2022 Ford F-150 Lightning
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DETROIT – The electrical Ford F-150 Lightning on Tuesday was named MotorTrend’s 2023 truck of the yr – topping conventional pickups with inner combustion engines from General Motors, Stellantis and Toyota Motor.
The celebrated title and accompanying “Golden Caliper” award are extremely sought by automakers globally yearly. They’re used to advertise autos in promoting and are seen as third-party validation of a brand new automobile.
The F-150 Lightning is a pivotal product for each Ford Motor and the U.S. automotive business. It is the primary mass-market electrical pickup truck for mainstream consumers and broadly seen as a take a look at of widespread EV adoption. The F-Collection, which incorporates the electrical and conventional variations of the truck, has additionally been the best-selling automobile within the U.S. for many years.
MotorTrend famous the Lightning’s general efficiency, security and significance to interesting to conventional pickup consumers among the many causes for the popularity.
“Whereas some autos change the world by being radically totally different, others, just like the Ford F-150 Lightning, change it by being totally different the place it counts and acquainted the place it helps,” MotorTrend stated in a press launch.
That is the second-consecutive yr an all-electric truck has received the award, following the Rivian R1T a year ago. However it’s the primary electrical automobile to obtain unanimous help from the judges, MotorTrend stated.
Different finalists for MotorTrend’s truck of the yr have been the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2022 GMC Sierra 1500, 2023 Ram 2500 and 2022 Toyota Tundra.
MotorTrend’s truck of the yr follows the publication naming the Genesis G90 its 2023 automotive of the yr and the electrical Hyundai Ioniq 5 as its 2023 SUV of the yr.
