I've read and watched all the reviews done for the Camaro SS and the new Mustang including the reviews done on last years Mustang as well in comparison to the SS. I wasn't favoring one car over the other in my post which was simply about weight. It is obvious weight plays a role in 0-60 times. THe weight of a boxing heavyweight is the difference between the 5.0 and the SS as well as the SS when compared to the Challenger. I read and watched many reviews if not all of them from the big name review companies and yes many are Mustang or Ford biased, however on average all of them had similar faults with the Camaro SS in comparison to the new Mustang 5.0.
And since "comparisons" are what this thread is about, it is only fair to look at all the numbers done by all the review companies and come up with an average instead of only choosing the times that best suit our arguments. Finding the fastest recorded times for any of these vehicles stock vs stock or the slowest times as well is not being fair and balanced. Since there are many varibales which can account for different times and dyno numbers including the dyno calibration date itself.
With that said, all of the review sites that tested the Mustang 5.0 have said it was underrated by quite a bit. I don't remember the Camaro SS's LS3 being mentioned as being underrated. Most reviews at the time last year spoke about how the Camaro was tops in handling and times. Now the new 5.0 has surpassed the Camaro's handling and times and we have the musscle car wars all over again. I am thankful for that. The Camaro SS would not be the car it is today if it wasn't for the Mustang and the new 5.0 would not have been released if it wasn't for the SS beating the snot out of the 2010 Mustangs.. This review below is new and pretty fair to all the cars.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...son/index.html
In that article the 5.0 got to 0-60 in 4.4 seconds. In comparison, the 2009 GT500 averages at 4.6 second 0-60.. Now that 4.4 may be an anomoly, however the impressive thing about the 5.0 is how close the speed is from 0-60 compared to the 2009 GT500 for a lot less money. Also, the handling is better on the 5.0 because it is lighter than the GT500 as well.
Like I said before, I don't know much about the older Camaro's and Mustangs, but I do know the new crash test safety regulations are what is making our cars heavier overall for the most part.. Those 4th gens are still light weights compared to the new SS and even the 5.0.. That is why when you see a modded 4th gen at the track, it may very well be faster than your new 2011 5.0 or SS..