2014 Shelby GT500 or Roush RS3, which one and why

Has there been any comparisons, anybody have any first hand experience.

Enquiring minds want to know

Roush is less common, if I was shopping between these two that would be my reason to go for that. I see GT500s all over the place. No Roush.

GT500 all day long. The RS3 stage 2/3 are catalog only to my knowledge and the GT500 is proven performer.

The Recaros are a big reason to go GT500, otherwise the Roush has 575 to 550 hp in the Shelby.

How about handling, street and track day

aussiesmg wrote: The Recaros are a big reason to go GT500, otherwise the Roush has 575 to 550 hp in the Shelby. How about handling, street and track day

The GT500 is a tune and a pulley away from another 100+hp though. With the SVTPP package it will actually hold up to track use without overheating and other then the stiff clutch the GT500 is a heck of a street car.

I would say if you are actually going to track the car find a modified boss and live with 400ish hp.

Yes the Boss is without question the best version, not these two.

GT500 is a factory hot rod, Roush is a tuner. I think the factory hot rod will almost always be worth more (Dan Yenko and Carol Shelby being notable exceptions).

aussiesmg wrote: The Recaros are a big reason to go GT500, otherwise the Roush has 575 to 550 hp in the Shelby. How about handling, street and track day

What year Shelby? The 13-14 are 662hp.

My vote is Shelby. The Roush is an add on kit, the Shelby is built that way.

I adore the look of the Laguna Seca Boss, but why is it the better choice?

Details and personal experiences please

C&D tested the Roush and if it had 575hp then most of them were taking a nap. It wasn't much quicker than a GT.

Revising the question then.

Which one and why, Boss Laguna Seca vs GT500

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Laguna Seca, because of it's multi-purpose/more than straight line all around goodness. Plus, it's more rare and looks as good, if not better than, the GT 500.

Lesley drove one and wrote about it...she was pretty happy with it if I remember correctly.

I'd take the LS. But it's more what I like; lighter, high revving NA

Laguna Seca

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/02/review-2012-ford-mustang-boss-302-and-boss-302-laguna-seca/

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/10/life-with-shelby-part-two-around-the-track-in-two-minutes-and-ten-seconds/

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/09/life-with-shelby-part-one-a-thousand-street-miles-and-a-meeting-of-the-siblings/

I don't know which I would get both they both look hilarious

The Boss Laguna Seca is a fantastic track car----- but awfully stiff for day to day use---especially if you live somewhere where the roads aren't glass smooth. I"d prefer the standard Boss 302, as it's fantastic right out of the box, can deal with track days, but also won't beat the heck out of you daily. I liked the Boss 302 so much, I'd pick it over a new M3 (current V8 model) even if money was even.

The Roush, and GT500 are powerful, but they bring Corvette money, and the Vette is in another class.

Joe Gearin wrote: I liked the Boss 302 so much, I'd pick it over a new M3 (current V8 model) even if money was even.

This reminds me of a quote from a well known driver about Mustang vs. M3. A friend was driving and doing development work on the M3 a few years back in IMSA, and they had a former Mustang driver assimilate into the BMW camp. When asked about the differences between the two cars he commented that the biggest adjustment was that the BMW drove like a truck.

If the car isn't seeing track duty regularily or autox, the gt500.

As Ive been saying time and again, a vehicle is almost always more fun on the street with more power. A vehicle that "handles well" is more fun on the track imo.

If the price were the same would you still say Laguna Seca Joe

Steve--- The Laguna Seca version is stiff---- very stiff and jouncy on the street. It would be a fun track-day toy, but so would a Caterham, Atom, KTM Crossbow, etc. Lots of good choices for toys! The Laguna Seca would be painful on Midwestern roads, while the regular Boss would be firm, but livable.

I'm a huge fan of the standard Boss--- as it's a great dual-purpose machine. Tons of fun on the street--- welcomed (and respected) at any automotive gathering, and a terror on track, without beating you to death in the daily grind.

I'd take a standard Boss over a new M3-- even though the Ford is less expensive. I'd probably pass on the Laguna Seca, as there are other pure track machines that appeal to me more. I certainly couldn't blame anyone for buying one though.

Joe you are a wise man, sounds like the Boss is more in tune with what I need, I have rough riding terrors, this would be a GT car for long distance touring (Daytona, Atlanta) and dinners at nice restaurants with Mrs Aussie, so you make a lot of sense.

The 2015 GT350?

Thanks Steve! As I get older, I have less tolerance for super-stiff street cars. For the track--- absolutely-- for daily driving---- give me a bit of compliance.

Supercharged Mustangs are fun and all but even when I had a Roush stage whatever on my old S197, I still got spanked by N/A F-bodies all the time. Just get the Boss and have fun tracking it.

To keep? Laguna Seca. To drive? Laguna Seca. Acetaminophen is cheap and the car won't lose value.