Buying a 2015 Ford F150? Get the Supercrew.
There's no way to way to post this without looking like it's brand bashing, so I'll open with this: If safety is a primary concern, buy a Ford F150 Supercrew. It has fantastic crash ratings, I assume...
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transferred wrote:
Of course they would make a difference, the crushing issue was in front of the cab so being an EC vs CC makes no difference. Side impact is a different matter.
And how will some steel placed sideways help the cab not crush? Looking at the pictures it seems that while it would deflect the glancing blows the energy goes to the same place - the frame.
Posting a video of a ALL NEW MODEL 2007 CC vs the 2006 INTRODUCED IN THE 90S shows only your bias and nothing else. Laughable, sure hope for your clients sake you aren't a lawyer.
You didn't even click the link as it's a link to pictures, not a video. And I'm not up on Chevy's so no idea they were new in 2007. Perusing the IIHS site they have not tested 2 of the same generation GM's with different cabs so it's hard to get a direct comparison.
Clearly buyers don't expect vital crash reinforcements to be missing from from that area. The proof is Ford are rushing out changes for MY16 as they've been caught. It's a disgrace and I'd say the same if it was GM or Dodge.
Again we don't know if they would do anything at all given the less structure of the superb type configurations. Loosing a B pillar alone means that configuration is going to be less rigid than if you had the "traditional" A-B-C pillar configuration.
It would be interesting to install those pieces and have another crash test to see if they actually do anything or if it really makes no difference.
Either way the vehicle is "safe" as designed. It meets all applicable federal crashworthiness standards.
