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Originally Posted by Instrument 41
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.
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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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