GM is going aluminum
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal Chevy and will GMC will going aluminum 4 years after Ford. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-readying-aluminum-body-trucks-032223285.html It wil...
Forum Discussion
A LOT of talk here about aluminum vs. steel from a structural and longevity perspective. However, I've seen zero discussion about the primary reason Ford is using aluminum (maybe I missed it).
The $1,000,000,000 question (literally) and the one that's really the most important to the AVERAGE consumer (and the rest of the industry):
The 2014 Ecoboost 4x2 gets 16/22 EPA MPG.
What will the new aluminum body Ecoboost 4x2 EPA MPG numbers be?
Anyone care to guess how much of an EPA MPG increase (city/highway) is necessary to call Ford's decision to use aluminum a "success"?
The $1,000,000,000 question (literally) and the one that's really the most important to the AVERAGE consumer (and the rest of the industry):
The 2014 Ecoboost 4x2 gets 16/22 EPA MPG.
What will the new aluminum body Ecoboost 4x2 EPA MPG numbers be?
Anyone care to guess how much of an EPA MPG increase (city/highway) is necessary to call Ford's decision to use aluminum a "success"?
