http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/..._gt/index.html

 

Thanks for the link.

And for all the people complaining about the SS's price; look at the end to the mustang. Yeah, its base price at 28845 is less than the 31K Camaro; but to come in 2nd, its optioned up to a whopping $34,330. Take that.

 

i wonder why their not comparing the camaro and mustang to the srt8? maybe because they dont want to make it look like both the ss and srt8 will destroy the gt?

 

id like to see the srt8 vs. ss. vs. gt500
and the gt vs. rt vs. rs v6 camaro
just for $hits and giggles.

 

Why is this review 9 pages long?

 

Because the SS Camaro starts at 31k, the SRT starts over $10,000 MORE. To make a true apples to apples comparison, it had to be the R/T. Too bad Dodge brought a knife to the mid 30K gunfight.

 

And the 2010 GT coupe I just spec'd out on ford's website rang in at $37k!

 

pretty much the results that I was expecting. the camaro is built on a much better platform than the other two. If only they could keep it light like the mustang...

I think a few suspension mods might be a good place to start and we could close that gap to the mustang's road feel.

 

I think it's because of the price point. SRT8 is in GT500 price territory, and there's no Camaro in that price range (yet). You'll have to wait for the Z28 to get that comparison.

Or, you can come to the obvious conclusion on your own (that the rumored 556hp Z28 would lay the smack down! ).

I'm hoping GM comes up with something to rival the Mustang's Track Pack option. Bigger tires, some slight tweaks to the suspension, maybe a change in steering rate...

 

Because traditional magazines and newspapers that have gone online chop thier stries in to as many pages as possible to increase ad revenues (page views). Theoretically they can sell 9 times as many ad spots or get 8 additional viws of the same ad. User experience be damned.

 

That pretty much sums it up.

 

Now that is a nice review - they did a good job of explaining the handling and steering difference between the Mustang and the Camaro in objective terms.

Turn in feel can change a lot depending on alignment settings - I wonder how altering the Camaro or the Mustang's settings would change things up?

 

Nice!

 

I know the Camaro has fully adjustable caster, camber, and toe up front, and fully adjustable camber and toe in the back. There's no such thing as caster if the wheel doesn't steer, so that means it's adjustable in every possible way (although the degrees of freedom offered from the factory are probably pretty narrow). With the Pedders aftermarket suspension, there is even more adjustability and it's even easier to accomplish.

I don't know how much adjustability the Mustang has. At the very least, it has adjustable toe in the front -- every car I've ever seen has that, by way of the tie rod ends. Camber and caster, maybe not -- anyone know? There's no way to adjust camber or toe on a solid rear axle, so the Camaro has the advantage there (although adjustments to the rear should have no effect on turn-in).

I'm sure that the Mustang's wider front tires and lower weight have an effect on turn-in response, too.

 

Edmunds.com did the same comparison and made the same conclusion

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...mktid=cj260233

SS ftw