2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD vs. 2025 Ford F-250 Super Duty Comparison

Heavy-duty pickups make the economy roll. If you plant, plumb, pave, or electrify something, you probably spend significant time in a full-size heavy-duty truck. The 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD and 2025 Ford F-250 Super Duty battle daily for the hearts and minds of plumbers, electricians, farmers, cement workers, and more each day. Typically, opinions run strong about which one is better.

We checked out each of these rough and ready — and sometimes luxurious — beasts to show you what you’ll want to know about each truck. Let’s check them out.

2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD

The Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD is a three-quarter-ton workhorse. It hauls, tugs, pushes, and transports heavy things to places across the U.S. daily. It looks the part because it plays the part, especially after last year’s midcycle refresh.

Buyers get two options under the hood: a 6.6-liter V8 gas engine or a 6.6-liter turbocharged diesel V8. The former produces 401 horsepower and 464 lb-ft of torque, while the latter pushes 470 hp and 975 lb-ft of torque (most of that comes at the low end). Each is tied to a 10-speed transmission, which helps with fuel economy and grade braking.

There are five trim levels: Work Truck, Custom, LT, LTZ, ZR2, and High Country, as well as the available ZR2 Bison off-road package. The cabin is roomy in the crew cab, with room for up to six people. The regular cab can hold three with a bench seat. An available 13.4-inch touchscreen handles infotainment controls. It’s part of the recently updated instrument panel that’s canted toward the driver, making it more like a mobile workspace than a pickup.

Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Highlights

Multi-Flex tailgate: Available on all trim levels, this innovative tailgate can be used in six different ways to help load cargo or gain access to the truck bed. It can also act as a work surface and provide hauling flexibility.

Towing excellence: The 2500 HD with the turbodiesel can tow up to 22,420 pounds, and the gas engine pulls 16,000 pounds when properly equipped. Those numbers rise if you move up to the 3500 HD.

Off-roading: The Chevrolet Silverado HD’s robust ZR2 trim level has a specialized suspension, mud-terrain tires, skid plates, and more. You can go one step farther with the ZR2 Bison package, which sports AEV stamped steel skid plates, AEV bumpers, and 18-inch Carbon Flash Metallic wheels.

Check this week’s Fair Purchase Price or see the Silverado 2500 HD models near you.

2025 Ford F-250 Super Duty

Ford’s F-Series is the best-selling truck lineup in the U.S., and the workhorse of that group is the Super Duty. The F-250 Super Duty is the entry point for the automaker’s biggest, strongest pickups.

Buyers get a choice of four powertrains: two gas and two diesel. The first is a 6.8-liter gas-powered V8 putting out 405 hp. If you need a bigger gas engine, move up to the 7.3-liter V8, putting out 430 hp. The diesels are a 6.7-liter turbo V8 putting out 475 hp and a high-output version that pushes the top end to 500 hp. All four engines are mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission. Towing capacity for the Ford F-250 is up to 23,000 pounds with the high-output diesel. As is the case for its competitor, 4-wheel drive (4WD) is available.

On the inside, the Super Duty is clean, functional, and comfortable. Its focus isn’t on luxury, but usability. That said, high-end features such as leather heated and ventilated seats and a Bang & Olufsen sound system are offered. This truck is as much a mobile office as it is a method of transport. The optional Work Surface transforms the compartment between the two front seats into a laptop holder or workstation.

Ford F-250 Super Duty Highlights

Onboard power: Ford’s optional Pro Power Onboard system is a 2-kilowatt electrical system with domestic outlets, allowing the Super Duty to power a lighting system, tools, or a tailgate party. The Chevrolet Silverado HD doesn’t offer a feature like this.

Weighing in: Using either a smartphone app or the truck’s intelligent taillights, the Super Duty’s available onboard scales let the driver know if their potential cargo is within acceptable weight limits.

Improved trailering: Thanks to the optional tailgate-down review camera and rear parking sensor system, it’s now easier to reverse toward a gooseneck/fifth-wheel trailer or up to a docking bay. You can tackle those issues regardless of whether the tailgate is up or down. This option is a first for the class. 

Check this week’s Fair Purchase Price or see the F-250 Super Duty models near you.

Similarities

The Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD and Ford F-250 Super Duty both have big grilles, big engines, big cabins, big towing capabilities, and big style. They also share one other thing: big fuel bills.

Pricing

The Kelley Blue Book Fair Purchase Price for any individual used vehicle can vary greatly according to mileage, condition, location, and other factors. The prices here reflect what buyers are currently paying for New 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Crew Cab vehicles and New 2025 Ford F250 Super Duty Crew Cab vehicles in typical condition when purchasing from a dealership. These prices are updated weekly. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) quoted includes the destination fee, but does not include tax, license, document fees, and options.

Specifications

Conclusion

Assuming you’re not stuck on one brand or the other because of a lengthy family history, it’s a very difficult choice between the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD and the Ford F-250 Super Duty. That said, Ford has incorporated a lot of technology into its latest model, which gives it a slight edge.