Ford Super Duty Chassis Cab

The cabin of the Ford Super Duty Chassis Cab looks and feels as if it is built to last, with no compromise on build quality and fit and finish levels. The Super Duty Chassis Cab has an all-black cabin, which is well contrasted by silver accents for AC vents and centre console surrounds.

The dashboard of the Ford Super Duty Chassis Cab looks huge with vertically-aligned pentagonal AC vents on the corners and the sides of the centre console. There is an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system in the middle of the block-themed centre console which is compatible with Ford’s Sync3 system and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity. The lower half of the centre console looks old-school, with a host of chunky-looking buttons for various functions.

Behind the meaty-looking four-spoke steering wheel, the Super Duty Chassis Cab comes with a conventional instrument console with a 4.2-inch LCD for the MID. The cabin gets other essentials like power windows, a tilt-adjustable steering column, manual AC, and driver seat height adjustment.

The Ford Super Duty Chassis Cab is the bare-bones version of the range-topping heavy-duty commercial trucks offered by the Blue Oval. From the looks of it, the Super Duty Chassis Cab offers a butch appeal at the front and side, while the rear has a bare-bones look which is just the empty chassis on which a fabricated body can be mounted.

At the front, the Ford Super Duty Chassis Cab has an intimidating-looking profile, which consists of a huge rectangular chrome garnish with tapered lower edges spread in the middle of the main rectangular honeycomb grille. The C-shaped all-LED headlamps placed on the sides of the grille also look huge and go well with the mammoth appeal of the Super Duty Chassis Cab. Adding more bling and protection to the front profile of the Super Duty Chassis Cab is the full-chrome front bumper.

The Ford Super Duty Chassis Cab has a heightened stance with a tall ground clearance and a high bonnet, which gives it a butch appeal. There are a couple of sharp lines flowing through the side profile and across the door panels. Even the hinged-styled rearview mirrors, window panels, and wheel arch mouldings over the rounded wheel arches add to the gargantuan appeal of the Super Duty Chassis Cab. Given its utilitarian image, the Super Duty Chassis Cab comes with steel wheels as standard.

The Ford Super Duty Chassis Cab is one power-packed workhorse, which is defined by its immensely capable load-carrying capacity of it. In its best form, the Super Duty Chassis Cab has a 3560 kg payload and can pull up to 10,977 kg in trailer mode. While the truck has a good load-carrying capacity, the ride quality and comfort are on the stiffer side.

There are three different V8 engine options offered for the Ford Super Duty Chassis Cab lineup. The range starts with the 6.2-litre naturally-aspirated V8 engine, which churns out 385 bhp of power and 583 Nm of torque and is paired to a 6-speed automatic transmission. Then comes a 7.3-litre naturally-aspirated V8 petrol engine, which produces 430 bhp of power and 644 Nm of torque, and is paired to a 10-speed automatic transmission. The list also has a 6.7-litre V8 diesel engine, which belts out 475 bhp and 1424 Nm of torque and is also mated to a 10-speed automatic gearbox.

The long list of safety features offered in the Ford Super Duty Chassis Cab includes front, side and curtain airbags, roll stability control, tyre pressure monitoring system, hill start assist, trailer sway control, lane departure warning, pre-collision assist with automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning and auto high beam headlamps.

The Ford Super Duty Chassis Cab is one old-school American load-carrying truck, which not only is huge in terms of size and engine options but also its load-carrying capacities.