Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Mustang, Camaro flex muscle in horsepower showdown

Ford is cranking up the horsepower on the 2011 Mustang as it tries to win back muscle car sales from its archrival, the Chevrolet Camaro.

Ford Motor Co. will introduce a 305-horsepower V-6 engine for the Mustang this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show. For anyone counting, that's one horse more than the Camaro's V-6, which clocks in at 304 horsepower. And it's far more powerful than the 210-horsepower V-6 on the 2010 Mustang.

Ford also promises better fuel economy from the 3.7-liter, Duratec all-aluminum engine, with 30 miles per gallon (13 kilometers per liter) on the highway to Camaro's 29 (12).

It's a bid to win back attention from the Camaro, …

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