yes-her-name-is-STELLA

Hey guys, I currently own a 13' v6 and I am desperate for a V-8. Now this is my dilemma, whould you guys rather get an s550 5.0 (in about a year once they get cheaper) or a 13-14 5.0 and with the money you save invest it into a set of nice coil-overs and exhaust system (maybe even a watts-link if the budget allows it)? How much better do you guys think the S550 will handle in comparison with a coil-over equipped S197. Yes the S197 has a a live rear axle, but through experience my v6 with the performance package handles just great. Yes its no German suspension and it does get a bit sketchy when you hit a bump mid corner, but for the most part its handle like a dream.
So what do you guys think?

ticopowell

If you want handling then get the S550. If you get a 13-14 they won't be all that much cheaper than the 15, and adding all the suspension to make them handle well will easily make them cost more than the 15.

jz78817

I would wait and get an S550 (assuming you like the way it looks.) It is- in every way, shape and form- a better car than S197. And S197 wasn't a bad car.

S197 with the right equipment handles great on a smooth track. having driven both on the road, S550 is just way, way more pleasant on uneven/bumpy pavement. The live axle on S197 just jiggles and clomps around if the road isn't perfectly flat.

808muscle

2014....mod the hell out of it.

Simon1

Is somebody really comparing the handling performance of an S550 to a 2014 Mustang?

Does the S550 ride nicer? Yes. Handle better around a track? No.

ticopowell

Have you researched the s550 at all? Irs, New front suspension, goes around a track a second faster than the boss did.... I'm pretty sure it rides nicer and handles better. If you are taking a drag strip then yes, it isn't as suited for that because the 2014 has a live rear axle, but one did pull off a 12.86 @107mph in the past week so it isn't too shabby there either.

jz78817

yes, and why wouldn't they? S550 is replacing S197, after all.

Yes.

YES. I've driven both. If you don't know what you're talking about, then stop talking.

Qbrozen

per an article in Motor Trend, the 2015 is nearly 200 lbs heavier. That's a huge turnoff for me, personally. Just sayin.

jz78817

Where have you been? It's nowhere near 200 lbs heavier on a like-for-like comparison.

Derf00

I don't care if it is heavier if it performs better in every way than the outgoing model...now looks are subjective. I have to see a 2015 first to see if I actually like them.