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Remember my recent video post of the comparison that MotorTrend did? Below is the excerpt of the accompanying article to that video. Reposting the video for viewing pleasure.

Excerpt:

The Mustang's a different story. "This car makes me want to do bad things. Dangerously bad things." Evans' voice crackled over the radio after driving the Mustang about 140 feet. While the Chevy is much improved, it's still not competitive with the Ford. As a driver you feel more confident in the Mustang. Not only that, but it's more fun and a better dance partner in the corners. The rear tires hop around less. The steering feels more direct, the pedals are placed better, the shifter shifts better, and (broken record time), because you can actually see out of the thing, the Mustang allows you to drive faster and more aggressively. All very good attributes for a sports car to possess, no? Plus the Ford sounds great and looks good, just like the Camaro. The problem for Chevy is that we can't think of a single thing the Camaro does better than the Mustang, save for braking and brake pedal feel. You might whip out the cliché mentioning that the Chevy has an independent rear end whereas the Mustang makes do with a solid rear axle. But I'd argue that the Mustang GT features the most refined solid axle ever fit to a production vehicle, while the Camaro makes do with a very average independent setup. Case in point: Evans and I both liked how the Mustang handled better. As did our entire testing crew, even though the Camaro put up better figure-eight numbers.

Never forget the starting points. The 2011 Mustang GT is a gauntlet thrown down, a call out to the rest of the industry, "Look what we can do for around $30k." Live-axle American cars shouldn't be able to smoke Audi S5s in every meaningful way, but here we are. Add another $8000 to that starting point and you've got an excellent convertible. The Camaro, on the other hand, is only half-baked. Yes, its Corvette-heart is world class; without question one of our favorite engines. But then there's all that other stuff I just mentioned. Plus there's the fact that the Camaro is based on an Australian sedan -- not a sports car chassis -- whereas the Mustang is purpose-built. There's also the fact that Ford has been continuously improving the S-197 since 2005. For 2011 Ford engineers added a new Z-brace to all Mustangs, which helps stiffen the front end, as well as stiffer A-pillars. For the convertible, Ford added a strut tower brace and a unique (and stiffer) rear V-brace. The V-braces are stiffer on all MY11 Mustangs. Car after car, the results make us smile.


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