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2018 Ford Mustang GT Makes More Power Than Chevrolet Camaro SS

Ford has confirmed the news we all knew was coming: the 2018 Mustang GT makes more power than its chief rival, the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro SS. Its 460 horsepower eclipses the Camaro SS’ 455 hp, though the Mustang is still down on torque by 35 pound-feet.

The added power comes from Ford’s updated 5.0-liter Coyote V8 engine, which now uses low-pressure port injection with high-pressure direct injection. In addition to the power figures, Ford’s pony will now run from 0-60 in under four seconds.

However, there’s a catch to that claim: the sub-four-second time is achievable only with the optional Performance Pack and the car’s 10-speed automatic transmission, according to Ford Authority. New Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S tires also help the 2018 Mustang’s acceleration figure.

Nonetheless, it’s a formidable punch back at the Chevrolet Camaro, which on paper and in comparison tests, has trounced the sixth-generation Ford Mustang. However, the Mustang has had the last laugh; Ford’s pony car has outsold the Camaro by a steady measure. Will Chevrolet stay silent? Hardly.

Spy shots have shown an updated 2019 Chevrolet Camaro is already testing and it’s likely to usher in some major improvements to kickstart sales of the car. It may even receive more than a quick once over in the design department as well.

Former GM Authority staff writer.

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  1. That’s all fine but the Mustang’s refresh looks like it was done by Michael Bay. I don’t care for it at all. Hopefully the Camaro gets more refined tweaks–not more boy racer looking.

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    1. Considering the 6th gen Camaro IS a far more refined design, I don’t know exactly what you’re expecting. Frankly, if ever a genre of car was eversupposed to look “boyracer” the pony cars are it. It was kinda the whole point of all the fake “racecar” ques on the Mustang anyway.

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      1. Is it more refined? ascetics wise it is not very refined at all, considering that the visibility is not at all viable, and if any design looks like it is designed by Michael Bay, the Camaro would flip the bill. That being said, the mustang still has a very intense mountain to climb if it intends on taking on the Camaro’s alpha platform.

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      2. I don’t know, I think a pony car, and/or muscle car, can make one FEEL young without looking juvenile. The Challenger seems to do a pretty good job of it, IMHO.

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  2. I know Im not the only one to notice that Ford has simultaniously solved the problem of fouled intake valves and more fuel for power with old fashioned port injection.

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    1. Ford and Toyota have both put this technology to use. No better way to prevent carbon buildup on the intake valves.

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  3. It make the same as gm V8

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  4. GM can redesign the LT4 with an integrated water injection which would increase efficiency and allow the engine to run cooler meaning being able to sustain peak performance longer while improving fuel mileage; thus, Chevy could get a 10-percent increase in engine output while getting better mileage at the same time.

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  5. Go write for Ford, you fanboy…

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  6. Well, I’d hardly call 460 HP over 455 HP “eclipsing” but what really is amazing is how Ford’s 5.0l produces that kind of HP compared to GM’s 6.2l. Yeah, torque suffers a tad but we are talking a 1.2l displacement disadvantage. Also, let’s not forget the 5.2l Voodoo producing over 525 HP while it takes GM’s LS7 7.0l to get 505 HP. Can’t wait to see what happens when GM commits to the DOHC V8 market. The LT5 of the 90’s aside.

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    1. @c4ce
      “what really is amazing is how Ford’s 5.0l produces that kind of HP compared to GM’s 6.2l
      Nope!, Not really amazing when you see the gay-yote is dohc & the mighty LT1 is a simple pushrod engine.

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      1. No Kidding?? What part of “when GM commits to the DOHC V8 market” don’t you get? Unfortunately for GM, Ford has seen the light since way back when they came out with the still incredible 427 SOHC motors.
        “gay-yote” ? Fanboy much?

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      2. Regardless of how many cams a motor has that doesn’t change the actual BORE of the block and the STROKE that the crankshaft has. Having a four cam motor doesnt change those simple facts.

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        1. Absolutely right Ron , except that a DOHC will produce more HP by design than an OHV pushrod motor of the exact same displacement. That was my whole point being the Ford DOHC motors do more HP with LESS displacement regardless of what bore and stroke they use or whether the motor is over square, square, or under square. My point will be further made when GM does the 6.2l DOHC V8 I linked above and the HP/TQ numbers are compared to the current LT1.

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        2. without valves the bore and the stroke are useless, gm is ditching the OHV engines in favor of DOHC’s and would have 20 years ago if their unions could have built them.

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    2. This is a joke you do realize that the LS7 came out over a decade ago! The crap ford Motor came out a year ago! Where was ford 10 years ago?

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      1. No, your reply is a joke. Why? You obviously know nothing about the 5.4l modular supercharged motor in the 2005-6 Ford GT. Do the research before posting Brian.

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        1. Your comparing a engine that produces 525 hp today to a engine that produced 505 over a decade ago!

          If ford was making that kind of power a decade ago then why are they still around that number?

          You pointed out the ford Motor versus the LS7.

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          1. OMG, your not very bright are you? Compare TODAYS DOHC N/A, (naturally aspirated) small block ford’s, whether it be a 5.0l or 5.2l Voodoo to ANY of GM’s N/A OHV pushrod motors and you WILL see a higher HP to displacement ratio for Ford than GM. Understand, Einstein?? I’m GM all the way but when rocket scientist’s like you babble BS, it’s impossible to let you spew forth so ignorantly. Also, when you refuse to acknowledge the competitors achievements and capabilities, your destined to get your @$$ spanked at the track and on the road. How do I know this? I drive a C4 corvette which is NOT stock and laugh at Ford drivers all the time when I surprise them. Open your eyes and be objective as well as informed, it will save you the embarrassment of being ignorant.

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            1. I am brighter than you think! I see you didn’t commit on the fact that your comparing engines that are built 10 years apart and they have similar hp

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              1. Hmm, is your limit ten years? If not there was a Ford SOHC made back in 69 that made what 600 HP, then there was a OHV 429 that pumped out about the same….

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  7. Great, now put the 10-speed in the SS & the other models.
    See what happens!

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  8. 5HP more, and yet, still, 35 lb-ft less of torque.

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    1. I personally take torque over HP

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      1. See I am the opposite, and if you watched the LS1 vs GT350R you would see why. That torque is great for the feeling of going fast, but it also makes the car harder to launch, and control when cornering. I personally would want just a little less torque than horsepower.

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  9. the SS with the 8 speed has already claimed 0-60 in under 4 seconds in some cases. when GM drops the 10 speed in the Camaro next year im sure we will see 3.7-3.8. regardless 460 hp is good for a 5 liter engine. It seems the dual injection thing seems to not only aide in emissions, but it increases output while also fighting carbon buildup from the DI. I wonder what GM could get out of the LT1 with dual injection

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  10. GM!
    Match the Challenger Scat pack or 392’s 485 horepower and torque, add the quick shifting 10 speed ZL1 transmission, and keep the price low. Maybe add nice rebates!

    By the way! Great job Ford

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  11. Lots of talk on the hp. Results is the impressive part. 0 to 60 in under 4 seconds in track mode.

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  12. I hope GM sticks with the pushrod Ls and LT engines as they are way more compact in every dimension and are fare cheaper and less complicated to produce which leads to undoubtably better reliability. If example timing chain stretch and timing chain tensioners which will eventually wear out. Who really gives a S___ that dohc engines can make more power per cubic inch? Everyone knows that the Chevy small block beats the Ford Coyote engine for fuel efficiency. If you guys ever go to classic car show you will have noticed that it is becoming popular for other Non GM brands of cars and trucks to now install LS engines where as they use to install the earlier versions of the Chevy mouse motor under their hoods or in roadsters. You DOHC fans tell me who in their right mind puts a Ford engine in a GM vehicle? I have never seen one myself put perhaps some lame brain has did this? Cost, compactness and reliability are the biggest reason why people will continue to replace the original engine with one of the several generations of the little mouse motor. The Coyote engine is the width of the Chevy Rat motors and it will never produce the power of a large displacement Big block. Why has Chrysler stuck with their Pushrod V8s? There is a good reason that they have too? The 4.7 L SOHC engine did not stick around for very many years. Also Chrysler is producing more HP with their 5.7 Hemi in the Ram than Toyota is with their 5.7 DOHC used in the Tundra. I know you can say that the Ford 5.0 in the F150 makes similar power to these two motors, but is it any more efficient than the Hemi? Likely not with displacement on demand that Chrysler and GM both incorporate into their engines?
    Give me a Pushrod V8 any day over your DOHC V8, Thank You!

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  13. What the hell have you been smoking man,u don’t even know what yur talking about u got it all wrong.thats rite us ford guys r way to proud and loyal to our modular an pushrod engines to ever stup low enough to put a ford motor in a chevy but u Ls guys put yur motors in our ford fox bodys alldaylong for sum reason or another so u ask yo boys y they gotta use our ford stuff because the last race will be against a real ford foxbody an u will get outran anyway so tell me the reason for doingit if u cant outrun the real ford foxbody da!!! ive seenit somany times.pushrod motors are old an outdated technology but because chevy an dodge are so afraid of change plus ford is king of mod motors which means itll take years to even come close to engineering a mod motor k,case closed.u chevy guy look John mihovics world record quatermile pass with only a 281 cubic inch stock cobra aluminum block stock 4 valve heads with two 80 mill twin turbos to set a world record that not even yur 700 cubic big block chevy could out run if it depended on yur life lol 5.88 at 250 mph that’s rite if u don’t beliveit youtube it an shut yur mouth because the mod motor is far superior than any pushrod motor of today an thats on a stock platfourm,yur lil stock chevy pushrod motor would BLOWUP!!!.do yourself sum research on JOHN MIHOVIC then youll understand the true potential of all ford mod motors.

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