Not sure I've seen this much enthusiasm on this channel! But I drove a Lightning demonstrator at my dealer today and was equally enthused- it was awesome.

The price of the trim level starting at $53k and your as tested model being $76k is what drives me nuts! At $80k you've got a nice play toy for those making six figures but for average hard working Americans dealing with record inflation, stagflation this vehicle means absolutely nothing.

Now I want a cowboy hat test for all pickup trucks. This is a very important metric.

I ordered 10 of these for my business (Pro trim with max towing @ $47XXX) we have just taken delivery of our 4th and we love them so far. Max payload has next to no impact on range.

Extremely in-depth review. Subscribed!

All F150 Lightnings have dual motor 4 wheel drive systems.

76k for a ‘more entry level seat’ is the most domestic, post-2010s truck thing I’ve ever heard.

I was actually in the Cascades off road in a Chevy Bolt EV. Even with the rainy weather, it was a blast. I hope to go back at some point.

I think it should have hill descend control. Even if it doesn't, you should be able to use 1 pedal drive to mimic that.

The power frunk starts to close right away when you hit the button but to open it has a 5 year delay

It’s a great and necessary truck. But this 1st gen isn’t ready for mainstream. The hybrid is still the most impressive f150.

I agree with the previous commenter. This is the problem these manufacturers are going to have to iron out if they ever want to sell a large amount of these electric vehicles to the masses. Bumping up against 75K for a mid-level trim with a few goodies is ridiculous. I get it, it’s an expensive manufacturing process. But again, they are going to have to figure that out if they ever want to have successful mass sell numbers to the general public.

Cool truck. Great review. I don’t know if electric is for me, but I would consider this truck. Regarding no hill descent control, maybe the “one pedal” mode would work for that?

Love your content. Your commentary about Tesla being on “subsidies for years” is inaccurate. Remember, tax payers bailed out GM. Tesla had loans it paid back early.

I have the long range Lariat. One thing I did was to buy a small microwave oven that I can plug in while on a road trip and cook my lunch and dinner right on the middle fold out table.

I like ford but for a little less $ I'd just pick a F150 FX4. Especially since battery technology hasn't advanced enough for most people to consider an electric truck.

I love your reviews awesome stuff Im wish I had more money lol my dream truck right there next to the Maverick

Excellent demonstration of the included full size spare tire, which sadly, is not a guarantee these days, even in pickups.

Solid EV truck, but the extended option just costs too much. It would be awesome if we can buy the Pro trim with extended range like fleet customers. I can live without all the other bells/whistles

In the settings you can adjust the +/- on how it reacts to speed signs.

We dont get the F150's where I live, but we're getting the Ranger Lightning in a year or two (whenever its ready) and I cant wait.

The fact that you had to change the tire makes this a really unique and useful review on top of the great one that it all ready was

I like a Ford as brand. Ford makes a very cool and good cars, it is better than volkswagen or BMW. I have a Ford Focus and I think that car is a good, because I don't do any important repairs :) Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱

“It doesn’t have a yoke”, holy hell I laughed at that line longer then I should have. LMAO.

Ryan, At first glance the Lightning seems very impressive. Let's review things in a year or two 😉

Awesome review. If I ever get a pickup this will likely be it. Are you in the queue to get a Rivian for review?

Can't wait for when they get the battery life sorted out even more because I don't need a new truck now, but eventually when I do, the size of that frunk is insane. I do a ton of mountain bike and road cycling with a lot of people, and that's exactly where I'm going to keep a bunch of my tools and gear. AND still have room left over for more stuff when needed.

Cant wait to see you review on the R1S!

I have a 21 Escape Hybrid. As far as the drive modes go, some are gimmicks, but Fords definitely are not. The differences between Normal, Eco, and Sport are huge.

Bought one 20,000 k ago and love it!

I wish it had about 500 mile range like my current truck and a 250 mile range pulling a trailer. I’d buy one for sure. I still may buy a used one when the price hits the lower 40’s. That would be a great “around town truck”.

I hope this and the hybrid drives down the used Raptor market for people like me 😅 I saw this in person it looks great but nothing beats the look of a Raptor 🦖

You gotta put on a cowboy hat.

2022 Ford F-150 is very special.❤

The lighting is a hell of a truck, awesome all around vehicle

Seems like a great truck for someone who basically wants a Tesla with a bed. Obviously not going to work for towing, but for a home Depot runs every once in awhile and commuting back and forth to work, it's awesome. I will never be in the economic bracket that can afford a vehicle like this, but I'm rooting for them to sell as many as they can. Eventually they'll hit the used market and maybe then they'll be viable for regular folk, or at least help bring down the demand for fuel, hopefully dropping the price a little.

You'll get the maximum regenerative braking using the one pedal driving. Plus this will increase your mileage range especially in stop and go traffic.

I'm loving my XLT Lightning

2 weeks later tyre fixed- nice timing :)

it’s going for over $140k now ! Ford needs to do Something about it.

Awesome review as always. I'm looking at the PRO as a future option!

I just watched the Cybertruck reveal and watching this review from last year tells me there is zero reason to consider the CT over this. Time to shop F150 Lightnings.

Best part, it's an EV with buttons and dials. So much better than the giant screen in the top trim.

Great truck, great review. You hit a lot of points anyone interested in buying one should know. I think you glossed over a big question, how does it do towing/hauling at highway speeds. If (hopefully when) you get a 2nd chance with the truck going on a harder off road test please consider doing a towing efficiency test as well. Some people are going to hear 300 mile range and assume it will do close to that when towing, I'd be surprised if it even got half that range under a load. And to go with that is the infrastructure for fast charging. And again, I'm not criticizing the review, I enjoyed it and thought it was well done. Just a request in case you get another shot with the truck in the future.

for 76k I expect a better interior... The exterior already looks outdated Especially from the Side it looks exactly the same as a 2011 F150 It's too vanilla for me.. Personally the Chevy Silverado EV looks way better better interior Better technology A bigger battery capacity it's a no brainer Silverado ev it's the better truck

That's the price of my current truck....plus the price of another one of my trucks. I mean, that's a lot of extra gas. I'll pass for now. Upon further inspection...77k for cloth seats! You bloody what, Ford!?

The Ford F150, regular or lightning, is my best favorite car

The auto speed change thing is awesome, if it uses signs and is easily overideable. My Tesla in addition to reading signs, uses a database which is frequently wrong, and you CANNOT override it and still use lane centering. You also cannot turn it off.

That chock in the tire change kit makes me wonder if the Lighting will move _a little_ in park, in regards to lacking a transmission....or is the Lightning not budging until the tires start rubbing? Also, are you the type to plug-patch small punctures in the sidewall? ...I ask that because I don't think the Lightning tires are cheap.

Appreciate all the video you did. it's help me alot in decision making. . Can you please do the review for the KIA SPORTAGE 2023 . .Looking forward to see you soon.

Sounds like a really great vehicle! 👍

Great video!

Ford is kicking ass..

My biggest gripe is the pricing. The base Pro model is the cheapest 4x4 crew cab full size truck you can buy, even cheaper than an XL with the 3.3L V6. Fleet customers can get a Pro extended range for $47k, but thas not available to the public. The XLT starts around $53k, but adding the bag battery adds $20k. Why not make the jump more like the fleet Pro and make the long range XLT $60k? The long range XLT is $72k, which is where a Lariat starts and if you want a long range Lariat it's only about a $5k option. $72k XLT vs $77k Lariat, why buy the XLT?

"no descent mode" - but did you have the max regen braking turned on at that time? (you mentioned turning it off earlier)

Next time you take one off-road, try the one pedal driving as the hill descent control... just a thought.

My truck towing nothing depending on elevation and how smooth the road is with my road tires I can get about 35mpg at 60 about 36.5 at 55. The best ive gotten is 38.82 that was with a tail wind pushing me at 65mph 😂I have the aero front end I can put on and the brick nose front end so I don't have to own 2 trucks.

Good luck, Tesla. I’ll never own an electric vehicle. But this Ford is damn nice.

Please do a video on the TRX!!

Best Lightning review video I've seen on the youtoob. Very complete and objective.

Lovely truck, Just a quick question to Driving Sports TV, is it possible for the F150 to be converted to right hand drive?

Paying that kind of money for a car never made sense to me. Oh yeah, it’s a good car. But you spend 95-99% of your lifetime away from it, while it sits in the parking lot or the driveway. I’d never go over half of that price. Sticker.

They should put a synced up engine track through the stereo system. They could put all iconic Ford motor sounds to it, with your choice of exhaust note to it. Get started with an old flathead sound, with glass packs installed backwards 10k miles ago. Lol Listen to the 289 HiPo Scream around for a bit, as the tuners also put fake shift point burps in the computers tune to match all differing engine sounds. Click on over to a Thundering 428CJ for a spell before giving the BOSS 429 Semi Hemi a go. Finish you cruse up with either a SWEET 5.2L VOODOO shredding down the road, hitting 8k RPMs before shifting. 😍 😛😘 Or, There is a less known little 2.0L 4CL Ford engine built off a Pinto engine platform In a Ford Sierra Cosworth RS 500 in the early 80s, That when a little better turbo system is installed this tiny motor will make 500HP and Sing like an Angry bird with a lovely voice. Absolutely smoking the tires in every gear as soon as the turbo hits in. All this noise can be roaring through the factory Lincoln Revel Ultima 3D system made by Harmon

76k truck that has the offroad ability of a minivan. That undercarriage is too low. Id be afraid of smashing rocks. TFL tried to take it offroad but it was a no go lol

If you are considering a Lightning, there is a good chance you are the perfect person who should just buy a car, because you obviously don't need a truck.

Awesome video. The work you put in to give us this quality presentation of information to see and explain everything so clearly is fantastic. Thank you!

One issue with that fold out flat console peice it wont work with your cup in the cup holder lol especially those giant circle k cups or wawa ones so it will be useless if you have drinks in the cup holders

I an not familiar with all that tech, but i am curious as what the one pedal drive would do while off road in a hill descent condition. Nice truck though. E-trucks are the futur. The only three problems i see though are range, price and availability. I think we still have a couple of years to get somewhere confortable with those aspects.

53k no back seat arm rest … kinda zonk so you get maverick seats or do these seats feel different from the xlt ? I believe the tire chalk so your truck won’t roll at all . Maybe just extra precaution

Good luck 👍

People that purchase any electric vehicle expecting to always achieve the rated range are living in a dream world. These rated ranges are during perfect conditions of which the average person will never see in the real world. It is very possible to achieve 300 mile range with the Ford lightning platinum if it's fully charged and driven until completely empty. And although the lightning extended battery can be charged from 15% to 80% in about 41 minutes on a DC fast charger. If empty & charged to 100% it could take more like 2 hours. Having to stop for 2 hours every 300 miles can be very annoying to say the least. You will have to achieve a minimum 2.3 miles/kWh at all times else you'll get less than 300 miles. How often do you drive until your fuel tank is empty? I'd say not very often and certainly not on purpose. Who wants to be stranded, and with fewer charging stations compared to fuel stations it's more probable to happen with EV's.

How do I take my usual trip from Upstate NY to the hills of Pennsylvania to go camping and drive back on one charge without stopping for charging (because I can do this on one tank of gas)?

320 mile range is combination city/highway driving with city getting the best mileage. How many of those miles need to be driven in the city to achieve the 320 mile range. With all highway miles you'd need to achieve an average 2.5 miles/kWh. I'm not sure that can be achieved at 70 mph speeds.

The powerboost is truly much better than the lightning. All the same benefits with the benefit that it is gas powered so you can do much more with it.

Argh, no RFT (Ryan Frunk Test) 😢:D another great review (as usual). I confess that the Rivian looks cooler but the F150 is sure a nice EV Truck! 13:43 nice gimmick but why keeping a stick when 4 buttons would do the job ?

I would like to see a more realistic off road test.

Love the review Ryan, The 2 things I don’t like about the Lightening are; 1), it’s an EV 2), the price I have some friends who live in Ft Worth, TX. Last year during their 2 week brown out, they couldn’t charge their EV from their home. They didn’t have enough juice to get to a recharge station, so they struggled to get to work or the store. As a nation, our electric grid isn’t set up for the demands of everyone using EVs. I suppose we will just keep driving our gas powered vehicles. I’m looking forward to your next review. Have a great day!

test the Rivian please :)

Fantastic for someone that does astronomy with astrophotography...like me...but that price...ouch

Can I get a regular cab with a long bed? Don't think so. You'll need those tie-down hooks because half your load will be hanging off the bed.

The only EV I'd consider buying...take into account the $7500 rebate and the pricing is right in line with ICE equivalents.

So far the only complaints I’ve heard from people that own one is they do not like the charge time

I like this vehicles powertrain, but a deal breaker for me is the body looks, it has the same old traditional look, it's looking old. I personaly like an electric vehicles that outstands, but I do like the price of this vehicle

Funny how that's the same rear suspension that's in a Corvair...

76K is enough gas for the rest of my life.

Who’s driving all these EVs? Everyone is either very rich or very in debt.

Why aren't there any Tesla reviews on this channel? I Like your format and style it would be nice to watch some Tesla content here

I wonder how many mpge it gets at 55mph no ac on

What about heat and a/c?

You should try to get a pro version and compare them.

100k+ in Canada

I like some of the other folks on here find the Chevy EV to be more appealing, although I think internal combustion is better for full size trucks

What is the max depth of water/mud this truck can Ford....no pun intended. Will this cause potential dage to the electric motors??? I ask because water and electricity do NOT mix well.

Can you make some more videos with your wife's crosstrek please. Please. Please. I'm getting one and have ran out of youtube videos for the crosstrek lol.

How do I plug it in to charge it in the woods?

Cool, but again, basically a toy for rich people (IMO), as are the vast majority of EVs. If the automakers are really serious about adoption of EVs, (instead of making huge profits), they need to come up with attractive, affordable models.

Cloth seats are a pain to keep clean, especially in a pickup.

what do you think a range on road vs off road? I do overlanding/camping so it's kind important.

Good review overall. I would suggest not to say things like "Tesla has been in government subsidies for years". Tesla had a government loan which they repaid ahead of time. We can say the same about legacy automakers as they did take loans from the government as well. Rivian has an interesting partnership with Amazon which might help them, so far they have been struggling with making enough trucks to satisfy the demand.

This extended range package makes no sense. No load, and I drive 320 miles and then have to wait over 40 minutes to charge to 80%, but that won’t give me another 320 miles. Furthermore, if I tow, I have no idea how much range I have, other than if I tow 10000 lbs, range is severely limited. So why spend so much money for an extended range model, if I’m not really getting much use out of that range. Large EVs are just not ideal. Yes you can put more batteries in them, but that jacks up the cost. It seems that the space would work better for a hydrogen fuel cell, or a hydrogen diesel, which can be filled up in a very comparable time to an gas ICE. In fact, hydrogen diesels make the most sense because existing diesel engines can be modified to run on hydrogen and this is a solution now being applied to heavy equipment diesels.