Is the Roush Stage 3 Better than the Shelby GT500? 

I had a 2018 Roush but mine was a manual stage three and that car rocked!

Problem with the Roush is when it comes to to sell or trade. There is no listing for that vehicle so you start negotiating at GT Premium pricing.

Honestly if you have the money the 2020+ GT500 is the one to get. I may be a bit biased but it looks and sounds better to me. Plus it's more special. Just something about a Shelby. I'm sure the Roush is a lot of fun too though so I don't suppose there is a wrong choice here.

I like the Roush Stage 3 over the GT 500 I currently own a Stage 3 and have owned a Gt 500.

I would take the GT500 for sure... I live near Tindol Ford and see A LOT of Roush cars on the streets. They look great, sound great and I have no doubt they perform great.. but the way that GT500 looks and sounds is just hard to beat.

This is officially a Mustang channel now I love it he’s got a 2020 TwinTurbo and he’s got a dark horse on order on the way 👍🏻

As a Shelby owner! I think it’s something I would definitely consider if doing it all over! Both are nice, the Shelby has a greater following, but the Roush is getting there! Resale value is where the Shelby pulls it out! But I personally, wouldn’t mind owning one of these stage 3’s!❤️❤️❤️Thanks Sir

A Beautiful and quick Stang. When it comes to building a Mustang and fantastic Ford engines. Roush Performance builds some great Mustangs and F150 pickups. His Ford/Mercury racing legacy goes back to 1985. His Trans Am Mustangs won 119 races and 24 championship. His Nascar team began racing in 1988 with his involvement with Nascar that still continues today with new co owner Brad Keselowski. The American flags on the Roush Mustang is to say thanks to members of our military. Thanks for the ride along RacerX. .

My wife has wanted a Shelby or a Roush since forever. We looked at both and love them both. But she really loves some of the other touches Roush has and Shelby’s don’t. She now has a 2021 Stage 3 that she is over the moon about.

The 10 speed is nice, But the DCT in the Shelby is a whole different animal, it’s a game changer. I think it’d still be a good bit faster…

You should do a video on why the coyote engine can handle so much compared to other engines in its class

What a nice looking car! I really love the black and red interior. It just pops! The exhaust note sounds pretty good. That supercharger gives you more low end punch. I think I would be more of a supercharger kinda guy than turbo. I think it's a good combo that adds that missing punch from an NA 5.0. I'll take it! Great video buddy!

Shelby and Roush are cool, but I’ve always liked the Saleen Mustangs. No doubt Shelby is historic and Roush is legendary. The S550 Saleen is beautiful

I wish I could’ve afforded a Roush, but I got 22GT PP Mischievous purple. I especially love the boost and I wish Ford would’ve put the switch for our active exhaust like Roush so we don’t have to go through the entire computer on screen and reset every time etc

18+ Roush blowers have a super bad tendency to heat soak, and they are also MAP sensor based and not MAF sensor. I know Lund won’t tune them because of that and the blower is just inefficient.. if you really want a Roush get an 11-17 RS3 with the 2.3 blower. It’ll make plenty of power and it whips up instantly, you also don’t have to worry about the heat issues anywhere near as bad as a 18+

The Roush tune is extremely conservative for the warranty, the vmp tune for the Roush gets a ton more out of it

Im about to install a Roush Stage 3 in my 2017 GT Convertible. I cant wait...

Thanks Racer, I have the same color 17 Roush Stage 3 with 6spd. Love my car now with just 7,200 mi. of sunny day driving. Almost bought a 21 GT500 but that $2,600 gas guzzler tax was outrageous.

Love that dealer. I bought my Expedition from them and had the best experience I have ever had at a dealer there. I was just thinking today that I might wanna trade it back to them towards a mustang

I know you can't give that car all it has with street tires. I have the 750 Roush tune on my 18 and even with drag radials, it will sometimes fishtail at a 70mph punch. Anything under 50mph forget it

I'm a sucker, would still want the Shelby. I'd only ever be going the speed limit, okay maybe 20 over on the highway sometimes. Power isn't completely important. But the Shelby... that thing looks cool.

Not sure if it was mentioned already but that Jack Roush Edition makes 775hp rather than 750. I love them. Five star Ford Dallas had one I looked at no less than 10 times. So bad ass.

Love wm all can't beat Mustangs! Ordering a '24 Mustang GT w/track pack /6spd manual. 💯

Incredible car. I want you to know that some of your stats are wrong. This car is not a stage 3. It is actually a 2020 Jack Roush Special Edition. One of 60 in America. It makes 775hp, not 750. It also does a 10.4 quarter mile. Love the vids tho!

This is not a 2020 Stage 3. It's called a Roush Edition Mustang which was a very limited run Roush during 2020. It only came in that color combination and was a better all around car than the Ford built GT500.

That’s a beautiful Mustang and it sounds awesome!!! With all that torque it would be a fun daily driver. It really looks great in that Red metallic paint and nice rims. I ordered a Dark Horse also on the 6th. I plan to put long tube headers & a Whipple super-charger on it and preserve my Porsche Turbo S and make my Dark Horse & F-150 my daily vehicles. Thank you for showing us this fantastic Roush Mustang 5.0!!!!!

I go by Flammer all the time. Gonna have to check that ride out.

Beautiful car. If it had a manual that would be a plus for my taste, as compared to the GT500. Also - unless you’re buying to keep it forever, Roush doesn’t hold value as well as the Shelby.

Never been a Ford enthusiast, but I do admire the Mustang. My choice will be the Shelby if I had the choice.

This was a cool review to see. I honestly started following and watching your channel because I have a challenger widebody hellcat redeye on order. I bought a rs3 in 21 and absolutely still love the car being I got mine with a 6 speed manual. Anyways, awesome review!

Also the heat extractors are functional on the hood and fenders, has extra cooling for the engine and supercharger in the bottom front two vents on the fascia

Thats pretty cool! I’ve never seen one of those… what are they asking for it? Another spectacular upload brother🤘💰

I believe the Shelby retains its value better plus if you get a manual you get the trash MT82 in the Roush

I Still Like the 2018 - 2023 ///Headlights to the 2024 Headlights.

The plastic Paddle Shifters pads are better in California when it's 116° F. It they're metal expect blisters. I also never cared about the Supercharger Whine... I like the Roar better and hearing the exhaust. In August 2022 I bought the only White V8 Mustang with the 3rd Pedal 6 Speed Manual Transmission in all of California. It is my 2022 Roush Mustang with the S/N:22.0001.450R 👦👍🏎🏁🚩⛰️🌲🏞🧗Magneride Suspension is Awesome in the Canyon Roads

@9:19 Yea you can take it to California, but it might be illegal to drive in track mode out there lol

I got a 21 stage 3 love it thanks great video bro

Great review, so many interpretations of power when it comes to the Mustangs!

I wonder what will happen when Rouch gets their hands on one of those Bronco Raptors like the one behind you at the end of the video.

I'm patiently waiting for roush to do a supercharger for the 2024 mustang. There's a Ford dealership less than an hour away from me that's roush certified and I'd love to order a new GT and have the dealership install a supercharger for me. Best bang for your buck if you ask me plus it's all warrantied.

Speaking of your car, did you ever get any clean runs at the track? You are doing a good job reviewing vehicles but I sure would like to see you racing again.

Badass ride all around!! 305s would be nice! 🏎️🚗

I'll the this one over the 500 because of the supercharged coyote and. The torque numbers are so much higher on this Roush , shows how it would absolutely walk away from the shelby.

I love my roush stage 3 phase 3.

Jack has a NHRA background. It wasn't until 1988 when he got into NASCAR. ? for IMSA class w/ the Motorcraft Mustang w/ Scott Pruett. Carroll was a road course driver / builder. So do you want to fast in a straight line or an oval or road course ?

Nice car but the Roush blower for 18- current Mustangs is the worst boost option for a Gen 3 coyote.

Roush are nice but if you're looking for resale down the road, Shelbys hold their value a Lot better than Roush and Saleen, based on personal experience.

Those hood vents are heat extraction for summertime and used for cold air intake in cold weather lol

nice reveiw shelby is a crank flat engine a whole different beasr with different internals

ROUSH all the way

Is it 750 HP from the factory ?

I'd love to see a Holman-Moody Mustang. You can bet that nothing on that car would be there for cosmetic appeal.

I own a 2021 Roush and a 2022 GT500, I enjoy the GT500 more. Roush puts a few options on that the Shelby doesn’t have but the overall driving experience goes to the GT500.

For the money difference and availability the Roush/Saleen are the better buy.. but the GT500 is the cream of the crop no doubt.

GT500s & Roush cars are special

Does the interior come in other colors than red? As far as the exterior goes?

The DCT in the Shelby is a great selling point over the Roush 10-speed but when was the last time you saw a new Shelby on a road course instead of a car show? The Shelby is probably a better investment plus you get to be a member of that "exclusive Shelby club" (little sarcasm here) Both are great Mustangs.(RACERX#99 EST, 1993)

I feel the heat soak from here!! I don't really think these 2 should be compared honestly. I feel like Roush is just a couple notches below the Shelby. Not to mention the DCT trans is just a far better trans over the 10r80.

Beatiful car and the exhaust sounds great but I'll take the GT500.

Not sure if I missed it but why not go over te pricing??

Yes

How much is the roush 3 compared to gt 500 and also compared to your car what you got in it

750 hp is just on the crank, people need to start advertising BHP. it should be 640 hp on the wheels.

1. If close, I am always going with factory power over a tuner 2. Roush Mustangs never perform at the level of their claimed HP

I think you should buy that one in stead the Dark Horse you order.

Is the 750hp achieved on 91 octane?

But does Jack sign the glove box ?

I put the stage 2 on my 19 gt premium and it spanks a gt500. Haven't lost a race yet to one

The Roush is better than a Saleen or Shelby America Super Snake. In December 2022 I viewed a Video of Steve Saleen saying he Starts with the BASE GT. Which Means it Doesn't have what my 2022 Roush Mustang with the 3rd Pedal Rev-Match 6 Speed Manual MagneRide Suspension Limited Slip Intercooled Torsen Rear Differential My Roush has 16.5 inch Brake Rotors with a Footlong Brembo Brake System ( Steve Saleen said his Rotors are 15 inches. It is an Up-Tuned Mach1 Handling Pack, that Said I double Checked and was disappointed to find out it is what Shelby America does too. Unless you take a Doner Afterwards

How well do the v8 chargers, challengers, mustangs and/or Camaros fare as year round daily drivers? My family seems to think that in order to have a sports car I’d have to get an awd beater in addition, but i feel like I could get away with just a muscle car with the proper tires

Absolutely beautiful car but it's kinda in that gray area where it has the power but won't hold the value Like the gt500 and being over 73k that too close to a used gt500 which everyone would probably choose over a gt with a roush package you can definitely do it for cheaper and faster with a premium gt so it doesn't really add up to go this route

That blower is horrible with heat soak issues and a weak tune. It's a 5.0 with stock internals. The 500 is the way to go, or get a base gt then boost it.

Fact is: GT500 has their fanboys who think its the ultimate Mustang. The problem with the GT500 is no TCM access. Meaning you can't tune the Transmission. So even after you spend $100K to make it 1500HP, its still going to be slower than a 1000HP GT. Why? No TCM access. People can go ahead and get mad, but its verifiable fact.

Roush is cool but nothing will hold its value like a Shelby. Unless the Roush is significantly cheaper than a Shelby then it would worth getting it.

I wonder if Roush does anything to the 10r80?

Thats actually not a regular stage 3, thats a special edition roush called the jack roush edition 1 of 60 and it makes 775 hp

Racer X is going over to the Dark side. LOL

The real question is how would it stack up against my Mach 1?

My guess straight line the Shelby wins the roush mustang with Jack loving road coarse racing i think it would beat the gt500 on a road coarse

some peoples auto insurance for those kinds of cars costs up to or more then 20k/year.

But for the money. I get one. But the 6 speed

I’ll take the Shelby 1000

Unless they fixed it that front feed Roush SC has bad heat soak problems... Car looks nice but no thanks with that SC.

The Shelby is the better buy. Shelby’s are factory vehicles, Roush mustangs are aftermarket options. Roush mustangs are very cool cars but the Shelby is going to retain more value. I would take a saleen black label if you want something aftermarket. Saleen changes a lot more on the car and they’re impossible to replicate. The parts on their builds aren’t normally sold

Love my stage 3 😁

I BOUGHT THE 2022 SHELBY COBRA GT500, I think its the better choice overall, for the $$

Check out a Steeda Mustang.

750 HP in the Roush vs 760 HP in the Shelby... You won't notice that difference. 670 ft/lbs of torque in the Roush vs 625 ft/lbs in the Shelby you will notice... Even if only slightly... You WILL notice. The GT500 does sound better though

You should cancel your Black Horse and get the COBRA coming out.

The one main drawback over a Shelby - insurance value. The Roush has a GT VIN, so insurance might not give you the full Roush cost if totaled, whereas a GT500's VIN says what it is and you'll get that value out of it in a totaled-out situation.

The only question Can I get a manual transmission

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Roush no contest.

RacerX, Brother you had too little exhaust sound.

For the price difference yes the Roush is a better deal.

I’d rather the gt500 instead. It’s just a better package all around.

What's the msrp

The roush stage 3 exterior just looks like a 5.0 with cosmetic mods. But a gt500s you know what it is from a distance away. Also the roush 2.3 blower is known for heat soaking on the gen 3s after a couple runs. Shelby is rated at 10.6 quarter mile but this is rated at 11.2 quarter mile with 10 less hp but more torque. Shelby gt500 is just overall the better car with the better powertrain. Who are we kidding here. Predator>Coyote, Eaton 2.7>Roush 2.3. The only think the roush has over the gt500 is the 10r80 because you can actually tune it.

GT 500 Mainly because the 500 is a much better track car

For the people who don’t want to watch the full video. No it’s not