The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro is currently quite busy taking names, titles and awards wherever it sees fit. It’s no doubt the Camaro team developed a winner with this sixth-generation car, and its cross town rival seems to have taken note.
If the Camaro SS’ numerous wins over both the GT and Shelby GT350 variant of Mustang haven’t grabbed Ford’s attention, the fact the upcoming 2017 Camaro 1LE, a mere performance package over the SS variant, is expected to outperform the GT350, and maybe even the GT350R, should have the Mustang team a bit worried.
Our sister publication, Ford Authority, has uncovered some juicy information from the Blue Oval: the next-generation Mustang has reportedly been pushed forward significantly to counter CamaroSix’s capabilities. The details state the production date for the next Mustang has been moved back from 2022 to 2020, a major jump in the realm of vehicle production.
It’s also rumored aluminum will play a major part in helping the Mustang drop a considerable amount of weight, something the 2016 Camaro accomplished in strides as it moved from the Zeta platform, to Alpha. Overall, if the rumors are indeed true, this current-generation Mustang would see an extremely compressed generation of only six years.
In the meantime, the Camaro team has only just begun the party, with ZL1, Z/28 and other variants under development.
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all right, got to love it,, the pony wars are still around , kick some more ass camaro !!!!!!
You DO realize that the 2016 Camaro is being hit with as many quality issues as the C7 Stingray ? It’s no secret anymore. Hundreds of unhappy customers on the Gen6 forum. Problems galore.
If Ford decides to bring out their next generation Mustang in 2020; the next generation Camaro shouldn’t be very far behind given that the C6 Camaro uses GM’s Alpha platform which is shared with Cadillac’s ATS and the ATS was first introduced in 2013 meaning there will be a new ATS by 2019-2020 meaning a new platform and the C7 Camaro could be launched at the same time translating to a C7 Camaro could be launched a year ahead of the next generation Mustang.
I can’t wait for news on the ZL1. I originally ordered a 2012 and because Chev didn’t feel it was ready, I got the 13. I am ECSTATIC GM held them back. Didn’t release before ready. Quality over numbers…. The people on C6 are the same as C5, every little issue became a life altering event. Buying a sub 50k car and expecting Aston or Bugatti quality. I too expect a lot for my money.. But the only way I complain is if the issue wasn’t taken care of. I have nothing but love for my car. Best car for the money ever spent… Of course I am a Chevrolet guy for 40 years, never had a problem with any car I bought… Come on ZL1!!! Dying to spank some more shelbys
Cant wait for GM to up the power on the SS and put the 10-speed auto under the hood of a regular SS camaro and have the parts from the Z/28, 1LE and ZL1 available for the SS like they had for the 14-15 Camaros. Honestly a 1LE with a 10-speed would be more than enough to be a serious street car and if GM does offer some GM Performance Parts upgrades for the SS like Ford Performance does for the Mustang, it could really get interesting in the next couple of years. I would really love to see GM Performance offer alot more factory performance parts with warranties like a real cold air intake, shorty headers, upgraded cat-back exhaust systems, intake manifolds, head and cam packages, GM Performance tuners, wheels, brakes, suspensions and things like that.