The 2010 Chevy Camaro has outsold the 2010 Ford Mustang for the third consecutive month.  Attribute it to marketing, product placement, prestige or all the above; it’s shaping into a rivalry that’s going to give you, the consumer, a better product at a better price.

If it were any other two cars we were talking about here, this would hardly be newsworthy. But the Camaro and Mustang are perennial rivals, akin to Ali vs. Frasier, Notre Dame vs. USC, Coke vs. Pepsi, etc.

And for the Camaro to be this far ahead of its competition is huge. Of course, you have to take into account the fact that Camaro fans have been waiting patiently for the successor to their beloved performance car marque for about seven years now. With the “base model” Camaro starting at just over $22,000 and packing a 304-horsepower 3.6-liter V6, off the bat, the 210-hp Mustang is already down 94 ponies.

Once you start looking at the top-of-the-line models, the performance gaps only get bigger. The Camaro SS makes 426 horsepower from its fire-breathing 6.2-liter V8, while the Mustang GT makes only 315 horsepower from its 4.6-liter V8. The 2010 Camaro also has the upper hand in the handling department with its fully independent rear suspension versus the 2010 Mustang’s live axle suspension.

But Ford’s not resting on its laurels.  While the Camaro is the front-runner for the 2010 model year, it’ll be interesting to see how it fares next year when Ford releases its highly anticipated 5.0-liter “Coyote” V8 engine for the 2011 Mustang GT. Whether or not we’ll still be celebrating Camaro domination this time next year remains to be seen, but for now the 2010 Chevy Camaro will continue to enjoy its spot at the top of the pony car hierarchy.

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