I like this test, particularly for it’s real-world method. It proves its point much better than “blah blah wedge-shaped striker weighing 17 pounds blah blah joules of impact energy”. Even careful owners can appreciate this example to help them be mindful of what the truck can handle.

Particularly the engine, which holds explosions.

Do people not use bed liners anymore?

Ah, so I guess I won’t throw cement bricks into the bed of my aluminum F-150. Not that I did such things anyway. Heck, I’m not sure if anybody does that. The folks who tend to treat their trucks that way tend to not give a rip what happens to the thing anyway... I’ve seen plenty of all steel truck bodies with no end…

Who the fuck drops a load of landscaping blocks into their truck bed from 5 feet above the bed in the real world? This is how you break all the landscaping blocks you just bought and thus have to go buy them again.

But really, when has GM ever faced consequences for stupid past decisions and resistance to new technology?