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Ford's Special Vehicle Team has developed a high-performance, regular-cab, short-wheelbase F-150 pickup that leaves the boring work-truck image in its wake, like an F-16 fighter blazing past a Piper Cub. While this 2001 SVT F-150 Lightning has a functional cargo box, it's technology on the flip side that lures a special breed of buyer. Exterior changes for 2001 set it apart from predecessors. All lights - headlamps, taillamps, foglamps and center high-mounted stoplamp - are redesigned. A sure way to distinguish a 2001 Lightning from others is its bold taillamps. Big red gumdrops have been replaced by clear lenses - finely streaked with horizontal lines - that expose double-barreled bulbs.
2004 Ford SVT F-150 Lightning
"This may seem like fun and games, but high-speed stability is critical for a performance vehicle, even a pickup truck," says Tom Chapman, Ford SVT chassis systems supervisor and driver for the record-setting run. "The SVT F-150 Lightning is just as stable and planted at 147 miles per hour as it is at 55 mph; only the scenery's going by faster. To meet the vehicle requirements, Ford SVT used a stock 2003 Ford SVT F-150 Lightning. Exterior modifications were limited to folding in the side mirrors, and removing the radio antenna. To meet timing requirements, Ford SVT conducted the test on Ford's Michigan Proving Ground high-speed oval. Timing lights were set up seven-tenths of a mile apart (as certified by an independent surveyor).
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Exterior elements that distinguish the 2002 SVT Lightning from the regular F-150 include new upper and lower front grilles with a horizontal billet-bar design that is unique to Lightning in the F-Series line.
Ford Racing Performance Parts [2003 FORD SVT LIGHTNING]
Jointly developed by Ford Special Vehicle Team (SVT) and Ford Racing Performance Parts (FRPP), this SVT Lightning project truck showcases bolt-on performance modifications that are readily available in the FRPP catalog .
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Back in the early 1990s Ford introduced the world to one of the original sport trucks, the F-150 SVT Lightning. It offered pickup truck utility and immense power that only increased over its twelve-year run. But, with the recent redesign of the F-150, Ford killed the Lightning and left a gaping hole in the hearts of sport truck lovers everywhere.
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Anyone who owns a pickup knows that when unloaded, the rear tires will spin without a lot of encouragement (because of a lightweight rear-end) - you can imagine what the SVT will do if you floor the accelerator! Fortunately, the Lightning comes with a standard limited slip rear differential which helps prevent one wheel from spinning.
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The SVT Lightning concept was a surprise during Fords unveiling of the all-new 2004 F-150. Launching a 'Whole New Era of Built Ford Tough,' the new F-150 is an all-new full-size pickup architecture designed for more power, refinement and unprecedented driving dynamics capability. It is the star of Ford Motor Companys biggest-ever wave of new-product introductions at the dawn of its Centennial year. The SVT F-150 Lightning concept features a six-speed manual transmission, independent rear suspension and a 500-horsepower supercharged V-8. The SVT F-150 Lightning concept features an independent rear suspension and SVTs famous attention to every detail of the suspension, steering and braking systems for driving dynamic capabilities that match the sport trucks awesome power. SVT engineers chose to fit an independent rear suspension (IRS) system to the Lightning concept in lieu of F-150s standard Hotchkiss type solid rear axle with leaf springs and outboard shock absorbers.
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T with their biggest engine, compared to the F-150 Lightning, these lowered trucks are just eye candy. They're tuned to handle well at the expense of some load-carrying capability, but with a screaming supercharged engine, the Lightning more than delivers on its visual promise. Today, the Lightning is the only factory-produced bragging-rights machine. Usually, projects like these don't really pay off, except in PR fantasies. Thusly, when you're making a limited-audience truck, you're usually forced to make some low-budget choices. All the power wouldn't be worth the hassle if the Lightning didn't have a massaged suspension capable of dealing with sharp jabs at the gas. The SVT Lightning's front suspension has upper and lower A-arms, coil springs, gas-charged shock absorbers, and a 31-mm stabilizer bar.
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The SVT Lightning concept was a surprise during Fords unveiling of the all-new 2004 F-150. Launching a Whole New Era of Built Ford Tough, the new F-150 is an all-new full-size pickup architecture designed for more power, refinement and unprecedented driving dynamics capability. Since it was introduced in 1993, the Ford SVT F-150 Lightning has been the undisputed sport truck king, making a name for itself as the Worlds Fastest Production Pickup. Ten years later, competitors are finally bringing Lightning imitators to market. Fords patented SuperCooler technology cleverly provides a special burst of power for the SVT Lightning concept. Traditional intercoolers dissipate heat from the supercharged air by circulating coolant through a front-mounted, air-cooled radiator.
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