rmc523 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Unrelated to F-150 BEV, but apparently there was a "Thunder" under initial development off the 2nd gen Lightning - it was an Expedition with the Lightning powertrain/suspension, and seemingly only didn't get to production because they did it a year or two before the '03 redesign. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slemke Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 6 hours ago, rmc523 said: Unrelated to F-150 BEV, but apparently there was a "Thunder" under initial development off the 2nd gen Lightning - it was an Expedition with the Lightning powertrain/suspension, and seemingly only didn't get to production because they did it a year or two before the '03 redesign. It was also during the Explorer roll over fiasco and Ford stated they would not do a high performance suv as a result. Took 10 plus years before the Explorer sport was introduced. An Expedition with lightning components would have been a big hit. Same with a supercab or supercrew configuration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESP08 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 On 5/1/2021 at 12:21 PM, twintornados said: The same crowd that hates the name Mustang Mach-E... Branding a high-performance, fully electric F-Series a Lightning is very fitting. The Mustang Mach-E's backlash came mainly from branding a crossover a Mustang, people felt they were diluting the Mustang name. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 19 minutes ago, ESP08 said: The Mustang Mach-E's backlash came mainly from branding a crossover a Mustang, people felt they were diluting the Mustang name. Yes sir ESP08. Prior to Mach-E's unveiling, it was a legitimate concern because all crossover type vehicles had styling that was ugly, boring, or both. However, Mach-E ended up being the best looking crossover ever, with styling elements from other Mustangs. As a result, Mach-E enhanced the Mustang name rather than dilute it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 5 hours ago, rperez817 said: Yes sir ESP08. Prior to Mach-E's unveiling, it was a legitimate concern because all crossover type vehicles had styling that was ugly, boring, or both. However, Mach-E ended up being the best looking crossover ever, with styling elements from other Mustangs. As a result, Mach-E enhanced the Mustang name rather than dilute it. Performance is what makes it worthy of the Mustang sub family name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, akirby said: Performance is what makes it worthy of the Mustang sub family name. Yes sir, Ford did a great job to ensure Mach-E has both substance and style worthy of the Mustang name. I'm confident the same will hold true for BEV F-150 and the Lightning name. Edited May 6, 2021 by rperez817 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slemke Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 15 hours ago, ESP08 said: Branding a high-performance, fully electric F-Series a Lightning is very fitting. The Mustang Mach-E's backlash came mainly from branding a crossover a Mustang, people felt they were diluting the Mustang name. Calling it a crossover is iffy. More like a hatchback. The lines have been blurred between them. Whatever it is, it does look good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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