Cold Weather Testing the 2017 Ford Super Duty in Florida [Preview] - The Fast Lane
Ford invited TFLtruck to Florida to learn more about cold weather testing of the latest vehicles, including the 2017 Ford Super Duty trucks. Going to the Florida panhandle in August sounds like the last place for extreme cold weather testing, but it makes sense if you have access to the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at the Eglin Air Force base 46 miles east of Pensacola, Florida. The McKinley Climactic Lab was conceived during World War II, when combat aircraft could not take off during subzero conditions during the winter of 1942-1943. The lab was completed in 1947 and can recreated nearly every weather condition from... TFLtruck has seen the next generation of Super Duty prototypes undergoing high altitude and cold weather testing in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Testing at the Eglin Air Force base is about verifying the results and making sure the trucks and cars operate in a predictable and reliable manner for the customer. In the meantime, take a look at the 2015 Ford F-350 towing a World War II M2 half track up the extreme grade of the Ike Gauntlet. Some of the black camo trucks are definitely sporting the new cabs – the mirrors are different (much like the tow mirrors on the F-150) and you can see the little “tongue” in the roof at the top of the windshield. Source: www.tfltruck.com
