[Ken F]

Greetings all.

Just a small tid bit.

I was traveling north on I-75 in Auburn Hills about a week ago and I came upon a prototype Super Duty. (Bras front and rear.) The truck had an aluminum diff. cover with cooling fins on the rear axle. I thought it would be pretty cool if that becomes standard equipment.

That's it.

Ken.

 

[ZBODaytona]

I believe edmunds.com has pictures of it. The ones I saw, showed an ugly front, the headlights just kill it for me. The new interior looks ok from what i can tell. If you pony up for the two boss you get that nice diff cover....

 

[VS06SD]

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The truck had an aluminum diff. cover with cooling fins on the rear axle. I thought it would be pretty cool if that becomes standard equipment.

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That is standard equipment on the current models. However only on the 4:30 diff's. I have the alumn. cover w/fins on my 06' camper pkg. w/4:30's

 

[jsoltis83]

It was an '08. The 2007 is unchanged.

 

[thiswebs4u]

It is on edmunds here is the link:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=109864

 

[jsoltis83]

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It is on edmunds here is the link:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=109864

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They are wrong about the year.

 

[EKUgrad]

I saw a test mule near the KTP plant a couple of weeks ago -- it had an interesting paint scheme that looked like some form of computer generated camo (similar to the new Army camo pattern, if you are familiar with that). It had the same mirrors as seen on Edmund's. Could not tell much else about it, other than the grill/bumper does not look as good (IMO) as the current one.

 

[Mike2006PSD]

Are you sure about this? I was talking to y dealer today and he said there will be cosmetic front end and interior changes for '07.

 

[jsoltis83]

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Are you sure about this? I was talking to y dealer today and he said there will be cosmetic front end and interior changes for '07.

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Dead positive. I've already got all my material for the new '07 and pictures. It is identical to the '06 and it has a 6.0L.

 

[thiswebs4u]

So why are they driving a 08 down I-70. It was covered but you can tell the front. I heard the 6.4 was out in January because of emissions.

 

[jsoltis83]

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So why are they driving a 08 down I-70. It was covered but you can tell the front. I heard the 6.4 was out in January because of emissions.

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The 2008 is scheduled to be out around January 2007. It will be an early model, like the 2007 Sport Trac came out this year really early.

But they are going to make a 2007 and it will be identical to an '06. The '08 will be out first of 2007.

 

[someday]

i thought i heard they pushed back the deadlines on emissions so it might not be first thing in january, but i dont think they postponed it too much longer

 

[rc38]

We are still set to start building MY 08's after christmas shutdown.

 

[wil]

here is "what's new" for 2007:

OVERVIEW
The 2007 F-Super Duty® reinforces the tough image of the F-Series and continues to meet the needs of both commercial and personal use customers. The 2006MY includes all the amenities you were used to in 2006 plus
MODEL/SERIES/AVAILABILITY CHANGES
• The Lariat Highline SuperCab (17M) package includes the following features:
— Three exterior colors
— Unique all Chrome billet-style grille
— Chrome exhaust tip
— Chrome tow hooks
— Chrome mirror caps
— Chrome pickup bed tie down hooks
— 5" Chrome tubular step bars
— Captain's chairs with unique black leather seating surfaces
— Black leather-wrapped front floor console lid
— Unique Ebony accents (carpet/scuff plates/cowl trim)
— Unique instrument panel inserts
— Instrument cluster w/Chrome accents and enhanced message center with trip computer
• The Lariat Outlaw Crew Cab (17S) package, available on Crew Cab Lariat, includes the following features:
— Black monotone paint with unique red tapestripe
— Body color front grille, mirror caps, door handles, wheel lip moldings and front and rear bumpers
— Chrome exhaust tip
— Unique instrument panel insert
— Unique instrument panel appliqué
— All weather floor mats
— Unique door trim panels
— Instrument cluster w/chrome accents and enhanced message center with trip computer
— Unique Ebony interior accents (carpet, door trim inserts, scuff plates, B-pillars)
— Unique black and red leather-trimmed Captain's Chairs w/center console and FlexFold™ 60/40 rear bench seat
EXTERIOR CHANGES
• Ford Harley-Davidson™ Package (17H) is now available with the following three color combinations:
— Medium Wedgewood Blue with Black Flames (LD/85E)
— Dark Stone with Black Flames (T7/85E)
— Black with Medium Wedgewood Blue Flames (UD/85B)
FUNCTIONAL CHANGES
• The standard axle on the 5.4L gas engine is now the 4.10 non-limited slip axle(X41). The 3.73 non-limited slip axle (X37) is now an option on the 5.4L gas engine
EMISSIONS CHANGES
• For the 2007 model year the following vehicle configurations will not be available in California, Maine, Massachusetts, New York or Vermont:
— F-250 5.4L gas engine with manual transmission
— F-250 6.8L gas engine with manual or automatic transmission
• California Emissions System (422) is available with 5.4L gas engine with automatic transmission (995/44T).
• 50 State Emissions System (425) is forced with 6.0L diesel engine (99P) and is a Fleet Only option on 5.4L gas engine with automatic transmission (995/44T).
• LATE AVAILABILITY The following configurations will not be available until July:
— F-250 5.4L gas engine with automatic transmission (995/44T) and California Emissions System (422)
— F-250 5.4L gas engine with automatic transmission (995/44T) and 50 State Emissions System (245)
OPTION PROGRAM CHANGES
• Options Added:
— LT275/65Rx20E BSW All Terrain tire (T9T) is now available with the Lariat 20" wheel (64T)
• Options Revised:
— Cloth 40/20/40 Split Bench seat (3H/3E) is now available on all XL. The Fleet only restriction has been lifted.
— Power Equipment Group (903) is now available on XL
— Tilt Steering Wheel (524) is now available as a stand-alone option on XL Fleet. Cruise Control (525) and Tilt Steering Wheel (524) continue to be optional on XL and standard on XLT and Lariat.
• Options Deleted:
— Premium Electronic AM/FM Stereo/Cassette/Single CD/Clock (58K)
05/01/06 ORDER GUIDE UPDATES
• On Powertrain the Nominal Compression Ratio for the 6.8L gas engine is 9.2:1.
• Throughout the order guide, the "chromed" description was changed to "chrome" on all features except wheels.
• Throughout the order guide, the SuperCab Lariat Highline Edition (17M) will now be called the Lariat Highline SuperCab (17M).
• Throughout the order guide, the Lariat Outlaw Package (17S) will now be called the Lariat Outlaw Crew Cab (17S).