Aluminium Body vs Steel Body - Crash Test

Crash Test Ford F-150 Aluminium Body and Steel Body

[BPunisher]

lol  1:15 that grill was like F--- THIS, I'm Outta here!!!

[xfiringsquadx]

Everyone who is supporting Ford here is mentioning how it's good that the aluminum absorbed the impact because ultimately it's the safety of the passengers and not the damage to the vehicle that matters. I get that point but are any of you watching the same video as me? The passenger compartment got smashed. The a-pillar caved like it was a toothpick. I don't think this is one of those times where a softer metal helped the situation.

[runrun]

When your truck crumples, that means you aren't being crumpled. The truck purposefully crumples to slow the impact. Thats why older cars usually used to be made extremly sturdy and out of steel so that the car didn't break, you did.

[Terminxman]

Aluminum actually can absorb double the energy of steel, so from a safety standpoint in a crash it's better in a way. Obviously it's harder to repair but when your truck is going to be totaled anyways it doesn't really matter does it.

[prestongarvey]

Snap! Crackle! Pop! No, that isn't the slogan for rice crispies, it's the sound of all your bones breaking in the aluminum Ford F-150!

[Deorse]

I'm Chevy guy, but I still admire Ford for trying to take a bold creative and innovative step towards trying to develop a light-weight all aluminum bodied-truck. I still feel that maybe certain components of the truck should still be made out of steel, like the cab and inner bed, but aluminum hood, fenders, doors, tailgate outer fender wall/quarter panels on the bed, etc. I'm all out for.

[WWaveformCreations]

The aluminum panel acted similar to carbon fiber, which is what you'd want in the event of an impact. Ask any mechanical engineer, and they'd tell you that in this situation, you want as much energy from the impact to be absorbed and released before it gets to the occupants. Aluminum shatters and absorbs a lot of energy.

[toddbob]

Sheet metal isn't what makes a truck safe, its the frame

[Lachsnacken]

I clicked on cute baby lion video wtf is this?

[buffalospirit]

Well l love Ford, and if it is turning into an expensive soda-pop can I will find another truck which is structurally tuff, and safe.

[BryanGallo]

I was watching lance stewart and making popcorn and while i was gone my bird stepped on my phone and somehow im here lmao

[Teamvenomracing]

Curious to see how this aluminum body holds up to the salt here in the north. Oxidation may be an issue. Like the rust is now with steel.

[kparxcyberdyne]

Me as a mechanic and seeing late model F250s and F350s eaten up with salt corrosion, rust... I can't wait to see in the next 4 years what these trucks will look like. Imagine spending 30, 40, 50 grand for a truck that lasts a few years.

[kevintomb]

Did anyone not notice, the first test, the front bumper went totally UNDER the rear bumper of the other truck, and 2nd test they were at same height and simply bounced off one another????

[RMAR]

GM guys bitchin about aluminum body look at corvette it's made out of plastic/fiberglass.

[abelucious]

these new trucks look so tough on the outside, once they hit something they fall apart like lego

[Adrian-fink]

Aluminum=little to none survival of impact 50 mph and up. That dummy lost its legs and the door jamb crushed it's skull.

[phmaximus]

wow, , , they alloy asobes the impact way better than the steel.... smart move.

who gives 2 fucks what the car looks like after, , , id rather it absorb the impact than my head

[Shintsu]

Gee, there's no bias in this video. Let's show the supercab version that tested bad in the new crash test that the old steel body F-150 was never subjected to with that small overlap. Meanwhile the supercrew aluminum F-150 handles that small overlap very well, and '16+ F-150's of all configurations handle that test well thanks to the added frame pieces on the front.

Take your chances on the old steel one if you want, but it lacks the frame pieces that helped the new F-150's do well on crash tests. All that extra mass means in a small overlap, it will perform poorly since more cabin deformation will occur before it sufficiently stops the momentum. Most truck accidents are single vehicle, meaning they lose control and crash into something like a tree, wall, ditch, etc. Your steel doesn't mean anything when it crushes you from lack of enough support to hold all its weight.

[hGW]

How many people here forget that the frame of the truck is still steel? No point in aluminum-bashing.