When they introduced the latest generation of the Ford F-150, who brings decades being the best-selling model in the united States, was accompanied by an important revolution. If the chassis rail is still made of steel, the current Ford F-150 used mechanical that has been applied to the downsizing and an aluminum body that helps reduce weight in a very noticeable way, and according to the brand, it is much more sturdy than the previous steel body.
Usually in a pick-up cargo box is the area worst treatment you receive. In order to prove that Ford was not correct, Chevrolet has released a few videos comparing the resistance of the load bed of your Chevrolet Silverado, high-strength steel, with the Ford F-150, aluminum series 6.000. The result? Unsure which Ford has not done much grace.
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Chevrolet has carried out an exhaustive investigation to prove that the box of high strength steel Chevrolet Silverado the best support treatment hard that the Ford F-150. Although some tests are somewhat extreme, the results are no less clear.
In a first test of the impacts in the laboratory, a press hit in 20 trials on a new piece of sheet metal removed from the box of each of the pick-ups. In all occasions, the aluminum Ford F-150 was broken, while that in the high strength steel Chevrolet Silverado only were surface marks and dents. In a second test we threw 55 concrete blocks with a total weight of over 370 pounds to 1.5 meters in height with respect to the ground of the box. In 12 reps, the box of the Ford F-150 had 52 fractures, while again the Silverado only showed surface damage.
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A third test consisted in dropping a box of tools metal in the case of charging each of the pick-up. In the case of the Ford model, the 14 attempts made a dent, and 13 fractures, while in the case of the Silverado had 12 dents and two fractures, smaller than the presented by the Ford model.
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