Ford F-150 Gets High Marks In New Crash Tests — Except For One - Yahoo Autos (blog)
The latest crash test results for the Ford F-150 show that body styles lead to much different outcomes. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recorded top marks for the F-150 crew cab, earning it a coveted Top Safety Pick designation. But the extend cab variation garnered just a Marginal rating in the challenging small overlap front crash. Where the F-150 extended cab came up short was in allowing compressed structure to intrude into the passenger cabin, earning a Poor structure rating. IIHS test findings show that the toepan, parking brake, and brake pedal were pushed by 10-13 inches toward the driver, and the dashboard was jammed against the crash-test dummy’s legs. “Ford added structural elements to the crew cab’s front frame to earn a good small overlap rating and a Top Safety Pick award but didn’t do the same for the extended cab,” said David Zuby, IIHS chief research officer. He added, “In a small overlap front crash like this, there’s no question you’d rather be driving the crew cab than the extended cab F-150. ”. The Institute traditionally tests just one body style for a given model, but because of the popularity of... These test findings are the first among a new group of large pickup trucks being evaluated this year. Source: www.yahoo.com
