Significant because it's the best selling vehicle in the USA, with one new one sold every 41 seconds, I heard on the news yesterday.

Is it a game changer? Harbinger of the future? Lighter = better mpg.. but is this better for pickups? Especially for towing..and big loads. Would it work for the F 250 and F350? Or only for light duty pickups?


Will the hold up as well as the steel pickup trucks, many of which will take a huge battering?

Body work trickier with aluminum? Will buyers accept this? Will GM and dodge follow suit with this?

The grille looks like a tribute to the Toyota Tundra?

2015 Ford F-150 pickup goes aluminum at Detroit Auto Show (+video) - CSMonitor.com

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

UK have Land Rover Defender made of aluminium - a royal PITA in bodywork. But most defender owners never even wash it - let alone care about body repairs.

It doesnt even sport a dashboard - simple rugged, box shaped truck with permanent 4x4 and independant difflocks.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

Deja vu all over again.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/open-discussion/348327-aluminum-pickup-truck.html

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

You guys beat me to it .

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."