Discover a listing of the all-time high automotive rivalries and you may absolutely see the Ford Mustang and Chevy Camaro. These automobiles have outlined an period and made the world a greater place for automobile nuts. If not for these two, the ’60s and the ’70s would have been much less attention-grabbing.
That muscle automobile rivalry remains to be alive and effectively nowadays even after six generations for every nameplate. However for those who’re dying to see the rivalry in motion, here is a drag race video, courtesy of Wheels on YouTube.
As you may see within the video embedded atop this web page, a 2016 Ford Mustang GT confronted a 2018 Chevrolet Camaro at a drag strip, able to rekindle the fireplace that their predecessors have began.
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It wasn’t as pure and stage as we might hoped for, although. The Camaro was a ZL1, powered by a supercharged 6.2-liter LT4 V8 has an output of 650 horsepower (485 kilowatts) and 650 pound-feet (881 Newton-meters) of torque. We’re undecided if there was any modification concerned within the Chevy however we’re optimistic that it got here with a 10-speed computerized tranny.
In the meantime, a inventory Mustang GT comes with a naturally-aspirated 5.0-liter Coyote V8 mill, able to churning out 435 hp (324 kW) and400 lb-ft (542 Nm) of twists. A Mustang Shelby GT500 would have been a greater contender.
Nevertheless, the Mustang within the drag race was something however inventory. It is outfitted with tires made for prepped surfaces. And provided that it may sustain with the supercharged Camaro regardless of the disparity – and the truth that it comes with a handbook gearbox – it is unclear what beneath the hood of the ‘Stang.
When it comes to numbers, the Mustang has clearly blown the Camaro out of the water. It is the best-selling sports activities automobile on the planet and to date for 2022, the Mustang’s main the gross sales race versus the Camaro and the Challenger.
Issues shall be completely different after the sixth-generation mannequin for each automobiles, although. Whereas Ford is getting ready to launch the next-generation Mustang on September 14 on the Detroit Auto Present, the Camaro’s future is unsure at this level.
