The Volkswagen Beetle had its trunk up front when it came out in the 1930s, but it took the Tesla Model S in 2012 to make the word “frunk” part of the vernacular. As in, a front trunk—combined helpfully into a single, catchy word.
With more and more electric vehicles entering the market, and fewer engine bays needing to hold engines, frunks are here to stay, and we can quickly see them becoming competitive battlegrounds. And the new Ford F-150 Lightning has one.
The folks in Dearborn say the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning full-size electric pickup truck has the biggest and most powerful frunk in the industry. The 2022 GMC Hummer EV electric pickup is the logical challenger to that claim, but GM has not revealed all its specs yet. The 2021 Rivian R1T is a smaller truck with a smaller frunk.
Being an electric vehicle, there is power to be had. The frunk can supply 2.4 kW of juice to four 120-volt outlets and two USB ports (one USB-A and one USB-C). It’s enough for the ultimate tailgate party complete with lights, music, maybe a TV, crockpot, and more. Another 7.2 kW is available from the power ports in the rear of the Lightning, for a truckwide total of 9.6 kW. With this latest truck, Ford is ready to party—or, dare we say, get frunky.
The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning EV Has Frunking Fantastic Storage appeared first on MotorTrend.By: Alisa Priddle
Title: The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning EV Has Frunking Fantastic Storage
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Published Date: Thu, 20 May 2021 01:32:15 +0000
