Compare the2024 Ford F-Super DutyVS 2024 GMC Sierra HD

For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Ford F-Super Duty have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision. The GMC Sierra HD doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

The F-Super Duty offers optional Post Collision Braking, which automatically apply the brakes in the event of a crash to help prevent secondary collisions and prevent further injuries. The Sierra HD doesn’t offer a post collision braking system: in the event of a collision that triggers the airbags, more collisions are possible without the protection of airbags that may have already deployed.

Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The F-Super Duty offers an optional Reverse Brake Assist that uses rear sensors to monitor for objects to the rear and automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision. The Sierra HD doesn’t offer automatic braking for stationary objects directly to the rear.

The F-Super Duty (except XL/XLT)’s optional driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The Sierra HD doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

Both the F-Super Duty and the Sierra HD have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, daytime running lights, rearview cameras, available four-wheel drive, crash mitigating brakes, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors and rear cross-path warning.

The F-Super Duty’s corrosion warranty is unlimited miles longer than the Sierra HD’s (unlimited vs. 100,000 miles).

There are over 73 percent more Ford dealers than there are GMC dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the F-Super Duty’s warranty.

The F-Super Duty has a standard “limp home system” to keep drivers from being stranded if most or all of the engine’s coolant is lost. The engine will run on only half of its cylinders at a time, reduce its power and light a warning lamp on the dashboard so the driver can get to a service station for repairs. The Sierra HD doesn’t offer a lost coolant limp home mode, so a coolant leak could strand you or seriously damage the truck’s engine.

The F-Super Duty 4x4 has a solid front axle with a floating power axle for durability that the Sierra HD 4x4’s independent front suspension and exposed front driveshafts don’t offer.

J.D. Power and Associates rated the F-Super Duty second among large heavy duty pickups in their 2024 Initial Quality Study. The Sierra HD isn’t in the top three.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Ford vehicles are better in initial quality than GMC vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Ford above average in initial quality. With 22 more problems per 100 vehicles, GMC is rated below average.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ January 2024 Auto Issue reports that Ford vehicles are more reliable than GMC vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Ford 2 places higher in reliability than GMC.

The F-Super Duty’s standard 6.8 V8 produces 4 more horsepower (405 vs. 401) than the Sierra HD’s 6.6 V8. The F-Super Duty’s optional 7.3 V8 produces 29 more horsepower (430 vs. 401) and 21 lbs.-ft. more torque (485 vs. 464) than the Sierra HD’s 6.6 V8.

The F-Super Duty’s optional 6.7 turbo V8 diesel produces 5 more horsepower (475 vs. 470) and 75 lbs.-ft. more torque (1050 vs. 975) than the Sierra HD’s 6.6 turbo V8 diesel. The F-Super Duty’s optional 6.7 turbo V8 diesel produces 30 more horsepower (500 vs. 470) and 225 lbs.-ft. more torque (1200 vs. 975) than the Sierra HD’s 6.6 turbo V8 diesel.

The F-Super Duty Diesel’s standard fuel tank has a gallon more fuel capacity than the Sierra HD Regular Cab Diesel’s standard fuel tank (29 vs. 28 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups. The F-Super Duty’s standard fuel tank has 5 gallons more fuel capacity than the Sierra HD Double Cab Short Bed Diesel’s standard fuel tank (34 vs. 29 gallons). The F-Super Duty Crew Cab’s optional fuel tank has 12 gallons more fuel capacity than the Sierra HD Gas Engine/Crew Cab Diesel’s standard fuel tank (48 vs. 36 gallons).

For better stopping power the F-Super Duty’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Sierra HD:

For better traction, the F-Super Duty Off-Road’s tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Sierra HD (285/70R17 vs. 275/70R18).

The F-450’s wheels have 10 lugs for longer wheel bearing life, less chance of rotor warping and greater strength. The GMC Sierra HD only has 8 wheel lugs per wheel.

The F-Super Duty’s optional suspension has front and rear stabilizer bars, which help keep the F-Super Duty flat and controlled during cornering. The Sierra HD’s suspension doesn’t offer a rear stabilizer bar.

The front suspension of the F-Super Duty uses coil springs for better ride, handling and control than the Sierra HD, which uses torsion bars in front. Coil springs compress more progressively and offer more suspension travel for a smoother ride with less bottoming out.

The F-Super Duty’s drift compensation steering can automatically compensate for road conditions which would cause the vehicle to drift from side to side, helping the driver to keep the vehicle straight more easily. The Sierra HD doesn’t offer drift compensation steering.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the F-Super Duty’s wheelbase is longer than on the Sierra HD:

For better handling and stability, the average track (width between the wheels) on the F-Super Duty is 5.7 inches wider in the front and 1.2 inches wider in the rear than the average track on the Sierra HD.

The F-350 Long Bed Lariat SuperCrew 4x4 handles at .72 G’s, while the Sierra 2500 HD Standard Bed AT4X AEV Crew Cab pulls only .70 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Ford F-Super Duty may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 100 to 500 pounds less than the GMC Sierra HD.

The F-Super Duty is shorter than the Sierra HD, making the F-Super Duty easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces:

The F-250 Regular Cab has 1.6 inches more front hip room and .6 inches more front shoulder room than the Sierra HD Regular Cab.

The F-Super Duty SuperCab has 1.3 inches more front hip room, .7 inches more front shoulder room, .4 inches more rear headroom, 4.5 inches more rear hip room and .9 inches more rear shoulder room than the Sierra HD Double Cab.

The F-Super Duty SuperCrew has 1.3 inches more front hip room, .7 inches more front shoulder room, .3 inches more rear headroom, .2 inches more rear legroom, 4.5 inches more rear hip room and .6 inches more rear shoulder room than the Sierra HD Crew Cab.

A low lift-over bed design makes loading and unloading the F-Super Duty easier. The F-250 Regular Cab’s bed lift-over height is 36.5 inches, while the Sierra HD Regular Cab’s liftover is 38.8 inches. The F-Super Duty SuperCab’s bed lift-over height is 36 inches, while the Sierra HD Double Cab’s liftover is 38.9 inches.

To make loading and unloading groceries and cargo easier, especially for short adults, the F-Super Duty King Ranch/Platinum/Limited has a standard power cargo door, which opens and closes automatically by pressing a button. The Sierra HD doesn’t offer a power cargo door.

Maximum trailer towing in the GMC Sierra HD is limited to 36,000 pounds. The F-450 Long Bed Regular Cab offers up to a 40,000 lbs. towing capacity.

The F-Super Duty has a much higher standard payload capacity than the Sierra HD:

The F-Super Duty has much higher optional payload capacities than the Sierra HD:

The F-Super Duty’s front power windows open or close with one touch of the switches, making it more convenient at drive-up windows and toll booths, or when talking with someone outside of the car. The Sierra HD’s standard power windows’ front passenger window doesn’t close automatically.

In case you lock your keys in your vehicle, or don’t have them with you, you can let yourself in using the F-Super Duty’s available exterior PIN entry system. The Sierra HD doesn’t offer an exterior PIN entry system, and its OnStar® can’t unlock the doors if the vehicle doesn’t have cell phone reception or the driver can’t contact the service.

The F-Super Duty’s standard speed-sensitive wipers speed up when the vehicle does, so that the driver doesn’t have to continually adjust the speed of the wipers. The Sierra HD’s standard manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted.

The F-Super Duty has standard power remote mirrors. The Sierra HD only comes with remote mirrors at extra cost. Without them the driver will have to roll down the windows and reach across the car to adjust the mirrors.

The F-Super Duty’s standard outside mirrors include heating elements to clear off the mirrors for better visibility. GMC charges extra for heated mirrors on the Sierra HD.

The F-Super Duty Platinum/Limited has standard massaging front seats in order to maximize comfort and eliminate fatigue on long trips. Massaging seats aren’t available in the Sierra HD.

A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the F-Super Duty as the 2024 North American Truck of the Year. The Sierra HD has never been chosen.

The Ford F-Series outsold the GMC Sierra by almost three to one during 2023.