7/25/2023 0 Comments 2023 superdutySorting through all the numbers and specs from Ford, it appears the 8000-pound max payload is available on the F350 DRW Regular Cab 4X2 XL trim with gas engine and Heavy-Duty Payload Package, though we hope to verify that when we get to drive these trucks later this year. First Look: 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HDĪll the above engines are paired with 10-speed automatics, with 4x2 powertrains in the lower trim levels and 4x4s standard on XLT trim levels and above.Engine Upgrades Plentiful for 2023 Ford Super Duty.The final step up in the line, the king of the Ford Super Duty powertrains, will be the new “High-Output” 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel V8 producing the outlandish 1200 lb-ft of torque and 500 hp. Ford estimates about 70% of its Super Duty customers opt for the 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel V8. As we noted in our Super Duty story last month, that 405-hp 6.8-liter engine was derived from the existing 7.3-liter gasoline V8, which itself was all-new for the 2020 model year in Ford Super Duty trucks and now remains as an uplevel gas option, with improved air intake and tuning.īut as we also noted last month, there’s more energy density in diesel fuel, which helps explain why this sector of the truck market leans toward oil burners to pull massive fifth-wheel vacation trailers, livestock, and large cabin cruisers. The base 6.8-liter gasoline V8 is a solid platform for any rig. High Output 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 diesel “The all-new 2023 F-Series Super Duty is unrivaled among heavy-duty pickup trucks with the best towing available for every trailer type and maximum available towing of 40,000 pounds, best-in-class maximum available payload of 8000 pounds, and 500 horsepower and 1200 lb-ft of torque from the new high-output 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 diesel,” Ford crowed. Now here comes Ford with 1200 lb-ft of twist. ![]() Yowzer! It seems like only yesterday that 1000 lb-ft of torque was an acheivement equal to the four-minute mile. The coming 2023 Ford Super Duty pickup has eclipsed competitors with a spec sheet that sounds almost too good to be true:
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