The Dodge Challenger, Chevrolet Camaro or Ford Mustang?

The Challenger is about 600 pounds too heavy, it produces the most power, but the extra weight means straight line performance is no better than the other two, and it's handling prowess is the worst of the three. But the R/T model with the Scat Pack is a lot of car for the money. The interior is roomy and is pretty high quality for the standards of the market segment.

The Camaro has questionable visibility, but with the 1LE package it handles very well. The big issue is that it hasn't been really updated since it came out in 2009 (as an early 2010 model). The Mustang saw revisions in 2010,2011, and 2013.

The Mustang is annoyingly heavier than the outgoing model, but still weighs less than the other two. The 2015 model checks all the right boxes, it's straight line speed is comparable the Camaro, with the Track Pack, it can match the 1LE's handling, and it can outbrake it as well. The 2010+ and newer models have good interior quality but the back seat is very cramped (not a typical issue with this kind of car though).

The Mustang also trumps them all for fuel economy as well.

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2015 Ford Mustang GT vs. Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE, Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack

Three great American turnarounds meet again to settle the score.

December 2014

BY JARED GALL

PHOTOGRAPHY BY GREG PAJO

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From the December 2014 issue of Car and Driver

It’s hard to reconcile the 2015 Ford Mustang and its competitors with the city in which muscle cars were born. While decaying Detroit slogs through bankruptcy proceedings, still shrugging off the millstones of its past and working hard to get up and running again, the Ford is fully transformed into something sleek and modern. Meanwhile, its two direct and highly successful foes have recently been freshened with changes of their own.

The new sixth-generation Mustang finally gets an independent rear suspension, a mainstream-Mustang first and the equivalent of Detroit hosting the Olympics. That’s matched by a redesigned front suspension supported by a lighter, stiffer subframe. Nestled in that subframe, the 5.0-liter V-8 straps on a new intake manifold, heads, and valvetrain, raising output from last year’s 420 horsepower and 390 pound-feet to 435 and 400, respectively. The car’s basic profile is familiar, but at anything closer than field-artillery range, the stretched proportions and tauter skin are unmistakable. The rear haunches sit wider than before and are crowned with sharper creases; the view from the front is all fangs and sinew; and the body sides are sucked in, giving the impression of a narrower car though it’s actually 1.5 inches wider.

I bought a 2014 Mustang. Ruby red. Bought the V6, I think it is really more true to the original, being the origianl pony car rather than a muscle car, I don't need more than 305 HP, 0-60 in 6.

And just to let you know that i'm not just a fan boy my previous purchases in order were a Jetta, Harley Davidson, Dakota, Kawasaki, V8 Mercedes, Escape, most often cars over the years have been Dodges.

Am biased against Chevrolet, I am assigned one ton vans by my employer, engineered by a bus riding accountant.

All these muscle cars are great. But I love Ford Mustang the most! Its the Icon of muscle cars. The Mustang has withstood the test of time and still has a long presence on the road. The knee-quivering horsepower and built-for-speed persona is still as present as ever, and its drivers seem to take these traits as their own. Even after enduring several changes, the legacy of the automobile never faltered. If anything, its reputation has grown even stronger.

Ford mustang

Dodge Challenger. I like it.

Dodge Challenger.. overall a much better car imo

the mustang of course!