2017 Ford Super Duty Boosts Power, Payload and Towing
It's almost as predictable as the sunrise: The debut of a new heavy-duty pickup truck in the U.S. market means a reset on max towing, max payload and max torque.
Not long from now, we'll be driving several trim levels of the all-new 2017 Ford Super Duty, and just ahead of the first media drive, Ford has announced the truck's power and performance numbers, so here they are:
Max Towing
The 2017 Ford F-450 SuperCrew dualie, when equipped with a gooseneck hitch, will tow 32,500 pounds, 1,290 pounds more than the previous HD champ, the Ram 3500 at 31,210 pounds.
The max rating for the F-450 equipped with a fifth-wheel hitch will be 27,500 pounds, and with a conventional bumper hitch setup the max rating will be 21,000 pounds — several thousand pounds better than its previous limits.
The maximum gross combined weight rating — meaning the combined weight of a trailer, the pickup and cargo, including passengers — is now 41,800 pounds, or about half the normal capability of a long-haul semi-truck.
Max Payload
As you might expect, payload numbers are up across the board as well, with the maximum weight-carrying capacity, depending on trim and configuration, of an F-350 right at 7,630 pounds, with the F-250 capacity maxed out at 4,200 pounds.
Max Power
Both available engines (the 6.2-liter V-8 gas and 6.7-liter V-8 Power Stroke) will have new torque ratings as well, with the 6.7-liter diesel rated at 925 pounds-feet and the V-8 gas engine at 430 pounds-feet. Both engines will benefit from an improved and strengthened factory TorqShift six-speed transmission.
Super Duty Body
As a reminder, the all-new Super Duty will use the same aluminum-body technology first seen on the 2015 F-150, creating similar weight-saving results. In fact, on many configurations, the cab for the F-150 and Super Duty will be nearly identical. However, where the F-150 primarily used the weight savings to increase fuel economy, the Super Duty put most of that saved weight right back into a stronger frame, suspension and axle.
We'll have more details, our drive impressions and a full set of videos after we drive this newest competitor in the full-size heavy-duty segment.
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