![2024 Ford Mustang GT (left) and 2020 Chevy Camaro SS (right)](https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/2024-ford-mustang-gt-vs-chevy-camaro-ss.jpg?w=1920)
![2024 Ford Mustang GT (left) and 2020 Chevy Camaro SS (right)](https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/2024-ford-mustang-gt-vs-chevy-camaro-ss.jpg?w=1920)
As Ford relights the torch of its pony car with its next-gen 2024 Mustang (S650), the light is dying for the Chevrolet Camaro. Even so, the Camaro SS is going down swinging, as a quick comparison against the new Mustang GT shows it’ll hold up remarkably well as it nears 7 years old.
Let’s start with a look at the new Mustang. The GT model continues to be powered by the 5.0-liter, all-aluminum Coyote V8, which Ford claims will be the most powerful GT ever, with a new dual-throttle intake. That confirms power will exceed the 450 HP of today’s GT, and may land somewhere near the Mach 1‘s 470 if not beyond.
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The Camaro is powered by the venerable 6.2-liter, cam-in-block V8, which makes 455 horsepower and 455 pound-feet of torque. That’s more torque than the current Mustang’s 420 lb-ft, and they come on 1,000 rpm earlier, potentially leaving the next-gen Mustang with ground to make up. Both cars offer six-speed manual and 10-speed automatic transmissions, standard limited-slip differentials, and can be spec’d with magnetic damping and six-piston Brembo front brake calipers.
On the Camaro though, those Brembos come with four-piston rears, which Ford hasn’t confirmed will be available on the new Mustang GT. The Camaro also offers an E-LSD, and starts a good 45 pounds lighter than the 2024 Mustang, which comes in at a porky 3,730 pounds. On account of the marginally larger body dimensions, the Mustang has a significant edge in trunk space, with 13.3 cubic feet (in the hardtop) to the Camaro’s 9.1 cubic feet.
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The Camaro’s apparent advantage in performance however hasn’t been enough to appeal to American car buyers, who have all but forgotten the poor-selling Camaro. As such, the Camaro is reportedly slated to bow out in 2023, with no apparent replacement planned. GM has teased a potential two-door performance EV in its vein, but nothing concrete so far. The Mustang meanwhile has already crossed the threshold into the electrified age with the Mach-E crossover. It looks like the Camaro and the next-gen Mustang’s time together will be brief—if they even get to coexist at all.
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