Ford F-250 Super Duty® Diesel Gets More Accolades

For truck owners, this has certainly been an exciting time as regards what the Big 3 automakers have been doing. True, the past year has been dispiriting with the absence of events. Fortunately, the engineers and designers who manufacture the vehicles that define us have not been sitting on their hands doing nothing. 

Today I wanted to return to the F-250 Super Duty Diesel that we wrote about at the beginning of February. The trigger was a web page listing Ford slogans through the years. Many quite familiar. Three of my favorites have been Ford Has A Better Idea, Built Ford Tough, and Quality Is Job One. Built Ford Proud was introduced in 2018, but I like "Tough" better. Last year's Bronco dropped the word Ford and simply went with Built Wild. That's a pretty wild slogan. It sounds fun and seems to capture the spirit of the Bronco name.

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The Ford F-250 Super Duty Diesel has certainly generated its share of buzz and for good reason. It seems to be model of all these slogans rolled into one. On Monday this week Mike Geylin of The Brake Report shared the following collection of observations in a story titled Numbers Tell the Ford F-250 Super Duty Diesel Story. 

Geylin's approach to this story is understandable. He liked numbers very much, so he starts there. 475 horsepower. 1050 pounds-feet of torque. The 6.7-liter V8 diesel engine is not ashamed to flex its muscles. Its towing and load capabilities are nothing to scoff at. But what impressed him most was its fuel economy, 20.1 mpg. A nice set of numbers all around for a 7009-pound truck.

The author makes a quick comment that there's a little extra cost for that benefit, then veers into all the additional features of the truck, from its 10-speed transmission to the off-road suspension package, 35-inch Goodyear max traction tires on 18-inch wheel. This setup gives him plenty of clearance underneath and the ability to chug three near three feet of water if need be.

The luxuries continue inside the cab. Seats that can be electronically adjusted for your contour, offering lumbar support, massage functionality and heat. In fact, there are so many interior features that Geylin doesn't even mention them all. It begs the question, What is a luxury and what is a necessity. However you answer that, the impact is impressive.

By the end he does spell out the price tag that accompanies all this wonder. You're looking at mid-60s to mid-80s depending on how many whistles and bells you require. You'll find all the details here at The Brake Report.
https://thebrakereport.com/numbers-tell-the-ford-f-250-super-duty-diesel-story/

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Edmunds Review on the 2021

By way of contrast, you don't have to go whole hog to own a Super Duty Diesel. The 2021 F-250 fully capable of satisfying your performance ambitions. Reese Counts writes:

No other class of vehicle on sale today has quite the breadth of features, body styles and engines as pickup trucks. That's especially true of full-size heavy-duty trucks such as the 2021 Ford F-250 Super Duty. Whether you're looking to haul a trailer to a job site or drive a luxed-out truck with all the features, there's an F-250 for you. Ford even offers the Super Duty Tremor package that increases this truck's capabilities off-road.

The 2021 Ford F-250 Super Duty is available in six trim levels: XL, XLT, Lariat, King Ranch, Platinum and Limited. Of the six, Reese Counts suggests you look at the XLT. To learn more, all the details can be found here:
https://www.edmunds.com/ford/f-250-super-duty/

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At one time Ford called itself Leader of the Pack. Based on what we're seeing here, it's apparent they want to maintain that title. As we all know, the competition never sleeps.

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Related Links

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