PEKIN, Illi.– Here’s some news that might throw a few of you off: the 2015 Ford F-150 is the first pickup to earn
a 5-star safety rating for its SuperCrew model from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The 2015 Ford F-150 is expected to be the top vehicle driven by military members as it was in 2014, and has already earned a number of awards. Now the F-150 has gone a step
further by giving a superb crash test performance due to a 700-pound weight loss through its high-strength steel frame, aluminum alloy body, and flat out
ingenious engineering.
The weight loss wasn’t easy, but a team of Ford truck product
development veterans and researchers were able to pull it off and create a
durable, capable, fuel efficient, safe pickup. According to Ford, the team
developed 31 safety-related advancements like new structures, materials and
joining methods that were virtually tested with supercomputer simulations
before the F-150 was retested in advanced laboratories and engineered as the
safest F-150 yet.
Despite the fact that the 2015 Ford F-150 is the first pickup to earn a 5-star safety rating for
its SuperCrew model, there are still plenty of doubters out there who claim
the repair costs of the new F-150 are too high. In the words of Taylor Swift, "Haters gonna hate," but you can bet Ford totally disagrees
with these claims that are based on data from unrealistic stunts and has no problem disproving them on the truth about truck safety and repairability
Ford prefers to look at real-world accident repair data because, well, you’re a real person and could find yourself in a real accident, not some contrived stunt. And the real-world repair costs aren’t actually that high. In fact, Ford says real-world repair costs for the 2015 F-150 end up being about $869 less than last year’s F-150 model, according to the body shop certification company Assured Performance. Allstate and State Farm have also backed up Ford’s claims that the 2015 F-150’s repair costs are affordable, stating that insurance costs are comparable with 2014 models.
Ford prefers to look at real-world accident repair data because, well, you’re a real person and could find yourself in a real accident, not some contrived stunt. And the real-world repair costs aren’t actually that high. In fact, Ford says real-world repair costs for the 2015 F-150 end up being about $869 less than last year’s F-150 model, according to the body shop certification company Assured Performance. Allstate and State Farm have also backed up Ford’s claims that the 2015 F-150’s repair costs are affordable, stating that insurance costs are comparable with 2014 models.
Regardless of what doubters say, Ford has the facts and this top safety
award, not to mention support from other companies, proves that the 2015 Ford
F-150 is a capable, durable, safe pickup. Got a ding in your 2015 F-150? Feel free to bring it into
our collision shop! If you still need to be convinced that this is the
highest-quality pickup in the market, feel free to come test-drive any of the
New Ford Trucks at our Washington, IL, area Ford dealership!
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At Velde Automotive Group, we are committed to providing our customers with an unbeatable level of service and a great car buying experience. Feel free to visit either of our dealerships, Velde Ford at 2200 North 8th Street, Pekin, IL 61554 or Velde Cadillac Buick GMC is located at 2220 North 8th Street, Pekin, IL 61554.
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