With the Shelby GT500 still to come, the most
powerful version of the Mustang that Ford currently offers is the GT350 with
its 526 horsepower and 582 Nm of torque. That’s a lot of
muscle, but it’s still a far cry from the 797 hp and 958
Nm offered by the Dodge Challenger in SRT Hellcat Redeye spec.
Turn to the aftermarket, that’s what. And there’s
fortunately no shortage of tuners eager to massage the Mustang. Like Roush, for
example, which has just announced a 700-plus-horsepower upgrade of its own.
The 2019 Roush Stage 3 Mustang bolts an Eaton R2650
supercharger (with a custom inlet) to its 5.0-liter V8 to produce a massive 710
hp and 827 Nm of torque – just like the JackHammer
released last year. That’s an extra 250 hp over the 460 hp with which the Mustang GT comes stock – or as Autoblog puts it, about a Focus
ST’s worth of added output.
Fortunately Roush has packed other enhancements into
its latest Stage 3 kit to help keep all that power under control. There’s a new
set of coilovers (available with three-way adjustability), a new set of 20-inch
alloys, an optional adaptive exhaust system, a fresh aero kit, and a smattering
of interior enhancements.
Enticed? Roush is taking pre-orders now for the
package that starts at US$ 22,925 and comes backed by a three-year/36,000-mile
bumper-to-bumper warranty, with five years and 60,000 miles of coverage for
powertrain components. Of course, you’ll need a Mustang GT to serve as the
basis, which itself starts at US$ 35,190. So assuming you start with a brand-new
donor car, you’ll be looking at upwards of US$ 58,115 – just north of the US$ 57,240
sticker on the Shelby GT350, a little less than Dodge charges for a similarly
potent (717-hp) Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, and well short of the US$ 71,045
you’ll have to dish out for the the more potent Redeye.
Unfortunately there’s only the one image of the
modified Mustang released at this time, so here’s a quick video of some
Roush-upgraded Fords doing donuts to tickle your senses in the meantime.
