Grandpa's Grocery Getter

I hope they get it right, Im looking forward to the new design


I would like to get a new 2016 or 17 if I ever get any km's on my 2012....lol....and I still haven't broke 8000km's yet.....lol... or maybe I might have to go SD if I get a 5th wheel again.......like what I see from Motor trend so far........


Merry Christmas Guys!


Grant

eye.surgeon

I suppose I'm somewhat surprised because aluminum body panels have been used in mass production automobiles for years. It's not particularly new technology.

68ss396

The hoods have been aluminum for years.

Grandpa's Grocery Getter

I hope its not like the old days when the paint pealed off...

Truck owner

Can you get our body panels any thinner or lighter? This is what it is all about,, F150 on the Adkins diet!!

KGSloan

DON'T know about the panels on y'all's f-150s, but my 2011 aren't exactly structural grade metal. they will ding with not much force - so, yeah, make it lighter, not like they are tough anyway. not gonna stand on the roof anyway. all the naysayers should go get a REAL truck, an old 1970 f100, without AC and all this other nonsense that makes it not a truck. jeeze

XtraLargeTall

Lighter doesn't always mean weaker. Alloys, such as aluminum, can be stronger per pound than others. So they can keep the same strength but with less weight, stronger with the same weight or any combination they want. Everyone loves to complain about the different aspects of these pickups but yet we still buy them in record numbers. Why? Because they're the best fit for the vast majority and will continue to be. A Chevy and Ram are even lighter. If they keep the same stability they have now and cut 700 pounds, that's another 700 pounds of payload capacity.

Truck owner

We can respectfully disagree, I don't buy the composite theory. I'll take steel over aluminum any day. Chevy and Ram are lighter and take a look at there pitiful crash safety ratings, poor roof strength, cage crumple, poor everything. Something has to give for cheaper,thinner metals. Engineers can play with there computer CAD designs all they want. The proof of there strength is in the real world. I won't buy any new F150's if there gonna make them a tin can. Theres no doubt the marketing will try and spin this new truck as just as good as ever. There only changing because they have to get this truck to get better mpg's. JMO, if you want a real truck after 2014 its 3/4 ton or by a tin,plastic,aluminum can. There gonna try an give the truck a more aggressive look to distract the buyers about a tin can there driving. It will be interesting when the iihs.org people get there hands on the newer lighter truck.

harrison14allen

I keep associating this new aluminum body with a beer can which is a less than favorable comparison. I'm sure the new design will work out though

XtraLargeTall

You obviously don't understand metallurgy then and for that, I won't even try to explain it to you. I can assure you though, Ford isn't stupid enough to make it a tin can. It may be lighter but they will make it just as strong. This is their bread and butter vehicles as they make their most profit per vehicle with the F150 and it's obviously the best selling vehicle. You're probably in the minority and they'll just pick up your purchase with a SD, no big deal. I can see it going to the same build type eventually anyways to make everything uniform.

It's all speculation at this point anyways, nobody but Ford has a clue what it's actually going to be in reality...