{"id":403883,"date":"2010-03-08T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/08\/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive\/"},"modified":"2010-03-08T11:56:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-08T16:56:00","slug":"first-drive-2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-brings-the-biggest-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/403883","title":{"rendered":"First Drive: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty brings the biggest tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/trucks\/\" rel=\"tag\">Truck<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/commercial-trucks\/\" rel=\"tag\">Work<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/ford\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ford<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/driving\/\" rel=\"tag\">First Drive<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/off-road\/\" rel=\"tag\">Off-Road<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/03fordsuperdutyfd2011opta.jpg\"  alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s a guy thing. Tim Allen understands. If you&#8217;ve got a job to do, you need the right tool. As guy logic goes, the bigger and more powerful the tool, the better.<\/p>\n<p>If what you do requires a tool shaped like a truck, then you&#8217;re currently experiencing a nirvana-like period in history. In just the last few months, Chrysler and General Motors introduced their new heavy-duty trucks. We drove the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/10\/29\/2010-dodge-ram-hd-first-drive\/\">2010 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty<\/a> in October and liked it. We also saw the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/02\/10\/chicago-2010-2011-chevrolet-silverado-heavy-duty-ups-the-ante\/\">Chevrolet and GMC HDs<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/chicago-auto-show\/\">Chicago Auto Show<\/a> last month. Although we&#8217;ve yet to get behind the wheel, the powertrain and chassis improvements appear promising. <\/p>\n<p>Not to be left out, Ford&#8217;s rolling introduction of its latest F-Series Super Duty just culminated with an Arizona-based press-only driving event (we first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/09\/24\/2011-ford-super-duty-debuts-at-texas-state-fair-with-two-new-eng\/\">reported on the new truck<\/a> in September). Want to know everything about Ford&#8217;s big, new tool? For starters, the blue oval on the grille measures 13 inches. Believe it or not, there&#8217;s more. Find out after the jump.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive\/low\/\">First Drive: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/01fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/02fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/03fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/04fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/05fordsuperdutyfd2011_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<em><strong><small>Photos by Rex Roy \/ <\/small><\/strong><\/em><em><strong><small>Copyright (C)2010<\/small><\/strong><\/em><em><strong><small> Weblogs, Inc.<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/08\/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>First Drive: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty brings the biggest tools<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/08\/2011-ford-f-series-super-duty-first-drive\/\">First Drive: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty brings the biggest tools<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:56:00 EST.  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