A 2010 Ford Super Duty pickup truck pulling a fifth-wheel trailer.
So, you thought brawny pickup trucks were dead?
Ford Motor Co., which has been leading the automotive industry’s turnaround of late, will begin a heavy-duty advertising campaign next month for its redesigned 2011 Super Duty pickup truck, according to Automotive News.
Ford’s campaign – which encompasses three national TV spots, national print ads, owner mailings and digital ads – will tout the vehicle’s capability and fuel economy as the best in the heavy-duty truck segment, says Brian Rathsburg, Super Duty marketing manager.
“It’s modeled after the F-150 campaign but dialed up a bit in terms of its “Built Ford Toughness,’” Rathsburg says. “We used Denis Leary as the voiceover, and he has that irreverent, tongue-in-cheek tone.”
The actor has been used for the voiceover in F-150 commercials since the redesigned pickup debuted in the fall of 2008.
The Super Duty goes on sale next month. It will offer Ford’s new 6.7-liter Power Stroke V-8 turbocharged diesel that makes 390 hp and 735 pound-feet of torque, according to Ford. That’s a 40-hp and 85-pounds-feet improvement over the 2010 diesel model, which has a 6.4-liter engine supplied by International.
Ford also will offer a 6.2-liter V-8 gasoline engine with 385 hp and 405 pounds-feet of torque – 85 hp and 40 pounds-feet more than the current 5.4-liter V-8 gasoline engine.
Ford is not releasing fuel economy estimates. Rathsburg says the 2011 Super Duty will average 18% better fuel economy on the pickups and up to 25% better on the chassis cabs compared with current models.
The base price of the 2011 Super Duty will be $28,995, including shipping, Rathsburg says. That’s a $600 increase over a similarly equipped 2010 Super Duty, he says. The diesel will be $36,830 with shipping
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