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At today's "Camaro Homecoming event" in Oshawa, Canada, Al Oppenheiser from the Chevy Camaro team told folks that the Chevy Camaro ZL1 will come with an automatic transmission as an option. No word yet from Chevy's communications team. More »
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The boys over at AutoExpress have divined the tea leaves, and tell us today that they've learned the 2014 Ford Mustang will, for the first time, ditch the decades-old live rear axle in favor of an independent rear suspension. More »
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The V6 pony-car battle rages anew, as the hairdressers square off with their shears. (Kidding!) The V6 Camaro gets another power bump, this time a real one. Seems that SAE technicality wasn't enough to put that Mustang issue to bed. More »
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General Motors will start building the supercharged Chevy Camaro Z28 on Jan. 1, 2012, according to people who heard the plan at a dealer meeting today. Happy next new year. (Thanks Justin) [Camaro5.com] More »
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For the first time since 1985, the Chevy Camaro outsold the Ford Mustang over an entire year, with 81,371 buyers to the Mustang's 73,716. It's a great day not just for muscle cars, but for America. Here's why. More »
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George Pipas, Ford's sales analyst, told a group of reporters this week the automaker isn't concerned that the Chevrolet Camaro will outsell the Mustang this year for the first time since 1985. More »
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Closely chasing Evolution Performance's eight second Mustang is Lingenfelter Performance's LS9-powered 2010 Camaro. Their six-speed Camaro is consistently running low nine-second quarter miles and, judging by this video, they're well on their way to an eight-second run. More »
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The 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 isn't the random number license output from Arizona's DMV, it's a limited edition 475hp Challenger we told you to expect last month. But where's the three-second 0-to-60 time Dodge's CEO allegedly promised? [Chrysler] More »
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The fans at Camaro5 snagged this first video of the upcoming hot Camaro Z28 taking its laps at the Nürburgring, producing a heart-warming rumble from an LSA V8 expected to gin out at least 550 hp. More »
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Not to be outdone by a $75,000 paint job, Hennessey has unveiled its take on the Camaro convertible, offering an LS9-powered 755-hp version to 24 buyers for $132,500. What ever will the prom queens of Lakewood choose? More »
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Ford Racing's announced a 2.3-liter supercharger kit for the 2011 Mustang 5.0-liter V8, which makes a staggering 624-hp and 536 lb-ft of torque. Cost? $7,499. Sorta makes the $18,000 supercharged 550-hp Shelby GT500 option seem overpriced. [MustangsDaily] More »
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Ford's tire-shredding 2011 Shelby GT500 drops its Virginia International Raceway lap time nine seconds in this video after dropping 120 pounds with a new aluminum block on its 550-hp supercharged V8. More »
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In a bid to win the hearts and minds of secretaries and poseurs, the 2011 Chevy Camaro V6 turns the pony car wars dial to 11 12 — with a new 2011 Ford Mustang V6-beating power rating of 312 HP. More »
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Some publications do burnouts with V6-engined Mustangs. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but we're not like those kind of publications. Instead, we've got this — the first burnout of a 2011 Ford Mustang GT. The 5.0 is back! More »
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Doting parents decided to surprise their son Shane with a yellow and black Camaro SS for his 16th birthday. The dad says he wants to teach Shane to drive properly rather than just assume he won't hoon a slow car. More »
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In an effort to save money, Ford says all future platforms must be global. But what of the Mustang and its all-American RWD coupeiness? Motor Trend's being optimistic about its fate and says the next version could even go global. More »
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As we reported earlier, the 2011 Ford Mustang GT is the official 2010 Daytona 500 Pace Car and it will be auctioned off by Barrett-Jackson for charity. First live picture of the pace-setting 'Stang below. More »
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The 2011 Mustang GT doesn't just bring back the 5.0-liter V8, it's also the first Ford to pace the Daytona 500 in 40 years. Hmm... Camaro at Indy and Mustang at Daytona? Let the Muscle Pace Car Wars begin! More »
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It seems like the new Camaro and Mustang have stolen the Challenger's dim spotlight. No More! Dodge has revealed some strap-on aftermarket silliness for the Mopar muscle car. Who needs real performance when you can get the appearance of performance? More »
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In the Ezra Dyer-penned musclegasm on the Chevy Camaro in this Sunday's NYT Automobiles section, Dyer claims that, for seemingly unknown reasons, automotive writers think the Camaro's inferior to the Mustang. The one reason we know that he ignores, below. More »
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The 2011 Ford Mustang GT doesn't look much different than the 2010 on the outside. But underhood? The return of the 5.0-liter V8! Only now it's making 412 HP and 390 lb-ft of torque with an expected 25 MPG. More »
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Perhaps attempting Kissingeresque détente in Muscle Car Wars, this modeler has combined the latest generation of Mustang, Camaro and Challenger to create the Camustenger... Muchallaro... Challustangero. More »
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Other outlets have trashed the embargo further on the new 2011 Ford Mustang GT's 412 HP 5.0-liter V8, blabbing about head design, VVT, all-aluminum construction and other engine tech. Plus, oh yeah, torque numbers. More »
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It's no longer hearsay: the 2011 Ford Mustang will get a 5.0-liter V8 as God intended. Thanks to Twitter and Facebook embargo breakage we also know this monster will have 412 HP. The Muscle Car Wars are heating up again. More »
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What do you do when you have one remaining exciting car in your lineup and seem to have little product coming down the pipeline? You go Plum Crazy! Introducing the 2010 Plum Crazy Challenger R/T. Full-sized render below. More »
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The new Chevy Camaro beat the newly-redesigned Ford Mustang and now-already-a-year-old Dodge Challenger in sales for September. It's the fourth straight month it's done so. Our phallic graph showing the bowtie-branded Muscle Car War dominance below. More »
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Think a Challenger looks giant and menacing in America? Here’s one parked in Budapest behind a Suzuki Swift—which you’ll recognize as the Geo Metro. More »
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We already knew the 3.7-liter V6-powered 2011 Ford Mustang has a power output of 315 HP at 5,250 RPM. Sources now tell us peak torque will be 275 lb-ft at 3,500 RPM. Camaro-comparo graph below. More »
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The 2011 Ford Mustang V6 will get a Camaro-beating 315 HP V6, according to leaked info posted on The Mustang Source. The new "Coyote" V8, however, will only make 400 HP, slightly behind the Camaro SS. More below. More »
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A brief exposure to the current gamut of muscle cars has left our Euro car boy with a new appreciation of European interiors and straight line Americana. More »
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For the third straight month, the Chevy Camaro beat the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger in the latest volley of the muscle car wars — sales. Full numbers below. More »
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The refreshed and so-clean 2010 Ford Mustang is gettin' classy, taking the Chevy Camaro and Dodge Challenger to the Consumer Reports woodshed as Dearborn's slightly-less-beefy muscle car out-blobbed the competition with a "Very Good" road test score of 78. More »
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Midtown Manhattan's been a little slow to the Muscle Car Wars, but now even they've got the pony car fever. Remember the Camaro we spotted at Avis a few months back? Look what's peeking out next door at Budget below. More »
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The 2010 Chevy Camaro may have bested the Mustang in June sales, but GM is still an easy target for late night comics. Not that Conan O'Brien isn't biased in any way. Oh no, not Ford fan-boy Conan. More »
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The recent release of the Apple iPhone 3GS and the Palm Pre provide a great time for these twenty-two exclusive, high-resolution Jalopnik wallpapers to you, our car-obsessive readership. Take your pick below. More »
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