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Originally Posted by Speedy1975
Explain to me how they should be in the same class? I'm not being a smart ass, I'm legitimately asking. They have two things in common that I can see.
1. Made buy a US auto maker. (notice I did not say made in the US  )
2. They have two doors, i.e. coupe models.
Other than that the Challenger has zero in common with either the Mustang or the Camaro. The Challenger is a MUSCLE CAR not a SPORT CAR like the Mustang and Camaro. Two different classes of car.
You can't even say they're really priced similarly since the Camaro and Challenger are so much more expensive than the Mustang.
See above. I'm curious why anyone thinks they are even remote competitors. Maybe because the magazines lump them together and folks are just used to that?
Agreed! I honestly hope they keep the Challenger as a larger muscle car rather than try to shrink it down to be something it's not. If anything they could make a Barracuda (or whatever since that's a Plymouth badge and shouldn't be used IMO ) a smaller sport car class vehicle to compete directly with the Mustang and Camaro, but for God's sake leave the Challenger alone.
You just made my point. It's a MUSCLE CAR, it will never be a sport car designed for carving corners. It's main purpose is to just put power down in a straight line so why even compare them? |
Simple. They are all sports coupes / pony cars that commonly get cross shopped by buyers = competitors.