Roush F-150 Nitemare Described As "World's Quickest Production Truck'

Unveiled back in October 2018, this workhorse is more or less an aftermarket successor to the F-150 Lightning. The Coyote eight-cylinder engine has been pushed to 650 horsepower at the crankshaft along with 610 pound-feet of torque, and the V8 rumble is even more intoxicating thanks to the performance-oriented exhaust with active valves and four sound settings.

The updates don’t end there, oh no! 22-inch wheels wrapped in 284/45-section tires from Continental help the F-150 Nitemare shoot to 60 miles per hour in 3.9 seconds, a feat made possible by the additional traction offered by the four-wheel-drive system. The thing is, a tuned pickup claimed to be the “quickest production truck ever produced” is not exactly impressive.

People can swap the bog-standard engine in any other truck for the Hellcat supercharged V8 or the Hellephant crate engine, translating to even better performance than the F-150 Nitemare. The 650-horsepower output of the Coyote V8 with the TVS R2650 doesn’t represent the full potential of this match-up, so there you have it.

“It’s one thing to just add raw power to a vehicle, it’s another to truly engineer it,” said Jack Roush Jr. without regard to the fact the upgrades are mostly bolt-on. “With 650 horsepower, the Nitemare delivers power unlike any other truck while retaining the reliability and refined feel you'd expect from any Roush vehicle." A little modesty didn’t hurt anyone, did it?

If you were wondering how much the F-150 Nitemare package costs, make that $19,150 in addition to the price of the donor vehicle. The Regular Cab 4x4 with the Coyote V8 is listed on the Ford website at $33,795 excluding destination charge for the entry-level XL. The F-150 Raptor is extremely close to the grand total of the build, starting at $52,855 in the U.S.