2025 IIHS Moderate overlap front: updated test

[Ted23Lightning]

https://www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/ford/f-150-lightning-crew-cab-pickup/2025

The overall rating was “poor”. It looks to be because of the rear occupant.

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[TwentyTwentyThree]

https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/iihs-unveils-new-ratings-for-seven-electric-vehicles

https://www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/ford/f-150-lightning-crew-cab-pickup/2025

 

[RLXXI]

https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/iihs-unveils-new-ratings-for-seven-electric-vehicles

https://www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/ford/f-150-lightning-crew-cab-pickup/2025

When you look at the breakdown of the scores, it's much better. The worse scores it gets are for rear passenger, No one ever rides in my truck in the back, just the front. If they made a single cab Lightning, that's what I would have bought. I don't need a people hauler, got rid of my 7 passenger Explorer for that reason.

 

[TwentyTwentyThree]

When you look at the breakdown of the scores, it's much better. The worse scores it gets are for rear passenger, No one ever rides in my truck in the back, just the front. If they made a single cab Lightning, that's what I would have bought. I don't need a people hauler, got rid of my 7 passenger Explorer for that reason.

That doesn’t math in every case but I understand your reasoning.

 

[Henry Ford]

When you look at the breakdown of the scores, it's much better. The worse scores it gets are for rear passenger, No one ever rides in my truck in the back, just the front. If they made a single cab Lightning, that's what I would have bought. I don't need a people hauler, got rid of my 7 passenger Explorer for that reason.

I'll explain that to my kids.

 

[TwentyTwentyThree]

I'll explain that to my kids.

lol. Right!!

 

[RLXXI]

I'll explain that to my kids.

Huh? What part? My nest is empty.

 

[Henry Ford]

Huh? What part? My nest is empty.

But you are aware that other people exist, right?

The breakdown of scores doesn't look "much better" to those of us whose children ride in the backseat.

 

[NW Ontario Ford Lightning]

My nest is empty.

I thought that way,
until my nestlings built their own nests.

Hey here is a new use for the Frunk
we took our 1-year-old grandson to a beach to play in the water, we stop to charge up on the way so I know we have lots of spare power. My wife says she is going to change the baby's diaper while we are stopped - pops the frunk, we have the soft fitted Ford matt that fits perfect - she drops in a soft towel and uses the frunk as a change table. It is the perfect height, and much easier to reach than the back seat. LOL. Who knew.

 

[RLXXI]

But you are aware that other people exist, right?

The breakdown of scores doesn't look "much better" to those of us whose children ride in the backseat.

10-4 and as I already stated, the rear seat is a waste of space in my truck. I'd rather have the single cab long bed.

I can respect your feelings on this, respect mine.

 

[RLXXI]

I thought that way,
until my nestlings built their own nests.

Hey here is a new use for the Frunk
we took our 1-year-old grandson to a beach to play in the water, we stop to charge up on the way so I know we have lots of spare power. My wife says she is going to change the baby's diaper while we are stopped - pops the frunk, we have the soft fitted Ford matt that fits perfect - she drops in a soft towel and uses the frunk as a change table. It is the perfect height, and much easier to reach than the back seat. LOL. Who knew.

Everyone's needs are different, both my kids moved out of state, no children of their own.

 

[chl]

But you are aware that other people exist, right?

Yes, vaguely, but they could be an illusion/hallucination...not real until they annoy me with their posts!

 

[Grumpy2]

The booster seat gets far more use than the electric chainsaw that I also carry!
Ford needs to work on that rear passenger crash issue.

 

[chl]

I thought that way,
until my nestlings built their own nests.

Hey here is a new use for the Frunk
we took our 1-year-old grandson to a beach to play in the water, we stop to charge up on the way so I know we have lots of spare power. My wife says she is going to change the baby's diaper while we are stopped - pops the frunk, we have the soft fitted Ford matt that fits perfect - she drops in a soft towel and uses the frunk as a change table. It is the perfect height, and much easier to reach than the back seat. LOL. Who knew.

Kudos to her!

You could say that a messy necessity is the grand-mother of invention!

Fun in the funky frunk!

 

[chl]

Wow, gee, well, I'll be sure to do my best not to run into anything head-on, and avoid any on-coming drunken lunatics, now that I know how unsafe the back seat passenger would be if I didn't!

My grown (sorta) son is 6'5" (which reminds me, I need to get a DNA test - I only made it to 5'8") and he/we prefer him sitting in the back where is marginally less annoying, so it is somewhat useful to me.

He has refused to get strapped into a car seat or wear a seat belt since he was 3 - many a day of arriving late to work due to a toddler stand-off - so the back seat is where he must ride to this day - if I get a ticket it's coming out of his allowance!

When I had my 2001 Ford Ranger XLT I used to tow my boat to the river and put (smallish) passengers in those little jump seats in the back where they could be very "cozy". But whenever I went to put something back behind the front seat, I often would gash my head on the top of the door opening where this metal protrusion was:

The Lightning back seat floor gets used for stuff when the Frunk is full and I don't need the bed space, like for a tool bag, chain saw or something about that size - if I put smallish things in the bed, I'll probably forget to unload them until the middle of the night or the next day when I say to myself "wtf did I leave that!?"

I agree a longer bed would be useful for those 10-12 foot things that hang out of the short bed.

I thought one of the cool/useful things about the Silverado EV was the little door in the bed that could be opened to the cabin for long stuff.

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