2016 Ford F-150 is Aluminum and Safer than Ever
Safe? You bet. The 2016 #F150 is the toughest, smartest, most capable and safest F-150 ever. https://t.co/Vt9mvSkJMD
— Ford Trucks (@FordTrucks) April 12, 2016
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tested 10 popular pickup models, and only the Ford F-150 aced the small-overlap crash test.
The small-overlap crash is a new test, implemented on trucks for the first time ever last year. It is one of the most accurate replications of a real-world crash, and uncovered a shocking weakness in many vehicles' protection.
In a typical frontal crash, you don't drive your entire front end