2015 Ford Super Duty uping the ante

[MORSNO]

Shmoke'n! Or is that the new "Rolling Coal" movement?

 

[Jeff C]

edited!!!
And DADDY LIKEY twin turbos!!!!!

Picked up one for Momma a few months ago.....

That thing is stupid fast with that twin turbo in it. Pulls a two place enclosed really well too!

We shall see how it pulls something a bit heavier with that lighter frame on it........

 

[christopher]

2016 Ford Super Duty Pickups To Adopt Aluminum Bodies Too



Not unexpectedly, Ford's head of product development said yesterday that its next pickup line--the larger Super Duty trucks--will also have aluminum bodies.

 

[knaffie]

2016 Ford Super Duty Pickups To Adopt Aluminum Bodies Too

Not unexpectedly, Ford's head of product development said yesterday that its next pickup line--the larger Super Duty trucks--will also have aluminum bodies.

Where did that come from? Everything I've seen says that wasn't coming until 2017.

 

[christopher]

Where did that come from? Everything I've seen says that wasn't coming until 2017.

Original corporate quote.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news...per-duty-pickups-to-adopt-aluminum-bodies-too


additional info.
http://bestride.com/blog/2016-ford-super-duty-debut-or-debacle/6002/
The 2016 Ford Super Duty truck will be outfitted with ultra-modern aluminum body panels. Although the Super Duty truck is not expected to utilize as much aluminum in body construction as the lighter duty 2015 Ford F-150, the explosions witnessed last week don’t typically occur in steel bodied trucks.

 

[knaffie]

Hmmm... I doubt you'll see the new SD as a 2016 model. Early 2017 is more likely.

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[christopher]

Hmmm... I doubt you'll see the new SD as a 2016 model. Early 2017 is more likely.

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http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2014/06/spied-2016-ford-super-duty-with-video.html
A New Super Duty So Soon?

"When we caught the first Super Duty prototypes testing back in mid-March, many analysts expressed surprise that prototypes had appeared so early and out of nowhere. Our analysis suggests that Ford has accelerated development on the next-generation Super Duty to make the most of its 'aluminum edge' — technology that Ford executives were touting as 'game changing' at the F-150 debut at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. If competitors are planning to counter Ford with aluminum-intensive trucks of their own, Ford's decisive move to create an aluminum Super Duty will help it leverage its current advantage as much as possible before competitors can react."

 

[turboless terry]

If the do the price will sky rocket. Insurance will do the same. Who is going to repair them? My buddy has a body shop and an aluminum welder and he can't weld aluminum worth a darn.

 

[christopher]

If the do the price will sky rocket. Insurance will do the same. Who is going to repair them? My buddy has a body shop and an aluminum welder and he can't weld aluminum worth a darn.

That is a question we are going to get answered VERY SOON now with the new F150s rolling out.

 

[revrider07]

This is stupid if ford does this on a work truck weight makes for better towing want something lighter buy a 150. That's whats wrong here no engineering in the real world. Why not just put the 6.7 in a 150 tin can and call it good would have all bragging rights of payload on paper but I won't buy one.

 

[SSWIM]

If the do the price will sky rocket. Insurance will do the same. Who is going to repair them? My buddy has a body shop and an aluminum welder and he can't weld aluminum worth a darn.

Same thing has been said about many automotive advances. Fuel injection, automatic transmissions just to mention a few. Drive by wire sound familiar.

Sam

 

[christopher]

Same thing has been said about many automotive advances. Fuel injection, automatic transmissions just to mention a few. Drive by wire sound familiar.

Sam

Ford is jumping into the Deep end of the pool with this one on the F150.
So they must feel pretty confident about it.

 

[boondocker97]

Body panels will just be replaced like they do now with the current thin steel panels. Probably won't be much (if any) more expensive than what I heard GM is doing with part prices in the next year. Going to demand based pricing.

 

[Powderboy]

This is how it always goes;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_innovations#mediaviewer/File:Diffusion_of_ideas.svg

 

[christopher]

This is how it always goes;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_innovations#mediaviewer/File:Diffusion_of_ideas.svg

Only if the technology is SUCCESSFUL.
What they are doing is not utterly without risk

 

[Coldfinger]

Any actual insurance rate comparisons for aluminum body truck vs steel?

Personally, I like to keep a good truck for 10-15 years, or more. The main thing I don't like is panel rust/cancer.

 

[tar]

Aluminum bodies are not new, semi trucks have used aluminum for decades. Some old KW and Freightliners had aluminum frames.
When's the last time you seen a steel built aircraft?


Tar

 

[Mafesto]

Change is bad, Mmmmmkay?

 

[christopher]

Change is bad, Mmmmmkay?

Not Bad.
But there is always some degree of risk

 

[milehighassassin]

Aluminum bodies are not new, semi trucks have used aluminum for decades. Some old KW and Freightliners had aluminum frames.
When's the last time you seen a steel built aircraft?


Tar

Aircraft cost tons more as well.