truth about domestics

Both the V6 and V8 versions of the 2011 Mustang offer you way more power than the 2010 powertrains they replace, and they do it for only modest increases in price!  The 3.7L V6 packs over 300 horsepower and gets 30 miles per gallon and will only set you back $750 more than the outgoing model, and it’s still over $500 less than a comparably equipped Camaro.  The legendary five-oh is back in the V8 model and will cost around $1,250 more than the 4.6L 2010 it replaces, still $1,300 cheaper than a 1SS equipped 6.2L Camaro.  The full pricing guide can be found at The Mustang Source.  Or you can head on over to Autoblog to check out the gallery and also the pricing guide in case it gets pulled down.

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The 2010 Ford Mustang brought an updated interior and refreshed exterior to an otherwise great platform.  Sadly, the powertrains were carryover, and while quick, they lacked the power of their Camaro and Challenger competition.  The 2011 Ford Mustang changes all of that with a new V6 and a new V8.  The V6 is a 3.7L unit that packs over 300 horsepower and still manages 30 miles per gallon!  The V8 brings back the legendary 5.0L title and carries with it 412 horsepower!  For more great shots of this impressive new “Stang, head on over to our gallery!

Steve Saleen’s new company, SMS Supercars, has made high performance versions of the 2010 Mustang and Challenger, and has now decided to turn its attention to the 2010 Camaro.  The performance upgrades are pretty similar, starting with the SMS supercharger that is added to boost the engine to 575 horsepower for the 620 version, of 715 hp for the 620X version.  Visual mods include 5-spoke wheels and induction hood.  For more details, head on over to Autoblog.

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According to the year end sales figures from both Ford and General Motors, the Mustang has beaten the Camaro for overall pony car champion in 2009.  The redesigned 2010 Ford Mustang sold 66,623 units while the all-new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro sold nearly as many copies, coming in second with 61,618 units sold in 2009.

While this might appear to be a clear win for the “Stang, you have to remember, the Camaro wasn’t on sale the full year, but then again, the 2010 Mustang only came on the scene in February.  The 2010 calendar year should paint a better picture of the true pony car wars, especially with the new 5.0L Mustang GT coming…for more details, head on over to Autoblog.

Automobile magazine named it’s list of 2009′s All-Stars and the list has some big names on it.  Cars from Audi, BMW, Porsche, and Jaguar all made the list.  The surprises are the 4 domestic cars that made the list!  The Dodge Ram 1500, Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Flex and Fusion all made the list!  This just shows you how good these cars really are!  What I can’t seem to put my finger on is which automakers are not in the 10 All-Star list…lets see…oh wow, NONE of the Japanese automakers made the list!  That’s SOO weird!  I thought their cars were the best of the best???  This surely must be a mistake.  Or the magazine just knows what true car fans know, that the Japanese cars are too boring to be All-Stars.  For more on the list, head on over to Automobile magazine.

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Ok, this car has pushed me to my breaking point.  It’s one thing to be totally into your school’s sports teams, but do you have to ruin a perfectly good 2010 Chevrolet Camaro in the process?  I mean, couldn’t he just have put a flag on it on game day or something?  Eh, not my car I guess.  Let us know what you think in the comments!

The Chevy Cobalt SS was a fairly impressive vehicle.  It had rather bland sheetmetal, but it more than made up for that with its 260 horsepower Ecotec direct-injected and turbo charged 2.0L four-cylinder.  The car also had some impressive handling, enough to take down cars like the Mitsubishi Evo and Subaru STi in track comparisons at major magazines.  Well since the Cobalt is being replaced by the Cruze, people have begun to push for a performance version, a Cruze SS if you will.  Hopefully we will see something sporty come from GM soon, as the Corvette, Camaro and CTS-V could always use more company.  For more details, head on over to the Motor Authority.

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There are only three vehicles in Chevrolet’s current lineup to wear the legendary SS badge; the 2010 Camaro, Cobalt and HHR.  Only having three models might not sound like much, but at least these cars can perform to back it up.  Could we be seeing more SS badged vehicles in the future?  Lets hope a version of the new Caprice police interceptor comes to the States available for sale to the public with an SS model to follow.  For more, head on over to Autoblog.

The masses have spoken, and horsepower is their answer!  According to Edmunds’ Inside Line, nearly two thirds of all of the 47,000 plus Camaros sold since April have been the SS model packing a 6.2L V8.  The SS models go for at least $8,000 more than the base V6′s so I’m sure General Motors is happy the ratio of V8 to V6 is so high.

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Bob Lutz lets another line out of his head, this time about the possibility of a turbo version of the Camaro.  I am not really surprised at this, plus, it’s not the first time a turbocharger and the new Camaro have been brought up.  Supposedly GM was working on a high fuel mileage version of the Camaro, using the 2.0L direct-injected and turbocharged 4-cylinder Ecotec but scrapped those plans when the 3.6L V6-equipped Camaro came back with a 29 mpg EPA rating on the highway.  For the full story, head on over to InsideLine.

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