2020 Ford F-Series Super Duty All-New 7.3-Liter V8 Engine Features
It's not easy staying at the top of your industry for even a few years in a row, so you really do have to stand back in awe at anything that can dominate its part of a market for a staggering 42 years. That's what the Blue Oval has managed with its incredible F-Series Ford trucks, but they only continue to be the best-selling truck in America after 42 years because they're constantly evolving and improving to stay ahead of the competition.
A new
standard is set
It
almost seems like the light-duty F-150 and the Ford F-Series Super Duty models
take it in turns each year to step forward into the limelight with a new raft
of improvements. This time it's the 2020
Ford F-Series Super Duty that's going to be grabbing the headlines with a new
7.3-liter V8 engine that takes these heavy-duty trucks to yet another level of
gas-powered capability.
This
monster 7.3-liter V8 engine in the 2020 Super Duty pickup puts out a best-in-class
gas output of 430 horsepower best-in-class torque ratings of 475 ft.-lb. at
4,000 rpm. No rival in the heavy-duty truck segment can offer such a powerful
and advanced gasoline engine in such a broad range of specifications, which
range from Class 2 Super Duty pickups right through to Class 7 commercials.
Joel
Beltramo, the Ford manager for gas V8 engines, says of the new powerplant,
"The 7.3-liter is designed for maximum durability in the harshest
environments given that our customers live and work in these conditions every
day. This engine has the largest displacement in its class and is designed to
provide benefits in key areas like power, durability, ease of maintenance and
total operating costs."
2020
Ford F-Series Super Duty
Literally
decades of commercial engine experience has gone into developing this new
7.3-liter V8 and making it capable of delivering such class-leading performance
in what is a relatively compact package. The new 7.3-liter unit features overhead
valve architecture that's designed to generate power low in the rev range,
which is vital for assisting the heavier loads up and moving faster and with
even greater confidence than F-Series engines of the past. The new powerplant
also utilizes a variable-displacement oil pump, extra-large main bearings,
forged steel crankshaft for durability, and piston cooling jets that have been
included help keep engine temperatures under control when the engine is under a
heavy load.
To
start with, the new 7.3-liter engine will be available first in the 2020 F-250
and F-350 pickup models, where it will join the existing 6.2-liter V8 gas
engine and the upgraded third-generation version of the awesome 6.7-liter Power
Stroke diesel V8. The new Super Duty towing and payload ratings for the new
engine are to be announced a little later in the year, along with power ratings
for the upgraded 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel.
Another
version of the 7.3-liter V8 that produces a dyno-certified 350 horsepower at
3,900 rpm and 468 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,900 rpm will now be the standard
powerplant for the F-450 chassis cab, F-550, the new F-600, F-650 and F-750
Medium Duty trucks. The F-53 and F-59 stripped chassis models will also get
that engine, and a new, upgraded E-Series will also now be featuring the
7.3-liter V8 powerplant.
For
more details, to be kept up to date, and to be at the front of the line to test
drive the 2020 F-Series with this incredible new engine, get in touch with us
today here at Southern California
Ford Dealers,
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