Mustang>Camaro: Here's Why
ONE The Mustang is the original ponycar
There’s nothing like an original, and the Mustang in my book is Ford’s first true sports car. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, and such is the case with the Camaro imitating the Mustang.
ONE The Mustang is the original ponycar
There’s nothing like an original, and the Mustang in my book is Ford’s first true sports car. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, and such is the case with the Camaro imitating the Mustang.
TWO The Mustang has never stopped production.
In 2002 the Camaro stopped production “due to slowing sales, a deteriorating market for sports coupés,” The Mustang has had a model for every year since 1965, even when there was the debacle of the Mustang II. It seems as if the Mustang will never give up.
THREE Carrol Shelby
Who knew that a chicken farmer from Texas could have such a big impact on America’s sports car? He was a great racing driver, helped breathe some fire into the AC Cobra and the Ford Mustang and his name continues to adorne Mustangs throughout the world.
FOUR The Mustang has had better sales figures and it has a bigger fanbase.
By looking at the numbers, it’s obvious that the Mustang is more popular among fanboys and buyers alike. Not to mention that the Mustang has a better reputation internationally, it’s being sold in Europe as we speak. There’s strength in numbers.
FIVE The Mustang is lighter most of the time.
Looking at the numbers, the Mustang is more of a lightweight than it’s Camaro nemesis. The Foxbody Mustang is a good example of that, being a good platform for a drag car. In the sports car world, the lighter the better, which means that in a way the Mustang is better.
There you have it, reasons the Mustang betters the camaro. Both the camaro and the mustang are cars i want in my garage.
Comments
All that might be true, but you can’t deny that the Mustang has (especially in its V6 version) a kinda feminine image.
Lots of interesting points. None of them really point out what makes a mustang better than a Camaro other than maybe the higher sales point.
the mustang has had some bad problems that have only just been solved. the new mustang is just as modern as most other new cars but past versions have had big issues. 1 the engine position has been right over the front wheels for 49 years. this led to vary bad handling in the bends. next is the power plant up till now has arguably been better the the camaro motors but the rest of the car falls apart. fords fit and finish is not as good as gm’s
Little bit of an identity crisis here :P? Both cars can’t be better than the other lol
But the Camaro is a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs. Case rested.
But none of these prove its better…
Don’t forget Chevrolet had Don Yenko, John Lingenfelter, Nickey Chevrolet (credited for helping create the super car genre), among many others that were on par with Carrol Shelby. Ford just used Carrol Shelby’s name for marketing. Oh, and Carrol Shelby left Ford for Chrysler for a while in the 80’s. I love Carrol Shelby, but not a good reason to say the Camaro was better than the Mustang because there is more than a fare share of guys who did the same for the Camaro.
Not hating or disagreeing, but there are a couple of counterpoints I’d like to make:
I like both, but just thought I’d throw in my two cents.
Camaro is still better In my opinion. #likearock
#bowtieforlife
#heartbeatofamerica
Captain here:
[1] Peugeot build the very first car ever. Is a peugeot really THE better car?
[2] Sales gone down because of newer and stricter safety regulations.The 4th gen (93-02) platform based nearly completely on the 3rd gen (82-93).Instead of rebuilding a plant (camaro & firebird) they demolished the plant, sold the land and opened a new and modern one for the next generation/s.
[3] Yenko, SLP, Lingenfelter, Hennessey.
[4] Camaro never been sold officially in europe until the 5th gen (09-13). Only through imports.
Even though imho you should double the sales numbers of the camaro as being the - also “bad sold” - Pontiac Firebird/TransAm is nearly identical to the Camaro and has been build in the same plant/s.
[5] lighter doesn’t mean a mustang is faster.
[6] 435hp vs 455hp, if you’re comparing numbers.