Smash Lab did the same thing. That show was more or less a spin-off Mythbusters, they did the test with a fullsize Tundra.

 

I bet if government motors put as much R&D into their products as they do to find what I wouldn't even consider a weakness, which by the way took them almost 2 years, maybe they wouldn't be the bottom feeders they are

 

Remember what Mandy Rice-Davies said?

As for GM engineering, by many accounts the Cadillac ATS is a superbly well designed car. The same is said of the Corvette.

 

I like direct comparisons because I like seeing what each truck is better at. I appreciate the positive commercials showing strengths, but without a direct reference to the competition it comes off as watered down in my opinion.

So for bed puncture resistance when stuck by sharp objects: Chevy > Ford. Not a fatal flaw by any stretch, but good to know.

 

Lets dump a loader bucket full of broken government motors ignition switches into the F150 and haul them to the garbage dump as the next ad. ☺

 

After seeing that, when it comes time to get my next F150 I will get the spray in liner plus the rubber mat. It was nice of GM help me keep my Ford in better shape.

 

What I noticed is simply this.
Where does it state the truck shown after is the same truck as before.

It doesn't.

They don't even show them being unloaded.
After much editing and stuff its some person just sweeping some truck box.
Advertising switch products often, and time lapse edit them.
I have personally loaded dirt into the aluminum bed of mine via a backhoe several times without damage.

 

But according to Ford's test the aluminum bed is slightly more dent resistant than steel.

 

I guess they should have shot arrows at it.

 

So I guess if you're going to stand your truck on end and have athletes hit/throw sports objects at it the Ford bed is better. And if your truck is standing level on all four wheels and you have a steel toolbox on the bed rail that falls into the bed, the Chevy bed is better.

I did find it kind of ironic on the previously posted Ford video, they mentioned high strength military grade aluminum, and they showed a picture of a high strength military grade steel tank.

 

Yep. I'm not a metallurgist, but I'm guessing you can have something that's more resistant to damage from blunt objects but more susceptible to puncturing. Just a guess.

If the commercial was false Ford's legal and engineering teams would be all over them. This would be a really simple thing to disprove, yet we've heard of no such action.

 

Yup, a few ago but not now. Is all this going to convince you to go to GM on your next truck? I see you have a superduty, they're becoming aluminum in 2017, in fact the order banks are open now.

 

I guess the bottom line here is that, if you're stupid enough to drop a bucket load of large stones or blocks from 6 feet high into the unprotected bed of your 1/2 ton, you should probably buy a Chevy.

 

Never under estimate the stupidity of a chevy driver.

If I was ford i would be happy they did their stupid ad.
Now how much egg is going to be on the face government motors when they finally catch up to ford and use aluminum in their trucks.
Crow is a dish best served cold.

 

I'll just leave this here....

Ford?s Customers Tested Its New Trucks for Two Years, and They Didn?t Even Know It | WIRED