Our spy photographers recently caught the upcoming 2011 Ford Super Duty with no camouflage upfront, and now we have our first glimpse at the truck’s interior. The 2011 Ford Super Duty will take most of its styling cues from the 2006 Ford F-250 Super Chief concept first show at the 2006 Detroit Auto Show.
The 2011 Super Duty is expected to receive a major styling refresh, similar to the extent of the 2008 model year update. The current Blue Oval heavy-dutys took their exterior inspiration from the mighty Ford F-350 Tonka concept that debuted at the 2002 Detroit auto show. The practice round for the 2011 model appears to be the bold Ford F-250 Super Chief Concept, first shown at the 2006 Detroit auto show.
In the photos we can see two massive chrome bars stretched across the grille with a prominent Ford oval badge resting between them. There’s likely a third bar resting above the strong front bumper. The testers’ grille bars have more space between them than the tight tolerances of the Super Chief’s bars for real-world cooling and airflow needs. The current Super Duty’s hallmark side nostrils appear to have vanished, replaced by distinctive trim pieces on the sides of the grille that (at least for now) end abruptly at the top intake. Other styling updates are likely to be tail lights, which will probably be similar to those on the new 2009 Ford F-150.
Mechanically, we expect the 2011 Super Duty will carry over Ford’s 6.7-liter “Scorpion” V-8 diesel that’s expected to debut in the 2010 model year trucks. The gas engine is expected to be the new 6.2-liter Boss V-8 — found under the hood of the latest F-150 Harley Davidson Edition — which should replace the current 6.8-liter V-10 next year. Another major powertrain change is the likely end of manual transmissions, though the engineering mules in these pictures show Ford continuing its unique tradition of manual locking front hubs for four-wheel drive Super Dutys.
08/17, 9:47 AM
posted by:
DenverGuy217
08/17, 10:03 AM
posted by:
SoTXFord
Is it just me, or does it seem like car companies drive these things around with piss poor camo just for the sake of getting a new vehicle hype from the auto writers?
08/17, 10:14 AM
posted by:
A4
,,,no more manual transmissions? idiots.
08/17, 10:31 AM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
^^…second that.
I wish Ford would spend even a quarter as much effort into updating the Ranger as they put into into their full size rigs. After having driven a couple of them over the last week- only because the employee pricing up here makes them attractive at least in that regard- I’m still left wanting. I know they sell basically just because they exist but if I really wanted a new 1988 Ford it would probably be the T-Bird.
08/17, 10:39 AM
posted by:
mayer_ray_nagin
Wait, so you’re telling me you can basically see thru that camo and have an idea what is underneath? Hell, I get confused trying to figure out what’s under a G-string at a strip joint. Ford’s really keeping me anxious with this one.
08/17, 10:53 AM
posted by:
orangecones
Nothing to get exciting about on the interior side of things, typical ford dark and blocky.
08/17, 10:55 AM
posted by:
JakeK66
They seem to change this darn thing every two years and to me it still looks pretty much as it did in 2000. They can change the front end and rear lights only so much, just look at the Ranger for example.
08/17, 11:02 AM
posted by:
DenverGuy217
We try our best to not look at the Ranger
08/17, 11:55 AM
posted by:
2WheeledSpeed
I’d be complaining about the end of the manual trans if this was a car, or even a regular truck. But this is a Super Duty work truck, I wouldn’t want to bother with shifting in this thing if I was using it for its true purpose.
08/17, 12:11 PM
posted by:
wbent
Those are not manual hubs, they are in fact auto hubs with a manual overide. Time and time again these guys refer to them as manual hubs.
08/17, 12:37 PM
posted by:
bigp
once again the best truck in the world improves . taking over. the new boss v8 wow.
08/17, 1:02 PM
posted by:
zfenderguy
This truck is going to be an absolute hairy-chested beast. Wish I had a real reason to own one. Course, that doesn’t stop most people.
08/17, 1:28 PM
posted by:
Bankruptcy2009
It looks Good all it needs now is the Heavy Chopper underneath the V-8 BOSS 450 HP
08/17, 1:28 PM
posted by:
armstealer
a. Ford does not call it the Boss anymore according to an interview I saw recently.
b. When I am pulling a trailer or plowing, I do not want to look at 45 buttons on the dash to find the volume knob.
c. I am not sure why they are changing this truck in the first place, maybe the new engines wouldn’t drop in? But the reason you don’t sell any of these anymore, Ford, is that they are $10K more than the competition’s offerings, not because they are not a capable truck.
08/17, 1:50 PM
posted by:
blackstallion4209
why would you need to look through 45 “buttons” to find one volume “knob”? all superduty trucks are expensive, and fords may be more because toyota and nissan dont have a truck that can touch this. its basically ford, chevy, dodge. all are similarly priced. good looking truck thouigh
08/17, 4:06 PM
posted by:
The Realist
As evidenced by Ford’s most recent refreshes…this truck will be hideous and the interior will be an ergonomic nightmare.
While it’s not possible for the current truck to get any uglier…Ford will find a way.
And I am sure it will have completely unrealistic capability numbers in an attempt to make Ford look like they build the most capable truck. They most certainly don’t…but Ford doesn’t care what they say to make their (weak) trucks look good.
08/17, 4:42 PM
posted by:
SoTXFord
Realist: Once again ignoring my obvious bias, what makes you think Ford makes a weak and incapable truck? I’d say the fact that the F-Series is the top selling truck in the US means that there is a large number of people that think otherwise. And please dont throw that “combine GMC and Chevy’s numbers” crap at me, it still doesnt change the fact Ford sells a ton of these rigs…
08/17, 6:23 PM
posted by:
tyler_is_aero_tt
This truck is a beast. Ford has always made the better truck than the competition.
08/17, 6:25 PM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
TRUCKS ARE FOR MEN…
IF YOU CAN’T HANDLE ONE, YOU PROBABLY CAN’T HANDLE…
WELL LIKE I SAID, TRUCKS ARE FOR MEN…
08/17, 9:23 PM
posted by:
The Realist
So TXFord:
“Once again ignoring my obvious bias, what makes you think Ford makes a weak and incapable truck?”
I never said “incapable”.
But when you have trucks that are not far too heavy than they need to be, but are saddled with the weakest engines in the class…it makes the truck weak.
When an F-150 with a (very over exaggerated) ~11,300 tow rating…and that SAME TRUCK really struggles to tow a 6,500 pound trailer…something is a miss.
Like I said, just because Ford publishes false and unsafe capability numbers, does not mean they have a tough truck.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Comparos/articleId=147067?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..3.*
08/18, 1:06 PM
posted by:
armstealer
blackstallion4209: The volume “knob” was one example. “Sorry” I used the word knob instead of “button” Look at that dash, is that something you want to contend with when you are pulling that 11,000lb trailer, and your ass end is dragging down the highway, doing 4500rpm just to hold the speed limit?
I was not referring to Toyota and Nissan as the competition, since they do not offer a heavy duty truck to be competition.. I was referring mostly to Chevrolet, who’s 3/4 and 1 tons are consistently offered at 20-30k, while ford wants 30k+. Dodge is also consistently cheaper, but their product has never appealed to me.
P.S.- I am a Ford guy, through and through. Especially trucks, but I’m sorry, Chevy has a far better truck at the moment.
08/18, 3:45 PM
posted by:
arumage
The Realist:
False numbers, no not at all. The truck may be slower to 60 with a heavy load, but that doesn’t mean it’s incapable of pulling it. Towing numbers aren’t all about the engine. They’re also about the cooling ability of the engine and transmission as well as the durability of the frame (Something Ford’s very proud of and generally are the best at. Every see a Tundra, Silverado, or Ram wobble and flex under very poor surfaces. It’s not pretty.). Just take a look at a tractor trailers. It takes them half a minute to get to 60, and they are slowed by inclines as well. Does that mean they’re not capable of pulling the load? Not hardly. They’ll probably have the 6.2L V8 available in the Super Duty line, speculated at around 450hp, and the 5.0L V8 in the F150, speculated at around 400hp, so the point is probably moot concerning the 2011 lineup. It’s also speculated that the Super Duty lineup is getting a new diesel with up to 390hp and 720 lb. ft.
armstealer:
A run of the mill diesel-equipped 3/4 ton work truck from Chevy and Ford runs just under $35k msrp for both. A diesel equipped 3/4 ton from Dodge actually runs just under $38k. Ford undercuts both for regular gasoline V8 models. I agree that Chevy has the best diesel for this year’s model though.
09/27, 1:50 AM
posted by:
Turnerloose
Ford is a great company, they make nice trucks and there built to last. I personally own a 1996 F-350 with a 7.3L diesel, I love this truck and the only flaw i think Ford has had was moving away from the 7.3. I guess we’ll see how this new engine compares though, I just hope it does good and this is Ford country and it always will be
10/21, 3:25 PM
posted by:
Rickey Roma
Not nearly as exciting as the Super Chief I just saw online….that concept truck would have me in the showroom in a second. and have me explaining to my wife why I NEED this truck. US companies design great vehicles, but they never seem to make it from concept to production…which leaves us wondering and wanting…. by the way thank you Ford for NOT taking bail-out $ I will never buy a GM product for their thievery of our tax $. I will stick with Ford.