Compare the2025 Ford F-150 LightningVS 2025 GMC Sierra EV

For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Ford F-150 Lightning have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The GMC Sierra EV doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

The F-150 Lightning has standard Post-Collision Braking, which automatically apply the brakes in the event of a crash to help prevent secondary collisions and prevent further injuries. The Sierra EV doesn’t offer a post collision braking system: in the event of a collision that triggers the airbags, more collisions are possible without the protection of airbags that may have already deployed.

When descending a steep, off-road slope, the F-150 Lightning’s optional Hill Descent Control allows you to creep down safely. The Sierra EV doesn’t offer Hill Descent Control.

Both the F-150 Lightning and the Sierra EV have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

The F-150 Lightning’s corrosion warranty is unlimited miles longer than the Sierra EV’s (unlimited vs. 100,000 miles).

There are over 73 percent more Ford dealers than there are GMC dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the F-150 Lightning’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Ford vehicles are better in initial quality than GMC vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Ford above average in initial quality. With 22 more problems per 100 vehicles, GMC is rated below average.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ January 2024 Auto Issue reports that Ford vehicles are more reliable than GMC vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Ford 2 places higher in reliability than GMC.

As tested in Motor Trend the Ford F-150 Lightning (580 HP engine) is faster than the GMC Sierra EV:

On the EPA test cycle the F-150 Lightning gets better mileage than the Sierra EV:

The F-150 Lightning stops much shorter than the Sierra EV:

The F-150 Lightning offers an optional full size spare tire so a flat doesn’t interrupt your work or a trip. A full size spare isn’t available on the Sierra EV; it requires you to depend on roadside assistance and your vehicle will have to be towed.

The F-150 Lightning Short Bed XLT handles at .78 G’s, while the Sierra EV Denali pulls only .74 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The F-150 Lightning Short Bed Platinum executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver quicker than the Sierra EV Denali (26.8 seconds @ .66 average G’s vs. 27.7 seconds @ .67 average G’s).

The Ford F-150 Lightning may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 2100 to 2600 pounds less than the GMC Sierra EV.

The F-150 Lightning has .4 inches more front hip room, 2.7 inches more front shoulder room, 1.7 inches more rear headroom, 1.2 inches more rear hip room and 2.7 inches more rear shoulder room than the Sierra EV.

The Ford F-150 Lightning offers an optional Tailgate Step, which folds out and allows for much easier access to the cargo area. The GMC Sierra EV doesn’t offer a rear cargo step.

The F-150 Lightning has a much higher standard payload capacity than the Sierra EV (2000 vs. 1350 lbs.).

The F-150 Lightning has a much higher optional payload capacity than the Sierra EV (2235 vs. 1500 lbs.).

In case you lock your keys in your vehicle, or don’t have them with you, you can let yourself in using the F-150 Lightning XLT/Flash/Lariat/Platinum’s available exterior PIN entry system. The Sierra EV doesn’t offer an exterior PIN entry system, and its OnStar® can’t unlock the doors if the vehicle doesn’t have cell phone reception or the driver can’t contact the service.

To help drivers see further while navigating curves, the F-150 Lightning has standard adaptive headlights to illuminate around corners automatically by reading vehicle speed and steering wheel angle. The Sierra EV doesn’t offer cornering lights.

The F-150 Lightning Platinum has standard massaging front seats in order to maximize comfort and eliminate fatigue on long trips. Massaging seats aren’t available in the Sierra EV.

A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the F-150 Lightning as the 2023 North American Truck of the Year. The Sierra EV has never been chosen.

The Ford F-Series outsold the GMC Sierra by almost three to one during 2023.