Ford F-250 Super Chief

For other uses, see Super Chief (disambiguation).

Ford F-250 Super Chief

Overview
Manufacturer	Ford
Model years	2006
Body and chassis
Class	Concept
Powertrain
Engine	Supercharged V10
Propulsion	Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four wheel drive
Chronology
Predecessor	Ford Super Duty

The Ford F-250 Super Chief was a concept truck built by Ford. It featured a tri-flex fueling system that allows users to use three different fuels including gasoline, E85 ethanol or hydrogen. This is intended to make the Super Chief more attractive to customers who are concerned about finding fuel as the ethanol and hydrogen infrastructures are developing. In a tri-flex fueling system owners can utilize any given option at any one time. It comes with a stock bed cover and liner, it is a Ford crew cab. The back door has been converted to a suicide door. The vehicle is expected to hit the production line by 2020. It has a custom body and exhaust system never before seen on a Ford truck. Though the few aspects given about the vehicle show it to be a luxury, not working truck.,

The tri-flex fueling system on the Ford F-250 Super Chief allows operators to go 500 miles between total refueling with the supercharger activated only when using the hydrogen fueling system. The hydrogen system also provides 400 lb.-ft. of torque. The transfer between fueling options is performed through a switching system onboard and can be accomplished while the vehicle is running. The hydrogen based fuel alternative boasts 12-percent greater fuel efficiency when compared to either of the remaining fueling options. Using hydrogen also provides 99-percent less CO2 emissions than the gasoline-only option.

While the tri-flex system is a new concept at Ford, the automaker has been committed to providing customers with a flex-fueling system in their F-150 models for 2005 and 2006 that allows either unleaded or E85 to be used in the same tank. The tri-flex system is a bold proclamation by Ford that hydrogen may be the next readily available fuel supply for the world and they are ready to roll with the roll out.

Design

In design, the Super Chief surpasses the designs of past F-series concept vehicles which include the Ford F-250 Super Crew and the Ford F-250 King Ranch. The front-end and grille of the Super Chief was inspired by the Super Chief locomotives.

Powertrain

Not much is known about the powertrain, other than the engine being a supercharged tri-fuel V10 producing 550 horsepower.

Appearances

Though it never went into production. It was in a game for the Nintendo Wii called Ford Racing: Off Road. Being the most powerful and expensive car in the game, which featured both Ford and Land Rover vehicles

External links and references

Ford F-Series production models and variants

Ford Motor Company

Ford F-Series generations

Pickup Trucks (½–1 ton)	First generation (1948–1952) Second generation (1953–1956) Third generation (1957–1960) Fourth generation (1961–1966) Fifth generation (1967–1972) Sixth generation (1973–1979) Seventh generation (1980–1986) Eighth generation (1987–1991) Ninth generation (1992–1996) Tenth generation (1997–2003) Eleventh generation (2004–2008) Twelfth generation (2009–2014) Thirteenth generation (2015–)

Super Duty (¾–1½ ton)	First generation (1999–2007) Second generation (2008–2010) Third generation (2011–)

Medium-Duty Trucks (Class 5–7 Trucks)	F-Series "Big Job" (1951–1953, 1954–1957) F-Series "Super Duty/Extra Heavy Duty" (1958–1962) F-Series Medium Duty (1967–1979) F-Series Medium Duty (1980–1998) F-Series Super Duty (F-450/F-550; 1999–) F-Series Medium Duty (F-650/750; 2000–)

Related models

Ford concept vehicles

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Minivans / SUVs	Airstream Bronco Carousel EX Fairlane Concept HFX Aerostar Ghia Model U SAV SYNus

Pickup trucks	F-250 Super Chief Atlas

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