2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 vs Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE vs Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye (Car and Driver)
In previous incarnations of this journal, the procedure for writing a headline for a comparison test similar to this one would have been to add up the peak horsepower of all the participants, add an exclamation point or two or three, and be done with the thing. But in these more enlightened times, simply typing "2207-hp Smackdown!" just doesn't cut it.
Why, just last month, we estimated Car and Driver's carbon footprint. If you didn't catch that piece, know that it's sasquatch large. So instead, we're starting this 2207-hp comparo by noting that the 797-hp Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody is saddled with the lowest gas-guzzler tax of the three cars, at $1700. The feds have decided that buyers of the automatic-equipped Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE need to pay $2100 because of its thirst. Choose the new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 and you'll need to pony up $2600. In our driving, the trio averaged less than 14 mpg. And that's not including the tanks of fuel these vehicles mainlined during performance testing and hot lapping at a racetrack. Goodness gracious.
