page_title: Ford F-Series (medium duty truck)
section_title: Seventh generation (2000-2015)
hierarchical_section_title: Ford F-Series (medium duty truck) / Seventh generation (2000-2015)
caption_attribution_description: English: 2002 Ford F-650 in front. 1989 Ford F-600 in back. Both Class 6 trucks. F-650 GVWR:26,000. F-600 GVWR:20,200
context_page_description: The medium-duty version of the Ford F-Series is a range of commercial trucks manufactured by Ford since 1948. Derived from the smaller F-Series pickup trucks, the medium-duty range is currently in its eighth generation. Initially slotted between the F-Series pickup trucks and the "Big Job" conventionals, later generations were slotted below the L-Series "Louisville" trucks; the last two generations are the largest vehicles produced by Ford since its exit from the heavy-truck segment.
  Throughout its production, the medium-duty F-Series has been used for an extensive number of applications, offered as a straight truck and a semitractor in multiple cab configurations. Prior to the production of the Ford C-Series, the model line was also offered in a cab-over engine configuration; a cowled-chassis variant was used for bus production. At various stages, the model line has competed against medium-duty versions of the Chevrolet/GMC C/K, the International S-series, and the Freightliner Business Class.
context_section_description: For the 2000 model year, Ford introduced the seventh generation of its medium-duty truck line.  Following the sale of the Aeromax/Louisville and Cargo heavy truck ranges to Freightliner in 1997, these became the largest vehicles produced by Ford in North America.  Following the 1999 split of the F-Series into lighter and heavier-duty vehicles, medium-duty trucks became part of the Super Duty range.  In another change, medium-duty trucks adopted the "x50" nomenclature used by Ford F-Series trucks since 1953, as the F-650 and F-750 Super Duty (the F-800 was dropped).
  To decrease development costs on an all-new range of trucks, Ford entered into a joint venture with Navistar International, who sought to develop a replacement for the long-running International S-Series/4000-Series.  Named Blue Diamond Truck Company LLC, the agreement would produce medium-duty trucks for both manufacturers.  While sharing a common chassis, Navistar and Ford would source their bodywork separately; Navistar produced its own engines while Ford used off-the-shelf powertrains.  In 2000, Ford introduced the F-650/F-750 Super Duty, while International introduced the 4000-Series (later the DuraStar) in 2002.
  Sharing its cab with the F-250 and F-350, the medium-duty Super Duty trucks were offered in two-door and four-door cabs; for the first time, a SuperCab configuration (2+2 doors) was offered for medium-duty trucks.  Again produced with separate fenders, the only visible exterior part shared with the previous generation were the headlight/turn signal clusters.  The design of the trapezoidal grille was largely adapted from Super Duty pickup trucks, with two vertical intake slots bordering a square grille.  For 2004, the exterior underwent its sole update, as the grille adopted the "three-slot grille" layout used across Ford vehicles.  For 2012, the interior underwent its first revision, adopting the interior revision introduced for 2011 Super Duty pickup trucks.
caption: 2002 Ford F650 Super Duty alongside a 1989 Ford F600
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