Camaro vs Mustang vs Challenger

America has three iconic vehicles that met up decades past for competition, and they're meeting again. Fresh to the seen is the Dodge Challenger who disappeared for a long time. Our trusty friends Camaro and Mustang have been dominating the scene for some time, can the Challenger keep up? Check out  dyno videos, burnouts, and more below!

Check out the new versions of Camaro, Mustang, and Challenger in this battle for the best American modern muscle. Ford, Chevy, and Dodge are going at it again! These classic retro versions of America's pony cars are great representations of an American past time. There was a culture surrounding these vehicles which is legendary yore of street racer's past. All three of these vehicles offer different features and sized engines and fit a various customer base. Let's check out the specifications of Camaro vs Mustang vs Challenger.

2010 Camaro SS specifications:

• 6.2 liter V8
• 376 cubic inches
• 0-60 mph in 5 seconds
• Rear wheel drive
• 426 hp @ 5900 rpm
• 420 tq @ 4600 rpm
• 17/29 mpg
• 19 gal fuel tank capacity
• 3780 lbs curb weight

2010 Mustang GT specifications:

•  4.6 liter V8
• 281 cubic inches
• 315 hp @ 6000 rpm
• 325 tq @ 4250 rpm
• 16/24 mpg
• 3533 lbs curb weight
• Single overhead cam
• 16 gal fuel tank capacity

2009 Dodge Challenger R/T specifications:

• 5.7 liter V8
• 370 hp @ 5800 rpm
• 398 tq @ 4200 rpm
• 19 gal fuel tank capacity
• 4140 lbs curb weight
• 16/23 mpg

Which one is your favorite? The majority like Dodge for comfort and convenience mixed with big block sound and lots of predictable power. The Ford crowd enjoys a car that is built almost identical to a race car and Ford's rich racing heritage shows in it's performance division's creations. The Camaro crowd enjoys luxury mixed with race car, lots of power, and great sound. Naturally, the Camaro is the winner overall. Through out history, Camaro is usually the fastest and nothing has changed. But Ford typically builds there cars with lots of emissions and with slight modifications can usually gain major power. The Chevrolets are built with minimal emissions typically, and are easily modified for gains as well.

Modifications for all three vehicles should be easily done by following techniques used in the past. Not the 1960's past, but more modern tuning and performance that started with 1990's generation vehicles. Fuel injection, ECU tuning, forced induction, and free flow exhaust will really wake up any of these vehicles. The Camaro is the fastest from the factory, but which one is the fastest fully modified?

Performance parts for 2010 models:

• Chevrolet Camaro performance parts
• Ford Mustang performance parts

Mustang using a Whipple charger typically dominates in pure power, but it can find issue with putting the power to the ground. Will the new design cure this ailment? We'll see. The Camaro used to have problems putting power to the ground for unexperienced drivers, but according to several reviews the new model has more weight over the rear wheels which reduces unwanted wheel spin. The Dodge Challenger hasn't been with us since time's of yore, so we'll assume it will follow the recent HEMI mods used on Charger's and 300's. Very capable design with lots of power. Addition of forced induction, all three of these vehicles will make great lab rats for performance tuners everywhere. I can't wait to see what kind of power they come up with!

Video Footage: Camaro vs Mustang vs Challenger

2010 Camaro SS dyno run

2010 Mustang GT500 burnout

2009 Dodge Challenger R/T dyno

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