If your thinking of buying a new Super Duty

I'll bite. Why?

I had to find the article.. Sorry

From the article "military-grade, aluminum alloy, which is more dent- and ding-resistant than the outgoing steel body and not subject to red rust corrosion"

RED RUST CORROSION. Interesting choice of words.

It should now be called white corrosion. I have that on my F150 hood and the hood and liftgate of my previous vehicle, a Ford Expedition. A horrible mess and very expensive to repair.

The downside to the new ones is that the prices are expected to jump 4-5 grand for the basic set ups, more for the Titanium and King Ranch.

7 cameras and LED accent lights. My 2015 is going up for sale!

Seriously, the frame change and tailgate would be nice but I'm not too interested in the aluminum. Key fob lock/unlock gate could have saved me a fortune...

They will be more $$ but if you look closer at them they have some good safety items that most have had to do as aftermarket.
Other features include
- Adaptive Front Steering for better trailer handling
- Trailer Tire Pressure Monitoring System for on-road confidence
- There are also up to seven available cameras that monitor the world 360º around you. There’s even a camera available for the back of your trailer. And they all feed into one screen where you can keep your eye on whatever view you want.

Their frame has caught up to the competition. Much more Rigid now. They've also re-invested the weight savings into adding more mass to the components, basically stronger leafs/axles/bearings, etc...

They surpass the competition in technology, but I personally don't like having too much in electronics.

Also, neat factoid. The cab section (firewall to rear wall) is the exact same as the F-150. So they're taking a page from what the competitors are currently doing and re-using the same cab structure to get better economies of scales with the aluminum. Helps to spread the cost of development and the superduty gets a good interior to boot as well. Nice thing is they keep the bed and front end unique to the superduty, which is more a subtle difference for RAM and GM products. I like it, and if the 2017 was on sale back in 2013, I can honestly say I don't know if I'd have a RAM.

gmc851 wrote:
From the article "military-grade, aluminum alloy, which is more dent- and ding-resistant than the outgoing steel body and not subject to red rust corrosion"

RED RUST CORROSION. Interesting choice of words.

Is that like FeO2 ?.:B

Did I read somewhere that not all Ford cabs are created equal? There was an article on here a few weeks ago that the crash safety test on cabs that had an additional beam on the doors and front structure on standard cabs to meet safety requirements that is not on the upscale models?