Ready for work or play, that’s what the 2016 Ford F-750 Tonka Dump Truck is all about. Believe or not, the toy company and FoMoCo joined forces and morphed Tonka’s signature toy workhorse into a real-life dumper truck.
Regarding the latter part, yes, that’s actually an F-750 from the 2016 model year. The nearly 10-foot-tall Tonka truck debuted at the Work Truck Show to the acclaim of both kids and grown ups. After all, this Tonka truck is a really big toy for big boys.
“From Generation Z to the Greatest Generation, Ford and Tonka continue to set the standards for tough trucks,” declared John Ruppert, general manager of Ford Commercial Vehicle Sales and Marketing, during the event. “People of all ages have been counting on Ford F-Series and Tonka trucks to get the job done – from construction site to sandbox – for more than 60 years.”
Compared to a standard 2016 model year F-650/F-750 commercial workhorse, the Mighty Ford F-750 Tonka boasts with a number of aesthetic upgrades such as the custom front grille framed by the Blue Oval’s hallmark nostrils. Under that yellow paint job with black, white and red details lies a fully functional medium-duty dump truck.
If you’re curious, the beast that propels this huge plaything is a 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 turbo oil burner paired to a commercial-grade TorqShift HD automatic transmission. In its most potent output, the Power Stroke of the 2016 Ford F-650/F-750 churns out 330 horsepower and 725 lb-ft (983 Nm). Speaking of which, those in the market for such a machine will have to wait until production starts this summer.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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