Ford Super Duty
| Ford F-250/F-350/F450/F550 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Production | January 5, 1998–present |
| Model years | 1999–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Heavy duty pickup truck Medium-duty truck Light-duty truck |
| Layout | Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four wheel drive |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Ford F-250/350/F-Superduty (1953–1997) |
| First generation | |
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Ford F-350 DRW Crew Cab
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| Overview | |
| Also called | F-250/F-350/F-450/F-550 F-4000 (South America) |
| Production | January 5, 1998–December 18, 2006 |
| Model years | 1999–2007 1999–present (Brazil) |
| Assembly | |
| Designer | Andrew Jacobson (1994) Moray Callum (1995) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Related | Ford Excursion Ford F-150 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
petrol 4.2L Essex V6 engine (Brazil, F-250 only) 5.4 L Triton V8 6.8 L Triton V10 diesel 7.3 L Powerstroke V8 6.0 L Powerstroke V8 4.2L MWM-International Sprint 6.07 TCA straight-6 turbodiesel (Brazil, F-250 only, also featured in some RHD versions exported to Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, etc.) 3.9 L Cummins B-series (Brazil) 2.8L Cummins ISF2.8 (Brazil, F-350/F-4000 since 2014) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 4-speed 4R100 automatic 6-speed manual 5-speed 5R110W automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 137 in (3,480 mm) 141.8 in (3,602 mm) 158 in (4,013 mm) 156.2 in (3,967 mm) 172.4 in (4,379 mm) |
| Length | 222.2 in (5,644 mm) 227 in (5,766 mm) 243.2 in (6,177 mm) 241.4 in (6,132 mm) 652.6 in (16,576 mm) |
| Width | 79.9 in (2,029 mm) 95.5 in (2,426 mm) |
| Height | 76.2 in (1,935 mm) - 81.3 in (2,065 mm) |
| Second generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 |
| Production | December 18, 2006–March 2010 |
| Model years | 2008–2010 |
| Assembly |
Louisville, Kentucky, United States Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela (Valencia Assembly) |
| Designer | Pat Schiavone (2004) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
petrol 5.4 L Triton V8 6.8 L Triton V10 diesel 6.4 L Power Stroke V8 |
| Transmission | 5 Speed Manual (Mexico and Venezuela only at F-350) ZF S6-650 6-speed manual 5-speed 5R110W automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 137 in (3,480 mm) 141.8 in (3,602 mm) 158 in (4,013 mm) 156.2 in (3,967 mm) 172.4 in (4,379 mm) |
| Length | 227 in (5,766 mm) 231.8 in (5,888 mm) 248 in (6,299 mm) 246.2 in (6,253 mm) 262.4 in (6,665 mm) 271.5 in (6,896 mm) (F-450, F-550 SuperCab) 274.5 in (6,972 mm) (F-450, F-550 Regular Cab) 285.9 in (7,262 mm) (F-450, F-550 Crew Cab) 286.5 in (7,277 mm) (F-450, F-550 Regular Cab) |
| Width | 79.9 in (2,029 mm) 95.5 in (2,426 mm) |
| Height | 76 in (1,930 mm) – 81 in (2,057 mm) |
| Third generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 |
| Production | February 15, 2010–June 2016 |
| Model years | 2011–2016 |
| Assembly |
Louisville, Kentucky, United States Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela |
| Designer | Ed Golden (2008) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6.2 L Boss SOHC V8 6.8 L Triton V10 gas (F450/F550 C&C only) 6.7 L Power Stroke Turbodiesel V8 |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual (Mexico only at F-350) 6-speed 6R140 automatic with and without PTO |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 137 in (3,480 mm) 141.8 in (3,602 mm) 158 in (4,013 mm) 156.2 in (3,967 mm) 172.4 in (4,379 mm) |
| Length | 227.6 in (5,781 mm) 232.4 in (5,903 mm) 248.6 in (6,314 mm) 246.8 in (6,269 mm) 263.0 in (6,680 mm) 271.5 in (6,896 mm) (F-450, F-550 SuperCab) 274.5 in (6,972 mm) (F-450, F-550 Regular Cab) 285.9 in (7,262 mm) (F-450, F-550 Crew Cab) 286.5 in (7,277 mm) (F-450, F-550 Regular Cab) |
| Width | 79.9 in (2,029 mm) 95.5 in (2,426 mm) |
| Height | 76 in (1,930 mm) – 81 in (2,057 mm) |
| Fourth generation | |
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2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty crew cab
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| Overview | |
| Type |
Pickup truck (F250-F450) Chassis cab (F350-F550) |
| Production | Louisville, Kentucky (July 2016-present) Avon Lake, Ohio (to commence 2016) |
| Model years | 2017-present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door truck 2+2 door truck 4-door-truck |
| Related | Ford F-150 (Thirteenth generation) |
The Ford F-Series Super Duty (often shortened to Ford Super Duty) is a series of trucks manufactured by Ford Motor Company. Introduced in 1998 for the 1999 model year, the F-Series Super Duty trucks marked the addition of a heavy-duty pickup to the Ford F-Series range, including the F-250 and F-350 pickups; the previous 1987-1997 F-Super Duty chassis cabs were replaced by the F-450 and F-550 Super Duty.
Distinguished from the F-150 by its separate bodywork, the Super Duty trucks utilize a distinct chassis from the F-150 with heavier-duty chassis and suspension components to allow for higher payload and towing capacities; additionally, the product line continued the use of Ford PowerStroke diesel engines. With a GVWR over 8,500 lb (3,900 kg); Super Duty pickups are Class 3 trucks while chassis-cab trucks are in the Class 4-5 range. The F-Series Super Duty has been used as the donor chassis of the Ford Excursion full-size SUV and shares the cab with the medium-duty F-Series Super Duty (Ford F-650/F-750)
Ford F-250 to F-550 Super Duty trucks are assembled at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky with medium-duty F-650 and F-750s are assembled at Ohio Assembly in Avon Lake, Ohio (prior to 2014, medium-duty trucks were assembled in the Blue Diamond Truck joint venture with Navistar in Mexico). As of 2016, the Ford Super Duty is sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela (F-250 and F-350), Suriname, Brazil (F-350/F-4000), Argentina (F-4000 only), Angola (F-250 and F-350), Cambodia, the Middle East, and Iceland (F-350 only) in LHD only. In Australia, where it was officially imported in RHD from Brazil until 2005, newer American-built units can be imported but must be (source?) converted locally to RHD. In Suriname, even though traffic is on the left side of the road, the import and registry of LHD vehicles is allowed.
In 1958, Ford introduced the Super Duty family of V8 engines. Built specifically for trucks, the 401, 477, and 534 cubic-inch gasoline V8s were the largest-block V8 engines ever built by Ford Motor Company (other than the 1100 cu in GAA, developed for the US Army) was the largest mass-produced gasoline V8 engine in the world.. To showcase the engine launch, the "Big Job" conventional truck variants of the F-Series were re-branded as Super Duty, a name added to other Ford trucks as well. Alongside the Ford C-Series and H-Series cabovers, the N-Series conventional adopted the Super Duty name. Although its poor fuel economy would prove uncompetitive against diesel engines, the durability of the Super Duty would keep it in production into 1981.
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