Exterior - 2019 Ford F-250

Your F-250 is equipped to give you up to 385 horsepower and 430 pound-feet of torque. Even if there was no one in the competition, you might already be thinking that you just found your pickup truck. Compare it against the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, though, a top truck in its class, and you'll see that it more than outdoes the 360 horsepower and 380 pound-feet of torque provided by the Silverado. You might be saying, "Well, there's a diesel engine on the Silverado, though. Maybe it outdoes the F-250." You'd be wrong. The Silverado's diesel is capable of an impressive 445 horsepower and 910 pound-feet of torque, but the F-250's diesel V8 powers ahead with 450 horsepower and 935 pound-feet of torque. The F-250 can tow up to 18,500 pounds of anything you need it to tow (compared to 15,400 pound maximum towing capacity for the Silverado). Your pickup truck is a towing machine. First and foremost, people usually buy trucks like this to tow. It's the F-250 with a subtle win over the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD.

Safety - Ford F-250 specs at Prestige Ford

A pickup truck has a tough life ahead of it, and sometimes you expect to drive it with large payloads in the back. You want to be assured of a safe drive, especially if you use the same truck to transport your family. Inflatable seat belts on the F-250 are an advanced, and practical, safety feature that activates in the event of a collision. If a collision occurs, they inflate, providing stabilizing forces for the neck and the rest of the body and therefore reducing risk of injury. You won't find these rear safety belts even optional on the Silverado 2500 HD. A cross-path warning system is available on the F-250 as well, a feature that Chevy decided to leave off the Silverado 2500 HD altogether (and something we're disappointed that Chevy left off). As most pickup truck drivers know, it's vital to have as many driver-assist features as possible, as you're doing a lot of heavy lifting with your truck and need camera angles, sensors, and these other advanced features for maximum safety. Ford gave you these features. Chevrolet didn't. For that, we're happy to report that it's the F-250 that gets an A+ on safety.