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2011 diesel 2500/3500 pickups

Every diesel offering in the data for 2011. Ratings are the highest offered across the trucks in each row, and transmissions are those of the whole year range shown, so they may differ for 2011 itself; check each range's notes.

FordGeneral MotorsRam / Dodge

Horsepower

  • Ford · Ford 6.7L Power Stroke V8
    400 hp
  • General Motors · Duramax 6.6L LML V8
    397 hp
  • Ram / Dodge · Cummins ISB 6.7L
    350 hp

Torque

  • Ford · Ford 6.7L Power Stroke V8
    800 lb-ft
  • General Motors · Duramax 6.6L LML V8
    765 lb-ft
  • Ram / Dodge · Cummins ISB 6.7L
    800 lb-ft

Ratings are the highest offered in each row; see the table below for exact year ranges and notes.

BrandTrucksEngineRangehp / lb-ftTransmissions
FordFord Super Duty F-250, Ford Super Duty F-350Ford 6.7L Power Stroke V8 2011–2014400 / 8006-speed automatic (6R140 / TorqShift)
General MotorsChevrolet Silverado 2500HD, Chevrolet Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500HD, GMC Sierra 3500Duramax 6.6L LML V8 2011–2016397 / 765Allison 1000 six-speed automatic
Ram / DodgeRam 2500, Ram 3500Cummins ISB 6.7L 2011–2012350 / 8006-speed manual (G56), 6-speed automatic (68RFE)

What stood out in 2011

Editorial opinion, based on the criteria listed.

Pick: Ford F-250/F-350 Super Duty with the 6.7L Power Stroke (400 hp / 800 lb-ft after the launch update)

Runner-up: Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD/3500HD with the Duramax LML (397 hp / 765 lb-ft)

The new 6.7L launched at 390 hp / 735 lb-ft and was raised to 400 hp / 800 lb-ft early in the year, leading GM's LML (397 hp / 765 lb-ft) and Ram's 6.7L Cummins (350 hp / 800 lb-ft, on the Wikipedia figures). Editorial pick; the horsepower lead over GM is only 3 hp. Ratings shown are the highest offered; other trims are rated lower.

Criteria: Peak rated torque; Rated horsepower