2023 Ford F-250 King Ranch Tremor: Has Ford Done Enough to Close The Gap to Ram?

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Frank Markus gives you a closer look at the all 2023 Ford F250 King Ranch Tremor. As the biggest daddy of the Tremor line

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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:03 We're here at the 2024 Motor Trend

00:05 Truck of the Year competition,

00:06 and I'm here with the brand new Ford Super Duty.

00:09 Now this truck has got all kinds of new features,

00:12 brand new styling,

00:13 including this double C-clamp headlamp design.

00:16 Every sheet metal part is slightly revised.

00:18 It's got two new engines,

00:20 and you can now get pro power onboard

00:22 to keep the job site powered

00:24 or keep your fridge and lights running

00:25 if the power goes out.

00:26 There's also a new tremor edition,

00:29 which this is.

00:30 That's an off-road trim package

00:31 that you can add to every other trim level

00:33 from XLT up, Lariat, XLT, King Ranch, and Platinum.

00:38 In terms of engines,

00:39 the base engine has been replaced.

00:41 The old 6.2 liter Boss overhead cam V8

00:44 has been put out to pasture.

00:45 In its place is a 6.7 liter power stroke diesel.

00:48 That one makes 500 horsepower and 1,200 pounds of twist.

00:53 Now that's only 150 more foot pounds

00:56 than you would get in the base level power stroke,

00:59 but more importantly,

01:00 it's 125 more than rival Ram's turbo diesel makes.

01:04 The tremor,

01:05 the off-road package gets you an elevated front suspension,

01:09 a Dana limited slip differential in the front,

01:12 a 35 inch tires,

01:14 and a new trail mode

01:15 and rock crawl and trail turn assist modes.

01:19 We've got pro trailer hitch assist,

01:20 which automatically aligns the ball

01:22 with the trailer's hitch

01:23 when hooking up a conventional trailer.

01:24 And when reversing with the tailgate down,

01:27 as when lining up fifth wheel hitches,

01:29 new cameras and ultrasonic sensors

01:31 along the top of the tailgate

01:32 keep you aware of what's behind.

01:34 Onboard scales with smart hitch

01:35 help monitor tongue weight and the total load in the truck.

01:38 And trailer navigation plots safe routes

01:41 to avoid low clearance or tight corner routing.

01:44 And finally, as we mentioned,

01:45 available lane centering and blind spot warning

01:48 helps with long trailers

01:49 and helps ease the stress of highway towing.

01:52 Inside, everything is new as well.

01:54 All new dash, new door panels, new seats,

01:57 new layout for the center console,

02:01 bigger, brighter screens

02:02 with which to run all those pro trailer

02:05 assist systems and so forth.

02:07 They've definitely closed the gap

02:08 with the market leader Ram

02:10 in terms of making an interior fancy

02:13 and make it seem like it's worth up to $100,000,

02:16 which is easy to spend on these.

02:17 Are they there yet?

02:19 I don't think so quite,

02:20 but it is a big step forward.

02:22 And it's got nice, interesting materials,

02:25 this sort of brushed metal look on here.

02:28 Still got all the King Ranch brands and so forth,

02:31 but it's a classy look and it does close the gap with Ram.

02:35 In summary, the new Ford F-Series Super Duty

02:39 is prepared to give you more of everything truck lovers love.

02:42 More power, more torque, more towing, more payload,

02:46 more ease of towing too.

02:48 All of the features that they've got

02:49 to make it easier to connect

02:51 and keep towing trailers on the road.

02:54 All that is here.

02:55 And a lot of those are industry first items.

02:58 So kudos to Ford for bringing their A-game

03:01 to the Super Duty market.

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