These are the 25 fastest pickups!

Posted on 27-03-2016 to 17:30 by willeme – 61 Comments”

Heavily redundant, but a guilty pleasure: the Sports Truck.

The best selling car worldwide is still a pick-up, namely the Ford F-150. A hopelessly outdated concept, but still in demand. Ford is trying the F-150 to modernise, but how long this will take is the question, because the Us buyer is not waiting on something with a V6 or aluminum construction. Ladderchassis, steel and a big V8. So to see the Yanks give him the prefer, although we Dutch people sometimes appreciate.

For this list, we take the fastest accelererende pickups with you. And then on the basis of the 0-100 sprint, as above, is still meaningless. Marktkraamhouders, foresters and contractors attention, for this you need to have:

7,9: Dodge Lil’ Red Express (1978)
Actually the first real Power Pickup. The Lil’Red Express was the fastest and strongest variant of the Dodge D-Series pickup. This would be in 1981 under the famous name of ‘Ram’ to continue. The Lil’ Red Express had a 360 Ci V8 Heavy Duty V8 with a whopping 225 hp. This may not seem like much, but there was a little energy crisis going on, which makes all American cars heavy gecastreerdgeknepen were. However, since the D-series no car, but a truck, did the LRE is not to be provided with catalyst. In 1978 it was the fastest car to 160 km/h which the magazine Car & Driver had tested that year. Just in a year in which the Corvette, Mustang and Camaro also have been tested. In the end, 5.118 pieces of built.

7,8: Dodge Ram V10 (1994)
It would take a while before Dodge back on the market would come up with a quick pickup. Some happened to be running smoothly by the combination of light body with strong engine. You would say: this is the Viper engine? That’s true in part. The Viper V10 was tickled by Lamborghini to the lazy character of what to pick from and more on top end power to focus. Fairly successful, because in the 1989 Viper was the 8(!)-liter V10 400 hp. In this Ram is the specific output is even more dramatic: 300 hp and 600 Nm are values that you with ease with a six-cylinder diesel can surpass.

7,8: Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6×6 (2013)
A AMG? Yes. It is a pickup on a ladderchassis. In addition, ie also sporting pretensions, given the plethora of AMG badges. The engine is a well-known: the 5.5-litre V8 with two turbos, good for 544 hp and 800 Nm. Nevertheless, it is still quite slow, but there is the weight issue: 4.105 kg ie empty. There are only a handful of built, which seem, however, all of Brabus to have been tuned. With 156 hp additional go 0.4 seconds faster to the hundred. Remains ie in the same place.

7,3 s: Subaru Baja Turbo (2004)
Still a strange duck in the bite. Initially, I wanted the Felicia Fun also add, but that is even slower than that looks. The Baja was actually a designgrapje on the basis of the Legacy Outback, which was very well received. So decided Subaru Baja in production. In the States (Indiana) produced, of course, because outside of it no one had there ears to. The engine was the 2.5 liter four-cylinder boxer with turbo from the Subaru Forester XT 2.5. At this time, a true cult-car. As so often in the beginning popular, and eventually was no more. There are about 40,000 of built, of which a small percentage of a turbo.

7,1 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning (1993)
The early ’90s, the Power Pickup to increase in popularity. Were the trucks used to workhorses in the years they were more luxurious and faster. Indeed, as a substitute for the ordinary car. Ford’s first achievement was the F-150 SVT Lighting. The SVT received a modified suspension and a 5.8 litre Windsor V8. Now you could get this anyway, get in the F-150, but this was even more tickled to 240 hp and 461 Nm. That may not seem like much, and it is actually. But Americans look there is something else than we are. They will a lot of torque across the entire rev range. And the blocks should be reliable. That worked. In 3 years time, there are 11.563 pieces of sold.

7,1: Chevrolet Silverado SS 454 (1993)
Now we know that American V8 engines are quite lazy, but the Silverado SS 454 punched out all. From 7.4 litre, they knew the power of 230 hp (later 255) peuren. Handsome. The torque of 522 Nm is nice, but not earth-shattering. However, the owners were there. The Silverado SS 454 was only in a short wheelbase with a small cab and rear-wheel drive. All delivered with the 3-speed automatic. And red velour interior. Because stylish. After 16.953 pieces loved Chevrolet.

6,8 s: Toyota Tacoma X-Runner (2008)
In the ’80s and ’90s, it took the Japanese a large proportion of sales of medium cars from the American Big Three. Toyota sold Avalons and Camry’s galore and decided that success with a follow up by a pick-up range for US to develop. The smallest is called the Tacoma. On the basis thereof came to the X-Runner. The X-Runner and showed how it also could. This time it is a large V6 engine, good for 240 hp. And it is a real ‘sports car’: rear-wheel drive, atmospheric zespitter, manual zesbak and a thick body kit. The X in X-Runner is for the X-shaped subframe, which this got for additional rigidity. You know that also.

6,6: Chevrolet Silverado SS (2003)
The Silverado SS came back, and this time a lot more refined than the 454 predecessor. Don’t get too excited, because it remains an American pickup. This time no ubergrote V8, but a VQ9 variant of the 6.0 Vortec V8, good for 345 hp. Indeed, the same block as in the Cadillac Escalade. In contrast to the boggy chrome schommeldoos was the Silverado SS is adjusted to such a thing as a traction and a braking distance. You had the choice between four-wheel drive and rear wheel drive.

6.6 to’s: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor (2011)
Favorietje of the ‘reacreeps’. Ford realized that a circuit or street-racer of a pickup is hard, so went to the helm. The F-150 SVT Raptor was inspired by the Baja 1000 off-road racers. So, with a huge ground clearance and small wheels, but big, fat tires. Then still with a thick with 6.2 V8 (411 hp), now a 3.5 V6 Ecoboost. Ugh.

6,5: Chevrolet El Camino SS 454 (1970)
An oldie. Even in the time that Yanks enormous power allowed to deliver. The El Camino was the flatbed version of the ’70 Chevelle. The top model, the SS 454 was also available for the Camino. Power: 450 hp, it the hp’s, and these are significantly smaller horses than the DIN hp. Anyway, for such an old woman comes to the El Camino more than good. Also useful for better bbq.

6,3 s: Saleen S331 Sport Truck (2007)
Saleen deletes the previous list and also stands in this list on a not laudable. The S331 Sport Truck left the Ford factory as a half finished F-150 and went directly to the well-known Mustangtuner and supercar builder. 5.4 litre V8 was fitted with a substantial mechanical compressor which makes the power increase to 450 hp, torque was correspondingly high: 678 Nm. Also nice, the diameter of the wheels: 23″. Standard. Nice.

6,0 s: MTM Amarok 4.2 TDI:
This car is mainly for the context. This was the thickest, strongest, and fastest pickup that was recently on the auto show of Geneva. The MTM Amarok 4.2 TDI is to indicate how difficult it is to be at the top of this list. 0-100 is done in 6 round seconds, as our highly esteemed colleague dizono already suggested. So then you have a relatively compact pickup, then mounted one of the strongest V8 blocks of the time in it, and even then you won’t get further than the middle of the table…

5.9 s: FPV Super Pursuit (2012)
Yes, Ford was also active in the Australian market. In 2012, FPV, the Performance division of Ford Australia, the Super Persuit. A ute with a 315kW strong supercharged V8. 315 kW is approximately 428 hp, more than enough. The torque is modest, around 575 Nm. But to obtain from 1500 to 6000 rpm. The F6 Ute was in real life even faster. The combination of slightly less power but more torque of the six-in-line turbo did it really have better performance, but here we go from the exercises. Otherwise, continue to our journalists, but to test…

5.8 s: Ford F-150 Tremor (2014)
Well, downsizing is not as popular on the other side of the pond. Nice for the hippies in their Prius in San Francisco, but in Wyoming you still prefer a good old V8. The V6 Ecoboost is still some cachet to give, they came in 2013 with the Ford F-150 Tremor. A brutal-looking pickup with the 365 hp V6 Ecoboost. Only available with a short cab, gearbox and rear-wheel drive.

5,7 s: Ford F-150 SVT Lightning (2002)
Perhaps the ‘coolst’ looking Sports Truck, with his thick bumperkit, SVT wheels, and gaping gaasgrilles. 5.4 litre Triton V8 was equipped with an Eaton M112 supercharger and produced 385 hp and 610 Nm to the rear wheels through a much too slow of a machine. Due to the small weight on the rigid rear axle was a burnout no problem. Also known as the car of Brian O’connor in the first Furious movie.

5,6: Ford F-150 FX2 Sport Extreme (2007)
When the 11th generation F-150 came on the market in 2004, it was over and out for the Lightning. The lord of SVT were too busy with the development of the Ford GT, and a secret project (later known as the Mustang Shelby GT500). That was understandable, because despite the fact that the fast pickup best was popular, it fell into the not in the total sales of the F-150. Yet he could not but order. You started with a F-150 with 5.4 liter V8 (good for 300 hp) and then you could for 5.5 mille in us dollars there is a compressor in order (for 6 mille you got even a polished copy!). The BBS wheels even seemed to be on the copies of the Ford GT.

5,5 s: Callaway Silverado Rocky Ridge (2015)
How brutish and uncouth do you want to pickup? The current Silverado is unfortunately not the SS version, so we will be with this set. You could found them through Callaway actually buy. The base was a Silverado. These were by Rocky Ridge in command of Callaway rigged to each site to be able to. Then took Callaway himself the technique under your hands. The LS V8 was also here a compressor: 540 hp and 750 Nm. Just as terreinwaardig like a Suzuki Jimny and as soon as a Seat Leon. But then bruter.

5,4: Dodge Ram 1500 R/T (2015)
Even the Americans understood that a V10 from a Viper or something. But in 2015, however, the dragstrip visiting enthusiast to satisfy came Dodge with the Ram 1500 R/T. It had the engine from the Challenger and delivered 400 hp. Not a lot, but in place of the normally applied slow bake was a fast, responsive, achttrapsautomaat.

5,4: Chevrolet SSR (2006)
In the category concepts that the production took. A pickup with a metal klapdak. That is a niche that even the Mercedes has not yet dared to enter. The appearance of the SSR (Super Sports Roadster) is obviously inspired by the Hot Rods of the past. And so cool. The first series had a 300 horsepower a 5.3 V8, but the later versions were awarded a 6.0 V8 from the Corvette with 395 hp. You went for the manual gearbox you were rewarded for the good taste and you got 400 pieces.

4,9 s: Dodge Ram SRT-10 (2004)
This is the car that you would think that ie the top (or bottom, in this case). It is, in any case, the most extreme pickup. The engine of the Viper SRT-10 was unchanged in the cabin of the Ram laid. Really everything on this car is insane. 500 hp, 712 Nm, and a peak of almost 250 km/h. Consumption average: 1 to 2. Less than 10,000 are there of built.

4,9 s: BMW M3 Pickup (2011)
This part is actually not in between, but is too fun not to appoint. The E93 BMW M3 Pickup was a fantasy of the lord of BMW M GmbH. Around February and march 2011 were the first spyshots all to see. Really understood, it was not, but soon it went viral. In the end, the M3 is officially proposed. On the press photos, you can even a real hitch. Date of disclosure: april 1, 2011. Who said that Germans have no humour?

4,8 s: HSV Maloo LSA (2016)
The term pickup can be wide, because the Maloo actually seems more on the above M3 than any other random pick from this list. The Australian branch of GM is proud to be Utes and there are many quick versions of, however, is their uitzwaaimodel, the LSA, even the most insane. 585pk from the 6.2 Supercharged LS V8. So a Camaro ZL1 engine in a Ute… If the top speed is going to win this with ease, because with the tonneau cover does it reach the 300 km/h!

4,6 s: Toyota Tundra TRD Supercharged (2009)
The Japanese sign on the front. The Tacoma X-Runner was already nice, but this Tundra beats everything. The standard Tundra with a 5.7-litre V8 delivers 381 hp, but check all the TRD options in the folder and you will get a TVS supercharger, custom suspension, 22″ wheels and larger brakes. Exactly what you need. You have 504 horsepower in a light truck.

4,5 s: Shelby F-150
Yep, that EcoBoost V6 is still a bit of a gnaw. Ok, you can one get with a V8, but the V6 is faster and more economical. To the conservatievelingen nevertheless a bit satisfied, Shelby American chosen for the old Coyote V8 as a base. Check all the options then you end up with one of the best F-150: 700 hp! There are only 500 of built. Make sure that the compressorkit with Borla exhaust system is ordered, otherwise you must do it with 385 hp…

4,3 s: GMC Syclone (1991)
This was actually an accident, now a collector’s item for connoisseurs. The intention was to ensure a smooth pickup to build. One above the GMC Sanoma GT. They had the GM Vortec 5,7 V8 stripped of two cylinders, but gave him a large Mitsubishi TD06-17C turbo and Garett intercooler. To the insurance companies to appease, there was a power given of 280 hp and a torque of 488 Nm. However, this was very conservative. Most produced on the dynamometer between the 325 and 350 hp. The Syclone had a very simple but effective vierwielaandrijvingssysteem (65% on the rear wheels). Combine that with an unladen weight of just under 1,600 kg, and you will understand: this is the fastest pickup. Still. And check the man with the cowboy hat. He is the agree.