Originally Posted by radz28
I don't disagree. That in my perception, too.
But - I think Ford has, perhaps, found the better balance of performance, in that they want the consumer to feel like they've got high performance, even though, objectively, they might not have. They don't need to necessarily beat Camaro performance - they just have to make it feel like it's the same, or close enough.
Pretty much every bit of the 6th Gen is as much a no-compromise effort as Team Camaro could make it. For example - maybe they took out every millimeter of roof line as they could and shrunk the windows as small as they could be, maybe both for looks and for mass control. But - that no-compromise effort was for performance at the sake of comfort and ergonomics. Team Camaro made a car for enthusiasts, not consumers (yes - we're consumers, but we are the minority). Everyone who's not a Camaro person, or appreciates performance and style bleets-on about the stupid pill box view and all that crap. I can understand their argument, and I can even agree to an extent. I think the general consumer is proving they agree, too.
So - Ford built a Mustang that didn't offend customers as much. Dynamically - on the whole, the Mustang isn't as good as Camaro. However - it is easier to live with every day and that will sell more cars (especially when Chevy couldn't advertise for crap, unlike MOPAR, for example) than having to put up with the compromises you have with Camaro. If they tried to beat Camaro benchmarks (at least that have to do with everyday-type stuff), they'd have a harsher-riding car that would beat the customer up, rather than be just harsh enough that if feels fast, really but isn't. Because Ford is better at presenting the perception of performance, at least this time. They couldn't make a car that could perform better than Camaro without making it like Camaro, thereby scaring away consumers that just weren't that serious about actual performance.
JMO.
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