Top Gear: Roush Mustang vs. GT500

[SVT666]

Jeremy Clarkson drives a 1968 Mustang 390 GT, and then takes on a new Roush Stage 3 and a GT500 Vert.

http://www.stangnet.com/Videos/Exhibition/Clarkson%3A-Roush-Stage-3-vs-Shelby-GT500/details/ 

[Catman]

Great find!

OMG!  THAT ROUSH.  LISTEN TO THAT WHINE!  I WANT IT, I WANT IT.  AWESOME!

[SVT666]

Great find!

OMG!? THAT ROUSH.? LISTEN TO THAT WHINE!? I WANT IT, I WANT IT.? AWESOME!

Watching that Roush drift around the corners gave me goosebumps.

[the Teuton]

Clarkson called an American car "Fantastic."  Mark that one for the record books.

Is there more to the test?  Is this from TGTV?

[MX793]

Clarkson called an American car "Fantastic."  Mark that one for the record books.

Is there more to the test?  Is this from TGTV?

Clarkson seems to have a soft spot for Mustangs.  He really seemed to like the '05 GT he tested, even though he at first bashed it for being unrefined.

[r0tor]

I'd take the Roush in a heartbeat over the Shelby... unlike the Roush, it seems the shelby is more about image then substance

[SVT_Power]

I thought Roush was pronounced - "roo-sh"

[MX793]

I thought Roush was pronounced - "roo-sh"

No, it's pronounced with an "ow" sound like "out".

[Raza]

Mustangs....

Mustangs....



I need that Roush.  Any chance I can get one with a more subdued exterior?

Would it be cheaper to take a Shelby GT500 coupe and work on the suspension, get the Roush, or a Saleen, or get a Mustang GT and start from scratch?

Oh my, my brother will never want to be seen with me again.

[Catman]

Mustangs....

Mustangs....



I need that Roush.  Any chance I can get one with a more subdued exterior?

Would it be cheaper to take a Shelby GT500 coupe and work on the suspension, get the Roush, or a Saleen, or get a Mustang GT and start from scratch?

Oh my, my brother will never want to be seen with me again.

Haha.  As far as it's styling I might forgo the rear spoiler but the rest is badass and should stay.

[sandertheshark]

I think Roush makes the best Mustangs around.

[SVT666]

Just so everyone knows the GT500 coupe's suspension setup is quite different from the Vert's.  The coupes is setup a lot more like the Roush's.  Clarkson confuses me.  In one test he will lie to the viewers and say he is driving a GT when he is really driving a V6 just to make the Mustang look bad, and then in the next he talks about how much he loves it.

[Catman]

That glorious noise!

[Raza]

Haha.  As far as it's styling I might forgo the rear spoiler but the rest is badass and should stay.

I like the louvers, but the visibility in the Mustang is so poor, I need all the window I can get.  And the hood scoop is probably functional, but I still don't like it.  And I don't like the rims either.

[omicron]

I really don't like the supercharger whine.

390 GT!

[Raza]

Just so everyone knows the GT500 coupe's suspension setup is quite different from the Vert's.  The coupes is setup a lot more like the Roush's.  Clarkson confuses me.  In one test he will lie to the viewers and say he is driving a GT when he is really driving a V6 just to make the Mustang look bad, and then in the next he talks about how much he loves it.

Is it?  Because I've heard similar complaints about the coupe before. 

[SVT666]

Is it?? Because I've heard similar complaints about the coupe before.?

The coupe is substantially stiffer and better setup for hard cornering.  I have heard mixed things about it though.  I have read that it pushes in corners from some reviewers and read elsewhere that it felt fairly neutral and well balanced...even moreso then a Mustang GT. 

[IrishGuy]

I could listen to that Roush supercharger all day

[Catman]

I could listen to that Roush supercharger all day

It sounds awesome.

[r0tor]

the Roush looks better too

[Raza]

The coupe is substantially stiffer and better setup for hard cornering.  I have heard mixed things about it though.  I have read that it pushes in corners from some reviewers and read elsewhere that it felt fairly neutral and well balanced...even moreso then a Mustang GT. 

Evo said it was understeery (I can look up the exact words when I get a chance; I could be remembering it incorrectly) and I believe Car magazine also has stated that the weight balance makes the rear react as if it were a FWD car to lifting the throttle. 

[SVT666]

the Roush looks better too

It's a little over the top, but it is defintely the best looking tuner Mustang around.  I would rather have a Roush Mustang Stage 3 with the stock body.  Talk about a sleeper.

[BRealistic]

I think that's the first time I have heard him say "NASCAR" without making a joke.

Anybody have a link to the rest of the show- where the Roush Mustang is compared to " the best that Europe can throw at it?

[IrishGuy]

I think that's the first time I have heard him say "NASCAR" without making a joke.

Anybody have a link to the rest of the show- where the Roush Mustang is compared to " the best that Europe can throw at it?

I was wondering the same...

[Raza]

I was wondering the same...

As was I.

[r0tor]

i third that

[SVT666]

Me too.  I looked it up on youtube and came up with nothing.  The only video it came up with was the one we just watched.  I have watched it 6 times because I can't get enough of the sound.

[Catman]

Me too.  I looked it up on youtube and came up with nothing.  The only video it came up with was the one we just watched.  I have watched it 6 times because I can't get enough of the sound.

Where's that link to all the top gear shows?

[TBR]

finalgear.com

[SVT_Power]

I really don't like the supercharger whine.