2001 Ford F-250 Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Ford F-250:

The instrument panel is pre-wired to facilitate hooking up accessories.

-- Auto.com

Torque is a mountain-moving 505 foot-pounds.

-- Edmunds.com

Features make it as comfortable as a luxury car and capabilities allow it to perform more work than ever before.

-- New Car Test Drive

Effortlessly and comfortably capable of covering a great many miles in a day.

-- Car and Driver

What reviewers liked least about the Ford F-250:

No SuperDuty is going to be easy to park in city environments.

-- Auto.com

Extra-wide width creates navigation problems on city streets.

-- Edmunds.com

Had to feed two parking meters. Turning circle the size of a circus tent.

-- The Detroit News

(rear) fold-down seats are hard and upright, with limited legroom.

-- Car and Driver

Its (V-10 engine) isn't as gutsy as Dodge's 8.0-liter, 300-horse V-10.

-- Car and Driver

Pray the cost of gas goes down.

-- Truck Trend

Ford is by far worse in this regard (body structure and squeaking).

-- Truck Trend

Ford F-250 Comparisons:

Whereas the F-150 is rounded and carlike, the Super Duty is square-nosed and beefy.

-- Auto.com

Super Duty offers the best towing capacity in its class.

-- New Car Test Drive

Styling is nice compromise between conservative Chevrolet and in-your-face Dodge.

-- The Detroit News

Ford's towing mirrors sets the standard.

-- Truck Trend

Best one-liner about the Ford F-250:

As intimidating as a Kenworth.

-- Auto.com

Paul Bunyan of trucks.

-- Edmunds.com

Twenty-one feet of sheer brute force wrapped about a Ritz-Carlton package (Lariat trim).

-- The Detroit News

Hands down winner in the mine-is-bigger-than-yours contest.

-- Car and Driver