Last spring, we were the first media outlet to bring you a three-way comparison of Detroit's modern pony cars (Pony Car Wars, March 2009). In that test, we pit the 2010 Ford Mustang GT against the newly released 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS and 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T. Before even declaring a winner, we had a busload of unhappy fanboys moaning about our choice of vehicles. Here is but a brief sampling:
"This article in my opinion was bunk! Sure they all cost about the same, but if you're going to do a comparo, compare cars of nearly the same displacement. You should have compared the Camaro SS with the Challenger SRT8 and Ford Mustang Cobra..."
raszaron
via email
"What a crock you guys did. How do you guys sleep at night? What upset me on the test was you didn't use the SRT or the Shelby in the comparison...you used the R/T and GT to keep the price more inline...I have an idea for next month's test. Compare the Camaro SS against a Kia Rio. They're both cars, have 4 wheels, have an engine and transmission. Close enough."
Monsoon
via email
"This is such crap! Why the hell did they compare them? A Camaro SS vs. the Challenger maybe, but the SRT8 version would have been better to compare. And again, with the Mustang GT, the GT500 would have been a better comparison car. "
dturner
via motortrend.com
"Motor Trend, you amaze me at your stupidity. You take a mid-range Mustang and a mid-range Challenger and pit them up against a RANGE TOPPING Camaro SS. What are you thinking?? Here is an Idea, when you compare cars, make sure they are the same trim levels. Look and learn...Dodge Challenger SRT8 vs. Ford Mustang GT500 vs. Chevy Camaro SS"
6G72AVENGER
via motortrend.com
"A better comparison in this case would have been the Challenger SRT8 and Mustang Cobra against the Camaro SS. Let's compare apples to apples."
Dave Tatman
Sammamish, WA
To clarify, we set up that comparison test using the fairest measure of them all -- price -- and set the $31,490 Camaro SS against a $34,330 Mustang GT and $38,270 Challenger
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