2022 Ford F-150 Lightning
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DETROIT– The electrical Ford F-150 Lightning was called Motor Pattern’s 2023 truck of the year Tuesday, topping conventional pickups with internal combustion engines from General Motors, Stellantis and Toyota Motor
The prominent title and accompanying “Golden Caliper” award are extremely looked for by car manufacturers internationally every year. They are utilized to promote automobiles in marketing and are deemed third-party recognition of a brand-new lorry.
The F-150 Lightning is an essential item for both Ford Motor and the U.S. vehicle market. It’s the very first mass-market electrical pickup for traditional purchasers and extensively deemed a test of prevalent EV adoption. The F-Series, that includes the electrical and conventional variations of the truck, has actually likewise been the very popular lorry in the U.S. for 4 years.
Motor Pattern pointed out the Lightning’s total efficiency, security and interest conventional pickup purchasers amongst the factors for the acknowledgment.
“While some vehicles change the world by being radically different, others, like the Ford F-150 Lightning, change it by being different where it counts and familiar where it helps,” Motor Pattern stated in a news release.
This is the 2nd successive year an all-electric truck has actually won the award, following the Rivian R1T a year earlier. But it’s the very first electrical lorry to get consentaneous assistance from the judges, Motor Pattern stated.
Other finalists for Motor Pattern’s truck of the year were the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2022 GMC Sierra 1500, 2023 Ram 2500 and 2022 Toyota Tundra.
Motor Pattern has actually called the Genesis G90 its 2023 automobile of the year and the electrical Hyundai Ioniq 5 as its 2023 SUV of the year.
