Shadowy Ford F-150 Lightning Graphic Could Be a Powerful Electric Performance Concept

by Chris Teague

February 7th, 2023 7:00 PM

shadowy ford f 150 lightning graphic could be a powerful electric performance concept

The Ford F-150 Lightning has been on sale for a while now, but it’s still nearly impossible to walk into a dealer and buy one without ordering and waiting a considerable amount of time. Despite rushing to meet demand, Ford’s still busy dreaming up new Lightning variants, including the performance concept it recently teased.

MotorAuthority spotted the mystery truck in a graphic Ford created for its Red Bull-F1 announcement in New York. The image's shadowy outline looks an awful lot like an F-150’s profile, and it’s positioned among Ford’s other electric concepts, including the F-100 Eluminator, the Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 drag car, and the insane Ford Pro Electric SuperVan. Given the power output numbers of those vehicles – the van puts down 1,972 horsepower – it’s likely the truck concept will put down mind-blowing power.

We don’t know when Ford plans to reveal the truck, and it hasn’t offered any details on specs or performance. Some versions of the existing F-150 Lightning blasts from 0-60 mph in under four seconds, so it will be interesting to see how much further Ford can push the truck’s performance. If the concept eventually makes it to production, it would be one of several performance trucks in the automaker’s lineup. There are already two F-150 Raptor models, one with 700 horsepower and a new Ranger Raptor coming in the next year or so.

[Image: Ford]

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Dukeisduke on Feb 08, 2023

Over at The Autoextremist, Peter De Lorenzo weighs in on Ford's dismal 2022 performance, and Jim "I'm a genius, just ask me" Farley:

Rants: A Giant Blue Oval of Not Good

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- Ajla on Feb 08, 2023
  
  "After Ford operatives get their hands on an idea, it will cost twice as much, take twice as long."
  This is a good summation of Ford's problems.
  I know ripping on "bean counters" is a meme on car websites but it's hard to have success when your logistics are trash and your ability to control costs is nearly nonexistent.
  
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- ToolGuy on Feb 08, 2023
  
  @Dukeisduke, thank you for that link.
  Peter M. DeLorenzo is an arrogant foul-mouthed grumpy old dude who hangs out with other grumpy old dudes who hold various grudges against Ford. Which is all fine, but don't pontificate from that perspective and pretend that it is original thinking.
  More to the point, it is disappointing to see him yet again fail to go any deeper than surface level with one of his Rants. Specific example: Ford results include a loss from its Rivian investment of $7.4 billion in 2022, which more than explains the "$2 Billion loss" DeLorenzo is worked up about (and follows a gain from Ford's Rivian investment of gain on its Rivian investment of $9.1 billion in 2021, but no one noticed or cared when it was positive, right?) There may be valid reasons to pick on Jim Farley, but it seems unlikely that he is single-handedly responsible for Rivian's share price performance.
  DeLorenzo also believes GM of the 1950's was flawless (his father did some of their advertising and he understandably got caught up in the hype), and he drives an EV which makes him an Enemy of Big Oil -- and any Enemy of Big Oil is no friend of mine. 😉
  
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- EBFlex on Feb 08, 2023
  
  "Over at The Autoextremist, Peter De Lorenzo weighs in on Ford's dismal 2022 performance, and Jim "I'm a genius, just ask me" Farley:"
  Pete D is exactly right (usually is). He is not afraid to go after Farley which is refreshing.
  
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- Ajla on Feb 08, 2023
  
  Ford didn't cut their 2023 guidance and report disappointing margins on revenue because of Rivian.
  
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- 28-Cars-Later on Feb 08, 2023
  
  ""After Ford operatives get their hands on an idea, it will cost twice as much, take twice as long.""
  
  Sounds like a lot of contractors.
  
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- EBFlex on Feb 09, 2023
  
  “Because the existence of EVs at Ford (and GM and Stellantis for that matter) is solely dependent on the profits generated by the ICE vehicles in their fleet.“
  Yikes! Maybe I’m the Autoextremist…...
  
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Lou_BC on Feb 08, 2023

Performance Editions sell in limited quantities at a premium price. They are supposed to build excitement for the rest of the brand. How many people out there actually know that Ford leads the industry in recalls?

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- Ajla on Feb 08, 2023
  
  "sell in limited quantities "
  I guess this means almost every Ford is a special edition.
  
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- Lou_BC on Feb 08, 2023
  
  @Ajla - LOL. Good point.
  
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VoGhost on Feb 08, 2023

I would argue that given the overwhelming consumer demand for the Lightning - like most EVs - Ford should focus on ramping production as quickly as possible to meet demand.
But Lou_BC make a good point about building the brand with premium special editions. And that's the thing about EVs - it's relatively easy to make a performance edition. It's not like ICE where you need to enlarge the engine and everything associated with it to get more power.

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- 28-Cars-Later on Feb 08, 2023
  
  Could just make them all a performance edition.
  
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- Luke42 on Feb 09, 2023
  
  Having actually driven the F150 Lightning IRL, it spanks every ICE truck I've ever driven in terms of acceleration and NVH. The Lightning already is the performance-luxury variant of the F150.
  It is not the towing variant of the F150 unless you're going a very short distance, though.
  
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Kcflyer on Feb 09, 2023

So a niche version of a niche product in a money losing product line. Super.

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- EBFlex on Feb 09, 2023
  
  It's the Way Forward
  
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