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Launching the 2011 Super Duty®

4/20/2010

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Chris Brewer, Chief Engineer of 2011 Super Duty^®, hosted a live chat about the all-new Super Duty. He had just returned from creating a series of webisodes with Mike Rowe. You can view these by clicking here and going to www.fordvehicles.com.

Click below to view the chat with Chris.
<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=573647cac3" >Live Chat with Chris Brewer, Ford Super Duty Chief Engineer</a>

“Yeah, yeah, I sound like a Super Duty commercial,” said Chris. “But I really enjoy being part of the Super Duty team. No other Ford vehicle has such a diverse set of customers – retail, ‘fleet-tail,’ fleet and commercial accounts – who buy a wide range of trucks from work trucks to chassis cabs to high-end Lariat and King Ranch pickups.”

Serving all those customers in a challenging economic environment isn’t easy, but Chris draws on his acumen in engineering and business to help deliver the best Super Duty possible. He started his career at Ford on the business side, working as a product planning analyst between his first and second years in business school. His background includes degrees in engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and business from The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania), and he’s a native of Texas – the epicenter of tough trucks.

“Super Duty customers are diverse and demanding,” Chris said. “They absolutely depend on them for their livelihood – in many cases it’s literally their office. The 2011 Super Duty has more capability than ever before and is ready to exceed the expectations of our customers.”

11 COMMENTS ON THIS ARTICLE

Loran No manual transmission - big mistake. May never buy another one if no manual transmission
5 months(s) ago via Ford Social

Tom Bailey I own 4 ford trucks. 1989 F-250 7.3 diesel 4wd. 5 spd. man.150000 and still running strong., 2000 Ford E250 for my plumbing and elec. service and rep. business. 75,000 still running strong. '03 Excursion 7.3 diesel for dragging my 29' airstream loaded 200 mi up and down I -5 to my property. I am a retired union member, buy only American if I have a choice. Looking at a new Ford Taurus for our family car. Please tell me that Fords are still made in the USA by Union employees.
1 year(s) ago via Ford Social

Wade I wish Ford would make some cool commercials like those ones in 78 when they hauled a dudge on the back while towing a shevie up a cruel pile of rocks, that was cool man. Now the only commercials are "the big bad wolf" coming to drive through mud without even getting dirty while some chains are hooked loosely to a couple other pitiful trucks that are driving just fine by themselves out of the wimpy mud puddlet. or dropping massive piles of rocks...on the ground then driving away with a little pile of rocks in the back. people believe that nonsense, and yet F-series still outsells every vehicle on earth, every year (or so i've read). I just want to see Ford really give a Spanking like only they can do, C'mon, just one. pull a shevie, with its little mulch pile, for ohh 200K miles, or how about shutting them up about this longest lasting nonsense, just because farmer brown has ten cheap shevies tagged for ten years, how about checking motor vehicle titles and seeing fords being sold every couple years with hundreds of thousands of miles, because people actually USE them for work. That would be cool, or the mile high stacks of service bulletins on the others, or all the piles of wiped out cams broken ring and pinion sets, or cracked duraslack heads. I used appropiate replacement names in the making of this terrible vent-off of mine because the rules say we cannot use obcenities. Thanks for reading, now get Mike to make some really tough actually getting down and dirty commercials, or better yet come and see the insane stuff I do all the time with my 2007 f-150 4.6 l 4x2, my shevie friends stand there with their jaws in the (real, deep) mud, every time
1 year(s) ago via Ford Social

Catilatic Converter Diesel Power magazine rumored that by July, Ford engineers might knock the power up from 390 horsepower and 735pound feet torque to 400 horsepower and 800pound feet torque. I hope to God this is true. BUT, if this will ruin the 6.7L Powerstroke, don't do it. They ruined the 6.0L by tuning it for 325horsepower.
1 year(s) ago via Ford Social

Chad Back in 1998 my grandfather bought a brand new 97 Ford F-350 XLT 2wd. I was in love with the truck when he got it, although i wished he would have waited for the 99 that was just surfacing dealer lots around the time he purchased. Anyways, he still has the truck with they use for their construction business, the truck has been through 3 accidents, and has now racked up 300k+ miles and is still running strong. Reliability has not been an issue for our truck. We are loyal Ford owners and will buy another Ford again!
1 year(s) ago via Ford Social

Robert Tom, I bought my 1999 Powerstroke F350 Super Duty brand new and I have loved it for the past 11 years. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the old 7.3 Liter engines. True enough the 6.0 had it's share of problems, and the 6.4 was a more reliable engine but not as strong as the 7.3. The new 6.7 is supposed to rival the 7.3 in power and have better fuel economy. I plan to trade up to the 2011 Powerstroke as soon as I can get my hands on one.
1 year(s) ago via Ford Social

Theresa I have heard that you can no longer get a manual transmission in the Super Duty. I think that is a big mistake for FORD and a huge help for Dodge.
1 year(s) ago via Ford Social

Tyler will the 6.2L gas engine be available in an F150 in upcoming years? also do you have any info on the "Super Chief"? i've seen pictures of it and drooled like no other. is it only concept or will it be abailable to consumers soon?
1 year(s) ago via Ford Social

Eldon Haney I am the proud owner of the 11 superduty and wanted to say I love it,alot better than the 08 I had.. Will there be an updated flash to raise the hp and tq to match the GM product?
1 year(s) ago via Ford Social

Billy Is there a new harley davidson edtion comeing out for the new super duty?
1 year(s) ago via Ford Social

Tom Sansoni I own an F 150 and have been a loyal Ford truck customer for years. I have no problems with it for the past 5.5 years. Contemplating purchase of a Super Duty in the future. I have heard thru the grapevine that the Super Duty diesel engines have had many problems. I am disappointed and their owners stated never again. How has Ford responded to this quality control issue? Tom Sansoni
1 year(s) ago via Ford Social