silvrsvt Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a36302400/ford-f-150-lightning-electric-name/ oh boy this is gonna piss off some people. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Well, there’s probably not a better name you could pick for an EV. The article mentions it will be the fastest/most HP of any F150 so performance wise it fits too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramrod79 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Will they make a regular cab short box though?? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pffan1990 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 21 minutes ago, Ramrod79 said: Will they make a regular cab short box though?? With the Flareside bed too? lol ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramrod79 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Let’s not ask for to much now! Lol. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 26 minutes ago, Ramrod79 said: Let’s not ask for to much now! Lol. Good point Ramrod79. Ford got the name for BEV F-150 right, so what really matters at this point is Ford's ability to launch BEV F-150 (Lightning) on schedule and without any major quality control issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 17 hours ago, silvrsvt said: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a36302400/ford-f-150-lightning-electric-name/ oh boy this is gonna piss off some people. The same crowd that hates the name Mustang Mach-E... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blwnsmoke Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 I was always a fan of the 2nd gen lightning.. wanted a silver one but never got it. I actually like that they are doing this with the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintguy Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Lightning rod.. requiring 1.21 gigawatts.. Know a guy working on the flux capacitor... LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Kat Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 What a coup d’ etat in naming the truck the “Lightening”. Absolutely perfect use of that storied name. Can’t wait to see what they do with the “frunk” on an F150. Ford has driven a stake into the hearts of Ram and the GM twins. They are apparently life cycles behind but hey they have hemis and Corvettes. Seriously Ford was kind of sucking wind with the relatively weaker 4.6/5.4 in terms of torque. An entire generation ago they introduce an EcoBoost line of engines which turned out to be fabulous and really changed customers perceptions on light truck power. Them they go and take a ton of crap thrown at them for the aluminum bodies but it turns out their payload capacity is most often higher because of the vehicle weight savings. Now this! An electric F150 that probably will not be so far out as to turn off traditional customers but at least be on the cutting edge in terms of where the future is going. FCA was buying Tesla carbon credits to offset their hemi into everything strategy. GM has probably got some solid plans but they certainly aren’t leading like they have in the past. They seem to be lost a little bit. They have no Raptor fighter, they have no serious off roader close to being ready. To my knowledge they have no answer to the F450,550 and 600. I’m not saying they can’t or won’t but they have some catching to do in my humble opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Lover Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, Stray Kat said: GM has probably got some solid plans but they certainly aren’t leading like they have in the past. They seem to be lost a little bit. The GM EV truck will be built on the same skateboard chassis as the Hummer EV. That's already known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02MustangGT Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 4 hours ago, twintornados said: The same crowd that hates the name Mustang Mach-E... Oh look. The “us against them” mafia has arrived. Who cares if someone doesn’t like the name? It’s a god damn car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 7 hours ago, blwnsmoke said: I was always a fan of the 2nd gen lightning.. wanted a silver one but never got it. My next door neighbor has one...he also has a nice F450 Contact truck for work he drives every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 This is going to be one fast and powerful truck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 10 hours ago, 02MustangGT said: Oh look. The “us against them” mafia has arrived. Who cares if someone doesn’t like the name? It’s a god damn car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 This will have the same reaction as calling a Holden Commodore a GTO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) They could call a performance model Lightning Thunder lol. (I thought about Lightning Bolt, but Chevy has the Bolt name now). Edited May 5, 2021 by rmc523 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 34 minutes ago, rmc523 said: They could call a performance model Lightning Thunder lol. (I thought about Lightning Bolt, but Chevy has the Bolt name now). Thunderbolt is an older Ford name—they were drag strip monster Galaxies back in the ‘60s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 59 minutes ago, SoonerLS said: Thunderbolt is an older Ford name—they were drag strip monster Galaxies back in the ‘60s. Thunderbolt and Lightning. Very very frightening me....... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 4 hours ago, akirby said: Thunderbolt and Lightning. Very very frightening me....... Signed, General Motors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullynd Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 38 minutes ago, SoonerLS said: Signed, General Motors General Motors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullynd Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, sullynd said: General Motors General Motors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullynd Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, sullynd said: General Motors Fiat too. (Stelantis didn’t work) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinaw Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 6 hours ago, SoonerLS said: Thunderbolt is an older Ford name—they were drag strip monster Galaxies back in the ‘60s. Actually the Thunderbolt is a 1964 Fairlane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 5 hours ago, mackinaw said: Actually the Thunderbolt is a 1964 Fairlane. So it was. Not sure why I remembered it as being a Galaxie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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