how fast is a 2001 ford f-150 lightning?

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The **2001 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning** is one quick truck! Here's how fast it is:

**Performance Specs:**
• **0-60 mph:** Around *5.4 seconds* (some sources cite up to 6.2 seconds depending on testing conditions)
• **Quarter Mile:** Approximately *14.6 seconds* at ~97-100 mph
• **Top Speed:** Around *147 mph* — Ford actually Guinness-certified the Lightning as the world's fastest pickup in 2003!

**What makes it so fast:**
The 2001 model got a nice bump in power over the 1999-2000 trucks. Your 2001 Lightning packs **380 horsepower** and **450 lb-ft of torque** from its Eaton-supercharged 5.4L Triton V8 — that's 20 more horses and 10 more lb-ft than the earlier second-gen Lightnings. All that power goes to the rear wheels through a 4-speed automatic (the 4R100 in your truck).

For some context, this was enough to outrun most sports cars of its day, let alone other trucks. The SVT team basically turned an F-150 into a muscle car with a bed!

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