Ford F 150 Aluminum Body Crash Test

The new aluminum f 150 is 26 percent more expensive to repair and if you want the safest possible version of the truck the crew cab is the way to go according to the iihs.

Ford f 150 aluminum body crash test.

This morning the insurance institute for highway safety released crash test scores for the new aluminum bodied 2015 ford f 150 pickup. Among the results there s good news and bad news for fans of america s best loved vehicle. Crash test ford f 150 aluminium body and steel body. First the good news.

The first f 150 models to have aluminum body panels came with the thirteenth generation design which first debuted on the 2015 model year. If this is your first look at a particular f 150 and you don t know what year it is there is another easy way to tell. Ford motor s aluminum f 150 is the only pickup truck to earn a top safety pick rating from the insurance institute for highway safety outperforming trucks from chevrolet gmc toyota and ram on. Iihs says that the f 150 s new aluminum.

This ford f 150 marks the first time the f series is produced with an aluminum body instead of steel. Ford f 150 aluminum crew cab aces crash tests f 150 aluminum extended cab doesn t fare as well. All models 2015 and newer have aluminum construction. Top crash test performance of 2019 ford f 150 including best possible rating in passenger side small overlap front crash test is enabled by high strength steel in the frame plus high.

August 8 2015 if you ve been thinking about buying an ford f 150 aluminum body truck but have.