If you were looking for the most expensive F-Series
pickup truck or you just wanted plenty of luxury features usually found in a
limo in your new trusty workhorse, then Ford has just revealed the new Super
Duty Limited series.
Positioned as the absolute king of the F-Series
range, the new Super Duty Limited models combine technology and comfort
features that are usually reserved for premium flagship sedans with their
inherent strengths, including a tow capacity of more than 30,000 lbs in the case
of the F-450 Limited.
The new Ford F-450 Limited now
starts from US$ 87,100, with the company acknowledging that if a customer checks
every box on the options list the total will be as much as US$ 94,455 or just
above US$ 100,000 when you include taxes and fees.
You might ask yourself what’s the point of a nearly US$ 100k pickup truck and Ford will tell you that more than 50 percent of the
Super Duty range’s sales this year are about high-end models, like the Lariat,
King Ranch and Platinum Series, so clearly the demand is there for the taking.
The Limited series adds features like custom
Camelback two-tone leather seats, premium stitched leather-wrapped steering
wheel, armrests and instrument panel, a suede headliner, hand-finished dark ash
wood trim and the obligatory special badging.
A special twin-bar satin grille with chrome accents,
quad-beam LED lights and a satin-finished tailgate applique are bespoke to
Limited models while each one has a dedicated serial number laser-etched on the
center console armrest.
The range-topping Super Duty models also come with a
range of class-exclusive tech features, including a high-definition 360-degree
camera with Trailer Reverse Guidance, BLIS with trailer coverage, adaptive
cruise control and more.
Ford’s new Super Duty Limited trucks will be powered
by the 6.7-liter Powerstroke V8 diesel across the F-250 (US$ 80,835), F-350
(US$ 82,010) and F-450 (US$ 87,100) versions, with a single- or dual-rear-wheel
configurations, with the first examples to arrive at dealerships this winter.
