Best Supercharged Trucks for 2024

A supercharged powertrain provides a substantial advantage in horsepower and performance over a non-supercharged (normally-aspirated) engine. But this level of performance is rarely needed for pickup truck owners, making it a rare feature on open-bed vehicles. Yet Ford and Ram both offer supercharged V8 engines on their high-performance crew cab trucks.

The Ford F-150 Raptor R boasts 700 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque, giving this highly-capable off-road truck more power than a sports car like the Chevrolet Corvette Z06. The engine comes from Ford’s supercharged Mustang Shelby GT500 and uses most of the same hardware. The Raptor R is a direct response to the Ram 1500 TRX and its 702-horsepower supercharged Hemi V8. The TRX is essentially a Dodge Challenger Hellcat in truck form.

Unlike those two American muscle cars, both trucks get the benefit of all-wheel drive to help corral all those horses. A good thing, because trucks are notoriously light in the back, making traction a problem with the kind of instantaneous torque superchargers provide just off idle. Ford truck buyers would have to purchase the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning to experience similar levels of low-speed torque and pulling power.

Compared to a turbocharger, which is powered by a vehicle’s exhaust flow and requires high engine speeds to really work, superchargers are driven off an engine’s crankshaft, which makes them more powerful at low rpm. But this process of improving horsepower hurts fuel economy, making supercharged engines less fuel efficient compared to smaller turbocharged engines like Ford’s V6s with ecoboost technology.

Sadly, Chervolet never followed Ford and Ram’s lead by offering a Silverado with engine upgrades lifted from the supercharged Chevy Camaro ZL1. And other automotive truck brands like Jeep and Toyota have shown no interest in competing with Ford and Ram to offer the highest horsepower trucks with MSRPs surpassing $100,000.

Buyers seeking additional supercharged truck options can look at aftermarket brands like Hennessey and Roush, both of which offer supercharger bolt-on kits that can be put on any V8 truck. There are upgrades for pretty much any V8 truck sold in the U.S., meaning you can own anything from a GMC Sierra to a Nissan Titan and still drastically increase your truck's power, though you’ll want to understand how these add-ons will impact warranty coverage. And keep in mind that in states like California these aftermarket upgrades may not be street legal.

iSeeCars has identified supercharged trucks and listed them below, with information on new and used pricing, horsepower, fuel economy, and towing capacity also provided.