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PRO Fantastic engines •phenomenal transmission • exceptional towing ability CON Pricey •disappointing interior • Tremor’s off-road experience Finalists

2020 Ford Super Duty

Going into to this year’s Truck of the Year competition, the refreshed Super Duty was the odds-on favorite. In 2017, the then-new Super Duty took home the Golden Calipers; this year’s edition just went through a particularly thorough refresh.

Even though the honey-do list was short, much has been updated. The big news is the most torque in the segment—a muscular 1,050 lb-ft from the 450-hp 6.7-liter turbodiesel V-8. Even bigger, a pushrod 7.3-liter gasoline V-8 replaces the ancient 6.8-liter Modular V-10. Then there’s the new 10-speed automatic transmission. Also cool: a new harder-core off-road package called Tremor, which is available on several trim levels. Let’s see how the new Super Duties fared against our six key criteria.

“Advancement in design is not the Super Duty’s strong suit,” features editor Christian Seabaugh said. The big Fords look just like the old ones. Same goes for the interiors. Sure, a grille got tweaked here, and there’s a new color trim there, but you’d be hard-pressed to visually distinguish the 2017s from the 2021s. This is fine for the exterior, as this Super Duty generation is handsome. The interior is a problem, though; the Ram Heavy Duties (last year’s TOTY winner) have a nicer interior with a significantly larger and more functional touchscreen. The Ford remains the same.