2011 Ford F-450 Super Duty Review

New engine and transmission options, best-in-class payload and towing ratings, loads of standard safety features and much more are available for purchasers of the 2011 Ford F450 Super Duty full-sized pickup truck. The F-line by FoMoCo has been America's best-selling pickup truck for 32 years running, a fact that any automaker would boast at every chance. The F450 Super Duty takes on and conquers the dirtiest, toughest, most abusive jobs in the country every day. Ford has implemented various innovative engineering standards to the new F450 in order to ensure that it can effectively stack up against any of its competitors, no matter the angle of consideration.

The Ford F450 2011 Super Duty features the available Scorpion 6.7L Power Stroke diesel engine. For the first time, Ford has used a CGI (compacted graphite iron) engine block for a super duty vehicle. It's stronger than iron, optimized for weight reduction and maximally tolerant of high-torque driving scenarios. It features an outboard intake/inboard exhaust design that minimizes the overall volume of system exhaust. This in turn accommodates more responsive throttling and minimizes heat transference to the engine compartment. It also significantly improves the NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) ratings. An efficient turbocharger, high pressure fuel injection system, all-aluminum cylinder heads and B20 fuel compatibility top off the list of benefits associated with this new Ford turbodiesel monster.

There's also a new gasoline engine option available on the 2011 Ford Super Duty F450: a 6.2L V8 that delivers more horsepower and torque than its predecessor. It also performs better at the fuel pumps. It breathes easily through large intake and exhaust valves and features a SOHC (single overhead cam) valvetrain equipped with rocker-roller shafts. 2 separate sparks plugs for each cylinder burn the air/fuel mixtures found inside the combustion chambers optimally. Fuel efficiency is enhanced and torque ratings are increased. The ride quality is stable and smooth. This high-tech engine is also able to learn and self-implement optimal timing settings. It also avoids overheating by squirting oil on the underside of the piston heads, keeping them cool in even the most extreme driving conditions.

And there still more big news concerning the Ford F450 Super Duty 2011 pickup. It's the all new TorqShift 6R140 heavy duty 6-speed automatic gearbox. It has been especially designed to increase fuel economy, torque and horsepower to the ground. New architecture features produce slower clutch speeds and therefore lessened drag losses. Its innovatively designed to optimize levels of fluids by reducing the churning effect. The result is excellent lubrication and smooth, efficient operation. It also makes the new F450 the first super duty vehicle to offer Live Drive PTO (power take off) technologies. Its powerful and ready to perform insanely-taxing duties including salt spreading, snow plowing and much more.

The 2011 Ford F450 Super Duty pickup also adds in Trailer Sway Control, AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control, integrated brake control and bucket loads more to insure that any of their competitors have an absolutely rugged time keeping up. For customers that demand the highest levels of toughness, dependability, style and reputation, the Super Duty F450 should definitely be explored further. MSRPs begin at $28,020. Right now, you can also find attractive financing options from Ford, so test drive one today!