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Originally Posted by Wolf13_69

I have seen numerous mustangs at gas stations on the road and in my rearview mirror. Regardless if it is a 64-09 10-11 they are still Mustangs and they are still slow. I’m just wondering how many times any ford boy has stopped at a gas station in his little Mustang and had someone take a picture of their car with a cell phone? I had my car for 5 days and had 5 pictures taken in that time. Now if we want to go to more exciting styling and hip or whatever the Camaro is doing to Mustangs what it has for years, Kicking it’s A** down the road!!!!!!!!!

How old are you? You're talking like an immature kid making those kind of comments.

Originally Posted by BackinBlackSS/RS

That may well be the case. I never saw the 05 get the crowds around it that the new Camaro did, but that's another discussion.

I can't speak for anyone other than myself, but what is going on with the 2010 Camaro is exactly what happened when the 2005 Mustang came out. When that bodystyle was intially introduced, the hype around the car was palpable. I purchased one of the first one's in my area and, yes, I experienced the exact same thing as you described with people coming up to me to take pictures of the car and wanting to ask me about it. And it was just a GT.

Originally Posted by BackinBlackSS/RS

In discussing the 2011 Mustang GT though, there are some here that would lead us to believe it is the second coming of Christ. It just simply isn't the case. If the Mustang wants to gain rock star status again, it will need a redesign.

I agree. The 2010-2011 was just a reskin and, while I am happy to see the new engine offerings, I believe the hype centers around the 5.0 badge that's going on the 2011's versus any ballyhoo over the styling. No doubt the Mustang will get a complete redesign in the next few years. That's simply the nature of the automobile business.

The 2010 Camaro is hot not just because of the styling or performance, but because its the first real ponycar GM has produced since 2002. It's an complete package.

Originally Posted by BackinBlackSS/RS

Dude, your GT500 is pure HOTNESS. Anyone arguing it's not is a moron!

Thanks. Oh, wait, that's not my car! Looks just like it though, just slower.

Originally Posted by coolman

I had the first one in my town and damn near got mobbed every time I took it out. My wife got mad at me one time when we took it to a drive in movie and people kept coming over during the movie and say" cool car". It was just as big as the camaro at the time and the new will wear off the camaro in a few years. Like I said in an early post it doesn't really matter what anyone says on here. It's a camaro forum and the camaro is where it's at on here and I fully understand that.

I concur.

Originally Posted by BackinBlackSS/RS

I sure hope you do!!! An SS and a GT500, how the hell do you decide what to drive. Just a mood thing?

That's easy, he drives the one that's not broke.

Originally Posted by Revo1

I agree. The 5th gen Camaro is definitely not retro. Modern sports coupe, with heritage cues.

Sounds like you quoted from the GM talking points regarding the car. It is most cetainly retro in its styling. It's those very cue's you speak of (i.e. the side windows, gills, roofline, etc.) that make it a retro design. I get that GM did not set out to reproduce the exact styling of the 1st Gen Camaro, but there is no denying that those cars were used as the baseline. It's as much retro as the 2005 Mustang was when it was introduced. It has nothing in common with the 4th Gen cars that proceeded it.