SPYSHOTS: Ford Super Duty truck on fire in the desert

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Another day, another prototype on fire. Being a development engineer sounds like a fun job, but clearly it’s not without its hazards. Our contributing spy photographers saw this 2016 Ford Super Duty on test in a desert with ambient temperatures of about 50 degrees Celsius. Seemed like just another day making sure Ford’s next generation heavy-duty pickup truck will be up to mark in hot weather.

Suddenly, a fire started somewhere in the front wheel well on the driver’s side – three minutes later, the whole front end was engulfed in flames, and by the time 20 minutes had passed, the whole truck was destroyed. You can see blobs of melted aluminium on the side of the road, which means the Super Duty will use lots of aluminium in its body just like the relatively smaller Ford F150. Brings new meaning to the term “burning yourself out.”

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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

Comments

  • Obviously (Member) on Aug 05, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    Heh, super bad publicity. I do wonder whether potential buyers would change their minds if they knew about this one particularly incident when it spontaneously combusted.

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  • Joe Radzif on Aug 05, 2014 at 2:26 pm

    Some said…

    It is not just Proton have bad day at work.

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  • Usha-Usha on Aug 05, 2014 at 2:35 pm

    Ooo.. Super Duty truck with fire huh..

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  • lonelyobserve (Member) on Aug 05, 2014 at 2:43 pm

    The full aluminium chasis for Ford F-series pickup truck has gained many doubts being the truck not tough enough for heavy workload. But with this incident some people will again doubt Ford’s Ecoboost engine.

    Further readings and comments can be found on US websites.

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    • Ford Ecoboost has caused Many Ford model to be Top 10 Worst Vehicle in US.

      Ford F-150 was still a durable a reliable 1.
      Now Ford Putting Ecoboost into F-150, gonna kill F-150 Sales.

      Ford Ecoboost = Worst reliability engine,
      but International Best Engine Award for 1.0 Ecoboost for the performance.

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  • Appalayam on Aug 05, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    from the pictures, I can see it was undergoing a towing test with heck of a load in the hot desert.
    Ford must be really pushing the limit.

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  • Bataman on Aug 05, 2014 at 3:47 pm

    Looks like Michael Bay movie…Transformers attack??

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  • lurizahk on Aug 05, 2014 at 5:18 pm

    i tot only sport car can get fire. pickup truck also can. what else after this?

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  • abuyao123 on Aug 05, 2014 at 5:20 pm

    Guys… Please open your mind. It is prototype. Burn during TEST! I repeat… TEST.

    Why talk like astrologer, bla bla bla2…. Comments and reading is not credible nowadays. Many basher, seller, or even bias review such like Malaysiakini, Utusan etc etc…

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    • Obviously (Member) on Aug 05, 2014 at 6:49 pm

      That may be true but car buyers have never been very logical anyway. Many are overly cautious and any news such as this might have a (maybe undeserved) negative impact on sales in the long run.

      That said, Ford has the added disadvantage of having a very internet savvy consumer base in the US:

      http://www.fordproblems.com/

      I expect many of the things that go wrong with their cars would be noted and the statistical data collated. It is actually very beneficial for the consumer if ALL major car companies have this sort of unbiased technical issue coverage since it would force the automaker to buck up and get serious. It’ll be even better if reporting is country-specific.

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  • jonjoe on Aug 05, 2014 at 6:46 pm

    If this is Proton sure kena kaw kaw from the haters one…

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  • Charc on Aug 06, 2014 at 1:25 am

    Have ’em FORD? (Fix Or Repair Daily)

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  • adlan on Aug 06, 2014 at 7:16 pm

    aren`t they put off the fire or they rather let the metal burn to ashes?

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