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See more ideas about corvette, chevrolet corvette and car restoration. The lamborghini huracan evo is a fabulous, sensetingling hot wheels car come to life, but the 2020 ford mustang shelby gt500 is. Ford mustang boss 302 laguna seca better braking performance than porsche 991, faster than aston martin dbs, audi r8, ferrari california, bmw m3 in hockenheim. Problem is the mustang has the best power to weight ratio. Take the headline mustang beats corvette america meet your new sports car king. The 2020 corvette stingray has moved its engine behind the driver and passenger. The ss camaro, on the other hand, beat the mustang gt by 0. The front of the mustang still showns a little damage from a recent run. Both cars seem to get a good start, but the mustanga decadeold car with a manual transmissionhandily defeats the hellcat, throwing up a quartermile time of 10.

The mustang gt was lighter and more nimble than the camaro ss. Chevrolet answered in late 1966 with the 1967 camaro, setting up a decadeslong battle for not just sales, but the hearts of americas performance car buyers. Get the best deals on car and driver automobile 2000now magazines when you shop the largest online selection at. Not sure where you got that from but the fact is that the gto according to car and driver beat the mustang in just about all performance tests. Be sure to check out the full mustang gt versus camaro ss comparison test on the car and driver website. As for the lowerend cars, the ecoboost engine in the ford beats the pentastar v6 in the dodge in both performance and fuel economy making the mustang a more efficient car. Ford mustang beats chevy camaro in comparison tests the. Single issue magazine january 1, 2016 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The ford mustang effortlessly balances performance, comfort, sport, and practicality.

Fast forward to 2016 and the concept is pretty much the same. Fords shelby gt500 is ready to challenge chevrolets flagship c8. Alright i think, the gt350 is a wicked mustang, lets see how the numbers stack up and how close it is. Based on the 14 mile trap speeds, the mustang is 4 mph faster than the challenger, and 8 mph faster than the zl1. But their criteria by which they obtain their conclusion is as lame as comparing the corvette c7 with the mustang gt350 cars. No its not like an audi, but no european car gives you high revving na v8 with a 6 speed and recaros for the price. Fortunately, ford also has a turbo four, the 310 hp, directinjection 2. With 500 horsepower, a dynamo shelby mustang goes after a very big fish. Watch this decadeold shelby mustang smoke a hellcat on. The 2020 ford mustang shelby gt350 is a powerful, highstrung muscle car designed to rock race tracks while still being at home on the street. Mustang put huge hp in a less than optimum design 56% of weight on front axle and has done well with it. A european car that costs as much as my mustang is a slow boring dog except for maybe the golf r.

Nearly a year to the day, ford teased the world with an announcement that an allnew mustang. That is quite a statement gracing the cover of the feb 2016 issue of car and driver. Without further ado, here is a collection of our impressions. Nonviper sporty coupe in the dodge lineup was the stratus and the premium performance trimline was the rt package. Mirrortap mtx1010, rj11,10 long overall length, patented radar detector power cord with 2 amp inline fuse, military grade taps, made in usa 4. All else being equal, that means the mustang shouldve been at the front of that pack. This modern day interpretation is a throwback to the original that first appeared way back in 1968. At a guess, its also got more drag than the challenger. In independent testing from car and driver, the v6 and fourcylinder camaro missed the acceleration mark the mustang ecoboost set by a few tenths of a second, but the difference is tiny. The mustang earned a fivestar rating from the national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa, but its ratings are average from the insurance institute for highway safety iihs.

Run both cars all out at vir for 10 laps and i think the 1le will come in first. The traditional mustang is enjoying its own golden. Part of the issue is the mustang weighs almost 500 lbs. Their car beat hitlers racers, but who owns it now. Well, i got my copy of car and driver stating the mustang beats the corvette.

At 3,580 pounds, the mustang is lightest by 300, wrote aaron robinson in car and driver. Marc urbano car and driver claiming the lowest weighttopower ratio in the test, the shelby should have been the quickest car, especially through the quartermile. Inside they do a complete comparison and the mustang wins big final scores. The zl1 1le is the more consistent car that will probably put up a faster time after 3 or 4 laps. Motortrend hates ford products, ive read thier magazine for 10 plus years. The last time we pitted the supercharged ford mustang shelby gt500 against. It is a powerful, engaging, and valuepacked daily driver. Jlt performance 20152018 mustang shelby gt350 rock blockers. Even though performance is a big factor in this category, and most of the camaro s engines beat their ford counterparts, we give the mustang a slight edge over the camaro for 2019. Included were the 238hp mazda rx8 and the 298hp infiniti g35 coupe, and even a 240hp honda accord v6 coupe was briefly considered. Calling this a rematch is absurd, but were doing it anyway. The mustang cant match the incredible performance of the supercharged charger srt hellcat, but the mustang shelby gt350 is fantastic on the track.

So i just got my july issue of car and driver and the front cover is mustang wins. The gt500 cftp is the faster car lap for lap, at least on many tracks. In short, despite its shortcomings as a daytoday mode of transport, the new, 2016 chevy camaro ss wins over the mustang gt by virtue of being a more capable allaround performer. I happen to have the december, 1969 issue of car and driver sitting here. Except this time around, you can get the california special. The stang is also available with more driverassistance technology than any pony car, so you can go faster and feel safer. Camaros ever made, the best drivers carwinning camaro z28. For such a soughtafter sports car to return after a long. But as a performance car, as a machine designed to provoke exhilaration, the camaro has it beat. Its a storied nameplate that resonates deeply with driving enthusiasts the world over. Vicky parrott finds out and tells us exactly why the winning car. Last week at our performance car of the year testing, we had a 2015 mustang gt in our highhorsepower posse. Naturally, the magazines pitted the highest performing trim level of each car. Very telling that a 490 hp vette with a good design is even close in a race with a 760 hp car with at far less than optimum design.

Turns out the kia stinger gt can beat a ford mustang gt in a drag race. The hellcat, meanwhile, only managed to eek out an 11. The midengined 2020 chevrolet corvette c8 is real, gm confesses, and it will debut july 18 posted by car and driver april 11, 2019 22. Car and driver automobile 2000now magazines for sale ebay. Chevrolet camaro ss 1le beats mustang gt ppl2 with a stick. Nov 28, 2016 this car came in needing just a little work done. Stratus rt beats mustang gt in car and driver shootout by patrick rall november 27, 2015 while the dodge brand now offers the most powerful muscle car on the market, back in 2002, the only affordable read. The timeless motown muscle car war is hotter than ever. Adding to its legend as worlds most affordable supercar, z06 beat mclaren and lamborghini in car and driver s epic test. Some of the things that need to be fixed is the headlights, a buzzing noise, steering column and shifter linkage. In the end we decided you had to have a v8 to play, so we were left with two carsthe ford mustang gt and the pontiac gto.

Watch a onemile drag race between the 2018 chevrolet camaro ss 1le and 2018 ford mustang gt to see who wins the crown. The camaro generally has stronger engines except for the 4cylinder, and the mustang dominates the affordable pony car game with the excellent ecoboost models. Gt500 beats cars 23x its price at road atlanta page 3. Car and driver february 2016 mustang beats corvette. Kates 67 mustang beats a late model firebird in heads up racing on street tires. As car and driver describes them, the chevrolet camaro ss 1le and ford mustang gt performance package level 2 ppl2 are considered the light heavyweights of the muscle car. Ford mustang motortrend comparison test weve ever done to see which. Ford debuted the mustang in the middle of the 1964 model year to rapid success. The gt 350 interior and by extension the gt interior in my ppl2 are fine and satisfactory for me and my bluecollar balls. Turns out the kia stinger can beat a ford mustang gt in a. Chevrolet camaro ss vs ford mustang gt in a desert drag. The 2020 ford mustang shelby gt500 with 760 horsepower faces off against the 650hp chevrolet camaro zl1 1le. We should all know the facts in the not too distant future. Thats a brief excerpt from the latest comparison test involving the allnew 2016 chevrolet camaro ss and the 2016 ford mustang gt from car and driver.