2013 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT Crew Cab 4X4 - Winding Road Magazine
The truck’s sheer weight means you need to have a bit more foresight of where you want to go on the road before deploying the Super Duty’s limited power. Keep an eye open, though, and this becomes a reasonably easy truck to keep pace with traffic in. It was also surprisingly quiet while cruising. There is an argument to be made for the much more powerful 6. 7-liter, Power Stroke V-8. In the 4X4 F-250, the diesel V-8 can tow up to 14,000 pounds with a conventional hitch or 15,900 pounds with a fifth-wheel setup (the 6. 2 is limited to just... But at $8095 (our tester’s option price), and when the price of diesel is taken into account, unless you’re planning on towing there’s nothing really wrong with the 6. 2-liter V-8. We had a few complaints from passengers over the F-250’s ride... We found it to be reasonable for such a big truck. There wasn’t an overabundance of vertical movement, and the F-250 seemed able to soak up bumps reasonably well, not bouncing around or yanking the steering wheel about. The secondary ride was probably the biggest source of complaints, with each bump being reflected as a shimmy and a shake through the cabin. Make the big jump into the FX4-equipped truck, and you’ll find cloth seats and quite a lot of plastic. We certainly had no complaints about a three-hour stint behind the wheel. Source: www.windingroad.com
