---
title: "650-HP Ford F-150 Nitemare by Roush Is the ‘World’s Quickest Production Truck’"
description: "It'll do 0-60 mph in under four seconds thanks to a supercharged Coyote V-8."
date: "2019-07-13"
modified: "2019-07-13"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/28948/650-hp-ford-f-150-nitemare-by-roush-is-the-quickest-production-pickup-truck-in-the-world"
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  - "Aftermarket"
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  - "Ford"
  - "pickup"
---

# 650-HP Ford F-150 Nitemare by Roush Is the ‘World’s Quickest Production Truck’

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Roush Performance says its heavily modified, 650-horsepower [Nitemare Ford F-150](<https://www.roushperformance.com/vehicles/2019-roush-f-150-nitemare.html>) is the world’s quickest production pickup truck and has the testing data to back it up. With a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 and a 0 to 60-mile-per-hour time of 3.9 seconds, the truck is faster than many sports cars on sale today. In the end, the real debate is—can this *actually* be considered a production vehicle?

Roush, the same company behind all sorts of over-the-top Ford trucks and [Mustangs](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20591/roush-unveils-710-horsepower-jackhammer-mustang>), says the Nitemare goes beyond any lowered street performance F-150 it has ever made. Its acceleration numbers are insane for such a large vehicle—somewhere around the same time it takes the [Mustang](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/26666/you-can-now-boost-your-18-19-ford-mustang-to-700-hp-courtesy-of-new-roush-supercharger>) GT to make a 0-60 mph run.

![message-editor%2F1562960047582-2018-nitemare-f150-supercharger-555px.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1562960047582-2018-nitemare-f150-supercharger-555px.jpg>)
*Supercharged 5.0-liter V8, *Roush Performance**

Roush is making the claim based on its own testing, which took place in June 2019 and involved professional racing drivers, journalists, and a team of the company’s engineers. The Nitemare 4x4 Supercrew pickup was also tested and achieved a 4.1-second 0-60 mph run, while the standard cab version shaved two-tenths of a second off of that time. [In a press release](<https://www.dropbox.com/s/ue1qa5tb9hcq391/ROUSH_Nitemare_0.60_FINAL%20DRAFT%207.10.19.docx?dl=0>), Jack Roush Jr. said that his company focused on more than just speed and power, engineering the trucks to be as refined and reliable as they are powerful.

Jack Roush Sr. founded [Roush Performance](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roush_Performance>) after a career as a Ford engineer and a stint running a successful racing team. The company makes aftermarket parts and for the Mustang, F-150, Raptor, and [SuperDuty](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/27191/2019-roush-ford-super-duty-when-you-need-to-out-macho-every-other-pickup-truck-in-your-cul-de-sac>) trucks. The vehicles are modified by Roush and sold at a markup over the base MSRP, sometimes having been changed so much that the vehicle manufacturer is actually listed as Roush instead of Ford. The Nitemare F-150 adds $19,150 to a base F-150, and standard mods include a Roush supercharger, a sport lowering kit, 22-inch wheels, and a whole truckload of graphics and decals. There's also an active exhaust with a console-mounted dial that opens and closes baffles in the pipes to customize the truck's sound.

![message-editor%2F1562960008979-roush-active-exhaust-app-114-876x535.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1562960008979-roush-active-exhaust-app-114-876x535.jpg>)
*Active Exhaust Controls, *Roush Performance**

## Author
After working in the technology and software industry for several years, Chris Teague began writing as a way to help people outside of that world understand the sometimes very technical work that goes on behind the scenes. With a lifelong love of all things automotive, he turned his attention to writing new vehicle reviews, detailing industry trends, and breaking news. Along the way, he earned an MBA with a focus on data analysis that has helped him gain a strong understanding of why the auto industry’s biggest companies make the decisions they do.

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