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The Ford F-150 Lightning's massive frunk is packed with useful features - take a closer look

Tim LevinSep 10, 2021, 01:06 IST

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk.Tim Levin/Insider

The upcoming electric F-150 Lightning offers up features you can't get in a gas truck.
Its giant frunk offers lots of storage space that would normally be taken up by an engine.
It has power outlets, lights, a drain, a built-in divider, and other handy features.

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The F-150 Lightning shares a lot with its gas-fueled sibling. But Ford’s upcoming e-truck has a few tricks up its sleeve aside from its electric motors and battery.

The Ford F-150 Lightning. Tim Levin/Insider

The F-150 Lightning shares a lot with its gas-fueled sibling. But Ford’s upcoming e-truck has a few tricks up its sleeve aside from its electric motors and battery.

The F-150 Lightning shares a lot with its gas-fueled sibling. But Ford’s upcoming e-truck has a few tricks up its sleeve aside from its electric motors and battery.

One thing you get in the F-150 Lightning that you can't find in any conventional truck?

The Ford F-150 Lightning. Tim Levin/Insider

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A frunk.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

It adds a lockable, weatherproof storage compartment to keep things you don't want in the bed or cab.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

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In person, I could see just how big the frunk really is. It’s massive.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

At just over 14 cubic feet, it can hold about as much as a Honda Civic’s trunk.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

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A picture on the underside of the hatch indicates that the frunk can hold two golf bags.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

I was able to confirm this through a series of rigorous scientific tests.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

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The frunk's floor is rubberized to keep things from moving around too much.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

There are also a handful of tie-down points...

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

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And some hooks for grocery bags and the like.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

The EV's entire grille area lifts up with the hood, making for easier loading and unloading.

The Ford F-150 Lightning. Tim Levin/Insider

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Underneath a panel in the frunk's floor you'll find another small storage area.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

Stick that panel into a number of slots in the floor, and it turns into a divider for organizing groceries or other cargo.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

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The panel is reversible. It has spots for beverages on one side and a rubberized surface to match the rest of the interior on the other.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

If the frunk ever gets dirty, you can hose it out thanks to a drain hole in the floor.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

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The drain hole also means the frunk's lower cargo area can double as a cooler.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

The frunk has four 120-volt outlets, along with USB and USB-C plugs, hence Ford's slightly ridiculous name for it: the Mega Power Frunk.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

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The frunk provides up to 2.4 kilowatts of power, enough to run a jackhammer and concrete mixer simultaneously. Or, on the more fun side of things, a movie night with speakers, a popcorn machine, and a projector, according to Ford.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

The frunk provides up to 2.4 kilowatts of power, enough to run a jackhammer and concrete mixer simultaneously. Or, on the more fun side of things, a movie night with speakers, a popcorn machine, and a projector, according to Ford.

The frunk provides up to 2.4 kilowatts of power, enough to run a jackhammer and concrete mixer simultaneously. Or, on the more fun side of things, a movie night with speakers, a popcorn machine, and a projector, according to Ford.

There are lights on the ceiling that can illuminate an in-frunk workstation.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

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There's a button for turning off the lights if, for example, you want to keep a campsite pitch black.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

The frunk can be opened and closed through an app, the Lightning's touchscreen, and an exterior button.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

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If the frunk's normal opening height puts it out of reach, you can tell it to open to a lower height by moving it to your preferred position and holding down the close button.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

If the frunk's normal opening height puts it out of reach, you can tell it to open to a lower height by moving it to your preferred position and holding down the close button.

If the frunk's normal opening height puts it out of reach, you can tell it to open to a lower height by moving it to your preferred position and holding down the close button.

You can also shut the frunk manually by pulling it down, which is a nice touch.

The Ford F-150 Lightning's frunk. Tim Levin/Insider

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Because although all the frunk's neat quirks and techy features are great, at the end of the day I'm sure lots of people just want a storage area they can just open, chuck some stuff in, and close with ease.

The Ford F-150 Lightning. Tim Levin/Insider

Because although all the frunk's neat quirks and techy features are great, at the end of the day I'm sure lots of people just want a storage area they can just open, chuck some stuff in, and close with ease.

Because although all the frunk's neat quirks and techy features are great, at the end of the day I'm sure lots of people just want a storage area they can just open, chuck some stuff in, and close with ease.

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