This has to do with those fun numbers games that both Ford and GM keep playing with horsepower and torque ratings on their heavy duty pickup trucks. As you recall Ford announced the 2011 Super Duty’s with 390HP and 735 ft-lbs of torque, GM upped their HD truck numbers to edge out Ford and now [...]

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HEll Ya!!

 

I figured GM would lose that arm wrestle. I shoulda laid money on that...

 

Got a heads-up on this a while back, and then I saw the releases yesterday. My wife just rolled her eyes and said something about "little boys in a pissing contest", but 800 lb-ft sounds good to me. Let the games continue.

Here's what Ford had to say yesterday...

UNIQUE CUSTOMER PROGRAM ALLOWS ALL PICKUP OWNERS TO GET 2011 FORD SUPER DUTY POWER GAINS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom

BEST SELLING 2011 FORD F-SERIES SUPER DUTY DIESEL BOOSTS POWER, CAPABILITY, FUEL ECONOMY AND VALUE | Ford Motor Company Newsroom