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Ford F-150 Lightning Drag Races 2021 F-150 Powerboost, Door-to-Door Battle Lit 20 May 2021, 7:56 UTC ·
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Trucks started being more than just farming assets many decades ago, and now that electrified models have landed, the refinement and dynamic abilities have reached new heights. How can you measure progress, though? That question has many answers, but we ll settle for a drag race as far as this story is concerned.
The velocity battle brings together the ex-generation Lightning (you can check out this story for the freshly released all-electric 2022 Lightning) and the hybrid monster that is the 2021 F-150 Powerboost.
The second-gen F-150 Lightning we have here is a 2000 model, so while it sports the Silver shade introduced that year, it doesn t come with the tech upgrades the Blue Oval released in 2001. As such, the standard numbers involve a 5.4-liter supercharged V8 churning out 360 hp and 440 lb-ft (597 Nm) of torque, which is mated to a four-speed automa