Moving from a Jeep to a Ford Super Duty was quite an adjustment for Hanna and me. While there is some overlap between the vehicles, they are largely completely different beasts. With the initial shock of the change now a faded memory, Hanna and I put our heads together to discuss our favorite (and least favorite) features of the F250 Tremor.
Some of our favorites are exactly what we assumed they would be when we purchased the truck; others have surprised us. Read on for the top F250 Tremor features (according to us)!
Ford F250 Interior Features
For the sake of organization, let’s start with the interior of the truck before we move outward. After all, that’s where you spend most of your time with the vehicle, so it better be good!
Prepare for Takeoff (Space Galore)
Perhaps our perspectives are skewed thanks to years spent in Jeeps, which are notorious for tight cabins. Whether this is the case or not, one of our favorite features of the F250 is the massive amount of interior space. It is unreal how much room there is to move about and store things.
From the backseat, where you could quite literally throw a party, to the front, where you could lie flat and take a nap, the interior space is practically overwhelming, but trust me, we’re not complaining—especially after living in the cramped interiors of Jeeps for the last four years.
Everything About the Seats
Our most recent vehicle was a Jeep Gladiator Mojave. While we loved that Jeep and crossed the country in it many times, it was tremendously uncomfortable. The seats were narrow, stiff, and had too much bolstering to be comfortable for drives longer than an hour. I’m not exaggerating when I say that we would reach the end of a travel day with numb legs and backaches.
The Ford Super Duty is the complete opposite. The seats are generously wide, more forgiving in their cushioning, and feature so many possible adjustments (including lumbar). Eight hours on the road doesn’t leave us feeling beat up and exhausted. It’s a refreshing change.
We’ve added Invictus Off Road Hybrid MOLLE Panels to the front seats of our F-250.
Not only are the seats comfortable, they are also heated and ventilated. The heated aspect speaks for itself—it’s a feature that we really missed while living in Montana and made Hanna’s list of “must haves” for this truck. I was a bit skeptical of the ventilated seats, but they have proved to be quite nice, especially in hot, sticky Florida.
The Back is a Dog Hotel
Long trips in the Jeeps were cramped with just Hanna and me. Throw our dog, Chowder, into the mix, and suddenly is practically unmanageable (in my opinion). Aside from the bodies filling the cab, two people and a dog also remove a significant amount of storage space.
That problem is (mostly) eliminated by the dog hotel that is the rear of the F250 cabin. When I say that Hanna and I (5’9 and 5’11 and ¾”) could lay down and take a nap back there, I mean it. It has enough space to comfortably house the dog and most of our travel essentials with room to spare.
Remote Start
Call us spoiled, but the remote start in the Ford has been fantastic. Is it necessary? Of course not! But we sure do enjoy using it (and would have LOVED it in Montana).
Aside from the throaty growl of the 7.3 Godzilla gas engine roaring to life, the advantages of the remote start system are predominantly related to comfort and convenience. You can create a variety of settings to fit your needs. For example, I tend to keep the remote start programmed to return to the previous climate settings when activated. That way, the heater and seat warmers come on in the cold, and the A/C and ventilated seats do so in the summer.
Best Exterior Features of the 2022 Ford Super Duty
All right, enough of the interior goodies that Hanna and I have come to love; let’s move on to what actually matters—the Instagram exterior. Because looks are subjective (we’d love to get rid of the chrome), I’m going to stick to the non-aesthetic features of the truck.
Straight Up Axle Beef
The Tremor package has some benefits that are intended to enhance off-road capabilities. In addition to having an electronic locking rear differential and a limited-slip differential in the front, the Ford Super Duty Tremors also elevate the breathing hoses for increased water-fording ability. But the best feature, in my opinion, is that all Tremors come equipped with upgraded axles.
If you have an F250 Tremor (which we do), it is mechanically identical to an F350. This means it has more robust suspension components and a larger, stronger axle. The only difference between the two trucks would be the sticker on the door.
Another advantage of the axles on the Ford Super Duty is that they are equipped with locking hubs. These hubs are automatically engaged via vacuum lines when you switch to four-wheel drive. If you run into an issue—a leak in one of the lines, for example—you can manually switch the hubs. This is a nice mechanical failsafe that could save your bacon in a tough spot.
Cameras EVERYWHERE
Perhaps most modern vehicles have cameras sticking out of every crevice. Maybe that’s a normal thing nowadays. In Jeeps, this isn’t the case—you get a backup camera and nothing more. In the Ford, however, we have every camera we could dream of. Front-facing, side view, bed view, 360-degree, and more.
This smattering of cameras and views comes in handy when parking in small spaces, navigating tight terrain, and positioning the truck for hooking up a trailer. It’s also surprisingly convenient to check your cargo while traveling down the interstate. The cameras, while certainly not perfect, give Hanna and me a boost of confidence and keep us out of trouble. For those reasons, they make our list of the top F250 Tremor features!
Bed Size
Now is the time for all full-size truck owners to poke fun at me. Up to this point, the extent of my truck ownership experience was owning a Jeep Gladiator. The bed on that vehicle was extraordinarily useful, but it was also tiny. The size of the five-foot bed was limiting, without question.
The standard bed on the F250 measures 6.75’. Already, we have taken advantage of this larger bed by moving twice, hauling materials, and helping out family. With our plans for this truck including a bed camper, this extra capacity was essential. We just didn’t anticipate how frequently we would use it outside of that application.
Confidence is King
One thing about the Ford Super Duty Tremor is certain—it is massive. With a small lift and 35” tires from the factory, this big boy is two treads shy of being a tank. At first, it was a bit intimidating. Now, we’ve come to love it.
There’s something confidence-inspiring about driving a truck this size. It’s stable and smooth on the highway, people seem to respect it a little more in town, and it just feels composed compared to a smaller vehicle. We were hesitant to go with an “HD” truck, but we sure are glad we ignored those doubts!
We’ve put about 7,000 miles on our Ford F-250 Tremor so far and discovered several things that we absolutely love about it. The features listed above are at the top of our list, but there are plenty of others that I could have mentioned—it’s truly a fantastic vehicle.
That’s not to say that it’s all sunshine and rainbows, though. There are some parts of the truck that really bother us. To find out what they are, you’ll have to check out the future blog piece about our least favorite features of the F250. Stay tuned!
-RW