Ken Block’s Ford F-150-based ‘Hoonitruck’ Headed to SEMA
Badass custom race truck based on a 1977 Ford F-150 was two years in the making and will make a stop in Vegas later this month.
Hoonigan’s Ken Block has just revealed his new SEMA project vehicle, the “Hoonitruck,” a custom build that was two years in the making.
Block, who daily-drives a Ford Raptor created Hoonitruck as a bit of a tribute to his late father, who once owned the exact same base truck: a 1977 Ford F-150.
“This project has been in the works for about two years,” says Block. “I’m beyond pleased with how it turned out. It’s simply one of the most badass and unique vehicles I’ve seen in a long time and I think it compliments my ‘Hoonicorn‘ perfectly. It’s also crazy to be throwing something around that’s this size when doing Gymkhana-style driving. But, it looks absolutely wild on camera, and that was our goal from the start.”
The Hoonitruck is powered by a custom-tuned Ford Performance V6 EcoBoost engine lifted directly out of the Ford Racing Ford GT Le Mans development program. Making 914 hp at 7,400 rpm and 702 ft-lbs at 6,450 rpm, the engine is a snarling, billet-aluminum menace.
The power is routed to all four wheels via a Sadev 6-speed all wheel-drive gearbox (similar to the one used in Block’s “Hoonicorn”). Chassis, bodywork and fabrication was all handled by Detroit Speed out of Mooresville, NC, with the overall design and styling of the project dictated by Block and his team at Hoonigan.
‘I’m beyond pleased with how it turned out. It’s one of the most unique vehicles I’ve seen in a long time and it compliments my ‘Hoonicorn’ perfectly.’
In addition, the Hoonitruck features some direct tie-ins to current Ford F-150 products. The vehicle features hand-shaped aluminum bodywork (identical to the military-grade aluminum that Ford uses currently), Ford Pass remote start integration, and even a functional backup camera/tow hitch setup.
For those that want to be among the first to see the Hoonitruck in person, it will be on static display at the Toyo Tires booth #62122 at SEMA in Las Vegas in a few short weeks. It will also be shown in more detail during Block’s upcoming Amazon Prime Video series, The Gymkhana Files, where there will be some behind-the-scenes action of the fabrication process and testing. Block’s new video series debuts on Amazon Prime Video in December.
Stats:
• 1977 Ford F-150
• 3.5 liter Ford Performance/Roush Yates EcoBoost V6
• 914 horsepower, 702 lb-ft of torque
• Chassis design, engineering and bodywork by Detroit Speed Engineering
• Hand-hammered military-grade aluminum bodywork
• Styling by Block and his team at Hoonigan
• Custom 20-inch fifteen52 Turbomac HD wheels
• Toyo Tires Proxes ST III