Re: Head 2 Head - Mustang GT vs. Camaro SS
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:47 am
An actual European weighs in with some pretty insightful commentary:
Since this H2H was about track packs ... I guess track times are relevant to figure out who's better then ... You can think th interior is better, but THAT is irrelevant to determine who's better at the track ...
So, few thoughts about this competition:
Is Ford so crappy that they can't beat a heavy older car? Anyone could beat it, just need to want it and put the price on it.
So why Ford failed? Because Mustang sold its soul to globalization. I think it's all the point here.
We knew that from the first look at the car. I can understand some people liking its look, but I think no one would deny the fact this is not an american pony/muscle car look anymore; They have chosen to sell the car worldwide, and designed it this way, with this euro/japanese/worldwide look.
Then they sold their hearts with that shameful 4 banger.
So why aim at Camaro? why aim at a true american car? I think Ford couldn't care less about getting their a** kicked by a Camaro. They want to beat GM only in sales.
To me, this test is relevant to the fact Ford isn't an american brand anymore.
Being european, living in europe and driving a Camaro 1LE, I can tell you people LOVE my car. Almost all of them, I get thumbs up and smiles all the time. Still, none of these people would buy this car.
I may be mistaken but I'm feeling the global Mustang will be a fail too (at least in europe) because even if mustang is famous, people still have this feeling american cars are crappy. The car looks european, seems to drive european but is not european.
To me, the muscle car war isn't dead but changed fighters. on the field is now only Camaro and Chally. Mustang is now nothing more than a fusion coupe.
I won't even care anymore about Mustang's reviews. different planets, differents areas.
Unless the 2016 Camaro follows that shameful path Mustang just opened
Being honest, being in France, when I see a Mustang and when a Mustang sees my Camaro, we flash lights and wave at each others. We feel like part of a single family, the family of american cars lovers. We do the same with Corvettes.
I can tell you that I won't flash any lights when seeing a new Mustang. This car is definitely not part of the family. with global sales, look and engines, it will just be some kinda other volkswagen to us ...