When looking at American sports cars, there are many options to choose from. Some are cheaper, some are faster, and some are more stylish. But, there are two American muscle cars that stick out compared to the rest: the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro. Although both cars have large fan-bases, when comparing affordability, performance, and ratings, the 2015 Ford Mustang is a better buy than the 2015 Chevrolet Camaro. Although both cars are priced at about the same price, the Chevrolet Camaro is more expensive once it comes to higher packages. The Ford Mustang’s manufacturer's suggested retail price is between $23,800 and $42,592, depending on packages and options. Meanwhile, the Chevrolet Camaro’s manufacturer’s suggested retail …show more content…
The Chevrolet Camaro averages between twelve and nineteen miles per gallon in city conditions, and between eighteen and thirty miles per gallon in highway conditions. Overall, the Ford Mustang is generally a more affordable car than the Chevrolet Camaro once it comes to the manufacturer’s suggested retail price and fuel economy. Secondly, the Ford Mustang can perform better than the Chevrolet Camaro. Each car has three different choices of engines and two different choices of transmissions. Each car also has different options for the buyer that may or may not increase or decrease the performance, but when comparing performance in these vehicles those options are not included in either one. Both the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro have the options of a four cylinder engine, a six cylinder engine, and an eight cylinder engine. Each car also has the option between a six-speed manual transmission and a six-speed automatic transmission, but the manual transmission is always a better choice to get maximum performance results. So, the Ford Mustang’s two point …show more content…
First of all, both vehicles have an official five star safety rating, which is excellent. But, when looking at Kelly Blue Book, which is a very reliable recourse for vehicle reviews and values, the Chevrolet Camaro was rated, by consumers, lower in both comfort and economy than the Ford Mustang. However, in the other four out of six categories on the same website both the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro had the same ratings, which were also both very high. But, the Ford Mustang was rated a nine point six out of ten overall by consumers on Kelly Blue Book and the Chevrolet Camaro was rated a nine point two out of ten overall by consumers. The Chevrolet Camaro was also rated a seven point six by a Kelly Blue Book expert, but the Ford Mustang did not have a rating by an expert on the site. Also, the 2015 Ford Mustang has recently became the best selling sports car in the world. Based off both observation and website reviews, the Ford Mustang is a higher rated car and has a larger fan
for the Impala was the Super Sport model, more widely known as the SS. This
When the word Mustang comes to play, most people think of a very well known car, not only for its stylish aspects, but for a variety of reasons: cost, features, speed (probably best know fact), and all around good appeal. The Ford Mustang was designed to be a people car. In 1960 Ford engineers sought out to build a car that the average motor head would be able to afford but yet still have the edgy feel about it. Back at the time of its release, in the early 1960's, the Mustang did hold the advantage over General Motors. General Motors had no car out at the time of the Mustang's release to compete with it. As the years progressed, Ford and Chevrolet managed to out do one another with there monster creations of each car. One such creation by Ford is their 590 HP "Super Stallion." The car features a 590 HP engine which burns alcohol instead of regular pump gas. Jack Keebler noted from Motor Trend Magazine, "The way to a fast time is to launch this pony at no more than 1,600 RPM, gently feeding in the throttle as the big 265/40/ZR18 Goodyear's churn at the edge of traction. Full throttle is impossible until you're well into third gear, but its still one helluva hand full to drive" (40 - 45). That is the newest creation from the M...
The hatchback became a successful model produced. Also they introduced a new line of pick-ups, the Chevy Silverado in 1988. Chevy sold more trucks than cars in this decade for the first time in the US. Also introducing the Tahoe, Chevy had more SUV success. Redesigning to the Camaro, Impala, and the new Chevy S-10 pickup, Chevy's continued to symbolize American vehicles. Chevy brought out restyled models of previous cars in the early part of the new century. After a brief period of not being produced the Impala came back in 2000 along with the highly anticipated return of the Camaro in 2010. Also, due to the Recession in 2007, Chevrolet built the Hybrid Tahoe, to increase fuel efficiency in SUVs. After more than 100 years Chevrolet and Durant could not have dreamed of 214 million cars by their company. Chevrolet has experienced much change over the past century. It has achieved multiple accolades that commonly go unrecognized. Some of these include winning the most NHRA pro stock manufacturers cups. Also in racing, it has the most victories in NASCAR along with the most championships. In NASCAR it has 738 victories and has won 38 of the 57 championships. Outside of racing, it was the first car company to include 4G LTE Wi-Fi in their vehicles, a long overdue technological advance in automobiles. In sales Chevrolet is the fourth automaker in the world. Chevy cars are in 130 countries and are on the road in
...est levels of sports car performance. As the first decade of the 21st century progressed, Chevrolet joined every other automaker in squeezing race track horsepower out of street-legal engines. The ZR1 Corvettes made during this generation were capable of speeds over 200 MPH, and cost over $100,000, so they were a bit of a change from the “cheap” car Corvettes were previously known for being. C7: The Return of the Stingray. Modern Corvettes are now achieving Ferrari racing status and power.Corvettes Are the Longest Running production Car Brand Ever. They are about $65,000 and usually look pretty nice. A really nice touch is that for an extra $800 you can drive your Corvette out of the Corvette museum with the staff clapping while you drive out.
The Chevrolet Chevelle SSs' earliest engine in 1964 didn't perform as well as the later models. It had a 327 V8 engine which wasn't even close to as powerful as the later models. After a slow start, the 1965 Chevelle became a real muscle car. The car now had a lot more power since it had a 396 V8 engine, also known as the Z-16 package. Along with a better engine the Chevelle also had front and back anti-roll bars, faster power-assisted steering, and better braking. The 1965 Chevelle SS was great, but the 1970 Chevelle was the better than anything Chevrolet had made previously. The 1970 Chevelle had a LS6 454 engine, this was the best engine that Chevr...
When the Mustang sold 100,000 units in the first six months, and almost half a million the first year, GM took an interest. The responsibility for GM's Mustang fighter was given to the GM Design Center's Chevrolet Studio under the direction of Henry C. Haga. Interior design was directed by George Angersbach, who had been heavily involved in the design of the Corvette, Corvair, and the Chevy II, which became the Nova in 1969. It has long been a misconception that the '67 Camaro was designed from Chevy II components when actually it was the other way around. The Chevy II was to be all new for '68, and it shared many parts with the '67 Camaro, but this did lead to compromises in the design, most notably the cowl height and hood length.
In 1960, the American car landscape itself had expanded as Detroit began offering “compacts” alongside their full-size models. Many drivers, however, were looking for something in between these full size and compact model; this interest gave way to a new class, the intermediate. With many innovations between 1960 and 1964, like the 406 cubic inch V8 from Ford, the 389 from General Motors, and the wedge V8s from Chrysler, the golden age of muscle cars began in 1964. The Pontiac Tempest G...
Henry Ford was born on July 30 in 1863 in Greenfield Township, Michigan he was one of the first American industrialists and wanted to make a difference in the automobile industry. Back then, before 1908 automobiles were expensive that only rich people could afford. Henry Ford wanted to change this and wanted everyone to have a vehicle to drive. He was able to accomplish this by the assembly line, in which it created more cars in less time. The first car Henry Ford made was the Model T created on the assembly line. Ford’s innovation in manufacturing created less expensive cars and higher wage jobs.
The world of technology is ever changing and advancing. With the automotive industry in play technology is constantly surpassing what is available today with what can be done for tomorrow. Technology and the automotive industry go hand in hand with constant improvement to components of cars. Due to technology advancement there is competition within the car industry, especially between American car companies and European car companies. European car companies provide their buyers with innovative variety and revolutionary luxuries. European car technology is superior to American car technology due to their safety, entertainment, and luxury features.
The corvette was first introduced in January 1953. To experiment with the car, they only made 300 cars, which were all made by hand and powered by a 235-cubic-inch 6-cylinder engine. The corvette was designed to show the world that General Motors could make a sports car that was a stylish two seater. All 1953 corvettes were polo white with red interiors. The engine of the car generated 150 horsepower and had a 2-speed power glide automatic transmission. Researchers have found that the first corvette has been known to go over 150 miles per hour.
The issue of whether customers should buy FWD and RWD cars is complex and controversial. Different people hold different ideas due to their drive experience and consumers attitudes. On one hand, lots of people believe that only RWD cars represent Luxury and high-performance. On the other hand, the car made on FWD are much cheaper and popular. However, most of customers are blind and ignorant on it. Many of them don’t even know the automobile layout of their sedan after use it for decades.
To make comparing easier, a 2004 Ford SVT (Special Vehicle Teams) Mustang Cobra and a 2000 Acura Integra Type R will be used as the comparison. The engine in the Mustang is a 4.601 liter, 280.8 cubic inch V-8 engine with 32 valves DOHC (Dual Over Head Cams), sequential electronic fuel injection, and an Eaton Generation IV roots-type supercharger, with a TTC T-56 6 speed Manual creating 390 break horse power at 6000 RPM and 389 foot pounds of torque at 3500 RPM. It has a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds, a quarter mile time of 12.6 seconds at 112 mph, and has a limited top speed of 155 mph. The Integra has a B18C5, 1.797 liter, 110 cubic inch, 4 cylinders, 16 valves DOHC VTEC engine. It creates 195 horse power at 8000 RPM and 130 foot pounds of torque at 7000 RPM. It has a 0-60 mph time of 6.5 seconds, a quarter mile time of 14.7 seconds, and has a limited top speed of 135 mph.
Most American cars are not hybrids or fuel-efficient, they are usually big SUV’s or trucks that get eighteen to ten miles per gallon. Most of Hondas, Toyotas, and Hyundai’s get around 20 to 30 miles per gallon, and hybrids get 50 miles per gallon. Peoples demand fuel-efficient cars because oil is i...
Corvette is a sports car, manufactured by Chevrolet a division in the American manufacturer general motors. The corvette was first seen in 1953, in a car show by the name GM Motorama. it was designed by an industrial designer called Harley Earl. The car got the name from and old American warship called the corvette. The corvette won many awards since it was first manufactured for example in 1963 the Automobile magazine ranked the corvette sting ray first in the world top 100 coolest cars above the Dodge Viper and Porsche 911. Also sports cars international ranked corvette 5th in the top sport cars of the 60s. General Motors produced about 1,370,759 corvettes from all generations of corvette which makes corvette cars very successful in the sports cars market. Corvette was also very successful as a racing car as it was used more than 12 times in the Indianapolis 500 pace car. Since 1953 corvette had many different types and designs, starting from C-1 to C7, ZR1 and the new version of corvette stingray.
So you are buying a new car and you ask yourself, Manual or Automatic? So choose. I told you the pros and cons on automatics and manuals. I told you which kind I like best. And even threw an opinion from another source. But in the end the choice is all yours. I can not tell you what kind of car to drive. What kind of transmission to get. Or even how to drive it, that is your prerogative. All I can tell you is that if you want some excitement in your ride, and do not want to spend a lot of money in the maintenance of you car, your best choice is a manual transmission. Even though manual transmissions are "it", for lack of a better word, in the end, it all comes down to the individual's preference