Ford_News
01-03-2012, 07:03 PM
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford) may turn to aluminum body panels on the company's F-Series (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford f-series) pickup trucks in an effort to reduce weight. According to Ward's Auto (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/wards auto), the next-generation F-Series is set to debut in 2014 and will likely feature aluminum fenders and door skins. The news comes courtesy of two unnamed sources close to the vehicle's development. Right now, the next-gen F-Series is rolling through Ford halls under the name P552, and while the automaker is reticent to go on the record about aluminizing its best-selling model, executives have made it clear that weight-savings is a major priority.
Derrick Kuzak (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/derrick%20kuzak/), Ford's Group Vice President of Global Product Development, has previously said the company intends to cut up to 700 pounds per model by 2019. Ditching stamped steel body panels for aluminum would be a good start. Ford has already dabbled in aluminum hoods on both the F-Series and Explorer, and the material is expected to find greater use across automakers in the near future as companies brace for stiffer Corporate Average Fuel Economy (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/corporate+average+fuel+economy) standards.Next Ford F-Series to go on diet, make extensive use of aluminum (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/03/next-ford-f-series-to-go-on-diet-make-extensive-use-of-aluminum/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford) may turn to aluminum body panels on the company's F-Series (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford f-series) pickup trucks in an effort to reduce weight. According to Ward's Auto (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/wards auto), the next-generation F-Series is set to debut in 2014 and will likely feature aluminum fenders and door skins. The news comes courtesy of two unnamed sources close to the vehicle's development. Right now, the next-gen F-Series is rolling through Ford halls under the name P552, and while the automaker is reticent to go on the record about aluminizing its best-selling model, executives have made it clear that weight-savings is a major priority.
Derrick Kuzak (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/derrick%20kuzak/), Ford's Group Vice President of Global Product Development, has previously said the company intends to cut up to 700 pounds per model by 2019. Ditching stamped steel body panels for aluminum would be a good start. Ford has already dabbled in aluminum hoods on both the F-Series and Explorer, and the material is expected to find greater use across automakers in the near future as companies brace for stiffer Corporate Average Fuel Economy (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/corporate+average+fuel+economy) standards.Next Ford F-Series to go on diet, make extensive use of aluminum (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/03/next-ford-f-series-to-go-on-diet-make-extensive-use-of-aluminum/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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