F150 aluminum & resulting MPG
Much lighter F150 Some "experts" predict 30mpg. Sounds wildly optimistic to me but what do you guys think? Can shaving 750lb result in that dramatic an increase? Will that 750lb loss resul...
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I have my doubts about hitting 30 mpg... Even with the rumored "Nano" ecoboost coming out, which should be a 2.7 liter v-6. It will be interesting to see how all the aluminum has affected costs. If Ford has figured out a way to keep costs at bay and switch to aluminum, I can see other manufacturers following a similar road. Another rumor I've read is that there will be 2 versions of the frame, 1 version for towing and the other version for daily driving. Towing versions of the frame would have more reinforcement. Also word about dropping fully boxed frames in favor of strategic c-channeling. We'll see if Ford continues to churn out those silver creek videos touting the current gen frame against then Tundra.
