Tuner Roush has put together a new high-performance pickup based on the Ford F-150. Complete with the Roushcharger, the 500RC puts 445 horsepower/500 lb.-ft of torque to the road. Additional Roush treatments include a dual rear exit high-performance exhaust system, 20-inch chrome wheels and tires, and a billet aluminum grille. Completing the styling and proving the heritage of the truck is the unique Roush 500RC fender and tailgate badging, the side stripe kit, and the serial badge in the engine compartment. Gallery after the jump…
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07/17, 7:00 PM
posted by:
tino
eh that is all show and no go
only 325 HP
07/17, 7:20 PM
posted by:
BAMF
445hp, according to the article.
07/17, 7:32 PM
posted by:
Justin
I thought it was going to look more different then the regular F-150… the only big difference from the out side is the hood scoop… big deal.
07/17, 7:36 PM
posted by:
anonymous
No wonder Ford is going down the tubes, making this when oil prices are only going up?
07/17, 7:39 PM
posted by:
anonymous
#4, Ford doesn’t make this. It’s made by Roush, a tuner company like Saleen. If you’re gonna blame anyone for making these trucks, blame Roush, not Ford, because these are not factory trucks from Ford. Roush basically buys them from Ford, beefs them up, and sells them.
07/17, 8:28 PM
posted by:
cameron
ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly uglu CHEVY RULES I RATHER HAVE SILVERADO SS
07/17, 8:41 PM
posted by:
nprice
LOL @ retarded GM/Chevy poster that keeps spamming
07/17, 8:45 PM
posted by:
Jack
So sad. I am a Ford guy (not such an easy thing these days). This truck looks like the end result of a $300 shopping spree at J.C. Whitney. Why isn’t it lower? Why hasn’t the suspension been addressed? A turbo and a “Dual Exit” exhaust system? Feh! 20 inch rims and a 70’s era stripe kit? Meh! It makes me want a 1999 F-150 Harley Davidson even more. WHERE’S THE BOLD???
07/17, 9:10 PM
posted by:
j_way
BIG DEAL. This thing is still slow, and ugly
07/17, 9:20 PM
posted by:
anonymous
Slow and ugly? The ugly is opinion, but “the 500RC puts 445 horsepower/500 lb.-ft of torque to the road.” How many trucks do that? Th srt10 Ram may have 500hp, but that will soon come to an end. What exactly is a “fast” truck if 445hp and 500lb.-ft of torque is slow?
07/17, 10:33 PM
posted by:
manny
i seem to remember when this generation of f150 came out, roush did one lowered with side skirts, stripes, tonneau cover, spoiler, and of course a supercharger… it was on ‘trucks’… it actually looked… y’know, good…
07/17, 11:05 PM
posted by:
Justin
# 9 thats what i mean.. big deal.. its nothing special!
07/17, 11:20 PM
posted by:
Weezy
Lil’ Wayne is the best rapper alive…..
07/18, 12:18 AM
posted by:
CarManMike
Puh-leeze. Gimme a REAL truck that can HAUL stuff.
07/18, 12:25 AM
posted by:
Anonymous
it’s still a truck.
07/18, 12:53 AM
posted by:
Reese's
And a slow one at that…
07/18, 12:58 AM
posted by:
Anonymous
Worth next to nothing a year after you buy this thing.
07/18, 1:44 AM
posted by:
stuart
why buy it over a ram srt10 in the first place
07/18, 1:48 AM
posted by:
Werner
trucks are for transporting good, there is no way you can make a truck sporty. rather useless IMO.
07/18, 2:24 AM
posted by:
X's RULE
445 CRANK hp. This thing prob puts down 390hp “to the road”. Funny how they re-word things to mislead people.
07/18, 4:52 AM
posted by:
peter g
No no no no no no!
07/18, 6:53 AM
posted by:
Zan
This is a truck not a sports car. If you want to tune a truck make it haul twice as much or tow twice as much or something flippin useful.
07/18, 8:09 AM
posted by:
ss
it just looks like an F150 with stickers on it…i hate chrome bumpers. i think it makes trucks looks so dated and cheap. you would think there woudl be some sort of suspention upgrade.
07/18, 8:37 AM
posted by:
GMrules
Silverado SS boys. Don’t waste your breath on this wannabe
07/18, 8:51 AM
posted by:
Danny Futuro
This is a POINTLESS vehicle, unless you’re just trying to out-do the Joneses.
Trucks have horrible weight distribution, poor aerodynamics, and a higher center-of-gravity. Why on earth would you choose a truck as a performance platform? A car with slightly less power would make quick work of this truck.
07/18, 10:44 AM
posted by:
GMrules
Such a wannabe. Ford needs to give up the fight to match the General. They don’t have the ability or engineering prowess so they slap stickers and big ugly wheels on their wimpy trucks to say they can compete.
Ford just needs to accept that they cannot keep up with GM and go back to their roots selling Model T’s. They’ve been sorely outclassed and out performed since then
07/18, 10:46 AM
posted by:
anonymous
“#4, Ford doesn’t make this. It’s made by Roush, a tuner company like Saleen. If you’re gonna blame anyone for making these trucks, blame Roush, not Ford, because these are not factory trucks from Ford. Roush basically buys them from Ford, beefs them up, and sells them.”
My mistake, I juast glanced over it, and didn’t even realize it was a Roush. And I’m a fan of Jack Roush too, ha! Still think this is pointless, and full-size trucks have outlived their usefulness.
07/18, 11:24 AM
posted by:
Greg
Is this a jock?
07/18, 12:07 PM
posted by:
FORDrules
I wish most of the people posting comments on this truck would understand the fact that Ford did not design this, Roush did! Also, this truck is not a fair comparison to Chevy’s Silverado SS – the comparison to that would be the Ford Lightning which Ford is currently not producing. I am sure that Ford will come back with the lightning in the next couple of years and it will be a GREAT truck! Until then stop the apples to oranges comparisons!!
07/18, 4:27 PM
posted by:
Me
It looks like a base model that got cheesy auto parts store graphics. I don’t feel it at all. I hope it performs better than it looks.
07/27, 1:41 AM
posted by:
JaggedXJ
“Complete with the Roushcharger” WTF!?!? What the hell is a roushcharger & why is it stated like I should know what it is and care. I do know what a Turbo is. I also know what a Supercharger is. Is it a hamster on a wheel as forced induction?
08/29, 2:16 AM
posted by:
Roy
I’m from the reservation of Arizona, where the roads are rough and no highways. Chevy will tear and break down all the time. You see them on the side of the road. Dodge doesn’t even last a month on these roads. All you see are Ford trucks everywhere and that’s because they stand the test of time. I own three Chevy’s in the last decade and they all broke down within 200,000 miles. I own a ‘97 Ford and still cranking at 395,000 miles on the rez roads……………