2023 Ford F-250 Super Duty Review

The Ford F-250 Super Duty has been fully redesigned for 2023, with fresh styling inside and out, an updated powertrain lineup, and a whole host of new tech to help with towing, hauling and more. The new truck isn't vastly different than before, with Ford focusing on refinement and making driving such a large vehicle even easier. That's good as trucks are being tasked with doing more than ever.

If you just looked at the outside, you'd assume the 2023 is merely a cosmetic update of the current truck, with similar bodywork and a light revision of the grille and the headlights and taillights. But the interior has been completely redone, though it bears a resemblance to the current F-150 (which was all-new for 2021). The Super Duty is still suitable as a work truck; just get it with vinyl floors, vinyl upholstery and a bench seat. But it can also be a luxury truck with available two-tone leather upholstery; heated, ventilated and massaging seats; and an 18-speaker Bang & Olufsen audio system.

There are plenty of other changes, too, with a lot of focus on improving or enhancing the Super Duty's tech. That doesn't just mean a bigger touchscreen display. Some of the trick towing features originally found on the current F-150 have made their way to the heavy-duty models. For example, the new Pro Trailer Hitch Assist system can automatically back up the truck to a trailer with a ball hitch and position it right underneath, which makes hooking up a trailer without a spotter exponentially easier. There's also a system that allows you to input the size and weight of your trailer and the truck will let you know if your load is properly balanced based on the trailer's tongue weight. The truck can also weigh how much payload you've put in the bed and how close you are to the max rating.

This is a tough class of vehicles, with strong competition in the form of the Ram 2500 as well as the twins from GM, the Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD and GMC Sierra 2500HD. All of these trucks are fairly close on specs and capabilities, with the class leader seemingly changing every time one of them decides to add a little more torque to their diesel engines. Ford's Super Duty lineup was already strong, but all of the changes for 2023 help making owning one even easier.

The 2023 F-250 Super Duty is available in six trim levels: XL, XLT, Lariat, King Ranch, Platinum and Limited. Availability of bed and cab configurations varies by trim, but generally the F-250 is available in regular-cab, extended-cab (SuperCab) and crew-cab (SuperCrew) configurations paired with either a 6.75-foot or an 8-foot bed. Starting this year, four-wheel drive is standard on all but the base XL trim, though it can be optioned on that trim too. Keep reading for more information on the F-250's engines, standard features and major options.