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Originally Posted by cooper1965
I see:
2018 Mustang EcoBoost__ base: 310 horsepower / 350 lb-ft torque
25,585
2018 Chevy Camaro_____ base: 275 horsepower/ 295 lb-ft torque
26,900
Even if I float you 200LBS of weight advantage in the Camaro,..{don't think its that much}..
To say :. "This mass difference largely makes up for the power difference for the two cars"....
Is more crazyness.....
CAMARO IS:
-35 horsepower
-55 lb lb-ft torque
Not to mention the 10 speed offered in Mustang.... Lets be serious....
That doesn't = 200LBS!!!
Something must be done if they wish to sale........
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$25,585 doesn't include destination charge, I prefer using both pricing with destination charge as the destination charge isn't the same for both. Which is $26,485 for the Mustang and $26,900 for the Camaro which isn't a big gap.
Ford suspects that with the 10 speed auto and PP you will be able to hit 0-60 in 4.9 seconds with the ecoboost Mustang (which is no small thing). If you pick the manual trasnmission on the EB Mustang then you won't get there in that time and if you get the 10 speed and not the PP then you won't get their either. What if you want a stick shift? as for me I don't see how the EB and 2.0T models are fun without a stick.
Motor Trend compared the 2.0T Camaro manual to a 2.3EB Mustang manual and got to 60 MPH in the Camaro in 5.2 seconds. My guess is manual transmission base model Mustangs will get there in around the same time and 10 speed cars would also be around the same time (maybe 5.3 for manual and 5.1 for 10 speed). This is why I say performance parity between the two cars, not to mention if the come out with a 1LE version of the 2.0T Camaro with better tires you might see 5.1 seconds to second in the thing.
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/ford/...tang-ecoboost/