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All right, so I think the biggest news from this last week has to be the new concept from
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Ford. So we're going to talk about that today. That is the new Ford F-150 switch gear demonstration
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So this is actually a demonstration vehicle show kind of what Ford might be going with in direction
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And I'm actually kind of surprised Ford hasn't done this yet. The F-150 Lightning has been out
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for a little bit now. And I've always been a little bit surprised why they didn't come out
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with an electric version of it, considering they have the F-150 Lightning that I think has been out
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for two years now or so. But it only kind of made sense for them to create a performance version of
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that truck in the way that they did with the Raptor. And I think this concept vehicle that
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we're seeing today is going to be kind of a foreshadowing of what we're going to be seeing
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here soon. Of course, like most concept vehicles, Ford created it to kind of feel out how the public
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thinks about it and see if people do want a high performance off-road electric pickup truck. And
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so we'll kind of see where that goes. I am a little bit worried it may not happen, especially
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with the recent news that Ford is cutting production of the F-150 Lightning by up to 50%
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But they might actually build this truck just to try to get that demand up for the pickup truck
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to kind of create it as a halo truck for that brand. But of course, we'll only wait and see
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for that. So let's go ahead and get into what the switchgear really is. So this concept is actually
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based on the F-150 Lightning XLT that has the dual motor and the extended range battery. That means
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it gets 580 horsepower and 775 pound foot of torque. I wish the figures were a little bit
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higher, of course, just like everybody else. However, they're doing with what they have
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But I would expect if this does go into production, I'm going to bet they'll have
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higher horsepower considering another demonstration vehicle, which is another prototype, which is the Mach E 1400 had 1400 horsepower. I think they're going to bump it up
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if this ever does go into production. Now this Raptorized F-150 Lightning comes with Fox 3 inch
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internal bypass shock absorbers, helping get three inches of travel in the front and 13 inches
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in the rear, which I personally think the truck's going to have to work pretty hard considering the
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base Lightning, not including all the extra features on the switchgear, that 8,550 pounds
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gross vehicle weight. Now to help out with that suspension, it does come with a custom double
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wishbone setup and a multi-link independent rear suspension. It also has a stabilizer bar
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and custom control arms. Before we continue on with this video, I do want to ask you to like and
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subscribe this video if you found it helpful or entertaining at all. So back to the video. Now
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of course, the suspension, just like the standard Raptor, is kind of the biggest component to a
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truck like this. There are some pretty major differences on the exterior of the truck as well
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For example, pretty much every body panel on this vehicle is completely custom with a wide body kit
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in the front fenders and rear bed that are all made of a carbon composite, which makes this truck
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a total of 80 inches wide instead of the standard 68 inches that we see on the standard F-150
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Kind of reminds me a little bit of a Raptor. And then, of course, you wouldn't be anywhere with
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some impressive tires as this does have some Nitto Grappler tires. Some other cool features is that
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this actually has a massive handbrake for drifting off-road and it does have a spare wheel in the
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bed of the truck via a custom rack. And going back to the interior, one of the weirdest features of
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this truck is the fact that it has five Recaro seats in it, replacing the standard bucket seats
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in the front and the bench seat in the back. So this is actually a really impressive pickup truck
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but we'll see if it ever really does go into production. If people continue to like the F-150
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Lightning, it is highly likely that they're going to have the Raptor coming out. They may still come
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out with an electrified Raptor. However, we'll kind of see where that goes. I personally think
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it would be awesome to see an electric off-road pickup truck like this to compete with things
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like the Hummer EV, but I guess we'll see. I think it's a cool truck. What do you guys think
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Leave it down in the comments. I would love to hear from you guys. Would you buy an electrified
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F-150 Raptor R or is this just wishful thinking on Ford's part
