After six decades of fierce muscle car combat, the 2024 Ford Mustang competitors have become casualties. The Camaro, the closest rival to the Mustang, will be dead as we know it after the 2024 model year. The Challenger, the longtime heavy-hitting competition for the Mustang, won't live to see the 2024 model year in its current form.
Meanwhile, the Ford Mustang perseveres.
While it's not fair to kick someone while they're down, it's still worth looking at how these final iterations of the closest 2024 Ford Mustang competitors compare. Read our guide below, then visit Clement Ford to experience the power of the Mustang with a test drive.
Chevy automakers, when introducing this iconic example of the 2024 Ford Mustang competitors, claimed that "Camaro" means "a small animal that eats mustangs."
Decades later, the Camaro is being put to rest, still hungry – at least for now.
The 2024 Camaro has a V-6 with 284 pound-feet of torque (the stuff that really gets you moving) as its base engine, while the Mustang has an EcoBoost four-cylinder with 350 pound-feet of torque. With the available naturally aspirated V-8 engines, the Mustang makes 25 more horsepower than the Camaro.
The last pony car to join the muscle party is the first to leave. The Challenger is iconic without a doubt, but as one of the 2024 Ford Mustang competitors, its status can only take it so far.
Sure, the Challenger Demon 170 is more powerful than any Mustang, but it isn't designed to take turns. Models like the Mustang Dark Horse are made to conquer all aspects of the racetrack, and the Mustang GTD brings full-blown IMSA racecar engineering to the streets.
As for "normal" models, the Challenger falls short of even the Camaro. Its standard V-6 only has 268 pound-feet of torque, and its 5.7-liter V-8 makes 105 less horsepower than the 5.0-liter V-8 in a Mustang GT.
The new Ford Mustang and Toyota Supra are rarely cross-shopped. The Supra is a sports car, and the Mustang is a muscle car. If you happen to be exploring both models, though, consider this:
The Supra is a weaker, less spacious vehicle than the Mustang.
The 2023 Supra has 50.9 cubic feet of passenger volume, and its trunk has 10.2 cubic feet of cargo space. The Mustang, on the other hand, provides 82.8 cubic feet of passenger space and a 13.5 cubic-foot trunk. The Supra also maxes out at 382 horsepower, while the Mustang can roar with 500 horsepower – that's not even counting the more powerful Mustang GTD and Shelby models.
Muscle isn't something that can be felt through a screen. The best way to see how the Mustang thrills is to visit Clement Ford today to explore our new Ford inventory and take the muscle car out for a test drive.
