New Ford F-1550 Lobo: Monster V8

Ford presented in the United States a sporting version on the Lobo road of the pick-up full-size F-150. The volume of the technical changes in this case is reduced, the 5.0-liter petrol V8 produces of 405 CV and 556 Nm series, but each owner of Ford F-1550 Lobo can buy the power necessary from the tuner or from the Ford company.

The American media have already managed to define the Ford F-150 Lobo an ideological heir of the legendary Ford F-150 SVT Lightning Of the nineties and two thousand, but it is an exaggeration: the lobe is much more modest in its ambitions, at least because it does not have the compressor. The same name Lightning is now occupied by the electric version of the Ford F-150, then for the Ford Road Sports Sports Pick-Ups, the name Lobo (“Wolf” in Spanish), used for the first time in 1997 for one of the versions of the Ford F-50 in Mexico outside the archives. Last summer, a sporty version of Lobo was acquired by the Junior Ford Maverick pick-up with the load-bearing bodywork, and a Ford F-150 lobe with large frame is now presented.

The Ford F-150 Lobo is not a model in its own right and not even a separate package, but a optional package from 4,695 dollars for the STX set -up combined with a double supercrew cabin and all -wheel drive. The 5.0-liter V8 provides the standard power of 405 HP and 556 Nm and the 10-speed automatic maintains the two-speed homes transfer, which means that the sports pick-up can be used as a shooting horse, if desired, capable of towing a trailer of the maximum weight of 3,583 kg.

The main value of the Ford F-150 Lobo is the visual effect, created by a low-suspension of 5 cm and unique decorations. The protection plates and the lower part of the front bumper further reduce the height from the ground. The grid between the headlights has a special design and is dotted with LED points. The muscular hood is equipped with two ventilation grids. The rear bumper is equipped with two large exhaust pipes. The exclusive 22 -inch rims are equipped with Bridgestone tires alence for all seasons.

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In the photos the Ford F-150 Lobo is represented in the most threatening black color, but it is also possible to choose between white, gray, blue and red. The interiors are essentially standard, with the fabric seats in fabric, to which, however, the contrasting yellow seams were added. The driving mode on the track, which can boast the Ford Maverick Lobo, is not present on the F-150 LOBO.

The Ford F-150 Lobo will be available on the US market in the next autumn with prices starting from 59,995 dollars, including delivery.
The Ford Management is well aware that many future owners of the F-150 Lobo will submit it to a further development: the offers on the market are numerous. There will be an offer from Ford itself: in the autumn of last year the Ford Performance division, as part of the new Ford Custom Garage program, has announced the package for the F-150 FP700Swhich increases the power of the 5.0 -liter V8 with the help of the Whipple compressor up to 710 hp and 800 nmbut this package is not yet on sale and is currently in a state of coming.