Parker, TX, September 27, 2000 - Designed especially for the luxury personal recreational vehicle market and serious towing hobbyists, including those who tow horse trailers or race cars, the 2001 F-650 Super CrewZer ^™ is a multipurpose vehicle that rounds out the already broad Built Ford Tough F-Series lineup.

"Personal recreational vehicle customers and high-end towing hobbyists spend a lot of time in their vehicles," said Larry Savage, Ford Division chassis cab marketing manager. "These customers want the ability to carry passengers comfortably, along with a substantial cargo load on the vehicle. So, they want creature comforts and lots of power, payload and towing capability."

LUXURY AND COMFORT FEATURES

• Air suspension
• Heated leather seating surfaces
• Heated sail-mounted towing mirrors
• Outside temperature display
• Woodgrain accents in interior
• Stereo sound system with a six-CD changer in the instrument panel
• Front dual captain's chairs with lumbar support
• Thick plush carpeting
• Overhead console with a compass
• Lockable exterior storage
• Privacy glass

"The new F-650 Super CrewZer ^™ delivers all of this in an awesome, powerful-looking vehicle," added Savage. "It's a powerful addition to our F-Series lineup."

The new Super CrewZer ^™ is a 194" wheelbase Lo-Profile vehicle, with a GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) of 23,000 lbs. and 9,500 lbs. of on-board payload capability. GCWR (gross combined weight rating with trailer) is 43,000 lbs. It's powered by the most powerful engine in Ford's lineup - a Caterpillar® 3126B diesel engine with 300 horsepower, 860 lb.-ft. of torque and an Allison MD 3066 electronically-controlled 6-speed adaptive shift, double overdrive automatic transmission matched with a 4.33 rear axle ratio.

STANDARD FEATURES

Other features of the Super CrewZer ^™ package include:

Chassis: 8,000 lb. front axle; 15,000 lb. Meritor rear axle; Hendrickson ^™ HAS190 air ride rear suspension; 245/70R 19.5G tires; 19.5x6.75 aluminum disc wheels (polished on both sides); dual 65 gallon fuel tanks (130 gallon total capacity)

Exterior: Chrome grille & headlight bezels; custom lit exterior sun-visor; diamond-plated load box with behind-the-cab full-width lockable storage box, and side-of-vehicle access; custom color-matched front bumper with fog lamps and recessed tow hooks; 24-inch full fiberglass air foil cab extender; sliding rear window; three exterior color choices (Toreader Red, Oxford White and Black); custom mud flaps; hi-mounted brake light; custom trailer hook-up lights; electric trailer brake controller; three trailer hitches - 30,000 lb. Draw-Tite removable ball gooseneck, a 22,000 lb. Reese fifth-wheel hitch, and a 20,000 lb. Reese receiver hitch