Ford Wins Two 2023 Edmunds Top Rated Awards

Edmunds, a trusted guide in car shopping for over 50 years, has named the Ford F-150 as its Top Rated Truck (for the third consecutive year) and the F-150 Lightning as its Top Rated Electric Truck for 2023!

The experts celebrated the vehicle’s trucking abilities and usability for customers.

“When it comes to trucks doing truck things, the F-150 simply does them better than any truck on the market. There’s a configuration and powertrain available for nearly everyone to get the job done, whether that job be pulling a heavy trailer, heading off-road to a campsite or simply taking the kids to school. It’s also comfortable and loaded with the latest driver assist features Ford has on offer. You can even equip the F-150 with cool features you won’t find on any other truck on the market, such as a conveniently built-in truck bed scale and a large fold-out desk surface for anyone who needs to get work done with their truck on the go.”

Edmunds Editor-in-Chief Alistair Weaver said: “For decades, the Ford F-150 has been America’s workhorse, and it’s never been in better shape. It’s more innovative, more appealing to drive and more versatile than ever before. Nobody understands the needs of the modern truck buyer better than Ford and nobody builds a better truck.”

Weaver said in addition to the feature advancements and true trucking abilities, Edmunds recognized the creation and early success of the electric F-150 Lightning truck and how important it is to the current EV revolution and the auto industry’s future.

“It’s hard to overestimate the importance of the Ford F-150 Lightning,” Weaver said. “Electrifying the most popular vehicle in the U.S. [F-Series] was a project fraught with risk, but Ford nailed the brief, brilliantly. The result is a better kind of truck and one that will stand at the vanguard of the electric revolution for years to come.”

“The F-150 Lightning’s strong performance and long range make it our clear winner in the Electric Truck category. The Lightning is at once both futuristic and familiar. It has loads of modern technology features; for example, you can even use its battery to power your home during power outages. Yet at its heart, the Lightning is still an F-150. Its controls will be familiar to anyone who has driven a gas-powered F-150, yet it offers quicker acceleration and lower running costs. And its extended-range battery offers impressive range — up to 345 miles in Edmunds’ real-world testing. We’ve found that range decreases noticeably when towing, but overall the Lightning is simply a great truck that just so happens to be an EV.”

Edmunds Top Rated Award winners are selected by the Edmunds editorial team based on informed opinions gathered during its vehicle testing and ranking process, including the Edmunds EV Range Test for electric vehicles. Edmunds’ editors selected the overall winners from a group of finalists that consisted of each of the highest-ranked eligible new vehicles as of November 1, 2022, in their vehicle classes assigned by Edmunds. Eligible vehicles must have undergone the full Edmunds testing process by November 1, 2022, and be available for sale as new on January 1, 2023.