OVERVIEW
2002 SVT F-150 Lightning
What’s new for 2002:
* New exterior color option, True Blue Clearcoat Metallic.
* Locking lug nuts are additional standard equipment.
* A keyless entry keypad is added as standard equipment.
Overview
The 2002 SVT F-150 Lightning continues as the fastest production pickup truck available. The SVT Lightning has a 5.4L supercharged and intercooled V8 engine as standard equipment, producing 380hp and 450 ft.-lb. of torque. To balance the power and torque, the SVT Lightning has larger brake rotors and calipers, and an SVT-tuned suspension. The SVT Lightning also makes a powerful statement on the interior with a Ebony textured leather and Medium Graphite cloth trim 40/60 split bench seat with center jump seat with the SVT logo stitched in the seatback.
Design
Click here to view 360o exterior
The SVT F-150 Lightning is built on the F-Series regular cab, short-wheelbase chassis, giving the lightest possible weight, optimum handling and acceleration.
Exterior elements that distinguish the 2002 SVT Lightning from the regular F-150 include new upper and lower front grilles with a horizontal billet-bar design that is unique to Lightning in the F-Series line. The headlights, taillights, side-marker lights, and the signature round fog lights all have clear, crystalline lenses found only on Lightning, which give the exterior a clean, jewel-like appearance.
The cab’s center high-mounted stop lamp also is unique to Lightning, with 10 light-emitting diodes flanked by two clear-lens cargo lights.
The cast aluminum-alloy, five-spoke wheels measure 18 x 9.5 inches and carry Goodyear Eagle 295/45ZR-18 F1-GS performance tires.
Powertrain
The SVT Lightning’s SOHC 5.4-liter Triton™ V8 engine produces 380 horsepower at 4,750 rpm. Torque output is rated at 450 lb.-ft.at 3,250 rpm.
The 5.4L supercharged engine achieves this power with better engine breathing, by improving intercooler efficiency, and a redesigned the lower intake manifold to improve air flow.
The rear axle ratio is a "shorter" 3.73:1. This supports the Lightning’s off-the-line performance, and is a key factor in its zero to 60 mph time of 5.8 seconds. Due to high driveline loads and rotational speeds, a 4.5-inch aluminum drive shaft is used.
Ride and Handling
The suspension system developed for this 4,600-pound, high-performance pickup gives it not only remarkably agile handling, but also an unexpectedly civilized ride.
The SVT Lightning front suspension consists of upper and lower A-arms, 650 lb./in. SVT coil springs and Bilstein dampers, and a specially-designed 31mm solid stabilizer bar. This setup lowers front-end ride height by half an inch over the standard F-150 ride height.
At the rear, ride height has been lowered by two inches with a 200 lb./in. SVT five-leaf spring system that replaces the standard F-150 three-leaf unit. A SVT 23mm solid stabilizer bar limits body lean and helps balance traction during cornering. The right rear Bilstein shock is staggered toward the front of the vehicle, which limits axle tramp under full-throttle acceleration.
SVT Engineering chose the brakes on the larger and heavier F-250 Super Duty pickup truck as the starting point for the SVT Lightning’s four-wheel disc system. Compared to the rotors of the standard F-150, SVT Lightning’s 12.1-inch diameter vented front rotors are 4.0 mm thicker. When the twin-piston calipers clamp down, the rotors’ internal vanes rapidly and effectively dissipate heat that builds up under hard braking.
At the rear, solid rotors measure 13.1 inches in diameter and are fitted with single-piston calipers.
Anti-lock brakes are standard on the SVT Lightning — a four-wheel, three-channel system.
Safety and Security
Second-generation driver and passenger front air bags are standard with a passenger airbag deactivation switch.
2002 SVT F-150 Lightning
What’s new for 2002:
* New exterior color option, True Blue Clearcoat Metallic.
* Locking lug nuts are additional standard equipment.
* A keyless entry keypad is added as standard equipment.
Overview
The 2002 SVT F-150 Lightning continues as the fastest production pickup truck available. The SVT Lightning has a 5.4L supercharged and intercooled V8 engine as standard equipment, producing 380hp and 450 ft.-lb. of torque. To balance the power and torque, the SVT Lightning has larger brake rotors and calipers, and an SVT-tuned suspension. The SVT Lightning also makes a powerful statement on the interior with a Ebony textured leather and Medium Graphite cloth trim 40/60 split bench seat with center jump seat with the SVT logo stitched in the seatback.
Design
Click here to view 360o exterior
The SVT F-150 Lightning is built on the F-Series regular cab, short-wheelbase chassis, giving the lightest possible weight, optimum handling and acceleration.
Exterior elements that distinguish the 2002 SVT Lightning from the regular F-150 include new upper and lower front grilles with a horizontal billet-bar design that is unique to Lightning in the F-Series line. The headlights, taillights, side-marker lights, and the signature round fog lights all have clear, crystalline lenses found only on Lightning, which give the exterior a clean, jewel-like appearance.
The cab’s center high-mounted stop lamp also is unique to Lightning, with 10 light-emitting diodes flanked by two clear-lens cargo lights.
The cast aluminum-alloy, five-spoke wheels measure 18 x 9.5 inches and carry Goodyear Eagle 295/45ZR-18 F1-GS performance tires.
Powertrain
The SVT Lightning’s SOHC 5.4-liter Triton™ V8 engine produces 380 horsepower at 4,750 rpm. Torque output is rated at 450 lb.-ft.at 3,250 rpm.
The 5.4L supercharged engine achieves this power with better engine breathing, by improving intercooler efficiency, and a redesigned the lower intake manifold to improve air flow.
The rear axle ratio is a "shorter" 3.73:1. This supports the Lightning’s off-the-line performance, and is a key factor in its zero to 60 mph time of 5.8 seconds. Due to high driveline loads and rotational speeds, a 4.5-inch aluminum drive shaft is used.
Ride and Handling
The suspension system developed for this 4,600-pound, high-performance pickup gives it not only remarkably agile handling, but also an unexpectedly civilized ride.
The SVT Lightning front suspension consists of upper and lower A-arms, 650 lb./in. SVT coil springs and Bilstein dampers, and a specially-designed 31mm solid stabilizer bar. This setup lowers front-end ride height by half an inch over the standard F-150 ride height.
At the rear, ride height has been lowered by two inches with a 200 lb./in. SVT five-leaf spring system that replaces the standard F-150 three-leaf unit. A SVT 23mm solid stabilizer bar limits body lean and helps balance traction during cornering. The right rear Bilstein shock is staggered toward the front of the vehicle, which limits axle tramp under full-throttle acceleration.
SVT Engineering chose the brakes on the larger and heavier F-250 Super Duty pickup truck as the starting point for the SVT Lightning’s four-wheel disc system. Compared to the rotors of the standard F-150, SVT Lightning’s 12.1-inch diameter vented front rotors are 4.0 mm thicker. When the twin-piston calipers clamp down, the rotors’ internal vanes rapidly and effectively dissipate heat that builds up under hard braking.
At the rear, solid rotors measure 13.1 inches in diameter and are fitted with single-piston calipers.
Anti-lock brakes are standard on the SVT Lightning — a four-wheel, three-channel system.
Safety and Security
Second-generation driver and passenger front air bags are standard with a passenger airbag deactivation switch.