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2023 Ford F-150 Lightning
Starting at $61.869
Highs Electric motors pack a wallop, practical cabin and frunk storage area, looks just like your neighbor’s gas F-150.
Lows Longer-range battery is an expensive upgrade, lousy range when towing, this year’s gigantic price hikes.
Verdict The F-150 Lightning is for buyers who want a full-size EV pickup truck that looks just like its gas-powered stablemates—and who don’t need to tow heavy trailers long distances.
Overview
Turn the volume up on the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning’s audio system and you might well miss that this pickup truck is powered by electricity. With the tunes pounding you wouldn’t notice the absence of the gasoline engine’s sound. But floor the accelerator and you’ll know that the Lightning is not your standard gasoline-powered F-150; the electric motors’ instant, massive torque slams you into the seat as if you got run into from behind by a Peterbilt. Otherwise, the Lightning delivers just about everything the regular F-150 does in a package that is close to a mirror image. Inside and out, the Lightning looks like other F-150s—though it’s totally different underneath, of course. All models come with two electric motors juiced by either of two battery packs. With the larger Extended-Range battery, the powertrain makes a whopping 580 horsepower, and with it the Lightning blasted to 60 mph in just 4.0 seconds at our test track. The EPA-estimated driving range varies between 230 miles with the base battery to 320 miles with the larger one, but towing a trailer quickly depletes the battery and requires frequent stops to charge. That drawback is common among EV pickup trucks, and rivals such as the GMC Hummer EV SUT and the Rivian R1T don’t fare any better. But if you’re a truck owner who tows infrequently or only for short distances, the F-150 Lightning will serve your needs well. It is an EV workhorse that can be equipped in a variety of ways, all of which require few compromises compared to the standard gas-powered F-150.
What’s New for 2023?
The only thing that’s changed on the F-150 Lightning this year is its price, which has shot up by $12,000 for the entry-level Pro model. Pricing revisions for higher-end trims are less drastic, but still dramatic: the loaded Platinum now costs $6000 more, the XLT is up $6500, and the mid-range Lariat has increased by $7000. A representative from Ford told Car and Driver that these price changes are due to “ongoing supply-chain constraints, rising material costs, and other market factors.” In other words, more people want Lightnings than there are Lightnings to go around so prices are going way up.
Pricing and Which One to Buy
XLT: $61,269
Pro: $61,869
Lariat: $76,269
XLT Extended Range: $82,769
Lariat Extended Range: $87,769
Platinum Extended Range: $98,669
Despite the leap in price over last year’s model, we’d still go with the more desirable and better-equipped XLT trim. The Extended-Range battery pack adds a $10,000 lump sum to the bottom line, but if you’re planning to drive long distances or use the Lightning to tow, it could be a good investment. Unfortunately, to add that bigger battery to the XLT model, you must also add the expensive 312A High package. Luckily, that package includes a very long list of desirable equipment to justify its price, including adaptive cruise control, Ford’s Pro Power Onboard generator feature, heated front seats and steering wheel, a power-operated tailgate, in-dash navigation, and a lot more.
EV Motor, Power, and Performance
All F-150 Lightning models come standard with two electric motors and all-wheel drive. With the Standard-Range battery, the motors combine to make 452 horsepower but with the Extended-Range battery the horsepower rating rises to 580; peak torque is an impressive 775 pound-feet with either setup. Performance is impressive for a truck this heavy. The Lightning Platinum we tested reached 60 mph in a scant 4.0 seconds and covered a quarter-mile in 12.7 seconds at 107 mph. Not only were we pleased with the Lightning’s, ahem, lightning-quick acceleration but we were also pleasantly surprised that it managed to maintain the normal F-150’s refined road manners. If anything, the Lightning’s ride-and-handling are slightly more agreeable, thanks to a lower center of gravity that helps keep body roll in check and independent rear suspension in place of the gas model’s solid rear axle.
Read More https://www.caranddriver.com/ford/f-150-lightning
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