A lot of truck brands boast about the strength, durability, ruggedness, and capability of their vehicles--as they should. Pickup trucks in Grapevine, Fort Worth, Arlington, Irving, and Lewisville today are bigger than ever, able to tow and haul incredible loads that trucks even ten years ago wouldn't be able to dream of.
But is your pickup truck strong and steady where it counts?
The 2016 Ford F-150 is.
In recent testing by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS), trucks from five brands--Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, GMC, and Ram--were directly compared for their ability to protect passengers in the event of a crash. Vehicles are rated on a four-point scale: Poor (worst), Marginal, Acceptable, Good (best). While many of the trucks did manage to score well in some areas, only the new Ford F-150 received the highest possible marks in every category:
- Structure: Good
- Restraints & kinematics: Good
- Head & neck: Good
- Chest: Good
- Hip & thigh: Good
- Lower leg & foot: Good
- Overall: Good
Both F-150 crew cab and extended cab (SuperCab) models were tested for their effectiveness, and both scored "Good" marks across the board to earn a 2016 Top Safety Pick rating. Ford's truck was also the only competitor to score highly on the important small overlap frontal crash; the test designed to replicate a surprisingly common and serious crash scenario.
Learn more about the Ford F-150 here.
Watch the video below to hear from Raul Arbelaez--V.P. of the Vehicle Research Center--and to see how the competition fared against the impressive and strong new Ford F-150. Or, shop online to view all of our new F-150 trucks for sale, and get yourself into the industry's leading half-ton pickup truck for safety and security.