S3, E49 - Jack Roush Jr.
About this episode
Jack Roush Jr. joins the Truck Show Podcast to discuss his journey from tech entrepreneur to VP of brand strategy at Roush Performance. He shares insights about the family business, the evolution of Roush products, and the exciting new partnership with Nissan for the Frontier R. The episode dives into the history of Roush, the significance of racing in product development, and the growing demand for performance trucks. Holman also updates listeners on his new Jeep Gladiator build and invites feedback from the audience.
Jack Roush Jr. joins the show to talk about all things Roush, including his famous father, chasing down his own roads outside of the family business, racing, insights into Roush, and of course the latest Roush products. Holman also reveals what's in his driveway. The Truck Show Podcast is produced in partnership with AMSOIL, Kershaw Knives, and OVR Mag.
Wrangler Rubicon
"...owers on socials noted that despite being red in Rubicon on the non-392 hood, there was a slider visible t..."
Jeep Gladiator
"...eld. And it is true, this Jeep is in fact the 25 Gladiator Rubicon I've been teasing you guys about. And it..."
Nissan Frontier
"...I think he maybe saw the post I posted on the new frontier that you guys worked on in collaboration with Ni..."
Ford Mustang
"... and driver and motor trend and they were taking Mustangs at the time. I think that was kind of the big pro..."
Mustang Fox Body
"...e's times, but I remember the first time I saw a Fox body Mustang, white supercharger sitting in the, in t..."
Ford F150
"then of course, probably the most prominent part of the business is going to be your trucks and cars and things like that, the F 150, the Mustang. And started with the Mustang, but truck came along and all of a sudden trucks been a pretty strong piece of the business for a while"
F-150 Raptor
"... to completely or we don't directly compete with Raptor. Our strong suit, our focus has really been tryin..."
Ford F100
"cab short box truck. I mean, you think back to some of the short and wide Chevy C 10s and, you know, 67 to 72 Ford F 100 bump sides and things like that. And, and the fact that you can get that in a modern package and you guys offer this really cool lowered performance V eight"
Toyota Tacoma
"...sports car. I know when Toyota came out with the Tacoma X runner years and years ago, one of the things ..."
Toyota Supra
"...hings they benchmarked, I think was the Z or the Supra in cornering capability. And that was a big story..."
Nissan Leaf
"...ickier because they're nose heavy and, you know, leaf sprung in the back. And so there's some challenge..."
Ford Bronco
"...tely. So you guys have a new line of products for Bronco as well. And you have a huge catalog of Roush pe..."
Jeep Wrangler
"...be because I think a black top looks better on a Wrangler because it says the top comes off, but it looks ..."
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