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The car feels lighter and quicker. It shifts better. The steering is solid and has better road feel than my Camaro. They run P-Zeros on these cars too, so the tires aren't a factor, but the Mustang feels more agile on the hairpins. The interior seems to be of better quality than my Camaro. In another post I'd previously stated that I thought my Camaro felt "delicate". The Mustang, on the contrary, feels like I could beat the living crap out of it and it would come back for more.
My Camaro has more visual appeal. It turns more heads than a Mustang would, unless I were to buy a Boss or GT500. But I'm not a "car show" guy. I'm a drag racer, and I like taking things up to 140 MPH when I feel like it. Not that the Camaro doesn't have the same ability, but the Mustang has a 3.73:1 ratio, and a solid axle that I can launch hard without fear of damage. The Boss comes with Trackey, which basically gives you factory electric exhaust cutouts, and programmable cam timing. Push-button lumpy cam on demand. Wow.
I'm still on the fence at this point, but shame on me for buying the Camaro without driving the Mustang first. The SS and GT are equal in price, but after road testing the GT, I left thinking that the Mustang has more bang for the buck. If I can make the numbers work, I just might make the jump. Tough call.
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Yes. Shame on you. I test drive all the cars I am interested in as well as renting them.
I agree that the mustang has more bang for the buck. The camaro is getting expensive.
The mustang with the live axle is also the better drag race platform. If you were going for that, then you should have seriously looked at the mustang. The camaro with the IRs is better suited for everyday street riding on pot hole roads.
I disagree on the transmission. At least if you talk about the manual. The mustang I test drove had a much notchier tranmission than the camaro. It also popped out of gear on me. I am a believer that the MT82 Transmission issues on the mustang are a real problem.
I liked the clutch on the mustang better as well.
I felt more comfortable in the camaro and I liked it better than the mustang mostly because it had more interior room. I also liked the LS3 much better than the coyote motor.