2016 Ford Superduty Looks Hot!
Spy Photos of the 2016 Ford Superduty engineers roasting marshmallows
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I'm not a metallurgist or a chemical engineer....but in watching those series of pictures as the fire evolves in the new Ford pickup, does cause me concern.
There is definitely what appears to be an explosion... showers of white sparks spraying around the middle frame, of the pictures series.
I don't know if a truck of regular construction (non aluminum-alloy body) would burn as fiercely as this truck did.
I would be interested in knowing if this is the case. It does make me wonder if the aluminum alloy mix used in this prototype truck is more of a fire concern, than typical material (no aluminum-alloy) used in other trucks.
Again, I don't know, but I would certainly want to know. I think it would be valuable for Ford, to provide a public report, developed and presented by an independent engineering firm.
If the burn that took place in the prototype is no different than what would happen in non aluminum alloy vehicles...then that would be important consumer info.
If not.....
Just MO.
Part of any development program in developing vehicles....is thorough testing of prototypes...to see if there are any issues, that needed to be corrected, before regular production.
I'm assuming that this is the process Ford will follow.
There is definitely what appears to be an explosion... showers of white sparks spraying around the middle frame, of the pictures series.
I don't know if a truck of regular construction (non aluminum-alloy body) would burn as fiercely as this truck did.
I would be interested in knowing if this is the case. It does make me wonder if the aluminum alloy mix used in this prototype truck is more of a fire concern, than typical material (no aluminum-alloy) used in other trucks.
Again, I don't know, but I would certainly want to know. I think it would be valuable for Ford, to provide a public report, developed and presented by an independent engineering firm.
If the burn that took place in the prototype is no different than what would happen in non aluminum alloy vehicles...then that would be important consumer info.
If not.....
Just MO.
Part of any development program in developing vehicles....is thorough testing of prototypes...to see if there are any issues, that needed to be corrected, before regular production.
I'm assuming that this is the process Ford will follow.
