truck contributed to the reduction. Asking out of sheer curiosity.

 

[StevenC56]

From that PDF it appears the 2235 spec is for the standard range battery models. So the Lariat that was tested would be 1913.

 

[watts/up]

From that PDF it appears the 2235 spec is for the standard range battery models. So the Lariat that was tested would be 1913.

Probably close to it. The footnote appears to indicate that number (1913) is for the Flash trim.

 

[2000Firehawk]

As an owner of both, I can tell you the storage on the Lightning is far superior. I spent about 45K miles with the Lightning and now my wife drives it while I moved to a Sierra Denali (4K miles so far). The frunk is much bigger in the ford and includes the small under tray area which is great for keeping the charger and some other misc rarely used items. The Lightning also has under seat storage where any of the Silverado/Sierras with the midgate give up that storage area which is a real pain. Center console is about even as each has their own advantages. The other missing thing in the sierra is the second glove box. That one is a noticeable loss of space for me.

As for the rest of it, I could write a book at this point. Both are great.

 

[ryun]

The midgate on the Chevy is great and I am jealous of it; but the F150 frunk is better than the Chevy's. I think that is pretty equal. If you need to put a kayak, lumber, etc. on either you don't even need the midgate you can just buy a $70 extender. Can't make the frunks any larger.

Respectfully, I disagree. I think the midgate offers a lot more versatility than the extra 4 cubic feet of Ford's frunk. All things being equal I would gladly trade that frunk space for something like a midgate.

But I sure am glad we are getting more and more EV trucks so we can share our differences in opinion.

 

[Eboss]

Chevy gives you midgate, 75kWh more battery, and faster DC charging for $20k more. We will see how the Chevrolet LT versions stack up with less options at lower prices.

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