Ford lightning bolt prototype (pictures/specs)

[joeracer302]

How does it weigh more than a Lightning? My Lightning weighed in at 3750lbs (1/2 tank of gas, 175lbs driver), and they say this Ranger (Lightning Bolt) is 3800lbs o_O

[dpstarcom]

there is no point in making a sports truck or vehicle in general unless it is a manual u simply cannot get a vehicles true potential if it has an automatic transmission

[joeracer302]

@dpstarcom just because an automatic isn't ideal for a road course doesn't mean that it doesn't work excellently for consistent, easy, drag strip passes. But then again, if you're building something for drag racing, why even start with a truck in the first place ...

[d46666]

ok so foe 2013 the ranger is going to be no more in canada and the usa so dont get your hopes up(it is going back to australia where it was designed)

[PaintballerPat]

ok my favorite lil truck and my favorite rapper. great video A+++

[Tattoo15k]

they should just supercharge the 4.0.. that would be beast enough. a triton 5.4 with a supercharger in a ranger is more something you should build for your own use. the only other truck in it's class that carries a v8 is a dakota, and that's a 4.7

[supersmrf]

@Tattoo15k the dakotas were also available with a 5.2 and a 5.9 

[starshooter10]

thats soo fappable, one has to wonder who in the fuck decided to cancel these prototypes...

but then again with all the stupid regulations about fuel....



[saleenxxx]

wow that would be a clean mini truck fast as hell 2

[JshuaKWallace]

Dear sweet jesus. Why wouldent they produce this work of art.

[Themarine790]

they made the proto types and the dealer special in case they released it and my brother jesse and me took it for a ride. it was fun!!!!!!

[Andrewstlkr]

i agree. Ford should def make one of these.

[jimthemfmailman]

fuck yeah! tech n9ne!

[nirtousdisk]

i can haz?

[starzskater33]

tech n9ne reppin the midwest mufucka!!

[oilfield666]

this is no prototype...this appeared in magazines...cant remember but some dude built this...not ford....lol 5.4l in a ranger is overkill. a stock 4.6l would be enough...cobra engine overkill....useless having power when you cant put it to the ground

[boogdennard]

@oilfield666 its not a cobra power plant its out of a lightning and im thnking of doing the same with my 01 lightning that was hit by a drunk driver last year its ether fixing mine with a f150 frame and cab or puting my drive trane in a ranger i dont no yet but i miss my lightning

[oilfield666]

@boogdennard i was saying those engines are overkills....lightning engine...cobra...its useless putting those in a ranger unless you feel like fabricating an awd system.

[ssjosh454]

What size tires does it have? im thinking about turning my ranger into this. :D

[Davey28car]

You got the lighting. I always thought they should have called it Thunder. Ford RANGER THUNDER! Then you got THUNDER & LIGHTING!

[datfordguy]

imagine if they make it but with the ecoboost v6 and hell would brake loose i heard the ecoboost on the new f150 does 0-60 run in 6.2 secs without mods on a lighter truck dam fast

[natepod360]

your're right they really should make that truck

[baynut925]

this thing is sick!!!

[The1SunyD]

Too bad Ford never came threw with it. Cause i can still call my Syclone the King.

[2889joeracer]

mid 13s with a lightning motor?? put that battery in the back or something

[JS00008]

i hope its 4wd like the syclone and not 2wd like the 5.9 dakotas because if its not its just gonna spin its tires all day

[SICKSxNINE]

@JS00008 yeah my r/t poops on itself every time I drop the hammer.

[Pock3tSnip3r]

@JS00008 it was a 2wd concept truck with 345 rear tires, I'm no expert on tires but I reckon that it'd be pretty damn hard to break those loose unless you dont have any weight in the bed like you should.

[charly5250]

@JS00008 Ford did make this car but it was called the Thunderbolt and it was an upgrade package and it ran a 4.0 V6

[buddytazzer]

its funny, i was just listening to Tech N9ne

[urmom4877]

could any body else see and eco boost v6 svt ranger? would be fairly close to this engine in hp numbers stock that is and maybe 22mpg.

[datfordguy]

@urmom4877 yeah i just commented that. if it had the eco boost it would be like a 4.2 sec truck. If the new f150 with the ecoboost is laying out like 6.2 in the 0-60 runs

[jscj1996]

@urmom4877 I had drawn up a sketch of one actually. i hav been thinking about it for about 5 mos.

[KandAshow]

Too bad the Ranger's ugly looking.

[260muscle]

this thing is a joke

[fasttruck93l]

I saw this at Tulsa, OK at the mid america ford meet. We talked them into taking it down the drag strip for the very first time and the throttle cable broke. It was kinkof funny.

[bergaflickal]

ive always though ford should make an svt explorer or suv 2 battle the jeep srt8 and the trailblazer ss

[CarefullySleek]

Ford should definitely make that.. after all chevy made the s10 cyclone and dodge makes the 5.9 r/t dakota.  SVT all the way.

[260muscle]

@CarefullySleek dodges sport truck is the srt10.. not the 5.9 dakota lol that truck is a joke but so isnt the srt10

[1997gtp1]

@260muscle He is referrring to Chevrolet's and Dodge's Mini Performance Trucks, Not the half-ton one's, ie the SS 1500 and Lightning, etc..

[NissanTy]

i don't like rangers but i'd deff rock that one!

[Stevie2dope69]

lol the s10 ss definately exists because i own one..

[bronco302EFI]

dude i would buy that truck

[popopopopopo8]

That big engine in that little thing would cause destruction!!!

[dfporkchop]

hey elmo u evefr hear of a 305 sprint car they got a 305 makin 500hp and ive got two friends who have built theres to scream to 8000 rpm all day long and still live to tell the tale its all in the selection of parts and know how dont knockit till u know more about them

[d123420]

Soooooooo everyone think the next SVT should be a ranger? like two engine options.. a nice 4cycl. turbo.. or a V6 supercharged.. because a 5.0L superchagred in a ranger.. hate to say it.. would be too much ;)

[EatmyDust1311]

@d123420 too much? you are not worthy of a SVT if you think anything can have too much engine

[ChrisRocheEatsBabbys]

Tech N9ne!!!!!!!!

[THEFIFTHRIECH]

A twin screw super charger in a ranger is a scary thought

[Perksk8]

good choice w/ tech nine, also sick truck lol

[Bighouseball55]

Ive been in this truck before. Its kick ass. the lighting powerplant is set up to rev to 9000 rpms. The dude revved the truck for me and it litterally almost touched the odometer. Its stupid loud too.

[GotBluntNigga]

if they made svt ranger that would be the shit!

[75corvette055]

there was a ss s-10 look it up

[FordmanHaulit3002010]

by by chevy, and dodge. lol

[mixwell1983]

I remember seeing this I think on Motortrend on TNN before it became spike like years ago but it never came out... I thought I saw one at a Ford dealership, had the badge and looked to be dual exhaust.

[penaltykill4life]

thats a ranger lmao

[YA10YA]

was amazing mini turk

[mikeygreek]

this truck is sick but only mid 13's is not impressive thats what the lightning runs lol

[shonzy7]

its cuz the added weight it would be faster id they used a smaller v8 and sc'ed cuz the lightweight of the truck is what would make it fast

[brealistic1970]

@mikeygreek

One word: traction.

[ShadowReaper1967]

I WANT THIS TRUCK DAMN

[jacobniece]

to much power for a little truck like that, would be fun but just alot of power

[DK99824]

@jacobniece It would do a nice burnout. Floor it with all that power and you spin the entire quarter mile.

[d123420]

wooooooooow unreal. definatly should do it. i was just thinking of swapping the little turbo Merkur engine with a 4cyl. ranger but THIS is amazing

[MRTHREE60]

My fathers name is Dave Dempster...he is the guy who built this truck from the ground up when he worked at SVT. The only reason they could not manufacture this truck is becuase they had to do so much custom work to the chassis, that it would take weeks of fabrication to make just one.

[GEARHEADGUY92]

take off the stickers put a roush front clip on dat and a billit grille

[900173268331]

awesome truck man and what is that song called man

[ikaikaboy88]

hey i commented on here before i saw another truck (it was red) at one of our local malls where i live and it said lightning bolt with convincing decals and it looked badass!!! made my 04 ranger look like shit oh and google about saleen and there future sports trucks fuckin crazy ideas man

[xsonz2]

Thats about as bad ass as it gets! My ranger is the same year model as this.

[Ijustmadethisup4]

If they made this i think they should do some more work on the body to make it look less puny. Also, it would be really nice for ford to offer a crew or at least extended cab for a truck like this like the SRT10 finally did.

[SpllassH]

Lo mejor ford ranger splash !!

y mucho mejo ranger svt !!

buena conbinacion!

[Novakman]

That would be a fun truck to build, buy a used ranger and the guts from a lightning and there it is.

[mixwell1983]

Yea come to think of it I saw the car I believe around 03-04. That would sick if it came out !

[F350FreakstyleV10]

i know, if the dodge came out with the srt 7 Dakota an chevy resurected the Gm Syclone garentee this truck will come out.

it made me so pumped for it i kinda wana sell my truck an build one myself ya know haha

[shonzy7]

wouldnt it still be an srt-8? i thought the number had to do with the amount of cylinders? srt-4(4 cyl) srt-6(6 cyl) srt-8..srt-10?

[F350FreakstyleV10]

yea? oh mybad haha miss type. thanks for pointin that out

[MishNmike]

little monster..sick

[mixwell1983]

I believe I actually saw on of these in person one time. There is a Ford dealership by my house and I was at a Mercedes dealership with my friend and I had seen the lighting bolt on the show Trucks a long time ago and I saw the lighting bolt badge on the side of the truck and it had duel exhaust that didnt look aftermarket.

[F350FreakstyleV10]

yea it was a prototype.

there was talk chevy was gunna throw out a S10 SS with a 305 in it, an this was fords counter product. chevy never came out so this truck stayed a prototype unfortionitly.

yea it woulda been in 2003. id be wicked cause you can do all the motor mods to this truck that you could do to the 2003 Ford lightning

[Elmo187]

um i hope you had a typo there, because the 305 was phased out in the late 80s.

also, it wasn't because Chevy never came out with an SS version of the S10. infact, i haven't EVER heard anything of this. can i possibly see some proof of this?

it wasn't produced because this type of truck would of never survived. ALL sport trucks during those times were starting to die, INCLUDING the Lightning. that's why in 2004, Ford announced the end of the Lightning.

[F350FreakstyleV10]

okay, chevy S10 SS exsisted already threw 94 and 95 just had a few suspension diff, an body mods, and there was a rumor, im not saying they actully where but a rumor of a 305 ressurection.

yea why do you think this is a prototype truck?.

there whole theory was the full size sports trucks died off, but they where gunna try small sport trucks, it just never happend. mostly because, the efficent vehical trend came in

[Elmo187]

wrong, there was no S10 SS. there was an S10 Xtreme, but not SS. also, why would Chevy resurrect one of their most crappy engines? the 305 wasn't that great of an engine.

and you still haven't shown me any proof this.

[F350FreakstyleV10]

i figured this was a month ago, so i dont wana bring back and old argument,

but your right when it comes to the 305, but only other thing they would probably wana do is use that LM7 5.3L V8 and supercharge it. oh well 95% chance none of these trucks hit show room anyways i was just bringin it up, that it would be some siick new breed of Sports trucks

[barachoisboy]

@Elmo187 there was an ss s10. it had a multiport 4.3 liter, 4l60e trans, positrac with low gears, reg cab shortbed, fleetside. it made over 200 hp and was available in red and white I havnt seen any other colors. it had body color trim, and red ss badges on the doors, and other than that it was pretty plain really/........I used to own a 1994. This may have been a canadian only model too....gm does that sometimes. We dont get the gto up here...lol...were still pissed off about that.....

[whoevengives]

@Elmo187 SS

The Chevrolet S-10 SS was a high performance version of the S-10, introduced in 1994. Fewer than 3000 SS's were produced yearly on average. When introduced, the SS was sold in only three colors: Onyx Black, Summit White, and Apple Red. The SS was discontinued in 1998. In 1999, it was replaced by the S-10 Xtreme.

[Elmo187]

Next time you try to steal a part of an article from Wikipedia, edit it a little bit so you don't look like such a moron.

[whoevengives]

@Elmo187

actually to let you know, i know everything about chevrolet and im not a dumbass like you who talks to hear there own voice and does not know what they are even talking about so how about next time you think before you post something 100% inaccurate, thanks dipshit, o and you would probably dive your grandmoms hyundai anyway so there is no point talking to you

[GEARHEADGUY92]

chevy did come out with the ss s-10 dumbass, learn!

[ikaikaboy88]

oh and i donno how the fuck i know this because i PREFER fords over chevys and i dont really follow the chevys but i know for a fact that chevy has a SS s10 my neighbor has one and on the back it says some shit like the heartbeat of america. The reason i know this is cause his dads turbo lightning has a counter decal that says when lightning strikes the heartbeat stops. but its not one of those everyday extremes i think they are supposed to be like before the extreme was out

[barachoisboy]

the 305 was used until the late 90s as well as a 350 used into the 2000s on production vehicles they just had vortec heads and throttle body injection. And there in fact WAS a s10 ss I used to own a 1994. all I've seen were white or red with unique ss badges on the doors. They had a 4.3l multiport engine (different from the typical throttle body version in these trucks) If my memory serves me right it was an N engine code. they had a very low geared posi 7 3/4" diff, reg cab shortbed.