2011 Ford F-250 King Ranch 4x4 - Automobile Magazine
I must have put 500 miles on this truck during my time behind the wheel and put it through all kinds of scenarios. One weekend I hauled my race car, trailer, and equipment to the track. the next weekend I crammed the cab full of people and the bed with their camping gear for a weekend trip to Michigan International Speedway for the NASCAR race. Both weekends the truck proved to be right in its element and received numerous compliments from other Ford truck owners, and a few snarls from Chevy and Dodge guys. One buddy who drives a Dodge Ram 3500 Cummins questioned the Ford's diesel powerplant when I pulled up to his house. But a diesel it is, and it towed my 4800-pound trailer and race car combo like nothing was there. I was not terribly impressed by the 6. 2-liter engine or the FX4's ride quality. Perhaps that's why I was so blown away by the 6. 7-liter's smoothness and the King Ranch's unladen ride. Yes, it's a big truck and it's going to ride rather rough until you load up the bed or hook up to a trailer, but it's livable for daily use. I'd probably give the nod to Dodge's 2500/Cummins combo for a daily driver that sees serious towing on weekends due to Dodge's incredible ability to make such a big truck behave so well when it's empty. Even with tougher emissions regulations in effect and the talk of rising fuel prices surrounding the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, there's never been a better time to buy a big diesel truck. Source: www.automobilemag.com
