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A sales race that CarThrottle has consistently covered is the one between the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang. The Mustang, with its universal appeal and wide model range, has historically outsold its cross-town rival the Camaro. When the Camaro first launched, it was speculated that it would surpass Mustang sales, at least in the first year. That didn't work out though due to its late start. Last year, was the first full year of sales between the two. Despite Ford fielding the improved 2011 Mustang, the Camaro managed to outsell the Mustang by 7,655 units. This year, the Chevrolet Camaro gets a convertible variant as well as a high-performance ZL1 model to stir interest. Camaro Convertible sales haven't managed to kick in yet in a

We already know Ford has launched the Mustang Boss 302 recently. Using a name that hasn't been used since 1970, the Boss 302 is Ford's most powerful normally aspirated Mustang to be sold to date. It has a 5.0liter V8 that makes 440bhp and should allow the Boss 302 to achieve a sub 5 second 0-60mph time. Whilst the specs of the Boss 302 are all fine and dandy, one item caught my eye. It comes with a regular ignition key and another coded ignition key to access the full performance of the Boss 302. Ford calls it the TracKey and its main purpose is to sharpen all engine responses for use during track days, or mainly during periods of showboating at the local

We're in the last month before 2010 is over, heading into 2011. Earlier in the month we reported on a sales race between the Camaro and Mustang that looks to have already been called for the Camaro. The Mustang is close behind however. With 2011 just around the corner, manufacturers will start introducing their 2012 models and the various option packages, tweaks and price changes that inevitably comes with a model changeover. The 2011 Mustang was a significant update. For 2011 the Mustang received a new 3.7-liter V-6 making 305 horsepower and 280 pound feet of torque. The engine stunned with its 30 miles per gallon on the highway figure. Perhaps most importantly to enthusiasts though, the Mustang 5.0 was brought back, with an

Last year, we extensively covered a sales race that was developing between the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang.

Historically, the Mustang has nearly always outsold the Camaro. That has carried through from the very beginning in the 1960's - the Mustang was the first on the market and its leadership position stuck.

The new Camaro went on sale in April 2009 amid a sagging economy and poor public perception of General Motors. However, with a high amount of pent up demand and public hype, the Camaro handily outsold the Mustang.

Many figured this would be a short-term trend and that the car's sales would be very front-loaded. When the final numbers were tallied for 2009, the race was close but the Mustang eked out a

When we do post videos of cars lapping tracks at CarThrottle, it usually is of expensive European machinery lapping one of the most famous tracks of them all - the Nurburgring. This time, it is American muscle lapping the Virginia International Speedway. The Ford Mustang has been upgraded for 2011 significantly and down the lineup. The GT500's power output, however, wasn't touched - at 540 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque, it didn't need changing. Instead, it got an aluminum block that reduced weight by 120-pounds, helping speed and agility. Want proof weight has a lot to do with performance?  Check out the video below, and watch the GT500 lap the track in 2:58.5 –  nine seconds faster than the 2010. Wow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR7PIZhFUdc&feature=player_embedded

Ford is pretty near close to being on top of the world right now, overtaking General Motors in last months sales numbers, winning Motor Trend's Car of the Year award with the Fusion and becoming the new darling of the press. Last year at the Los Angeles International Auto Show the Mustang V-6 was introduced for 2011, making some impressive figures. 305 horsepower and 31 MPG! That is one for the record books Ford says, making the Mustang V-6 the only car with that kind of fuel economy from 305 horsepower. The new 5.0-liter's figures are no less impressive. The 5.0-liter V-8 in the 2011 model makes 412-horsepower (!) and achieves an EPA rating of 17 mpg city and 26 highway, when equipped with the six-speed manual transmission. Those are best-in-class

Over the past few months at CarThrottle, we have been posting about the sales race that has taken place between the Chevrolet Camaro and the Ford Mustang. As is expected with the resurgence of the pony cars, there has been a rivalry between the two (sorry Challenger, you're left in the sales dust). Since the Camaro went on sale, it has been outselling the Mustang. Originally, it was to expected due to the Camaro's newness and pent up demand. As the year wore on though, the Camaro continued to outsell - a surprising fact, given the Mustang's historical dominance over the Camaro and widespread appeal. The crown for overall sales in 2009 still goes to the Mustang though. Why? Because the Camaro went on sale in

2010 Unleashed was the promotional campaign for the model year 2010 Mustang, but it looks like the real "unleashing" is going to be done in calender year 2010, when the new engines for the Mustang arrived. With the Camaro outselling the Mustang over the past few months, Ford had to up its game with the Mustang. The new 305 horsepower, 30 miles per gallon (impressive) Mustang V-6 was released at the beginning of the month for the LA Auto Show. With the V-6 only 10 ponies under the Mustang GT, it was clear the V-8 was due for an upgrade. It has gotten that - a bit earlier than expected too. Thanks to the power of the internet, details of the new powerplant leaked out on

The biggest introduction for Ford at the Los Angeles Auto Show is unquestionably the Fiesta, but a lot of enthusiasts are cheering the engine upgrade for the Mustang most of all. Nice PR strategy there Ford, releasing a fuel-efficient small car and even more powerful muscle car at the same time. That's the way to do it! With 305 horsepower and 280 pound feet of torque, the specifications on the Mustang are certainly impressive. But, what does it sound like? Judge for yourself in the video below. It isn't anything fancy though.... httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfq-L-n8gik

Ford has been on a string of good news lately - the Fusion winning Car of the Year (COTY) and even profitability for the last quarter reached. The Mustang, on the other hand, has been slipping a bit with recent news about the Camaro outselling it for the past few months. Ford aims to change that with announcement of a new engine for the Mustang at this week's Los Angeles International Auto Show. The V-8 powertrains have always been where the action is at on muscle cars like the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger. Particularly with the new Camaro, people looking for a good value are considering the V-6 equation more than ever before. The V-6 in the Camaro is GM's 3.6-liter unit, and a