Kia electric pick-up challenge..Ford F150 Lightning See also
Apr 27, 2025
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In the case of North America, it was excluded from the target countries due to problems such as tariffs. Kia announced at Investor Day last month that it is developing a separate pickup truck in the North American market, not just Tasman. The North American model is expected to be an electric pickup truck, not an internal combustion engine-based one like Tasman.
A number of electric pickup trucks are currently competing in the U.S. market. There is also a well-known Tesla Cybertruck in Korea, and electric pickups are sold by various brands such as Hummer EV and Rivian.
Among them is the most familiar vehicle. It is the Ford F150 electric vehicle version, a representative of large pickups. The Ford F150 Lightning was tested on Autoblog, an overseas automotive media outlet. Ford launched the F-150 Lightning in 2022. It is still considered one of the most capable vehicles in the electric pickup market.
Currently, the F-150 Lightning competes with Rivian, Tesla, GMC, and Chevrolet electric pickups. Soon, Kia and Scouts will also appear. One of Ford's advantages over its competitors is its know-how and brand power based on its long experience in pickup development. It's hard to imagine that Ford doesn't know how to make a great electric truck.
Especially considering the F-150 has been the best-selling pickup in the U.S. for more than 40 years. Did Ford's know-how from a gasoline pickup truck apply to the Lightning? There are a few key differences to know before considering buying the F-150 Lightning.
The interior design feels the same as the internal combustion engine F-150. The first thing you feel when you board the Lightning is familiarity. Ford demonstrates an excellent ability to maintain brevity.
Anyone who's driven an F-150 in the last 10 years should be able to relax straight from the Lightning.The gear selector is thick, the steering wheel feels fit for purpose, and all materials are made for pickup truck use. The touchscreen is intuitively arranged and the large physical button remains the same.
This familiarity leads to a less intrusive driving experience, especially for those unfamiliar with driving electric vehicles or electric trucks. Electric power trains make little difference in normal driving. When driving the Lightning, you can feel the obvious difference between electric vehicles and not gasoline vehicles.
The noise, vibration, and rough feeling, i.e., NVH, has an overwhelming advantage over gasoline F-150s. After all, the difference is that there is no internal combustion engine.Whether it's constant-speed driving or acceleration in a stationary state, Lightning responds quietly and naturally.
The 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning has V8 engine-level acceleration when needed, but doesn't feel like it's straining the power train at all. It has secured enough power with a large truck.
The gasoline-powered F-150 comes in several body styles, but the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning is a single size.Only a super crew cap layout with approximately 163 cm loading boxes will be released.
The F-150 Lightning is about 30 cm longer than the regular F-150 cap, despite reducing the load box by about 30 cm.This size won't be a big problem for people who have been buying trucks for a long time, but it can take a while to get used to it if you're new to it or if you don't usually sell the biggest model.
Electric trucks are much heavier than gasoline-powered trucks. The F-150 Lightning is not only the largest body composition in the F-150 lineup, but also the heaviest.It is about 800 kilograms heavier than the gasoline engine F-150, which weighs more than 2,700 kilograms.
The widening of the cap is one reason, but the main reason is the heavy electric powertrain.
Fortunately, there are some advantages as well. The 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning is much faster than the gasoline F-150 you drove. The aforementioned electric motors and batteries are heavy but greatly improve their performance. The test car is a top-level Lariat trim, boasting 580 horsepower and 775-pound-feet of torque.It goes without saying how amazing this figure is.
The record measured by Carn Driver achieved zero-back 4 seconds. In an internal combustion engine, the only car that approaches this is the Raptor R.Equipped with a 700-horsepower Supercharger V8 engine, the car recorded a zero-back 3.9 seconds as a result of the motor trend measurement.
Ford made the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning great for almost everyone.Existing F-150 customers will love the familiar driving environment. New customers are satisfied that they can enjoy comfortable driving with minimal noise vibration (NVH).
Above all, you will be satisfied that this truck performs basically the same as the internal combustion engine F-150.In Korea, the launch of the first electric pickup Musso EV this year is attracting a lot of attention.
The larger-sized electric pickup being developed by Kia is expected to come as early as 2027. Currently, the domestic launch is undecided, but Kia's decision is needed to expand its domestic market base.
Editor Song Moon-cheol mc.song@carguy.kr
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
