Roush Just Turned the F-150 Into a 700+ HP Street Truck

by AutoExpert   |  8 April, 2026

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Roush is back with another take on the F-150, and it sticks to a formula they clearly like. This one is called the 2026 Nitemare.

At first glance, it does not look all that different. The base truck is still an F-150 XL or XLT, and the main new visual tweak is a fresh bedside graphic with “Nitemare” badging and a checkered flag theme. Not exactly subtle, but also not a full redesign.

Roush F-150 Nitemare

Look a bit closer, and the usual Roush touches start to show. There’s an illuminated grille with Roush branding, a vented hood, and 22-inch gloss black wheels wrapped in General Tire G-MAX AS-07 tires. It also gets a cat-back exhaust and upgraded brakes with slotted rotors.

Roush F-150 Nitemare

The suspension setup is fully reworked with coilovers, drop spindles, twin-tube dampers, progressive springs, and a thicker sway bar. The result is a truck that sits much lower, down 3 inches (76 mm) at the front and 5 inches (127 mm) at the rear. It gives it more of a street truck look than something built for dirt.

Roush F-150 Nitemare

Inside, Roush has cleaned things up a bit. You get a fully carpeted cabin, embroidered mats, and a leather steering wheel with red carbon fiber accents. The seats are finished in Raven Black leather with red details and stitched headrests. There are also aluminum pedals, a serialized badge, and an optional carbon fiber trim package.

Roush F-150 Nitemare

Under the hood, nothing changes unless you want it to. The standard truck keeps its stock setup, but there is an option to add a supercharger to the 5.0-liter V8. That pushes output to over 705 hp and 635 lb-ft (860 Nm).

Roush F-150 Nitemare

Price-wise, the conversion adds $22,999 on top of the base F-150, and the supercharger kit is another $8,899.99. So it can get expensive quickly, but that has always been part of the Roush formula.

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