F14 I will agree.But Stew is also correct. Your wife car is a factory freak. I am quite sure your aware of that term. Your wife also has the most important mod. SHE CAN DRIVE !
Camaro guys, Mustang guys, Mopar.....hell people will defend what they drive. Its rare you find people who admits the flaw in their cars. Example is the understeer in the Camaro. Sure it beat the mustang around the track. .07. Great !
Now if your on the Stang side you will say, "100+ HP and you only won by .07." The Camaro side will say "The mustang supposed to handle better, but still lost !" So which side is correct here ? None. The point that should come forward is that the Camaro would be a MUCH BETTER handler if they fixed the understeer issue. Not if it beat a car with more or less HP..... But I can guarantee you, and heh its already happen, most will not see it that way. The FUN factor could be much higher in the Camaro if this issue was address. It really makes no difference what it beats around the track.
I can and will admit flaws in my brand. I have said i several times. Its been some really dog years in the mustangs. There have been some very nice years as well. The current s197 is best so far. Is it outdated now ? In power yes. So we can wait for the next round. The Camaro is a lot of bang for the money. Can it be better ? Yes. I suspect the next years that GM will work out the flaws, take things from the aftermarket, and make the base of the car better. Its how things are done.
In the end, its great that we can go round and round and the big three is back. I'm loving it myself. Its like the late 60'sand early 70's all over, instead this time around I actually can drive and I own the cars involve. Great times great times.