Electrical Ford F-150 Lightning named MotorTrend’s truck of the 12 months | NEWSRUX

DETROIT – The electrical Ford F-150 Lightning on Tuesday was named MotorTrend’s 2023 truck of the 12 months – topping conventional pickups with inside combustion engines from Normal Motors, Stellantis and Toyota Motor.

The celebrated title and accompanying “Golden Caliper” award are extremely sought by automakers globally yearly. They’re used to advertise autos in promoting and are considered as third-party validation of a brand new automobile.

The F-150 Lightning is a pivotal product for each Ford Motor and the U.S. automotive trade. It is the primary mass-market electrical pickup truck for mainstream patrons and extensively considered as a check of widespread EV adoption. The F-Collection, which incorporates the electrical and conventional variations of the truck, has additionally been the best-selling automobile within the U.S. for many years.

MotorTrend famous the Lightning’s general efficiency, security and significance to interesting to conventional pickup patrons among the many causes for the popularity.

“Whereas some autos change the world by being radically completely different, others, just like the Ford F-150 Lightning, change it by being completely different the place it counts and acquainted the place it helps,” MotorTrend mentioned in a press launch.

That is the second-consecutive 12 months an all-electric truck has received the award, following the Rivian R1T a 12 months in the past. But it surely’s the primary electrical automobile to obtain unanimous help from the judges, MotorTrend mentioned.

Different finalists for MotorTrend’s truck of the 12 months have been the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2022 GMC Sierra 1500, 2023 Ram 2500 and 2022 Toyota Tundra.

MotorTrend’s truck of the 12 months follows the publication naming the Genesis G90 its 2023 automobile of the 12 months and the electrical Hyundai Ioniq 5 as its 2023 SUV of the 12 months.