DEARBORN, MI - According to J Mays, group vice president of global design and Ford's Chief creative officer, the Ford F-250 Super Chief concept builds on the Ford Truck reputation and truck leadership commitment the company has had for 25 years in this country.
by Staff
December 16, 2009
Ford Super Chief
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DEARBORN, MI - According to J Mays, group vice president of global design and Ford's Chief creative officer, the Ford F-250 Super Chief concept builds on the Ford Truck reputation and truck leadership commitment the company has had for 25 years in this country.
As you know we have the F-150, F-250, F-350, 450 and within that 250, 350, range we have something called the SuperDuty, that is a big workhorse. What we're trying to do is look at the ceiling of how luxurious can we go, with a truck. We think that there is a market, absolutely there for something that is far more high-end that still has a Ford Blue-Oval on it so the natural extension of the F-250 Super Duty would be to create a F-250 SuperChief," said Mays.
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The Super Chief is based on the Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup, part of the best-selling F-Series lineup. The concept reinforces Ford's commitment to truck leadership, building on the F-Series legacy and representing the pinnacle of rugged optimism. According to Mays, when you look at the F-250 Super Chief you're looking at the future of Ford trucks.
"We call this you're sort of personal train, when you see it, it has a wonderful front end that is very evocative of the next generation of Ford trucks, it's a very important vehicle for us, it also has a clean-burning V-10 hydrogen engine, so we're not feeling guilty about emissions or dirtying the air. And I think you listeners, if they have a chance to go to the auto show, will absolutely love this truck. It is bold, it is American, in probably a way in no other vehicle that we have done in recent memory could be," said Mays.
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