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Look up the crash test video's of the new aluminum Ford. It may have a safe cabin but everything else on that truck is destroyed. Like a Coke can on wheels. Repair cost are much higher on the new Ford trucks.
That's called good engineering. The truck deforms to absorb the crash energy so your body doesn't have to. The old cars that were built like a tank are some of the worst for crash safety, because they just pass that impact energy right along to your body.
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