Ford F-150 gets mixed IIHS crash test results - WDIV Detroit
FORD'S VEHICLE GETS MIXED RESULTS. THAT STORY TOPS OUR NEWS AT 11:00. THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY HAS MIXED REVIEW ON THE NEW ALUMINUM FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK. ACCORDING TO THIS REPORT, THEY'RE TALKING 26% MORE IN REPAIR COSTS. BUT FORD, THEY SAY THAT'S NOT ACCURATE. HAS CONSISTENTLY RECEIVED TOP SAFETY RATINGS, BUT EVALUATIONS JUST RELEASED BY THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY WERE MIXED FOR THE CREW CAB AND EXTENDED CAB MODELS OF THE NEW ALUMINUM FORD F150. THE CREW CAB WAS A FULL SIZED BACK SEAT... THE EXTENDED CAB COMPACT BACK SEAT. IT HAS EXTRA FRAME COMPONENTS AND THEY'RE NOT PRESENT ON THE EXTENDED CAB VERSION. REPRESENTATIVES FROM FORD SAY BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW TEST. THIS CURRENT TESTING THAT IHS IS USING, THAT TEST DIDN'T COME INTO PLAY UNTIL HALFWAY THROUGH F150s DEVELOPMENT. A KEY FINDING CAME IN THE FENDER BENDER TEST, FOUND REPAIR COSTS FOR DAMAGED TRUCKS WERE 26% HIGHER FOR THE ALUMINUM VERSION VERSES THE OUTGOING STEEL BODY. FORD SAID THAT'S NOT ACCURATE. WE LOOK AT REAL WORLD REPAIR COSTS FOR THE 2015F150 TO DATE, THEY'RE COMPARABLE TO OR LESS THAN OTHER FULL SIZE PICKUPS, AVERAGING $69 LESS TO REPAIR. NOW AS FAR AS THE CRASH TESTS RESULTS GO, ALL BOILS DOWN TO FOUR STEEL PROTECTIVE BARS THAT FORD PUT ON THE CREW CAB BUT NOT ON THE EXTENDED CAB, BUT AGAIN, THEY. Source: www.clickondetroit.com
