Detroit MI Challenge from General Motors Declined By Ford

Oct. 14, 2010 - PRLog -- DETROIT, M.I. – Detroit MI automaker General Motors has made their newest, most powerful heavy-duty with the 2011 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD. Naturally there is competition between GM and Ford about which model is stronger in terms of horsepower, torque, and towing capacity. Specifications alone do not automatically mean one truck is more powerful than the other. Performance is the best test to put these questions to rest.

Since the Detroit MI automaker GM is now offering the 2011 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD, GM wanted to pitch it against the 2011 Ford Super Duty to see which heavy duty would come out on top.

MI Auto Times loves a good battle as we have put these two truck makers head to head in our May the Best Truck Win Competition in the past. During that competition we pitted the GMC Sierra against the Ford F150. With higher horsepower, torque, and towing capacity on the GMC Sierra, there was no chance for the F150.

In this Ford-rejected competition, however, the specifications between the Silverado HD and Ford Super Duty are very close in comparison. The horsepower and torque of the Chevy Silverado are just below that of the Ford Super Duty, but the Silverado has more towing capacity:

2011 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD
Duramax 6.6L Turbo-Diesel V8 engine
397 horsepower and 765 lbs/ft of torque
Max towing Capacity 17,800 lbs.

2011 Ford Super Duty
6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 engine
400 horsepower and 800 lbs/ft of torque
Max towing Capacity 16,000 lbs.

When the Detroit MI automaker challenged Ford to a battle of the trucks—a towing duel up mountain grades, followed by a comparison of factory-issued exhaust brakes on the way back down—Ford responded with a resounding “No”. Ford spokeswoman Anne Marie Gattari said further, “We challenge our trucks against the competition in grueling prove-out tests continually, and the customer gives us the results – sales leadership year after year.”

General Motors may not get to show off the power of its new 2011 Chevy Silverado through a personal test with Ford and its 2011 Super Duty, but it is clear the Detroit MI automaker has stocked its trucks with power to back up its challenge. Should Ford change its mind, it will be interesting to see the outcome.