Safe? You bet. The 2016 #F150 is the toughest, smartest, most capable and safest F-150 ever. https://t.co/Vt9mvSkJMD
— Ford Trucks (@FordTrucks) April 12, 2016
Aluminum has a chintzy sound to it compared with "steel," yet you may want to start thinking of it more like Frodo's mithril chainmail.
Aluminum is lighter than steel, and under equal conditions, it is softer and more pliable. However, the aluminum used to build the Ford F-150 is no ordinary aluminum. No, it isn't forged by elves of Rivendell -- it's not that extraordinary -- but it is a military-grade alloy with durability on-par with that of steel.
When the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested 10 full-size trucks for the 2016 model year, only the two F-150 models were able to achieve the IIHS's top crash safety scores, protecting occupants in all crash scenarios. This landslide success proves that aluminum is a reliable and safe material for constructing truck bodies.
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