Detroit Muscle Smackdown: Camaro vs. Mustang vs. Challenger
03-27-09, 07:43 AM
#47
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BMW has a "Leatherette" interior (see my X5 review yesterday). It's very difficult to tell exactly what it is (leather, vinyl, or synthetic)...It's thick and durable for sure, but it is certainly not what I would call traditional, smooth, high-quality automotive leather.
For example I personally know a 25+ year Mercedes salesperson in Silicon Valley who has been in many friendly disagreements with customers trading in Benz's that insisted their car was equipped with leather, when in fact it was equipped with MB-Tex/leatherette.
03-27-09, 07:47 AM
#48
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If you aren't a fan of Detroit muscle that's fine but many people are, as with the Camaro two versions of the Challenger were built, retro and modern, the retro design won hands down, no one car will please everyone, as for sales the Mustang will outsell the other two because it has been built nonstop in some form since 1964, so let's compare the other two, to say the Camaro has some catching up to do is an understatement, the Challenger debuted at the Chicago Auto Show in 2007, a year later it was on dealer lots, the Camaro debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in 2006 and began production 10 days ago, in this economy a two year head start will be hard to overcome.
2. Of course when you talk sales, past sales are not brought it into the picture, so of course catching up on sales doesn't come into play. I will restate: Mustang and Camaro sales on a full month basis will exceed Challenger sales for the same period(s).
03-27-09, 09:04 AM
#49
I think the point that rosskoss was trying to make is that, nowhere, can you find 426 HP and that kind of performance for 32k, it just doesn't exist, at least until now. So what if the car doesn't have leather, it is still a very well equipped car for the money, and nothing it competes with even comes close.
03-28-09, 09:32 PM
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i've never been a fan of muscle cars. i always liked japanese imports over muscle cars, but these new breed of muscle cars are very sexy IMO. maybe it's just me, but i love the look of the challenger the most.
03-29-09, 11:16 AM
#52
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The Mustang and Camaro are more contemporary versions of the past cars.
03-31-09, 08:12 AM
#55
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The Mustang and Camaro should have more crossover appeal for those shopping contemporary sports coupes.
Per article in Autoweek recently: "By Chevrolet's admission, the new Camaro must do more than compete with so-called pony cars--a.k.a Ford's Mustang and Dodge's Challenger. It must reach past aging muscle-car enthusiasts to thrive. Chevrolet insists that it will do that by chasing buyers who might otherwise choose a Honda Civic Si, a Scion tC or even a Hyundai Genesis Coupe. But most of that work must be done by the Camaro LS and LT."
Last edited by IS-SV; 03-31-09 at 06:50 PM. Reason: inserted recent quote from Autoweek
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