2024 Ford F-150 Lobo Could Be a Hi-Po SVT Lightning Revival
The F-150 is adding a street-performance model like the original SVT sport truck, per a report by Ford Authority.
2024 Ford F-150 Lobo Could Be a Hi-Po SVT Lightning Revival
The F-150 is adding a street-performance model like the original SVT sport truck, per a report by Ford Authority.
The Ford F-150 lineup looks to add a street-performance model called the Lobo, as first reported by Ford Authority.
While specific powertrain details aren't mentioned, the F-150 Lobo will reportedly have a lowered ride height and distinctive styling.
The refreshed 2024 F-150 is set to debut at the Detroit auto show, and if the report is true, the Lobo could be an SVT Lightning revival.
When the electric Ford F-150 Lightning debuted a couple years ago, we opined that it was a missed opportunity for the Blue Oval to create a high-performance sport truck à la the original F-150 SVT Lightning. Now it looks like Ford will correct that perceived misstep with a street-performance version of the soon-to-be-refreshed 2024 F-150. Of course, that's if a report published last Saturday by Ford Authority turns out to be true.
Introducing the F-150 Lobo
For those who don't know, the Ford F-150 is known as the Lobo in Mexico, where the half-ton pickup truck has used that moniker since the 1990s. With the Lightning name now attached to the F-150 EV, Ford can't simply slap that onto a hi-po version of its gas- and hybrid-powered trucks without creating a marketing nightmare and confusing the heck out of people. Instead, the company will reportedly bring the Lobo name to the U.S. market.
Ford Performance recently released a rowdy supercharger package for the F-150 that pairs the truck's available 5.0-liter V-8 with a 3.0-liter Whipple supercharger to generate a combined 700 horsepower. While we don't expect the F-150 Lobo to have that much power out of the box—although it'd be sweet if it's compatible with that package—Ford Authority's sources claim the sport truck will have a lowered ride height and a unique appearance.
While powertrain details weren't mentioned in the report, it sounds like the Lobo variant will be similar to the off-road-oriented Tremor treatment, which is a standalone model that's currently offered on most Ford pickup trucks, from the compact Maverick to the full-size F-150 to the HD Super Duty.
With the refreshed F-150 set to debut at the Detroit auto show in the coming weeks, we should find out soon if Ford is reviving a hi-po pickup truck like the OG SVT Lightning or if we just got all excited for nothing. Stay tuned.
