Well Well Well. Mustang beats Camaro and Challanger on C&D.
06-01-2009, 07:36 PM
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Well Well Well. Mustang beats Camaro and Challanger on C&D.
Just finished reading the article.
---------------0-60 1/4 mph
----Camaro SS 4.8 13.0 111
-Challenger RT 5.1 13.6 106
--Mustang GT 4.9 13.6 105
Camaro has 426hp/420tq, Challenger 376hp/410tq, Mustang 315hp/325tq
Scary part though, those cars OWN on the top end.
---------------0-60 0-100 0-140mph
----Camaro SS 4.8 10.7 22.3
-Challenger RT 5.1 12.2 27.7
-Mustang GT 4.9 12.3 34.2
Mustang had trackpack with 3.73 rear end.
Mustang won the top vote overall. Handling best by a long shot.
I'm impressed.
link to C&D online
---------------0-60 1/4 mph
----Camaro SS 4.8 13.0 111
-Challenger RT 5.1 13.6 106
--Mustang GT 4.9 13.6 105
Camaro has 426hp/420tq, Challenger 376hp/410tq, Mustang 315hp/325tq
Scary part though, those cars OWN on the top end.
---------------0-60 0-100 0-140mph
----Camaro SS 4.8 10.7 22.3
-Challenger RT 5.1 12.2 27.7
-Mustang GT 4.9 12.3 34.2
Mustang had trackpack with 3.73 rear end.
Mustang won the top vote overall. Handling best by a long shot.
I'm impressed.
link to C&D online
06-02-2009, 02:47 AM
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that's proof that engines alone do not make a car great!
That's why all this talk about the new 5.0 engine in the Mustang needs to be curtailed or restrained!
Getting all excited about horsepower could leave you frustrated with your uncomfortable car. Like some Camaro owners are!
Concentrate on the more important things, like fit and finish, handling, safety and mpg. Those real world issues aren't as sexy as fast 1/4 mile times, but if all you want is a 12 second drag race, buy a used Mustang for $7,000 and build it up, saving you about $25,000!
That's why all this talk about the new 5.0 engine in the Mustang needs to be curtailed or restrained!
Getting all excited about horsepower could leave you frustrated with your uncomfortable car. Like some Camaro owners are!
Concentrate on the more important things, like fit and finish, handling, safety and mpg. Those real world issues aren't as sexy as fast 1/4 mile times, but if all you want is a 12 second drag race, buy a used Mustang for $7,000 and build it up, saving you about $25,000!
06-02-2009, 03:40 AM
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that's proof that engines alone do not make a car great!
That's why all this talk about the new 5.0 engine in the Mustang needs to be curtailed or restrained!
Getting all excited about horsepower could leave you frustrated with your uncomfortable car. Like some Camaro owners are!
Concentrate on the more important things, like fit and finish, handling, safety and mpg. Those real world issues aren't as sexy as fast 1/4 mile times, but if all you want is a 12 second drag race, buy a used Mustang for $7,000 and build it up, saving you about $25,000!
That's why all this talk about the new 5.0 engine in the Mustang needs to be curtailed or restrained!
Getting all excited about horsepower could leave you frustrated with your uncomfortable car. Like some Camaro owners are!
Concentrate on the more important things, like fit and finish, handling, safety and mpg. Those real world issues aren't as sexy as fast 1/4 mile times, but if all you want is a 12 second drag race, buy a used Mustang for $7,000 and build it up, saving you about $25,000!
06-02-2009, 04:54 AM
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that's proof that engines alone do not make a car great!
That's why all this talk about the new 5.0 engine in the Mustang needs to be curtailed or restrained!
Getting all excited about horsepower could leave you frustrated with your uncomfortable car. Like some Camaro owners are!
Concentrate on the more important things, like fit and finish, handling, safety and mpg. Those real world issues aren't as sexy as fast 1/4 mile times, but if all you want is a 12 second drag race, buy a used Mustang for $7,000 and build it up, saving you about $25,000!
That's why all this talk about the new 5.0 engine in the Mustang needs to be curtailed or restrained!
Getting all excited about horsepower could leave you frustrated with your uncomfortable car. Like some Camaro owners are!
Concentrate on the more important things, like fit and finish, handling, safety and mpg. Those real world issues aren't as sexy as fast 1/4 mile times, but if all you want is a 12 second drag race, buy a used Mustang for $7,000 and build it up, saving you about $25,000!
06-02-2009, 05:39 AM
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Rental fleets already have auto-vert GT's here at the airport in Vancouver in Grabber blue. I'm gonna pay the $89.95 and pound the **** out of it up to Whistler the same way I did the '05. I have to say, the slantnosed *** end is growing on me a little bit...
06-02-2009, 07:26 AM
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I've been keeping an eye on the new Camaro and Mustang and I have to admit that the Mustang would get the nod for me over the Camaro right now. The most disturbing thing to me about the Camaro is the poor visability out of the car (particularly the C - Pillars). I had a 73 Mach 1 and that car had absolutely terrible blind spots. I have no desire to drive a car that I can't be comfortable about seeing out of.
Right from the start, I lost interest in the Challenger, when I saw how big it was. Not that the Mustang is small, but it is definitely smaller than the Challenger and a bit smaller than the Camaro.
Then again, price could have an effect on all of this. Even if the Mustang wins a few competitions with its rivals (and it hasn't won all of them), price and availability will ultimately have a big effect on this war.
Right from the start, I lost interest in the Challenger, when I saw how big it was. Not that the Mustang is small, but it is definitely smaller than the Challenger and a bit smaller than the Camaro.
Then again, price could have an effect on all of this. Even if the Mustang wins a few competitions with its rivals (and it hasn't won all of them), price and availability will ultimately have a big effect on this war.
06-02-2009, 12:05 PM
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I've been keeping an eye on the new Camaro and Mustang and I have to admit that the Mustang would get the nod for me over the Camaro right now. The most disturbing thing to me about the Camaro is the poor visability out of the car (particularly the C - Pillars). I had a 73 Mach 1 and that car had absolutely terrible blind spots. I have no desire to drive a car that I can't be comfortable about seeing out of.
Right from the start, I lost interest in the Challenger, when I saw how big it was. Not that the Mustang is small, but it is definitely smaller than the Challenger and a bit smaller than the Camaro.
Then again, price could have an effect on all of this. Even if the Mustang wins a few competitions with its rivals (and it hasn't won all of them), price and availability will ultimately have a big effect on this war.
Right from the start, I lost interest in the Challenger, when I saw how big it was. Not that the Mustang is small, but it is definitely smaller than the Challenger and a bit smaller than the Camaro.
Then again, price could have an effect on all of this. Even if the Mustang wins a few competitions with its rivals (and it hasn't won all of them), price and availability will ultimately have a big effect on this war.
06-02-2009, 01:04 PM
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Long live the 'notchback... +1!
... bad comparison with the Challenger R/T. They should have used the Challenger STR8. Either way, put a few more ponies in the Mustang (ahem, perhaps that 5.0 engine Ford) and we will have a MONSTER! We all know it is a better car, which is why we are on this forum.
... bad comparison with the Challenger R/T. They should have used the Challenger STR8. Either way, put a few more ponies in the Mustang (ahem, perhaps that 5.0 engine Ford) and we will have a MONSTER! We all know it is a better car, which is why we are on this forum.
Last edited by teksp0rt; 06-02-2009 at 01:10 PM.