The Ford F-250 at Bolivar Ford in Bolivar, TN is Ready for Heavy-Duty Work

The Ford F-250 truck is the first of several pickups in the company's legendary Super Duty lineup. A new Ford F-250 is the ideal truck for a wide range of heavy-duty jobs. If your ride has to do a lot of hard work every day, then make sure your truck is the new Ford Super Duty F-250.

Power

Any truck that calls itself Super Duty better deliver on power. The base gas engine option for the F-250 is a 6.8-liter system that generates 405 horsepower and 445 pound-feet of torque. You also can purchase the F-250 with a 7.3-liter gas engine that hits 430 horsepower and 485 pound-feet of torque.

The optional diesel engine, however, is what sells the F-250 to many Middleton, TN and Grand Junction, TN drivers. The 6.7-liter intercooler turbodiesel, the base setup peaks at an already impressive 1,050 pound-feet of torque. Rare in the heavy-duty truck business, Ford also offers the high-output version of the turbodiesel for its first Super Duty model level. The top option for the F-250 produces a whopping 1,200 pound-feet of torque and can tow 22,000 pounds.

Notably, the F-250 is the lone truck in the Ford Super Duty lineup that offers multiple off-road packages. You can get the Tremor package that adds twin-tube dampers, skid plates, a water-fording system, and a limited-slip differential. Ford also offers the XL Off-Road Package, which has a transfer case that's vented for fording to go with solid skid plates. A more performance-oriented option is the FX4 Off-Road package, a version with a tuned suspension and a hill-descent control system to go with the skid plating.

Versions of the F-250 are also available with critical redundancies, including a backup alternator and battery. A package with a trailer sway controller is also available.