The bottom Ford F-150 Lightning Professional simply acquired pricier. Once more. In August, Ford introduced it was rising the bottom worth of the Lightning by a whopping $7,100 to convey the price as much as $48,769. Now, as first reported Automotive Information, that mannequin will see one other worth hike.
The bottom 2023 F-150 Lightning Professional begins at $53,769 with the $1,795 vacation spot charge included. That’s a rise of $5,000 over the worth that was simply introduced in August. Ford issued the next assertion to Motor1.com relating to the rise:
“Ford is adjusting the MSRP on the 2023 F-150 Lightning Professional as a consequence of ongoing provide chain constraints, rising materials prices and different market components. We are going to proceed to watch pricing throughout the mannequin yr. Present retail order holders awaiting supply are unaffected by this adjustment. Present industrial and authorities prospects with a scheduled order are additionally unaffected by this adjustment.”
That stated, the F-150 Lightning continues to be probably the most inexpensive electrical truck in the marketplace. The Rivian R1T prices $68,575 out of the field and the GMC Hummer EV begins at $86,645 for 2023 – however even the Hummer noticed a rise of $6,250 throughout the board for pricing earlier this yr. We’re nonetheless ready on the Tesla Cybertruck and Chevrolet Silverado EV to go on sale.
The bottom Lightning Professional additionally will get a bit of additional vary for 2023, bettering from 230 miles (370 kilometers) final yr to 240 miles (386 kilometers) for this yr. The electrical truck additionally has some new colours to select from, like Avalanche Grey and Azure Grey metallic. Though, Atlas Blue, Ice Blue Silver, and Smoked Quartz Metallic have been discontinued.
Replace: Official assertion from Ford included.
