With summer fast approaching, many of us are desperately hitting the gym, trying to get our "beach body" ready (so what if we're land-locked?). The new 207 Ford Super Duty seems to have had the same idea, and when it debuts in Glasgow, KY, it will be lighter and stronger than ever before.
Pickup trucks are lucky -- they never need to diet. Losing over 300 pounds is as easy as switching out the current steel doors and bed box with military-grade aluminum ones. The aluminum is just as durable and dent-resistant as steel, but noticeably lighter.
Beefing up always adds weight, which is true whether you're a human body-builder or a powerful pickup. Thanks to the pounds lost by switching to aluminum, Ford engineers were able to add larger brakes, an improved suspension, stronger axles, and a fully-boxed steel frame that is 24 times stiffer than the 2016 model -- without increasing the overall weight of the truck.
Visit Gillie Hyde Ford Lincoln Inc. to test drive capable new Ford trucks in Glasgow.
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