The numbers game never ends with full-size pickups, and especially heavy duty segment at that. Well, Ford announced the new specifications for the new 2017 Super Duty in the latest move of one-upmanship. The numbers include payload, towing, horsepower, and torque specs for the entire Super Duty lineup. This includes the F-250 up to the mighty F-450. In short, watch out Peterbilt and Kenworth.
Two specs take the cake: the 6.7-liter Power Stroke’s torque rating and the F-450’s maximum tow rating. This new second-generation 6.7-liter Power Stoke now cranks out 440 horsepower and a whopping 925 pound-feet of torque. That’s 25 pound-feet more than the Ram 3500’s Cummins turbodiesel. Towing also surpasses the Ram 3500, besting the Ram by 1,290 pounds for a max gooseneck tow rating of 32,500 pounds. Fifth-wheel users can tow 27,500 pounds – 2,500 pounds more than the next best competitor.
The remainder of the specs are equally impressive. The F-450 can tow a conventional tag-along trailer weighing 21,000 pounds without a weight distributing hitch. That’s impressive. It’s also 1,000 pounds more than the next-best competitor. Payload takes the prize as well, with the F-450 hauling a gargantuan 7,630 pounds in its bed. That essentially makes it a 3.8-ton truck. So much for that whole “one-ton” classification, huh?
The F-450 isn’t the one shining star in the Super Duty lineup. The F-250 with the Trailer Tow Package and F-350 with single-rear wheels are now rated to tow 18,000 pounds at the receiver hitch. The F-250 can also haul 4,200 pounds, 600 pounds more than the other guys.
For those not able to splurge for the pricey Power Stroke, the Super Duty’s standard gasoline engine now comes with more power and torque, too. The 6.2-liter V-8 now pumps out 385 horsepower and 430 pound-feet of torque. While horsepower remains unchanged, torque is increased by 25 pound-feet. F-350 and F-450 trucks come standard with the same TorqShift six-speed automatic transmission. F-250 trucks with the 6.2-liter V-8 come with Ford’s TorqShift-G six-speed auto designed for improved fuel economy.
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