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2025 Ford F-150 Lobo Is the Street Truck We've Been Waiting For
The 2025 Ford F-150 Lobo is a performance-oriented street truck in the vein of the original SVT Lightning.
Along with a 400-hp V-8, the Lobo treatment includes a lowered ride, a body kit, a unique grille with illuminated elements, and exclusive 22-inch wheels.
The F-150 Lobo starts at $59,995, and Ford says it will go on sale this fall.
Ford's full-size pickup truck offers multiple off-road-ready variants, from the Tremor to the Raptor. However, the F-150 has lacked a model that prioritizes performance on the street—until now. Enter the 2025 Ford F-150 Lobo. It's essentially the spiritual successor to the SVT Lightning from the '90s.
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Ford has since used the Lightning moniker on its electric pickup, which makes up to 580 horsepower but otherwise lacks the features that define a street truck. Josh Blundo, Ford's lead exterior designer on the F-150 and Maverick Lobos, says those definitive features include a dropped ride height, assertive styling, and—in the case of the F-150—a V-8 and dual exhausts.
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That's why every F-150 Lobo includes a naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V-8 that makes 400 horsepower and 410 pound-feet of torque. All-wheel drive is standard (sorry, rear-drive fans), and it has an upgraded automatic two-speed transfer case. The Lobo isn't just a show truck, either. It can handle a payload of up to 1450 pounds, and it's rated to pull a trailer that weighs as much as 7900 pounds.
Sure, you can get the same V-8 on other F-150 models, but only the Lobo looks this distinctive. Blundo says a revised suspension dropped the rear end by two inches, and the ride height looks even lower with the addition of a 10-piece body kit. Unfortunately, the Lobo doesn't sit nearly as low as its gas-powered Lightning predecessors. The new street truck also rolls on exclusive black-painted 22-inch wheels. They're cushioned by a set of Bridgestone Alenza all-seasons, which aren't as grippy as summer rubber but measure 275/50.
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The exterior dressings don't end there. No, sir. Ford also fitted the Lobo with a muscle-car-like cowl hood, and it has black-painted hood vents too. Black badges on the front fenders, black barrel-like exhaust tips, and a black rear bumper extend the sinister color scheme. The Lobo's face is another facet that separates it from the F-150 your contractor drives. Along with a body-color front bumper that contains a wide lower grille, the upper grille has a unique mesh that's bisected by lighting elements that connect with the headlamps.
Inside, the Lobo has cloth seats with yellow contrast stitching, a leather-wrapped center-console lid, and a dash topped with a racy-looking material. The driver faces a digital gauge cluster, and there's a sizable 12.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system like you'll find in other F-150s. Ford didn't say what options are available on the Lobo, other than it's available with five paint colors: Agate Black Metallic, Atlas Blue Metallic, Carbonized Gray, Oxford White, and Rapid Red Metallic Tinted Clearcoat.
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The Lobo is a package that's available on the F-150's STX trim. However, turning the latter into a street truck requires the crew-cab (a.k.a. SuperCrew) body style, the 5.5-foot cargo bed, and the aforementioned V-8, all-wheel-drive configuration. Pricing for the 2025 Ford F-150 Lobo starts at $59,995. It'll be built at Ford's factory in Dearborn, Michigan, and it's slated to go on sale sometime this fall.
Eric Stafford
Managing Editor, News
Eric Stafford's automobile addiction began before he could walk, and it has fueled his passion to write news, reviews, and more for Car and Driver since 2016. His aspiration growing up was to become a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like car collection. Apparently, getting rich is harder than social-media influencers make it seem, so he avoided financial success entirely to become an automotive journalist and drive new cars for a living. After earning a journalism degree at Central Michigan University and working at a daily newspaper, the years of basically burning money on failed project cars and lemon-flavored jalopies finally paid off when Car and Driver hired him. His garage currently includes a 2010 Acura RDX, a manual '97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a '90 Honda CRX Si. Read full bio
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