As the best-selling model in the United States, the Ford F-150 even exists like a "national model" in the United States. However, due to changes in current emission regulations, the large-displacement pickup truck has also recently launched a pure electric version, consumers only need to pay $100 to book the car, and trial production began at Ford's Michigan plant, which will be delivered in the spring of 2022.
Ford originally did not have much hope for the new car, but to Ford's official surprise, the car received 20,000 orders on the first day of release, an increase of 44,000 orders in less than 48 hours, and now has received 200,000 orders, exceeding Ford's expected production capacity. According to Ford's original production plan, this batch is scheduled to be fully digested by 2025. Therefore, Ford recently issued an announcement saying that it was suspending the booking of the car.
The reason why it can be called the best-selling model, of course, is still inseparable from the price, the pre-price of the entry-level model of the car is 39974 US dollars or about 257,300 yuan), and the pre-price of the medium-equipped model is 52974 US dollars (about 341,000 yuan), which is not much different from the fuel version model, but there are many improvements in the product.
First of all, in terms of appearance, the overall shape of the car has not changed much, but its use of closed grille and through-led light strip design, for the new car to add a bit of technology, to be able to distinguish from the fuel version of the model.
However, due to the addition of no engine, the car has a front compartment with a capacity of up to 400 liters under the front hatch, and can power equipment such as wood cutting machines or electric ovens, which both improves loading capacity and convenience.
As for the side and tail, we can see that there are not many changes, but the use of through taillights to echo the front face, while adding charging ports in the fender position. The container part is consistent and equipped with an anti-scratch coating to play a certain protective role.
In terms of interior, the new car is a big gap with the fuel version of the model, the car is equipped with a 15.5-inch vertical central control screen, while the Built-in Ford SYNC 4A system, and support CarPlay, Android Auto mobile phone interconnection and voice control, with a 12-inch full LCD dashboard, the overall for the car to bring a strong sense of technology.
It is worth mentioning that the car is called the most powerful F-150 ever, thanks to the new car equipped with a dual-electric system with a maximum power of 570 horsepower, peak torque of 1024 Nm, and a four-wheel drive system as standard. In addition, the new car has a maximum load of 907kg, a maximum towing capacity of 4536kg, and offers two different capacity battery packs to choose from, with a maximum endurance of 370km and 482km, and an acceleration time of 4.3 seconds and 4.4 seconds per 100km/ 100 km/h.
However, it is a pity that the new car does not use a new platform, it is reported that After receiving a large number of orders, Ford officially plans to create a new pure electric full-size pickup truck platform, and the platform is expected to be built in 2025. On the new platform, the pure electric version of the new generation of Ford F-150 Lightning and other F series pickup trucks will be mainly produced, with an annual battery production capacity of 43GWh, which is expected to meet the production of 215,000-300,000 new cars, and the product strength of the new car will be further improved.
Editor said: It can be seen that the excellent product power and the people-friendly price are important factors that make the car a blockbuster model, and it is a little regrettable that the new electric platform needs to be seen on the next generation of models. Looking at the domestic market, there are still only fuel versions on sale, and the price has reached 600,000 yuan, coupled with various restrictions and scrapped policies, it has become a model that many people can't hope for. In addition, with the continuous launch of pickup truck models by independent brands, the Ford F-150 has no original uniqueness in China, and its competitiveness seems to be decreasing, so do you think that the pure electric version of the model will be introduced?