Ford Gives Super Duty to Professional Users for Testing
Ford recently gave five F-Series Super Duty professional users a first-hand look at the torture testing engineers put the pickup through during the development process.
by Staff
February 18, 2016
Super Duty insiders go through the frame review process. Photo: Ford
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Super Duty insiders go through the frame review process. Photo: Ford
Ford recently gave five F-Series Super Duty professional users a first-hand look at the torture testing engineers put the pickup through during the development process.
Ford used a similar process for its 2015 model-year relanch of the F-150. Starting in 2011, Ford provided six prototypes of its aluminum F-150 to a Nevada gold mine, Pennsylvania dam, and utility service provider in Appalachia to test the durability of its pickup truck and cargo box.
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For testing of its new 2017 Super Duty, each participant represented an industry where workers trust F-Series Super Duty more than any other truck to get the job done, including forestry; manufacturing; highway maintenance; electric, gas and sanitation; and oil and gas extraction.
The top five categories by percentage who use Super Duty trucks to get their work done include:
58% of electric, gas and sanitation workers
50% of forestry workers
50% of oil and gas extraction workers
48% of heavy construction workers
42% of manufacturing workers
Participants also learned about how weight savings from high-strength steel and high-strength, military-grade, aluminum alloy are reinvested to create a Super Duty that can tow and haul more with new driver-assist technology developed specially for heavy-duty truck customers, according to Ford.
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