Well, it's been a few years since the Retro pony cars have been introduced, namely the Mustang, Challenger, and the recent Camaro. Now it's obvious that pitting these three against one another will generate plentiful interest, especially if you're using the best of the best.
The Shelby Super Snake is the ultimate Mustang of mustangs. With 750 horsepower to the crank, it's no wonder the MotorTrend drivers had trouble with the tires losing their grip. The Shelby turned out to be the crowd favorite, edging out the faster and more dynamic Hennessey Camaro HPE650 with refinement and style points.
In third place came the Dodge Challenger SRT-8 from SpeedFactory. It neck and neck in the 0-60 time, but nearly two seconds slower than the other two when hitting 100 mph. Underpowered and overweight, the Challenger challenges nobody, and least not these two, anyway.
In the end, the Camaro owned the track and the dragstrip, but as was mentioned earlier, the Shelby Mustang was chosen as the best overall package, despite it being nearly $25,000 more than the Camaro HPE650.
From my point of view, the Camaro is riding a massive wave of hype (almost like the Obama election...), and while it's an awesome car, it's likely the Mustang will reclaim it's position as the number one best seller. Transformers is slowly going the way of the buffalo, and with it will likely go the Camaro's hype. What do you think?
-Biggs
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