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Originally Posted by 72projectbird
Because it's ass ugly. When you had the Challenger outselling the Camaro with a 15 year old platform, and the Mustang that was also riding on an aging platform for some time, you have yourself a problem.
While GM was routinely touting track lap times, handling characteristics, and technology implementation, Mopar and Ford were building cars for the regular guy. 0-60 times, 1/4 mile times, and comfortable interiors. The same stuff that sold muscle cars back in the day, still sells them today.
99% of Joe Blows aren't going to track days, but they definitely can have some fun stoplight to stoplight, going to street night at the dragstrip, and having themselves a highway warrior.
Who ever is in charge of styling at GM should be shot to Mars. They single handedly made the entire lineup of every GM brand disgusting looking with the possible exception being GMC.
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Yet the Dodge is the first one to go by the wayside and the Mustang was the first one to have an EV version....
I guess I'm a 1%er, as I could care less about a slightly better 0 - 60 time if the car will actually be fun to drive on a windy twisty road. Neither the Challenger or the Mustang are really a 'highway warrior', but the Challenger does have a much bigger trunk that Mopar fans are really quick to point out (priorities...)
I'm a big fan of the heads up display, which eliminates the Mustang and Challenger. Ford does offer HUD on the Escape - Mopar has it on a Ram PU.
Styling is subjective - the Challenger looks like a bloated whale to me (and is soooo heavy it won't handle) and the Mustang is just ok.
Funny you say that every brand of GM product is disgusting looking with the exception of GMC. GMC doesn't make a single car and every truck or car they sell is a clone of the comparable Cadillac, Buick or Chevy they sell.
The Cadillac CT4/CT5 is better looking than either the Challenger or the Mustang, IMHO, and are available in 472 HP (CT4) and 668 HP (CT5) versions that can do the 1/4 mile in 11 (CT5) to 12 (CT4) seconds for those so inclined while running circles around a Mustang or Challenger in the windy twisties.
Your results may vary...