Not at all. The 5.4L like he has is pretty stout. However if you are shopping for one the 2013-2014 is the way to go as the 5.8L much better, and more importantly the entire driveline from the clutch to the rear end deals with power better.
Well said. I like respectful opinions. I enjoyed the video. All valid points. To each their own they say. I like the 662 hp GT500 and if I had the money it would be a tough decision between the 500 and the 350. Maybe it's subjective, but the '14 GT500 looks meaner and angrier than the 350. The 350 facia looks more like a viper than a cobra!A few thoughts. As background, I drove a GT500 as a DD from 2009 through 2014. I owned an '09, an '11 a '13 and a '14.
1. All of the GT500s I owned were great DDs except the '09. That one needed some serious suspension work to handle acceptably. As for streetability, as long as you kept your foot out of it and didn't engage the SC they drove like any other Mustang. But of course, what's the fun in that?
2. That whine along with the accompanying torque rush was pretty electrifying. I do hope the high rev whine of the NA Voodoo will be as intoxicating.
3. Most of your street driving will essentially be straight line driving. It's inescapable, so don't disparage the absolute rush of intense straight line acceleration. You know you're going to do it in the 350.
4. Subjective, but yeah. I think the new Mustang looks better.
5. Given the frequency that I've been trading Mustangs in for newer models, It's fair to say that I like the latest and greatest too.
6. I expect that the 350 will hold it's value at least as well as the '11 - '14 500s have. In any event the depreciation will be much less than that of a GT.
7. Agreed, but I do think the 500 was more practical than the 350 will be. As an example, the 500 did not have a GG tax and was rated with a higher fuel economy rating than the 350. I typically saw 18 MPG on my daily commute, compared to the 19 MPG I get with my '15 GTPP.
I plan on buying a 350 sometime this year. I already have an MSRP deal worked out with my dealer. That said, now that I've scratched the S550 itch, if the right '11 - '14 GT500 were to show up I'd be hard pressed to pass on it. I kinda miss the HP and torque.
As always, YMMV.
tldr; Dude had some good points that work for him. Not everyone wants the same thing in a car. Don't be butthurt about it.
I think the whole point is that if you don't want your opinion shat upon, don't make a video about it. It comes off poorly in the fact that it looks like you're trying to justify your own personal decision to yourself and just makes you look like you want attention because hey, I made a video about it.
Aren't they both snakes? LOL
Precisely, Lol! I was watching pics of the 350 and I was staring at this front pic and I was "man looks like a pit viper" and then I remembered the 03-10 viper logo and confirmed my resembling!! Lol
