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Ford has been talking about its new 2011 Super Duty for over 6 months now, ever since it debuted at the State Fair of Texas.  Well the specifications have finally come out and they are nothing but amazing.  The new 6.7L Scorpion diesel produces 390 hp and a whopping 735 lb-ft of torque!  That’s 85 more lb-ft of torque than the 2010 Super Duty.  Towing is up to 24,400 pounds on the F-450 with a fifth wheel trailer.  Payload is a Toyota-embarrassing 6,520 pounds on the F-350.  Fuel economy is also up, 18% on pickup models and 25% on chassis cab models.  For more details, head on over to PickupTrucks.com or Autoblog.

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According to PickupTrucks.com, we will be seeing the new 2011 Chevy Silverado Heavy Duty, and possibly the GMC Sierra Heavy Duty too!  These trucks should feature some revised sheetmetal, an upgraded chassis and a new 6.6L Duramax diesel that meets new 2010 emissions regulations, most likely with a urea injection system like the 2011 Ford Super Duty and its new 6.7L Scorpion diesel uses.

(Image source: GM)

Yea, that’s about it lol, I don’t have much else to add.  This is apparently the mascot for Ford’s new 6.7L V8 diesel expected to be fully revealed in the 2011 Super Duty pickups sometime in the next month or so.  For more, head on over to Pickuptrucks.com.

Our friends at Autoblog were the first to bring news of the new 6.7L Scorpion diesel from Ford, earlier today (12:01 AM to be exact) and boy is this engine impressive!  It features 30,000 psi fuel direct injection, a unique new single turbo design, as well as a compressed graphite iron block to reduce weight and increase strength.  No details on power have been released yet, but the new diesel is expected to produce more power and be more efficient than the outgoing 6.4L which makes 350 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque.  Stay tuned for more details!

For more details, and more pretty pictures, head on over to Autoblog.