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With its high bumper, quick acceleration, and 6,000-pound curb weight, the F-150 Lightning is one of a new class of everyday megacars that has alarmed pedestrian safety advocates—and will prompt changes to the way we design our roads and our cities.

That’s despite a curb weight of nearly 7,150 pounds, about a ton more than a typical full-size gasoline pickup.

The MR2 has a curb weight of about 2,300 pounds.

Tesla’s 326-mile Model Y Long Range still squeezes a few more miles from each onboard kilowatt-hour, owing to the carmaker’s expertise in aerodynamics, motor and battery efficiency, and to “simple” stuff that’s anything but: Its 4,416-pound curb weight undercuts the Ford by about 400 pounds.

Since the plant closed on April 12, Mr. Odegaard has worked with a nutritionist to devise a new diet plan for his pigs, eliminating protein and fat to curb weight gain.