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2016 Roush Ford F-150 SC: A master on both sand and pavement

Roush, best known for building faster turnkey Ford Mustangs and performance parts, has tinkered with F-150s for a while now. As with the Mustang, Roush uses a familiar blueprint to upgrade the F-150 with styling, suspension and power upgrades. With the F-150 SC, Roush has built a 600 horsepower performance truck that's capable both on- and off-road.

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A supercharger gets bolted on top of the 5.0-liter V8 engine to increase output to 500 horsepower and 557 pound-feet of torque.

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Success at the top of Test Hill along with a dozen of other friends. Meaty Mickey Thompson Baja ATZ tires help get the big F-150 up.

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The Roush F-150 SC is more than capable of getting to the top of Test Hill. The big question was about the person behind the wheel.

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More aggressive styling comes courtesy of a Roush grille with clearance lighting, bumper cover and fender flares.

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The Fox performance suspension raises front ride height by 2-inches for additional clearance, and gives the truck a leveled stance.

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If people don't notice the SC's styling, they'll certainly hear its thunderous exhaust note from the standard performance exhaust system.

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The blacked-out front grille with clearance lights was styled after the grille from the SVT Raptor.

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The Roush F-150 SC rides on 20-inch wheels wrapped with Mickey Thompson tires.

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A Roush off-road themed graphic is available as an option.

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The Roush tailgate graphic is standard on the F-150 SC.

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