Ford F-150 regular cab, SuperCab join SuperCrew with 5-star safety ratings - Automotive News (subscription) (blog)
DETROIT -- The redesigned Ford F-150 pickup has earned the government’s highest possible crash safety rating, answering worries that the truck’s all-new aluminum body would compromise crashworthiness. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave its top overall rating -- five stars -- to the SuperCab configuration , which represents roughly 25 percent of F-150 sales, Ford Motor Co. said late Wednesday. The regular cab version of the F-150, which accounts for five percent of F-150 volume, also was rated at five stars overall, according to NHTSA’s website. Last week, the 2015 F-150 SuperCrew received an overall five-star rating , in both the two-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive configurations. The SuperCrew, SuperCab and regular cab versions of the 2015 pickup each received five stars for frontal-crash and side-crash safety, and four stars for rollover safety. Ford relied heavily on supercomputers early in the development process to balance weight savings, durability, fuel economy and crashworthiness. Source: www.autonews.com
