Ford Trucks F-MAX

The F-MAX is Ford Trucks’ long-haul tractor, and its current data sheets list one engine at one power step, one gearbox and one wheel formula, in three variants — the F-MAX, the F-MAX L and the F-MAX LL. It was launched at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover in 2018, took the 2019 International Truck of the Year award there, and is built at Ford Otosan’s Eskişehir plant in Turkey.

Overview and variants

The three variants share a cab, an engine and a gearbox and differ in wheelbase, tank size and fifth-wheel height. The L, named F-MAX Max Range on Ford’s Turkish sheet, has a 3,750 mm wheelbase against 3,600 and is 6,162 mm long against 5,877, and on the English sheet it carries 750 L plus 600 L of diesel as standard. The LL, which Ford’s catalogue calls the Lowliner, is the low one: its fifth wheel sits at 980 mm where the other two sit at 1,100 mm, with a 128 mm coupling against the 150 mm unit — the same SAF Holland SK-S 36.20 in all three cases.

On Ford’s Turkish sheet the same three names read F-MAX, F-MAX Max Range and F-MAX Midilli, and the specification behind the names moves with them: the Turkish base truck carries a 7.5 t front axle, a 2.47 final drive and a 185 mm coupling on a 1,200 mm fifth wheel, where the export sheet’s base F-MAX has an 8 t axle, a 2.31 drive and a 150 mm coupling on a 1,100 mm fifth wheel. The 7.5 t is what the Turkish sheet’s specification table and equipment list give; its own weights table puts 8,000 kg on that truck’s first axle. Two of the three Turkish items are on the export sheet as well, just not as the standard fit: the 7.5 t axle is listed among the options and the 2.47 drive is offered against several fifth-wheel heights, 1,200 mm among them. Only the 185 mm coupling is absent from the export sheet altogether.

Cab

All three variants take one cab: an extra-high-roof sleeper, which Ford’s tractor-series page calls a “2,5m Full Width” cab — the 2019 press kit describes the same cab as “2.5-meter full-width” — 2.5 m wide on the Turkish sheet and 2,350 mm long — with cab air suspension standard. The useful chassis length behind it is 3,150 mm on the F-MAX, 3,243 mm on the L and 3,135 mm on the LL.

Engines

Ford’s July 2026 data sheet gives the engine in four rows: GEN2 Ecotorq Euro 6 130 mm x 160 mm, 12,740 cm³, 510 PS — 375 kW — at 1,800 rpm, and 2,600 Nm from 1,000 to 1,300 rpm. The English, Turkish and Spanish sheets carry them identically. Ford publishes the kilowatt number itself, so nothing here has been converted, and the 130 mm x 160 mm bore and stroke sits in the engine’s Type row on the sheet rather than in a footnote. The user manual adds six cylinders, a compression ratio it prints as “21 / 0.5 /1” and 205 Nm of torque per litre.

Two figures appear in Ford’s documents that are not a second rating. Ford’s own GEN2 engine page gives 450 PS “for road, construction and 4x2 tractor” and 510 PS “for F-MAX series and 6x4 tractor series”. Ford’s own catalogue advertises 510 PS and 450 PS from one engine, which is the Eco+ Mode driver setting and not an ordering option. Each of the three current F-MAX data sheets publishes one rating.

The emission line is where Ford’s documents differ. All three current data sheets say Euro 6 and stop; the English F-MAX catalogue states full compliance with Euro 6E standards, and Euro 6E is also printed on Ford’s September 2021 English export sheet for the 500 PS truck that came before this one, which is in the source list below. The field above follows the current data sheets and reads Euro 6; the sub-step appears in a catalogue and on no current specification sheet.

The sheets for the earlier truck — September 2021 in English and March 2024 in Turkish — give it 500 PS and 2,500 Nm from the same 12.7 litres, against 510 PS and 2,600 Nm on the current sheets.

Transmission

The gearbox is Ford’s own: an automated Ecotorq 16S 2600 OD with 16 forward and 4 reverse ratios, spanning 14.107 to 0.823. The top ratio, 0.823, is below 1:1 — an overdrive — where the Ecotorq 16S 2600 DD on Ford’s March 2024 sheet topped out at 1.00, in direct drive.

The user manual Ford links from its F-MAX page prints ratio tables for two earlier gearboxes and none for the OD: a ZF 12 TX 2620 running from 16.688 to 1, and an Ecotorq 16S 2600 DD running from 17.03 to 1. Both top out in direct drive. Only the OD appears on the three current sheets.

The final drive is 2.31 on the F-MAX and the F-MAX L and 2.17 on the LL, with 2.47 offered at every F-MAX and F-MAX L fifth-wheel height on the July 2026 English sheet, from 1,050 to 1,250 mm; the Turkish sheet of the same month also lists 2.31 on the base F-MAX at 1,050 mm, and adds a 1,306 mm height, at 2.47. That table ties each ratio to a rear tyre size and to a laden and an unladen coupling height: on the English sheet the F-MAX moves from a 315/60 R22.5 rear tyre at 1,050 mm to 315/70 R22.5 at 1,100 mm to 295/80 R22.5 from 1,150 mm up, also offered as 315/80 R22.5 at the 1,200 mm and 1,250 mm heights; the F-MAX L stays on 315/70 R22.5 through 1,100 mm and 1,200 mm and only reaches 315/80 R22.5 at its 1,250 mm height; the LL’s single 980 mm height pairs with a 295/60 R22.5. The earlier truck’s sheets list final drives of 2.47 and 2.64 only.

Axles, suspension and brakes

There is one wheel formula, 4x2, on every sheet and every variant. Ford’s tractor range lists other models beside the F-MAX, and the GEN2 engine page mentions a 6x4 tractor series; those are different vehicles sharing an engine, not F-MAX options. Ford Trucks’ all-electric truck is described in Ford Trucks F-LINE E.

The front axle is rated at 8 t, or 7.5 t as an option on the F-MAX and as standard on the LL; the rear axle is an XSS-470 at 11.5 t, with an XSS-510 at a technical 13.5 t optional on the F-MAX and the L. The LL differs below the cab from the other two variants: 10 mm chassis rails against 8 mm, a 7.5 t front axle against 8 t, and front air suspension in place of parabolic leaf springs, with four rear air bellows against two.

Braking is published with its measurement point attached. The engine brake is quoted at max. 320 kW at engine level; the hydraulic retarder, an option rather than standard equipment, at max. 450 kW with 160 kW continuous. Ford’s September 2021 sheet for the earlier truck printed max. 400 kW at vehicle level, with a footnote giving 320 kW as the engine-level maximum.

Dimensions and weights

The dimensions above are the base F-MAX: 5,877 mm long, 2,540 mm wide and 3,962 mm tall, on a 3,600 mm wheelbase, with a 1,420 mm front overhang and an 857 mm rear overhang; the L’s overhangs are 1,450 mm and 962 mm and the LL’s are 1,443 mm and 873 mm. Ford publishes a turning radius of 7,590 mm on the F-MAX and the LL, and 7,810 mm on the L.

On the July 2026 English sheet the F-MAX is technically permissible at 18,000 kg in total, and a 19 t GVM is listed as an option on all three variants; the same sheet’s weights table gives the L 19,000 kg technically permissible, and the regulatory permissible total is 18,000 kg on all three. Ford prints two weights for each axle: on the F-MAX and the L, 12,000 kg “technically permissible” on the drive axle against 11,500 kg “regulatory permissible”, and 11,650 against 11,500 kg on the LL. How a manufacturer’s rating and a legal limit differ is set out in what a weight figure means. The same sheet’s weights table gives a payload of 2,079 kg on the F-MAX, 2,004 kg on the L and 1,632 kg on the LL.

Kerb weight moves between documents. The July 2026 English sheet gives the F-MAX 8,413 kg with the conditions in its footnote — a 90% full tank, other fluids, tools, a spare tyre and a 75 kg driver — and adds that “Weight values may vary depending on the vehicle configuration.” The Turkish sheet of the same month gives 8,122 kg, for the differently specified home-market truck described above. The October 2025 Spanish sheet prints 8,412 kg, which its footnote gives for a vehicle with two tanks, 1,050 L on the F-MAX, although the same sheet’s standard F-MAX has a single 600 L tank, over axle figures of 5,892 and 2,420 kg, and those two add to 8,312 kg — that addition is ours, not Ford’s; the July 2026 English sheet’s 5,921 and 2,492 kg do add to its 8,413.

Tanks

On the July 2026 English sheet the F-MAX takes 600 L on the right with a 450 L tank on the left and 78 L of AdBlue as standard, and the LL takes 510 and 410 L of diesel against 55 L; the October 2025 Spanish sheet gives the F-MAX a single 600 L tank as standard. By our arithmetic the English pairings put 78 L of AdBlue against 1,050 L of diesel on the F-MAX and 55 L against 920 L on the LL, so the AdBlue-to-diesel ratio is not the same on the two trucks. Compatibility with HVO is standard on all three variants.

Safety and driver-assistance systems

The July 2026 data sheet marks moving-off information, blind spot information, a lane keeping alert, an electronic stability program (ESP), tyre pressure monitoring, a driver alert system, traffic sign recognition, alcohol interlock facilitation, pre-collision assist, an emergency stop signal, a rear-view camera, an electronic brake system with ABS and ATC (EBS), electro-hydraulic steering (EHPAS), a differential lock and predictive cruise control as standard on all three variants. Marked optional on all three: auto high-beam headlamps, pre-collision assist with pedestrian detection, intelligent adaptive cruise control with stop & go (iACC) and lane keeping aid (LKA); the hydraulic retarder above carries the same optional mark. What European law now requires a new truck to carry is set out in mandatory driver-assistance systems.

Equipment

The same sheet marks a further set of items standard or optional, the same way on the F-MAX, the F-MAX L and the F-MAX LL unless this paragraph says otherwise. Standard: a 12.4-inch touchscreen multimedia system (DAB radio, Bluetooth, USB-A and USB-C, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and a remote control), a 12-inch “Ghost Cluster” instrument display, a driver-facing camera (GSR-C countries only), improved sound and heat insulation, air conditioning, a dry-type cab heater, an electric sunroof, a heated air-suspension driver seat, a 38 L refrigerator, an axle-load measurement device, a 24 V/130 A electric socket, a driver-seatbelt warning system, an upper storage area, a single bed, a 7-inch touchscreen bed-side control panel, an electronic park brake, Autohold, black Alcantara seat fabric, a dark interior design and floor, interior lighting with reading and night-light functions, a bed-side curtain (standard only with the double bed), two multi-function remote-control keys, keyless start, a spoiler and side extender, electrically operated cab tilting, halogen headlamps, a tail/stop lamp, a rain sensor with auto lamps, an AGM battery, low-rolling-resistance tyres, an adjustable air compressor, brake calipers with pad return springs, side-extender sealings with wheel-arch capping, a winglet, a door-bumper sealer, a speed lip and an A-pillar deflector, an active grille shutter, conventional heated and electrically controlled mirrors, a smart tachograph, cab air suspension, a body-colour front grille, a long bumper, a plastic step cover, Eco+ Mode, toll-collect infrastructure, LED working lamps and a steel air tank.

Marked optional on all three: navigation, a double bed, a wireless charger, “Max lock”, a dry-and-wet-type cab heater, an air passenger seat with double armrests, an exterior sun visor, adjustable ambiance lighting, a front spare tyre and rim, LED projector headlamps, a 4-bellows rear air-suspension package (C4AS), the base and premium Digital Mirror System packs, a mattress topper for the lower bed, a cold pack (heated windscreen, extra cabin insulation, 225 Ah batteries), a second body colour, front towing hooks, a double front hook, an aluminium air tank, a 19 t GVM, engine PTO, the NH4C and NH4B offset-output PTOs, a twin PTO, an ADR package for FL, EX/II and AT classifications, a luxury package (black LED headlamps, a heated air-suspension passenger seat, the dark interior design, an air horn, ambiance lights, wireless charging and the mattress topper), and Ford and Alcoa aluminium rims.

A handful of items are an option on one or two variants and simply not offered — not standard, not optional — on the rest. Front air suspension is optional on the F-MAX and the L and standard on the LL, which carries it as built. The 78 L SCR tank is standard on the F-MAX and the F-MAX L and not offered on the LL; the 55 L tank is optional on the F-MAX, not offered on the L and standard on the LL, matching the sheet’s base fit of 78 L on the F-MAX and the F-MAX L and 55 L on the LL. The XSS-510 rear axle and the 7.5 t front-axle capacity follow the same variant-by-variant pattern already given in the axle paragraph above, and each non-standard fuel-tank pairing in the Tanks section is likewise an option on one variant’s sheet row and absent from the other two.

Source notes

Ford publishes the single rating as 510 PS and 375 kW together at 1,800 rpm, with 2,600 Nm from 1,000 to 1,300 rpm; bore and stroke are 130 mm x 160 mm. The user manual adds six cylinders, a compression ratio it prints as “21 / 0.5 /1”, an engine brake of 30 kW per litre at 2,400 rpm and 205 Nm per litre. The March 2024 pre-GEN2 sheet gives 17 ± 0.5:1 for the same 12.7 litres at 500 PS and 2,500 Nm. Three gearboxes appear across Ford’s own documents and only the last is on the current sheets: a ZF 12 TX 2620 running 16.688 to 1, an Ecotorq 16S 2600 DD running 17.03 to 1, and the Ecotorq 16S 2600 OD in the row above. Final drive is 2.31 on the F-MAX and the F-MAX L and 2.17 on the LL (2.31 is also listed for the LL), with 2.47 offered at every F-MAX and F-MAX L fifth-wheel height on the July 2026 English sheet. The dimensions above are the base F-MAX; the L runs a 3,750 mm wheelbase and is 6,162 mm long and 3,919 mm tall, and the LL is 5,907 mm long and 3,950 mm tall. Turning radius 7,590 mm, or 7,810 mm on the L. Cab: extra-high-roof sleeper, 2.5 m wide on the Turkish sheet and 2,350 mm long, air suspended; useful chassis length 3,150 mm, 3,243 mm on the L and 3,135 mm on the LL. Coupling: SAF Holland SK-S 36.20, at 150 mm on a 1,100 mm fifth wheel, at 128 mm on 980 mm for the LL, and at 185 mm on 1,200 mm on the Turkish home-market sheet. Clutch 430 mm single disc; brakes 430 x 45 discs front and rear; engine brake max. 320 kW at engine level and a hydraulic retarder, optional, at max. 450 kW with 160 kW continuous. Weights on the July 2026 English sheet: 18,000 kg technically permissible in total on the F-MAX and the LL and 19,000 kg on the L, with a 19 t GVM option on all three and an 18,000 kg regulatory permissible total; on the F-MAX and the L, 8,000 kg technically permissible on the front axle and 12,000 kg on the drive axle against 8,000 and 11,500 kg regulatory permissible, and 7,500 and 11,650 kg against 7,500 and 11,500 kg on the LL; front axle 8 t, or 7.5 t optional on the F-MAX and standard on the LL; rear axle XSS-470 rated 11.5 t with an XSS-510 at 13.5 t optional on the F-MAX and the L. The Turkish sheet’s base F-MAX has a 7.5 t front axle in its specification table and equipment list but 8,000 kg on the first axle in its weights table. The October 2025 Spanish sheet lists an “MMTC 50T” option for the F-MAX L only and does not expand the abbreviation. Kerb weight is footnoted as including a 90% full fuel tank, other fluids, tools, a spare tyre and a 75 kg driver: 8,413 kg on the July 2026 English sheet, 8,122 kg for the differently specified home-market F-MAX on the Turkish sheet of the same month, and 8,412 kg on the October 2025 Spanish sheet, whose second footnote says its weights are for a vehicle with two tanks, 1,050 L on the F-MAX. Tanks on the English sheet: 600 L of diesel on the right with a 450 L tank on the left and 78 L of AdBlue on the F-MAX, 750 L plus 600 L and 78 L on the L, 510 plus 410 L and 55 L on the LL; the Spanish sheet gives the F-MAX a single 600 L tank and the L a single 750 L tank as standard. Chassis U-profile in S500 MC, 8 mm thick and 10 mm on the LL. HVO compatibility is standard on all three.