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WR TV: 2014 Roush Stage 3 Ford Mustang GT POV Test Drive
While a new factory-stock Ford Mustang GT is a capable performer in its own right, once the guys at Roush get their hands on it, this pony is transformed into a whole new animal. While the Roush Stage 3 package sports a host of suspension, brake, interior and appearance upgrades, the star of this particular show is clearly Roush’s exhaust upgrades and the supercharger bolted atop the GT’s 5.0-liter V8. Output now stands at 575 horsepower and 505 lb-ft of torque, and when mated to a six speed manual transmission like this particular example is, tires everywhere tremble in fear.
SEMA 2011: Roush RS3 Focus Concept
While Roush may be best known for their NASCAR efforts, along with a large stable of modified Mustangs and the occasional F-150, the brand isn’t averse to trying new things. This time around they’ve turned to the new Focus five-door, and created the Roush RS3 Focus Concept.
Secondhand Gems: 400 Horsepower For $35,000
Once upon a time, the streets of Detroit were hosts to corporate gang warfare. The time of which we speak is of course the 1960s, when gas was cheap and big engines making bigger horsepower thumped beneath the hoods of machines with names like Chevelle, Road Runner, and Torino.
Ask It: 2011 Roush Stage 2 Mustang GT Convertible
We have just taken delivery of a Ford Mustang GT equipped with a Roush Performance Stage 2 kit. Our droptop GT features the standard 5.0-liter V-8, but has been supplemented by a Roush Performance exhaust.
Driven: 2010 Ford Super Duty F-250 By Roush Propane Powered Vehicles
The Ford F-250 is a truck we have reviewed a few times before. The model that we have today, however, is quite a bit different. Rather than the traditional gasoline- or diesel-powered F-250, our tester (a member of the outgoing Super Duty generation) is powered by liquid propane gas (LPG), courtesy of Roush Propane Powered Vehicles. Although the F-250 isn’t the most involving vehicle we have ever driven, we could hardly turn down the opportunity to spend a week with an alternative fuel vehicle. Here is what we discovered.
Quick Drive: 2010 Roush 540RH
One of the very first things that grabbed my attention when we were loaned Roush’s 2010 540RH Mustang this past fall, was the lack of overt attention grabbing it did. That is to say, most of the Roush-tuned products that I’ve had the pleasure to test on behalf of Winding Road, have come complete with body kits, paint jobs, huge chrome wheels, and decaling that would insure they not ever be overlooked. I’d guess that a large number of the typical Roush customers appreciate that sort of extroverted appearance, but I was nevertheless pleased by the slightly more undercover nature of the, very, very fast 540.
Driven: 2009 Roush Stage 3 BlackJack
Since the dawn of the Shelby GT500 in 2007, the exclusive, supercharged Mustang experience is no longer just for the dedicated enthusiasts willing to shell out some extra cash to aftermarket performance manufacturers. Ford now offers 500 horsepower right from the factory, and with the Shelby’s starting price of around $43,000, some enthusiasts might find it hard to justify shelling out $56,000 for a Roush BlackJack—a special edition of the company’s Stage 3 treatment limited to just 100 cars for 2009. But for those who aren’t battling in a horsepower war, we think the Roush offers a bolder appearance and a bit more driving pleasure. Conveniently, it just so happened that we had a GT500 in our test fleet during the same week that we tested the BlackJack, and after driving them back-to-back, some of us would rather have the Roush, regardless of price.
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