Filed Under (Mustang vs Camaro) by Joseph McGuire on 01-01-2010
Let the epic battle begin. Mustang has been going since it's inception in 1964, refining, redesigning, improving. Camaro took a lead in the battle, fell back and eventually stopped production in 2002. Everyone knew that the Camaro would be back. I missed the arguments. It's like Coke without Pepsi or Batman without Joker. You choose one but you know about the other one.
Since the 2010 Camaro kicked off sales in March 2009 it has been a serious competitor with the Mustang. In June, July, August, September, October and November the Camaro has won in the sales department. The Mustang has been suffering double digit declines in sales from 2008. In September Chevrolet sold 7961 Camaros while Ford sold only 4917 Mustangs. That's more than 3000 cars a month! October and November had similar differences in sales. Trust me Ford noticed.
When the North America International Auto Show in Detroit opens to the public on January 16th, 2010 Ford is firing back. Ford will display a new V8 engine for the Mustang, one that generates 412 horsepower. If the Mustang can maintain it's weight advantage it should be able to take the 426 horsepower Camaro. Plus Ford is introducing a 305 horsepower V6 to compete with the 304 horsepower V6 Camaro. Oh yeah it's on...and I'm lovin' it.
Who knows maybe Chevrolet will show off the Camaro Convertible?
