That's actually not exactly what's happening. The force on each of the cars is identical, but the major difference I see is that the F150 is actually much talle

That's actually not exactly what's happening. The force on each of the cars is identical, but the major difference I see is that the F150 is actually much taller than the escort. The grill/engine of the truck hit the car above its center of gravity. All of the impact energy went into the truck's engine block, but into the passenger pillar in the car. That's why the car came off looking so much worse.