If you're in the market for a really fast half-ton pickup truck, from-the-factory choices are fairly limited. Over $100,000 for a brand-new Raptor R is too much for most folks, and remember that Raptors are primarily intended for off-road shenanigans.
There is, however, a more budget-friendly solution to getting a street-and-strip land missile. That solution is – of course – a supercharger kit for the 5.0-liter Coyote V8. The folks at Ford Performance sell a 3.0-liter unit compatible with 2021 to 2023 models, a Whipple blower that promises 700 horsepower at 6,500 revolutions per minute and 590 pound-feet (800 Nm) at 5,000 revolutions per minute.
The XLT in the video below is definitely running a thumpin' great blower in combination with the 'Yote, although it's not clear what kind of supercharger is hiding under the hood. The single-cabbed truck further boasts drag radials at every corner, matched with red-lipped lightweight alloy wheels.
Based on its exterior design cues, the F-150 XLT appears to be a 2021 to 2023 model. In other words, the short-bed truck is compatible with Ford Performance's Whipple supercharger. Speaking of which, the kit currently retails at $9,500. Regarding the sticker price of an F-150 XLT with the double-overhead-cam V8, that would be $46,495 including destination.
Remember that cheesy line from The Fast and the Furious in which Brian tells Dom that he owes him a 10-second car? As it happens, this fellow here is a 10-second truck. How times have changed since The Fast and the Furious came out in 2001, huh?
Photo: ImportRace on YouTube
In the first of two runs captured on video by ImportRace, the F-150 XLT clocks a staggering 10.11 seconds at 137.50 miles per hour (221.28 kilometers per hour). Not even a single factory-spec Ford F-150 can reach that kind of speed. For reference, an F-150 Police Responder nets 120 miles per hour (193 kilometers per hour), whereas the fastest civilian-spec F-150 is the standard Raptor at 120 mph.
The second run concluded in 10.15 seconds at a slightly lower speed (137.34 miles per hour/221.02 kilometers per hour). By comparison, the heavily tuned V8-powered C 63 in the other lane required 11.13 seconds at 137.09 miles per hour (220.62 kilometers per hour). Despite running drag radials out back, you can hear a bit of tire spin at launch.
Turning our attention back to half-ton pickups, the F-150 Raptor R will be unique in this segment after the 2025 model year. As you might have already guessed by now, Ram will discontinue the Hellcat-powered TRX after 2024 in favor of something called RHO. The indirect successor of the TRX packs the high-output version of the Hurricane twin-turbo I6, which makes 540 ponies and 521 pound-feet (706 Nm).
Regarding the biggest automaker of the Big Three in Detroit, there's no chance of a supercharged small block in the Silverado 1500. While technically possible, remember that General Motors already has the 754-horsepower Chevy Silverado EV RST.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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