2015 Ford F-150 Aluminum Bed
Here's a video from Ford displaying the strength of their new aluminum bed when compared to the steel bed. They got a few athletes to throw and shoot a few things at it and compared the damage from ea...
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N-Trouble wrote:gmcsmoke wrote:
Toyota should feel proud ford copied a tundra and called it a 2015 F-150
Huh???
The only thing I can think is that he is making a comment about how the F150 is now the most American made truck... just barely edging out the Toyota Tundra :B
That is a pretty good commercial by Ford. A lot of people were talking bad because the "aluminum would crumble like foil". This shows that the aluminum appears to be at least as strong as steel.
Good for Ford, reducing weight will increase fuel economy and payload. Ford and Ram have really been trying t push innovation in the past couple of years. Ecoboost, Ecodiesel, coil suspension/air ride suspension, aluminum bodies... Whether or not you like the trucks or the features, they are making new trucks better, faster, stronger, more efficient... and more expensive.
