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Originally Posted by songsj
The Hellcat, and the GT500 are both going to be great but in all reality they are not really that relevant. Sure you win bragging rights with cars like these but they are very limited in production and precious few will ever own one. Same goes for the ZL1 and Z28. The majority of Camaro owners will be buying the SS and the v6 models. How those stack up against the Mustang and Challenger compareable models will be more relevant to sales and success of the Camaro.
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Exactly. Ford just released the official power/weight numbers of the 2015 Mustang lineup and uhh, well it's a snoozer. The Fusion looks, the 4 banger and now these numbers scream corporate sellout:
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3.7L V6- 300 HP / 280 LB-FT (on 93 octane) (down from 305 HP of 2014 S197)
- Compression ratio: 10.5:1
- Manual curb weight: 3526 lbs (+30 lbs increase over 2014 S197)
- Automatic curb weight: 3530 lbs (+12 lbs increase over 2014 S197)
2.3L EcoBoost -- 310 HP / 320 LB-FT (on 93 octane)- Twin-scroll turbo—the first ever used on a Ford
- Compression ratio: 10.5:1
- Manual curb weight: 3532 lbs
- Automatic curb weight: 3524 lbs
5.0L V8- 435 HP / 400 LB-FT (on 93 octane) (up from 420 HP / 390 LB-FT of 2014 S197)
- Compression ratio: 11:1
- Manual curb weight: 3705 lbs (+87 lbs over 2014 S197)
- Automatic curb weight: 3729 lbs (+54 lbs over 2014 S197)
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