FORD F-250 REVIEW

[SoRrY.]

People who know me probably can guess that I love this thing. I mean c’mon, how can you not love 925 lb-ft?!? And according to Ford, this baby can tow 32,500 pounds. That should do it.
Yeah the torque is impressive but not as impressive as the refined way the F-250 goes down the road. The turbo diesel is an $8,595 option, so it's not cheap, but if you're in the market for one of these, you need to spring for it; it’s so quiet and smooth (both in putting down the power and overall noise levels) and mated so well to the gearbox, to me it’s worth it. It’s astonishing, really. Power just seems to never end. In fact, thanks to the truck’s smoothness, I often found myself going faster than I thought. Plus, according to the in-dash mpg readout, I was averaging 16-plus mpg in the city. Impressive for a 7,200-pound rig that can tow 16 tons.
The ride quality is impressive as well. There’s slight bouncing over bad road imperfections but not nearly as bad as I feared.
The interior is ginormous, well-built and comfortable. There are nice, big knobs for the radio and heat and whatnot. Always appreciated. Oodles of storage too.

OTHER VOICES:
I was lucky enough to pull the straw for the Ford F-250 for a weekend move across town, which, if you’re planning on buying one of these, you’ll probably help move a lot of beds. Of course, moving furniture and clothes with a Super Duty truck is like using a power hammer to crack open walnuts -- it’s complete overkill. But no one buys a diesel-powered full-size pickup because they like to help their friends move.
No, if you’re buying a big diesel-powered full-size pickup, you (hopefully) have a big race trailer, boat trailer, horse trailer, camper or affinity for making people with compact cars look even more compact.
That being said, like Wes mentioned, the 6.7-liter Powerstroke oil-burner is incredibly smooth. There is a faint hint of diesel clacking, which I feel most diesel truck fans actually want –- even in the plusher trims. Power delivery is linear and obviously unchallenged by the light load.
Unlike Raynal, I found the ride to be considerably harsher than the diesel-powered HDs rolling off the Chevrolet and GMC assembly lines. But it’s a big-ass pickup. If you don’t option the upper trim levels and can live with pleb-spec amenities, the truck’s firm ride will remind you that you’re actually in a work truck.
That said, the King Ranch package does have an incredibly well-appointed interior. The spacious cabin might be big enough to qualify as a New York City studio apartment and is full of cowhides. The materials feel high-quality, and the heated front and rear seats would make this a joy to climb into during a cold Montana winter.
The Ford F-250 is a monster of a truck. Adding the King Ranch package makes it a monster of a truck with an incredible interior. Personally, I think that keeping the diesel and dropping the luxe guts would be the move for me.