Heavy duty truck lovers have been waiting for these figures for a while, so let's just cut to the main course. The 2011 Ford Super Duty can be had with two engines: the 6.2-liter gasoline-powered V8 found in the upgraded SVT Raptor, which puts out 385 horsepower and 405 pound-feet of torque, or an all-new, Ford-designed 6.7-liter turbo-diesel V8 producing 390 hp and a pavement pummeling 735 lb-ft of twist (at 1,600 rpm).
The latter engine in the F450 is able to tow some 24,400 pounds and has a maximum payload of 4,920 pounds. The F350, which is the closest competitor to the Chevrolet, GMC or Ram equivalent, comes to the fight with 21,600 pounds of towing capacity and 6,520 pounds of payload (if you're curious why the F450's maxium payload is less than the F350's, check out this explanation half-way down the page). Each engine is mated to a 6R140 heavy-duty TorqShift six-speed automatic transmission.
Our First Drive of the new King of the Hill will be forthcoming, but you can get all the details in the press release after the jump. Oh, and General Motors, there's a big ass ball in your court.
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/25/2011-ford-super-duty-power-towing-specs-released/
http://jalopnik.com/5479718/2011-f+series-super-duty-ford-tows-chevy-to-woodshed-smacks-it-around
Chevy had recently released their numbers for their new 3500 a few weeks ago and boasted about destroying Ford and Dodge in performance. Well looking out Chevy because that 6.7L is a beast from hell.
BTW - The new 6.7L is now a in house engine.