The 2023 Ford F-Sequence Tremendous Responsibility goals to stay the king of doing all of it.

Your entire 2023 Tremendous Responsibility lineup obtained a heavy replace proper all the way down to its body, however fans seeking to work and play ought to perk up. The Tremor off-road model ups its sport with new tech ripped from the Raptors, extra towing and hauling capabilities, a greater experience, and even modifications to allow 37s to suit simply.

Ford invited Motor Authority to its proving grounds in Bruce Township, Michigan, to drive by means of the woods, climb up boulder-covered hills, and do donuts within the sand to see what the up to date, off-road-oriented Tremendous Responsibility can do. Spoiler: It might probably nonetheless do all of it.

2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility Tremor

2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility Tremor borrows from the Raptors

A Tremendous Responsibility Tremor crew cab with the 6-foot-4 field is 21 toes lengthy. That’s enormous, however for 2023 the large bruiser’s surround-view digital camera system has gone from 4 digital camera angles to seven. This allows drivers to sew all of the cameras collectively for a full 360-degree view of what’s across the truck or see down the edges of the truck on the path.

2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility Tremor

The Tremendous Responsibility group additionally copied the Raptor group’s software program homework. Tread-like indicators present the meant path on the display in Off-Highway mode when the forward-facing digital camera angle is activated. This function is straight out of the Raptor lineup’s Baja mode, and within the enormous Tremendous Responsibility it ensures the tires are squared up with the specified line, eliminating the sensation that you just’re (partially) driving blind and lacking what’s instantly in entrance of the truck.

Tremendous Responsibility Tremors additionally achieve Path Flip Help for 2023. Initially developed for the Bronco after which ported over to the F-150 Tremor and F-150 Raptor, Path Flip Help drags the within rear wheel to chop sharper off-road turns. Within the case of the large Tremendous Responsibility, it could actually shorten the turning radius by as much as 40%, which enabled me to drive round a publish in sand in a hilariously tight circle. Be aware, nonetheless, that this function can tear up the bottom and/or construct up a pile of earth in entrance of that inside rear wheel. The truck ultimately rolls over the pile it created, however that’s simply one other anticipated bump when driving off the overwhelmed path. 

2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility Tremor

Ford’s Rock Crawl, Tow/Haul, Regular, Eco, and Slippery drive modes are joined by Off-Highway mode this yr. It replaces Deep Sand/Snow mode to be much less complicated to drivers, and it routinely engages 4Hi. These drive modes stay one of many automaker’s aces as they assist tune the truck to the terrain higher than opponents with fewer or no drive modes.

Off-Highway mode doesn’t routinely disable the automated emergency braking, although it ought to. I forgot to enter the truck’s menu system to show off AEB earlier than off-roading, and the truck slammed on its brakes and flashed a bunch of warning lights in an try to guard me from imminent demise when the entrance parking sensors went off because of tall grass. It’s a ache to have to recollect to enter the menu system and switch AEB off and again on when off-roading then getting again on the street.

2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility Tremor

2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility Tremor now matches 37-inch tires

David Demmith, automobile integration supervisor for the Tremendous Responsibility lineup, advised me that loads of house owners have swapped out the 35-inch Duratrac tires on their Tremors for 37s. The 37s rubbed on the entrance management arms, forcing house owners to get inventive to make their vans drive accurately. 

The 2023 Tremendous Responsibility lineup, together with the Tremor, receives revised suspension tuning for a greater experience. The result’s a heavy-duty truck that doesn’t buck and shiver as a lot over pock-marked roads even when unloaded. The experience is surprisingly comfy now, particularly within the Tremor as a result of the taller sidewalls on its meaty all-terrain tires take up extra pounding. A part of that suspension work features a new entrance management arm design, which not rubs on 37-inch tires. Ford nonetheless doesn’t provide 37s, nonetheless. That continues to be as much as consumers who need the larger sneakers.

2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility F-250 Tremor

2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility Tremor tows and hauls extra

The Tremendous Responsibility Tremor remains to be powered by a 7.3-liter V-8, nevertheless it’s now rated at 430 hp and 485 lb-ft of torque. The ten lb-ft of torque enhance comes because of a brand new downsized water pump and improved bearings and pistons for elevated sturdiness. A stump-yanking 6.7-liter turbodiesel V-8 with 475 hp and 1,050 lb-ft can nonetheless be optioned, and at $9,995 it’s now $800 cheaper than earlier than. New for 2023 is a high-output 6.7-liter turbodiesel rated at 500 hp and 1,200 lb-ft of torque, nevertheless it tacks $12,495 onto the Tremor’s invoice.

With the correct configuration within the Tremendous Responsibility configurator, the Tremor’s now rated to tow as much as 18,200 kilos by way of standard hitch and 23,000 kilos by way of a gooseneck trailer, and it could actually haul as much as 4,384 kilos of payload. These figures mark will increase of three,200, 1,110, and 174 kilos, respectively. The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado HD ZR2 can tow 18,500 kilos on a hitch, however its payload ranking tops out at 3,397 kilos and it could actually solely tow as much as 18,100 kilos with a gooseneck trailer. The 2023 Ram Insurgent HD trails each with a 16,870-pound standard hitch tow ranking and a 3,140-pound payload capability.

2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility Tremor

2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility Tremor beneficial properties lineup-wide updates

The Tremor is an off-road bundle that bundles off-road {hardware} and software program to make the Tremor extra succesful when the street ends. Like different Tremendous Responsibility variants, it receives notable updates for 2023.

Ford tweaked the Tremendous Responsibility’s exterior design. The horizontal grille now bleeds into and wraps across the C-clamp-shaped headlights with a design that emphasizes the truck’s width. Steps have been built-in into the mattress sides and rear bumper to make mattress entry simpler. 

2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility

Inside, supplies have been upgraded, although they nonetheless fall wanting what’s present in a Ram, and an 8.0-inch touchscreen is now normal changing the earlier truck’s 4.2-inch display. A 12.0-inch touchscreen and a 12.0-inch digital gauge cluster straight out of the F-150 can be found on the XLT mannequin and normal on Lariat and above.

2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility Tremor

2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility Tremor delivers worth

The 2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility Tremor prices $60,780 and the worth solely goes up (slightly rapidly) as you tick off the choice containers. Most of that value is the Tremendous Responsibility XLT itself, because the Tremor bundle is a $4,375 possibility, and that’s a price. A base Ram 2500 Insurgent prices $71,420, and Chevrolet hasn’t mentioned how a lot the Silverado HD ZR2 will value but.

The Tremor bundle can nonetheless be optioned on the Tremendous Responsibility XLT, Lariat, King Ranch, and Platinum trims. The Lariat seemingly hits the candy spot for these this truck for each work and life-style use because it nets upgrades comparable to LED headlights, an influence sliding rear window, and dual-zone computerized local weather management. Extra importantly, the Lariat trim unlocks the power to possibility helpful options comparable to onboard scales and a wise hitch.  

2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility Tremor

Ford will nonetheless manufacturing facility set up a 12,000-pound Warn winch with a 70-foot artificial cable, although it now prices $3,995. That’s $995 greater than earlier than, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a well-priced factory-backed accent for these needing the aptitude with clear integration.

Whereas the 2023 Ford Tremendous Responsibility Tremor has discovered new competitors because it first arrived in 2020, its story hasn’t modified. No different pickup truck on the planet can do every part—from towing 23,000 kilos to dominating off-road—the way in which a Tremor can. 

Ford paid for journey, lodging, and even a couple of donuts so Motor Authority may carry you this firsthand report.