F-150 Lightning SuperTruck Run a 6:43.482 Nurburgring Lap Time, as Quick as 911 GT2 RS

[GoodSam]

@Administrator "lighting" should be "lightning" in title?

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[abcut973]

Clearly there was more to give but the truck experienced some kind of issue in the last 45 seconds or so. My guess is the battery overheated. Needs moar cooling.

Yep definitely some sort of limp mode.... from 260 to 200kph straight line speed loss at the end. You can see the driver frustrated as well!!

 

[Nftypjs]

From the Nürburgring: What Comes Next Starts Here

6:43.482

That's what our F-150 Lightning SuperTruck just did at the Nürburgring — it was the fifth fastest prototype lap in history. SuperVan 4.2 wasn't far behind at 6:48.2, grabbing seventh place all-time.

Two incredible achievements in one day. One clear purpose: we build the future by testing it at the limit.

Watch the lap video:




What Happens on Track Stays in Your Truck

The Nürburgring is brutal. It’s called the “Green Hell” for a reason. With 13 miles and 73 corners, it'll break anything that's not bulletproof. When our systems survive this punishment, they're ready for whatever you throw at them.


Here's the thing: every breakthrough from these record runs goes straight into the trucks you'll actually drive. Those aerodynamics lessons we learned running through corners? They make your F-150 Lightning more efficient on the highway. The systems that kept our batteries happy during six minutes of hell? They'll keep working when you're stuck in summer traffic.


What we prove at insane speeds becomes what you can count on at any speed.


Why We Do This

We could just build EVs in a lab and call it good. But that's never been how Ford works.


While other companies are still figuring out their electric strategy, we're out here proving ours works. These crazy fast laps teach us things you can't learn anywhere else. Our engineers get to work with real data from real extremes.


Right now we're prepping our next-generation affordable electric platform, and programs like this give us total confidence in what we're building. When you know your tech can handle six minutes of Nürburgring abuse, you know it'll handle anything real life dishes out.

Yes, but what does MY stock pro with little surf racks and 3 car seats in the back run it in?

 

[DeluxeStang]

Yep definitely some sort of limp mode.... from 260 to 200kph straight line speed loss at the end. You can see the driver frustrated as well!!

Yeah it definitely would have ran a sub 6:40 without that power loss at the end, hopefully they resolve whatever caused that. Insanely impressive overall.

Can't wait to see how the learnings from this influence future Ford performance EVs and hybrids that you and I can buy.

 

[Henry Ford]

Have to wonder what differences in the motors that make them quiet in our trucks and scream in that one. I definitely don't think I'd like that noise on a holiday trip across country but wouldn't mind it at a local drag strip (if we had one lol)

It's gear noise. Race cars use straight cut gears. EVs typically only have one gearset but apparently they use straight cut gears. The noise is the giveaway.

I was always under the impression race cars use straight cut gears instead of helical gears because they are stronger. A Google search reveals that straight cut gears are used in race applications because they are lighter. It's more complicated than that but that's the gist of it.

 

[RLXXI]

It's gear noise. Race cars use straight cut gears. EVs typically only have one gearset but apparently they use straight cut gears. The noise is the giveaway.

I was always under the impression race cars use straight cut gears instead of helical gears because they are stronger. A Google search reveals that straight cut gears are used in race applications because they are lighter. It's more complicated than that but that's the gist of it.

Makes sense, kind of reminds me of an old 2 speed power glide Chevrolet used in the 60's. Had a 67 Camaro with it. Had to put cherry bombs on it to drown out the whine lol.

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