Mustang versus Camaro is a tale as old as time (that is, a carbureted, seatbelt-less, crossply-squealing time). But the combatants today – especially in convertible form – have evolved from cheap and cheerful Pony Cars, to powerfully advanced sporting machines.
As soon as we knew we’d be ordering The Most Expensive Mustang GT for our one-month test, we figured to grab a Camaro against which to measure it. Thankfully, Chevy was able to come through with a car that, while not an exact match for our nearly $60,000 Ford, was pretty close.
Both vehicles are convertibles, of course, both with powerful V8 engines, and each has an arm-length options list from which to choose. From a driving perspective the one big (huge) outlier can be found with transmission choice: the brand new ten-speed automatic in the Mustang vs. the tried and true six-speed manual in the Camaro. Since we couldn’t conjure up a Chevy with an automatic for the comparison timeframe, we’ve done our best to leave judgements based on changing gears out of the final equation.
I think Mustang's is better than Camaro. Because it puts out considerably more power while returning almost the same fuel economy.🐱