I'm looking to see if Ford has revealed any info on the 2016 redesign yet. More specifically, I'm wondering if Ford intends to use aluminum in the superduty like it will in the F-150.

The 2015 F-150 forum has recently been started up and I'd like to see some comparative discussions.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum276/

 

No "official" info yet on the 2016 Super Duties, but if you keep up with Ford actually does announce you can kind of infer what changes might be ahead.

For example, the other day Ford announced a multi-million dollar upgrade to facilities at the Kentucky Truck Plant (where the Super Duties are made). What this means is that they are probably getting ready to support aluminum body panels there (those will show up in the Expeditions first) and one would infer that the SD's will eventually see aluminum as well.

Unlike in the 1/2 ton world, gas mileage isn't that big a deal for the SD's but if they feel they can get some sales mileage out of some changes then you can count on that.

-Joe

 

I'm learning not to "trust" all these articles that pop up on the big ol inter web, but last I read is that ford is developing 3.0 lion diesel motor for the f150, that same article stated that the sd line won't be getting aluminum panels...

 

I work in Louisville and noticed the construction on the truck plant. They make Super Duty's and Expedition's. According to the article below they are adding robotics and other technology. They are looking to increase production and add employees.

Ford investing $80 million to increase Kentucky Truck Plant production | Insider Louisville

 

An all-aluminum Excursion with the 6.7, 3.05s and 25mpgs?

 

Not only do I not trust internet speculation , or "my friend who works for Ford",,crap..I also don't buy first year FORD redesigns..I usually wait 3-4 years in before I choose to buy..

 

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That's another thing I'm learning, don't buy first year ANYTHING

 

From Ford F-150 to Get "Lion" Diesel V6 Engine in a Few Years [REPORT]

The 2015 Ford F-150 is set to revolutionalize the full-size pickup segment with its aluminum body and Ford isn't stopping there. When the 2015 F-150 was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month, Ford also announced the introduction of a new turbocharged 2.7L V6 to the F-150 family and now there are reports that Ford is also working on a diesel V6 for its popular pickup.

Codenamed "Lion" the diesel engine will be a 3.0L V6 that will be introduced when the new F-150 gets a mid-cycle update, which means that it's still a few years away. The 3.0L V6 diesel engine will go head to head with the Ram 1500, which already offers a 240-hp 3.0L diesel engine.

When Ford unveiled the 2.7L EcoBoost engine in Detroit, Ford failed to reveal any official specs for the new engine, but now according to a new report, the 2.7L V6 will have around 290-300 horsepower, which is pretty close to the same horsepower that the current naturally-aspirated 3.7L V6 generates. We also know that a new 10-speed automatic transmission is in the works, which when it is introduced, it will give the F-150 a highway rating around 30 mpg, making it the most fuel-efficient full-size pickup.

If you were wondering if the aluminum body panels found on the F-150 would be used on the next-generation Super Duty pickups, it's being reported that they will not be.

 

Last I heard Mullaly interviewed he hinted they will be going in that direction to save weight and get better mileage. Didn't say how soon, only question will be if the misinformed public is scared of the AL bodies or not, of course they have no problem hopping in a jumbo jet made out of AL and flying around the country. Dodge and Chevy will have a field day scare mongering over it, pretty sure I've already seen ads with Chevy bragging about using steel. I predict that will be kin to bragging about drum brakes when discs came out--they'll look pretty foolish when they go the same route in a few years.

Ford literally bet the farm on AL bodies and ecoboost tech several years ago and it looks to be paying off.

 

GM better be careful. They bought Hummer in 1999 and the military version is made of what? Military grade aluminum.

Anyway, Ford definitely has a set of brass *****, they've bet the farm a few times and have done quite well. It won't hurt the SD's any to go a diet and improve MPG's a little.

 

Hummers have steel bodies.

The military HMMWV, commonly known as the Humvee, is aluminum, but not a GM product. It is made by AM General. AM General LLC - Mobility solutions for the 21st Century

 

I should have been more clear. I was referring to the military version.

I understand that GM didn't actually build them, they bought the company who continued to build them under GM ownership.

 

I certainly wouldn't mind an aluminum SD. The improved corrosion resistance alone is worth it to me.

 

Has there been any news that is trust worth about the new turbo they are putting in the 6.7? Interested to see if it will fit in 2011-2014 model years as its being introduced in the 2015 (prior to the redesign)