I'm afraid that as an ex-4th gen owner, blah, blah blah .......
I'm waiting for the Camaro but will be keeping my blown 05 too. If the Camaro is as good as my 4th gen, I may sell the Stang but who can tell, we can only speculate until both players show their cards.
I'm afraid that as an ex-4th gen owner, I too think the Chevy left the Ford for dead in the styling department - 3rd and 4th gen. I think the Mustang survived because it sold an awful lot of V6 models and was physically more compact and easier to drive so sold more to small families and women - the 4th gen had low seats and it was hard to see any of the extremities if you were short, the doors were long and the hatch was big. The Mustang wasn't as hard-core as the 4th gen, more like a saloon (it still is in many respects), which had gobs more power and handled better although again I think the steering may have been too heavy for many. I think the 4th gen had a pricing issue too from historical agreements to build the F-body in Canada but the fact was you had the cost of an all-alloy Corvette engine too.
The main difference between Ford and GM is that when Ford wanted to kill/replace the Mustang with the Probe, the outcry was enough to change Ford's mind. When they decided to axe the F-Body, despite an outcry, GM did what they always do - exactly what they want. Marketing was never GM's suit and their advertising was very poor.
As for the new Camaro v Mustang, I wouldn't be so confident or arrogant to presume that GM isn't a whole lot more serious this time. It has seen the profit in retro-styling and how a little effort can pay dividends. For the sake of both companies, I hope both the restyled Stang and the production Camaro hit the mark. I'm not too bothered about the Challenger as it's a regeneration of a long-dead 60's model line, bigger, heavier and a different proposition as it's still an old Mercedes under the frock.
Myself, I'm waiting for the Camaro but will be keeping my blown 05 too. If the Camaro is as good as my 4th gen, I may sell the Stang but who can tell, we can only speculate until both players show their cards.
The bottom line is ! the Mustang will always be my car of choice, because it continues to provide the best bang for the buck performance hands down, and although the upcoming Camaro will more than likely offer the 400 HP LS-1 and IRS ? I just don't see how GM would be able to keep costs of the Camaro competitive with the Mustang IMHOAnd even if it does ? it still won't make any difference as far as I'm concerned, because I've been nothing but a faithful Mustang and Ford fan, and will always remain so...
Why would they put a TT v6 in a mustang? The whole point of a v6 mustang is economy (lower insurance,gas prices etc). Just asking
If you want to know how much the new Z28 will cost, then look at the dealer invoice of the 05 GTO. There is no way GM will be able to keep the cost of the new Camaro Z28 under $30k and that will be one of the deciding factors as to what gets sold. If HP/TQ were the only thing that mattered then GM has Ford beat. As far as being practical, well Ford has GM beat. As long as ford keeps the Mustang under $30k, it will stay ahead of the Camaro in sales.
I believe you actually meant to say, that Chevy's styling was a WRECK, when compared to both Ford's Fox and SN-95 design..As Camaro's 3rd generation couldn't even keep pace with the Mustang's aging Fox Gen, and in the end ! not even the 4th generation F-body could save the Camaro from extinction, as it once again ! just couldn't hold it's own when compared to the SN-95 Mustang..And if history does indeed repeat itself ? The Mustang will once again, be the last car standing
That's a matter of opinion I suppose but the 93-97 Camaro looked incredible. I hated the 98+ Camaro, looked like a Sebring front end.
I've never been a big fan of the SN-95. Looks like a chicks car to me.
2009MY will have a slight redesign (a la 94-98 & 99-04) and 2011MY will be a whole new style, according to everything I've seen. But it's all speculation.
That's just a mule, most likely testing a new powerplant (probably the Boss engine or a 3.5L TT). That is definitely not a spy shot for a whole new revision.
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