ls99
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In the Wall street Journal is an short article about Ford switching to Aluminum bodies for their F150 pickup. There is a video, but it looks like an ad on steroids, so not including a link.
Sounds really good for for fuel economy, with reduced weight. They also plan to do away with the V8 engine in that model.
I know there are cars out there made of aluminum, don't know how well they hold up in winter driving in northern regions with heavily salted roads? Anyone knows? Also wonder about the chemical interaction of road salt and aluminum. Will this be end of rusted out pickup trucks, or just a different form erosion?
Sounds really good for for fuel economy, with reduced weight. They also plan to do away with the V8 engine in that model.
I know there are cars out there made of aluminum, don't know how well they hold up in winter driving in northern regions with heavily salted roads? Anyone knows? Also wonder about the chemical interaction of road salt and aluminum. Will this be end of rusted out pickup trucks, or just a different form erosion?