2025 Ford F-150 Lightning
2025 Ford
F-150 Lightning
The 2025 F-150 Lightning continues to redefine what an electric vehicle can do, all while staying true to
its pickup roots. The Lightning opts for a more traditional design over a futuristic style, bringing
together dual electric motors and a fully boxed steel frame to create an EV that captures the essence of
the vaunted F-150. For the 2025 model year, Ford further enhanced the F-150 Lightning's versatility and
convenience with an available NACS Fast Charging Adapter that’s compatible with Tesla Superchargers, to
effectively expand the Lightning’s nationwide charging network. The F-150 Lightning adds electric speed
and torque to its classic frame and can go from 0 to 40 mph in 3.8 seconds, coming within one-tenth of a
second of its not-so-street-legal pony-car cousin, the Ford Mustang Dark Horse, which packs a 5-liter
V8. And that electric brawn does more than just move the Lightning at high velocity: it can also provide
up to 9.6 kW of electricity via the Pro Power Onboard feature to run anything required to get the job
done, from power tools to entire buildings.
Like any other new Ford EV, the 2025 F-150 Lightning
comes with the Ford Power Promise, which includes complimentary home installation of a Ford Charge
Station Pro. The 80-amp Ford Charge Station Pro can fuel the Lightning with an estimated 20 miles of
charging per hour and allows the truck to provide Home Backup Power, acting as a generator to a building
for up to three days during a grid outage.
Trims and Performance
The 2025 F-150 Lightning is made available in a quartet of trim packages called XLT, Flash Lariat, and
Platinum, all of which take on a four-door crew-cab configuration. The F-150 Lightning’s powertrain
unites two electric motors (combined output: 775 lb.-ft. of torque) with a single-speed transmission.
The base XLT’s 98-kWh standard-range battery generates 452 horsepower and has a 240-mile drive range.
The Flash’s 123-kWh extended-range battery delivers 536 horsepower and can travel up to 300 miles on a
full charge. The Lariat’s 131-kWh extended-range battery achieves 580 horsepower and boasts a 320-mile
drive range. The high-end Platinum (equipped with the same battery as the Lariat) matches the Lariat’s
580 horsepower but drops to a 300-mile range.
The XLT has a 5,000-pound tow capacity, which will
increase to 7,7000 pounds with the available Max Trailer Tow Package (rear e-locking axle, hill descent
control, and a trailer brake controller). The Flash and Lariat start with a 7,700-pound tow capacity,
which is expanded to up to 10,000 pounds with the Max Trailer Tow Package. The Platinum can tow 8,500
pounds with the Max Trailer Tow Package included. Every F-150 Lighting comes equipped with four-wheel
drive (4WD), one-pedal drive regenerative braking, 8.4 inches of ground clearance, a class IV trailer
hitch, and a drive mode selector (settings: Normal, Sport, Tow/Haul, and Off-Road). Standard-range
Lightning batteries return an EPA-estimated 76 MPGe city and 61 MPGe highway, while extended-range
batteries increase fuel economy to an estimated 78 city/63 highway MPGe.
The three lower trims
have 2.4 kW of Pro Power Onboard, while the Platinum is upgraded to 9.6 kW (available on all). Using a
DC fast charger, the XLT can be charged from 15% to 80% in approximately 32 minutes, while the higher
trims can achieve the same in 38 minutes. A level 2 AC charger takes roughly 10 hours to charge the XLT
from 15% to full, followed by 12 hours for the Flash and 13 hours for the Lariat and Platinum.
Standard Features and Options
The XLT gets a cloth interior with heated front bucket seats – an 8-way power-adjustable driver’s seat
with lumbar support and a 4-way manual front passenger seat. Inside, you’ll find a 12-inch digital
instrument cluster, dual-zone electronic climate control, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, a FordPass
Connect Wi-Fi hotspot, push-button start, power-adjustable pedals, a Mega Power Frunk, eight 120-volt
power outlets (two in the cab, two in the bed, and four in the frunk), eight USB ports (six in the cab,
two in the frunk), and a rear 60/40-split flip-up bench with under-seat storage. Its exterior amenities
include remote keyless entry, heated side mirrors with integrated turn indicators, auto-on/off LED
projector headlights with dynamic bending and wiper activation, LED mirror-mounted spotlights, daytime
running lights, a high center-mounted brake light with integrated cargo/bed light, a power-locking
tailgate, front-lit grille badging, fade-to-off interior lighting, a fixed-glass rear window, two front
tow hooks, four bed/cargo tie downs, Ford BoxLink cargo attachments, and 18-inch gloss-black alloy
wheels.
The Flash has ActiveX-trimmed upholstery, 10-way power-adjustable front seats with lumbar
support, a heated ActiveX-wrapped steering wheel, LED bed lighting, intelligent access, and 20-inch dark
carbonized-gray alloy wheels. The Lariat’s driver’s seat, steering wheel, pedals, and power-folding side
mirrors all come with position memory. It also boasts a twin-panel moonroof, ventilated front seats,
rear outboard heated seats, a power-sliding rear window, wireless smartphone charging, a power tailgate,
mirror-mounted LED security approach lights, a driver’s-side SecuriCode keyless entry keypad, Phone As A
Key technology, a tailgate step and work surface (optional on XLT and Flash), an interior work surface,
ambient interior lighting, and rear-lit badging.
The Premium receives a Nirvana leather interior,
a leather-wrapped steering wheel, light oil-rubbed bronze interior trim, ten 120-volt power outlets (two
in the cab, four in the bed, and four in the frunk), one 2.4-kW circuit for the frunk and cab, two
3.6-kW circuits for the bed, and 22-inch bright-machined aluminum wheels with black-painted pockets. The
available Dark Elements Package will add black Nirvana leather seats, black exterior badging, and
22-inch black-painted aluminum wheels.
Safety and Driver Assistance
Ford Co-Pilot360 2.0 is installed on every trim. The technologies within this safety suite are automatic high beams, the Ford Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) with cross-traffic alert and trailer tow coverage, blind spot assist, automatic emergency braking, evasive steering assist, lane keeping alert, lane keeping assist, driver alert, road edge detection, intersection assist, post-collision braking, a rearview camera, rear parking sensors, reverse brake assist, and a pre-collision assist system with automatic emergency braking, pedestrian detection, forward collision warning, and dynamic brake support. The Flash and Lariat get intelligent adaptive cruise control, a forward sensing system, and a 90-day trial of Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free driver-assist suite. The Platinum receives integrated trailer brake control (available on all trims) and one year of Ford BlueCruise. AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control also comes standard on every F-150 Lightning, as do a 360-degree camera, an SOS post-crash alert system, Pro Trailer Hitch Assist, Pro Trailer Backup Assist, and Trailer Reverse Guidance.
Infotainment and Connectivity
The XLT’s SYNC 4 infotainment system uses a 12-inch touchscreen or enhanced voice recognition to control its components; the higher trims upgrade to the SYNC 4A infotainment suite with a 15.5-inch touchscreen. The components common to both systems are Bluetooth, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay wireless smartphone connectivity, and SiriusXM satellite radio with 360L. You’ll find a six-speaker unbranded audio system in the XLT. The Flash and Lariat are equipped with an 8-speaker Bang & Olufsen audio system featuring HD Radio, and the Premium is loaded with a Bang & Olufsen Unleashed Sound System, including 14 speakers and a subwoofer. All trims are set up with AppLink, 911 Assist, a digital owner’s manual, FordPass Connect accessibility, and a three-year trial of Connected Navigation.
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