Exploring the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning: The Future of Pickup Trucks

Basics About the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning

Ford has transformed the iconic F-150 into an electric powerhouse that delivers an exhilarating performance. Powered by a dual-electric motor, the F-150 Lightning produces 775 pound-feet of torque, giving you pulse-racing acceleration. As the lowest trim, the XLT is fitted with Ford’s standard battery, producing 452 horsepower and achieving an EPA-estimated range of 240 miles.

However, opt for the FLASH, LARIAT, or Platinum models and you receive a truck with an extended-range battery at its heart, upping the ponies to 580 and extending the mileage to between 300 and 320 on a full charge. This power boost also makes the Lightning quicker off the starting line, doing 0 to 60 in just 3.8 seconds.

Unique Features

Amazing Towing Abilities

For a truck to be the perfect work companion, it needs the haulage ability to tackle every task. The Lightning doesn’t disappoint, letting you comfortably tow a 5,000-pound trailer, or one weighing up to 10,000 pounds when your F-150 has the extended battery and the available Max Trailer Pro package.

Every Lightning also comes with tech to help with reversing, hitching, and guiding, including Pro Trailer Hitch Assist and Pro Trailer Backup Assist systems, with the latter taking control of the steering when reversing with a trailer in tow.

Mega Power Frunk

The benefit of losing a gas engine is the space it leaves under the hood. In the Lightning, Ford has turned this 14.1 cubic feet area into a front trunk. Gaining this frunk means additional capacity for loading 400 pounds of luggage, tools, and other equipment.

The frunk has four 12-volt outlets and a couple of USB ports for charging and powering electrical devices and tools. It’s also lined with a rubberized material and features a handy drain hole in its base, so can also be used as an ice box at your next tailgating event.

Ford has reimagined the work truck by creating an electrified F-150 that seamlessly blends ruggedness, efficiency, and workhorse-like strength. If you’re ready to make the move to electric, contact us or visit Medford Motors, Inc. in Medford, WI today, and experience the all-electric F-150 Lightning.

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