Anything can be fast.
Plain and simple.
How big is your wallet?
Someone is always going to be faster. Someone is always going to be a better driver. Someone is always going to have more money.
The new 5.0 is the real deal. To simply make all these vague assumptions is no way to prove your point. If anything you are making some of us camaro owners look bad.
Some of us can learn to live with the fact that a Mustang GT is right in the game. Others cant.
If you want to beat a given car/person...spend some money.
If you really want to talk bang for the buck. A used mustang 5.0 87-93 or an ls1 f-bod is the way to go right now. Find a used one for 3-9k and spend another 20k on mods and be much faster than a new car with less invested.
When you buy a new car for over 30k you arent going to win the price/performance argument. Drive what makes you happy.