Ford's aluminum F-Series gets mixed reviews - CNBC
The results of new crash tests involving Ford 's F-Series pickup trucks raised some concerns about the cost of repairs. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducted a series of crash tests on Ford's F-150 SuperCrew pickup and the extended-cab version of the new F-150. The SuperCrew earned top "good" ratings from the IIHS in all five crash tests, while the... The one area in which there was a difference in performance between the two versions of the truck involved the small overlap crash test, where the front driver side of the pickup slammed into a barrier at 40 mph. While the SuperCrew passed the test with a "good" rating, the extended-cab F-150 was given a "marginal" performance grade. IIHS said measurements on the crash test dummy indicated there would be a moderate risk of injury to drivers involved in a similar accident in the real world. "The extended cab is still a safe vehicle, but for those people shopping for the safest vehicle, they should put their emphasis on the crew cab," Zuby said. Ford says the extended cab F150 was in the midst of development when requirements to improve the safety of vehicles involved in small overlap crashes were passed, so the 2015 model could not include the necessary design changes. Source: www.cnbc.com
