Pickup trucks are one of the most famous American vehicle segments, and not without good reason. For decades, pickup trucks have powered through with their massive engines and even more massive utilitarian benefits. Pickups can go anywhere, help you haul and tow as much as you want, and their road presence is par none. Understandably, no one wants to bring home a weak, underpowered pickup truck, regardless of how it might look. While several other factors like performance, safety, interior quality, and fuel economy, too, go into buying a pickup, the one thing that reigns supreme above all for gearheads is power.

In an age when the internal combustion engine is soon to go out into the sunset, these pickup trucks are a symbol of a time when big engines and their power was all that mattered. Forget muscle cars or sports cars with a V8 under the hood, at times, car manufactures outfitted even their best pickup trucks with V8 engines for the maximum performance, turning them into power-packed rockets that could do everything a pickup could, but also go like hell. In that vein, here are the most powerful V8 pickup trucks that could give even the fastest cars a run for their money.

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10 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 (420HP)

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GMC had brought out their Sierra 1500 All Terrain X to much fanfare, but Chevy was not going to take the challenge sitting. In response, they launched the Silverado 1500 ZL1. Even though the Silverado 1500 ZL1 came with a standard V6, it could be had with a 6.2-liter V8 engine.

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This massive engine churned out 420 horsepower and naturally, gave the Chevy truck amazing performance. Taking it up a notch were Chevy's special-edition packages which helped the Silverado look every bit as formidable as its engine underneath the hood.

9 2020 Ford F-Series Super Duty Tremor (430HP)

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For those of us who can always do with more power under the hood, the Raptor might not be sufficient. This is where the F-Series Super Duty trucks came in, and no other truck does it better than the Ford F-Series Super Duty Tremor.

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Ford outfitted their 2020 Super Duty Tremor truck with a new 7.3-liter V8 engine, which powered the truck with 430 horsepower and 475 lb-ft of torque. This helped the Tremor reach the 60 mph in 7.3 seconds, which is extremely quick for a truck its size.

8 2020 Hennessey VelociRaptor V8 (758HP)

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The 2020 Hennessey VelociRaptor is a dream truck for F-Series V8 enthusiasts. With a price tag of almost $150,000, this truck is as expensive as it is powerful, capable of going sprinting to the 60mph mark in just 4.1 seconds.

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While that makes the VelociRaptor able to go head-to-head with a Toyota Supra, the 5.9-liter Coyote V8 engine enables it to achieve much more in terms of off-roading and high-speed desert running, thanks to its 758 horsepower. No wonder The Rock took a liking to the VelociRaptor.

7 2019 Roush Ford F-150 SC (650HP)

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Roush Performance are renowned for their great work on The Ford Mustang. Thus, it was natural for them to develop something equally great with another iconic Blue Oval vehicle, the F-150. The 2019 Roush Ford F-150 SC came with a supercharged V8, yes, but its price tag was just as super.

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With its 5.0-liter V8 engine developing 650 horsepower and 610 lb-ft of torque, the truck retailed at $91,000. While that is a lot of money, the 2019 Roush Ford F-150 offered a lot of power for the price, too.

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6 2020 Hennessey Chevrolet Silverado Goliath (700HP)

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The guys over at Hennessey Performance Engineering always know what they are doing, and what they do best is take already powerful vehicles and push their limits. The 2020 Chevy Silverado's 6.2-liter V8 churned out 420 horses, and that was before Hennessey got their hands on it.

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Tuned to produced almost 300 more horsepower, the 2020 Hennessey Chevrolet Silverado 'Goliath' developed 700 hp, courtesy a 2.9-liter Supercharger System which came with a high-flow inter-cooling and air induction system.

5 2022 Ford F-150 Raptor R (700HP)

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The F-150 is the most sold pickup truck in North America for a very good reason. The new F-150 Raptor R, inspired by a military aircraft (according to Ford), came off the assembly line looking mean and badass, thanks to the power dome on its hood and a dark grille framed by the aggressive LED headlights.

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The most powerful Raptor truck ever, it comes with a 5.2-liter supercharged V8 engine, granting the truck with 700 horsepower and 640 lb-ft of torque. Built for high-performance off-roading, this truck is mighty capable both on and off the road, with a projected 0 to 60 mph time of under 5 seconds.

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4 2021 Ram 1500 TRX (702HP)

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Never one to back down from a challenge against its rival the Ford F-150, the Ram 1500 TRX came with all guns blazing in 2021 to fight back. In fact, the massive 702 horsepower that the TRX develops is absolutely stock, which means it comes off the assembly line all mean and ready to go like hell.

2021 Ram 1500 TRX kicking up dirt
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Thanks to its supercharged Hellcat V8 power unit, the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX is capable of going from nought to sixty in just over 5 seconds on dirt, while on the tarmac, the truck crossed the 60 mph mark in just 4.2 seconds. While the electronically-limited 107 mph top speed might be a bummer, there is no denying the phenomenal power of the Ram 1500 TRX.

3 2020 Shelby Ford F-150 Super Snake (720HP)

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Any Ford that has the Shelby name attached to it is already iconic, we don't make the rules. Dressed in the iconic Shelby stripes, the 2020 Shelby Ford F-150 Super Snake was more than just a superficial exterior, as it came packed with some serious power.

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On top of Ford's 5.0-liter V8 engine, the Shelby Super Snake came with a Shelby Supercharger, which took its horsepower to a whopping 720 hp. Only 250 of these were built, making the truck as exclusive as it was powerful.

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2 2021 SVR Chevrolet Silverado Yenko/SC (800HP)

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The Hennessey Goliath has some serious competition in the form of the Silverado Yenko/SC Limited Edition. If (somehow) the 700 horsepower on the Silverado Goliath weren't enough, Yenko came out with the 2021 Silverado Yenko/SC, which made a staggering 800 horsepower.

2021 SVR Chevrolet Silverado Yenko SC
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Running on a 378-cubic-inch LT1 V8 engine, the custom Silverado truck's engine block, crankshaft, and pistons are all made in aluminum. Sold through GM dealers, the Yenko/SC Silverado is undoubtedly one of the most formidable trucks on the market, and it doesn't fail to look the part as well.

1 Hennessey Mammoth 1000 TRX (1012HP)

Hennessey Mammoth 1000 TRX
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A souped-up version of what was already the most powerful factory-built truck on the market, the Hennessey Mammoth 1500 TRX is built upon the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX. The original Ram 1500 TRX, also an entrant on this list, comes with a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine which develops 702 horsepower.

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Hennessey took things up a notch with their enhanced version of the engine, turning it into the Mammoth 1000. With an improved supercharger, pulley upgrades, a high-flow exhaust system and new calibration, their Mammoth 1000 TRX cranks out a ludicrous 1,012 horsepower with 969 lb-ft of torque.