New 2024 Ford F-150 First Look: If It Ain't Broke, Add Stuff

[Redz72]

I’ve got about 1k into my back up power setup I guess I’m doing it wrong lol

( dual fuel 8500watt generator and transfer switch on the breaker box)

For only 51k more, you’ll be able to take short trips in your generator to get milk and craft supplies when needed too.

 

[CalvinC]

So yesterday I test drove a late build '21 F-150 XLT (built in July so it was almost a '22 model). Keep in mind this is XLT, so equivalent to a Bighorn on a Ram.

The one I drove had the 302A "High" package, locking diff, 3.5 EcoBoost, 10-speed, 36 gallon tank, tail gate step, and towing package.

I came away extremely impressed. Ford has come a long way. All of the options I loved about my ’22 Ram Laramie were present in this XLT F-150 minus the leather seats. Auto climate (dual zone), remote start, LED headlights, heated seat, proximity entry, huge infotainment screen, trailer brake controller, power sliding rear glass, auto high beams, active cruise control, on and on. The seats were the most comfortable truck seats I’ve sat in over the last 10 years. Just awesome seats. I fell in love with the interior pretty fast.

Payload was over 1,800 lbs. and towing was over 13,000 lbs. The 10-speed in the one I drove shifted perfectly. Zero clunking or jerking. The 3.5 engine pulls similarly to a diesel. Very little downshifting. It just goes.

If I had to buy a truck without a V8 this would be the one. At least Ford has had their tiny turbo engines long enough to get all the bugs ironed out. And the engine has a dipstick.

They are literally on the 3rd generation of the 3.5 EcoBoost. This engine is almost 14 years old.

All the chatter I’ve heard has been very positive. They might actually have the cam phaser thing figured out finally.

Wonder whether the hurricane will see a similar lifespan and revisions? Hard to see since we’re all supposed to be driving Duracells within 10 years.

 

[theblet]

I have been seriously considering the Lightning with Pro Power. The Pro models are around $52K here. The cool part is that the truck can act as a backup power source for your house in case of blackout. We'd still have an ICE truck for road trips etc. and use the Lightning for shorter trips.

How many KW can the truck provide to the house? How long will the batteries last in this case?

 

[1BADRAMLIMITED]

How many KW can the truck provide to the house? How long will the batteries last in this case?

Briefly reading about that back up power system in those trucks gave me a head ache.

There is talks across the forums about the bonded neutral receptacles and gfci which causes a lot of people issues when needing to use the truck in a down power situation.

Ford F150 7.2kW PowerBoost with bonded neutral to power house

I am getting a new truck, its the Ford F150, and it has the PowerBoost system with the 7.2kW generator mode. The truck has 4 x 20a 120v outlets in the bed, as well as a 30a 240v L14-30R. It will let you run them off the battery, and then the truck will turn the motor on as needed to charge the...

www.garagejournal.com

Generator Inlet and Interlock Kit for Pro Onboard 9.6kw

www.lightningowners.com

Also the specific breaker box or system ford recommends to use with their truck is godly expensive.

 

[securityguy]

52k for a backup generator to the house?

I have a 22KW Kohler natural gas generator that was $10K installed. Anyone that buys this truck for the generator needs to have their head examined.

 

[cpetku]

I have a 22KW Kohler natural gas generator that was $10K installed. Anyone that buys this truck for the generator needs to have their head examined.

You got lucky. Lately the installation cost for a generator that size is about 8K (without the generator) in my neck of the woods. But before I derail this topic, I currently use a 15KW PTO generator for backup. The 7.2KW's are a little light for my taste, but in the case of an emergency it would be nice to avoid getting the tractor out...

 

[securityguy]

You got lucky. Lately the installation cost for a generator that size is about 8K (without the generator) in my neck of the woods. But before I derail this topic, I currently use a 15KW PTO generator for backup. The 7.2KW's are a little light for my taste, but in the case of an emergency it would be nice to avoid getting the tractor out...

It was installed back in 2017. Today, they are going for around $12K installed.

 

[Reverse]

wow, the comments on my plan to use Lightning as backup are truly retarded. I literally said we'd also use the truck for shorter trips, but whatever Some threads here are as bad as Youtube comments

 

[Biga]

wow, the comments on my plan to use Lightning as backup are truly retarded. I literally said we'd also use the truck for shorter trips, but whatever Some threads here are as bad as Youtube comments

Yea I don't think anyone would by a lighting just to use for a genrator but if you are between two trucks and one has the ability to power your house and would saving having to buy a 10-15K generator then more power to you.

 

[theblet]

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Briefly reading about that back up power system in those trucks gave me a head ache.

There is talks across the forums about the bonded neutral receptacles and gfci which causes a lot of people issues when needing to use the truck in a down power situation.

Ford F150 7.2kW PowerBoost with bonded neutral to power house

I am getting a new truck, its the Ford F150, and it has the PowerBoost system with the 7.2kW generator mode. The truck has 4 x 20a 120v outlets in the bed, as well as a 30a 240v L14-30R. It will let you run them off the battery, and then the truck will turn the motor on as needed to charge the...

www.garagejournal.com

Generator Inlet and Interlock Kit for Pro Onboard 9.6kw

www.lightningowners.com

Also the specific breaker box or system ford recommends to use with their truck is godly expensive.

9.6 kw for 10 days? Not likely. Maybe if you only run a small led lamp and maybe charge your phone for 10 min a day

 

[jimothy]

9.6 kw for 10 days? Not likely. Maybe if you only run a small led lamp and maybe charge your phone for 10 min a day

Who claimed for 10 days? Ford says up to 9.6kW, or “if you ration,” up to ten days. But you’re not going to get 10 days as 9.6kW continuously, nor did Ford imply you would.

 

[SpeedyV]

I have a 22KW Kohler natural gas generator that was $10K installed. Anyone that buys this truck for the generator needs to have their head examined.

Sure (mine’s a Generac), but I could see the use case for an occasional remote hunting/fishing cabin. I wouldn’t pay $10K extra for it, but it might be (for example) one of the side benefits of a future PHEV, as battery tech improves.

 

[securityguy]

wow, the comments on my plan to use Lightning as backup are truly retarded. I literally said we'd also use the truck for shorter trips, but whatever Some threads here are as bad as Youtube comments

The resale on that Lightning will be in the toilet. They can't give these things away right now. There are better ways to spend your money IMPO.

 

[theblet]

Who claimed for 10 days? Ford says up to 9.6kW, or “if you ration,” up to ten days. But you’re not going to get 10 days as 9.6kW continuously, nor did Ford imply you would.

I know. Guess you would have to buy a generator to charge the F150 while it’s running your house.

 

[1BADRAMLIMITED]

I know. Guess you would have to buy a generator to charge the F150 while it’s running your house.

Apparently it can charge itself? Also talks about a regenerative braking system that turns the braking system into a means of generating power from the friction?

 

[securityguy]

Also talks about a regenerative braking system that turns the braking system into a means of generating power from the friction?

Hybrids have been doing that for 10+ years now...nothing new.

 

[Biga]

Hybrids have been doing that for 10+ years now...nothing new.

yea the Prius has had it for 25 years.

 

[theblet]

Apparently it can charge itself? Also talks about a regenerative braking system that turns the braking system into a means of generating power from the friction?

Genius!!

 

[v8440]

All joking aside, I came VERY close to buying a new '24 rcsb xl 4wd f150 instead of the ram I got. Reason is, such a truck would have poverty star stamped steel wheels, single exhaust, black bumpers, and rubber floormat, while running 11's with the whipple blower kit I was also going to get installed. The ONLY reason I didn't is that the dealer that actually had such a truck coming in is in Ohio, and I live in Iowa. The closest ford dealer to me has a not-so-good reputation for their service department, and I didn't want to put myself in the position of having a supercharged truck bought elsewhere and trying to get them to work with whipple for any warranty concerns (whipple has a 3/36 powertrain warranty on the 725 flywheel hp kit) if they're a bunch of idiots. So, I got my deposit back and bought a ram. I've had good luck with dodge trucks in the past, and the interior/ride quality of the ram is awesome. But yeah, you can make a real killer out of a stripped down f150 and a whipple. Hissing through the single exhaust on the poverty stars and not lowered, few will see it coming until they've been gaptized.

 

[WXman]

They have come a LONG way...they lead the industry in quality issues and recalls

Ram is doing everything they possibly can to catch up The '25s are a train wreck. I see somebody showing off a new problem in a video every week.