Ford introduces lightweight concept car

Ford’s Lightweight Concept vehicle uses a mix of high-strength steel, aluminum, composites and other advanced materials to demonstrate the company’s lightweighting capabilities.  

Ford Motor Co. (Detroit, Mich., USA) on June 3 unveiled its Lightweight Concept vehicle, which uses advanced materials to explore future weight-reduction solutions that could improve performance and fuel efficiency while reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

The vehicle represents the latest phase of Ford’s research into developing sustainable technology solutions that are affordable for consumers and can be produced in large volumes across the product lineup. This research has also led to dramatic weight reductions of up to 700 lb/318 kg in the all-new F-150. The 2015 F-150 sheds weight through the use of high-strength steel and aluminum, enabling it to tow more, haul more, accelerate quicker and stop shorter – all with improved gas mileage.

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