2010 Ford Shelby GT500 vs. 2010 Hennessey Performance HPE550 Camaro

Chris Borrelli

This is just a great comparison test. Ford’s toughest Stang vs. Chevy’s toughest Camaro. There have been many arguments over which machine is better (and I’ve participated in most of them). The results from the Edmunds guys are very interesting!

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Posted at 3:11 am in Chevy, Ford, GM, Hennessey Performance, Shelby

Comments

1861724
Jul 13, 2009 at 2:53 pm

Well, Bryce, what you apparently missed was that the Shelby was slightly better mannered AND outperformed the Camaro in a couple of the comparisons and that’s why it was chosen the best overall car of the two. Just because you have more horsepower that doesn’t make it a better car if it’s a chore to drive it, and 95% of the time you can’t take advantage of such performance just because of daily traffic, anyway.

BRYCE81
Jul 11, 2009 at 5:02 pm

It’s a sad day in America when the more friendly daily driver beats a powerhouse in a muscle car shootout.

gerca_1984
Jul 9, 2009 at 9:32 pm

I agree with all of you.

___nes___
Jul 9, 2009 at 6:36 pm

Goes to show is not always about crazy amount of power, if it doesnt’ have the handles. Talking about sweet videos, why didn’t anyone blog about Ken Block’s appearance in Top Gear?!

retroman
Jul 9, 2009 at 5:10 pm

Always been a Shelby fan, so I’m pleased with thier decision. At first though, I thought they were going to favor the Hennessey Camaro because it’s not a factory produced model while the Shelby is. Bottom line is Factory produced muscle runs into more bean counters. As interesting as this is though, it will be better when they can put the Shelby against an LS1.

hotrod_heven
Jul 9, 2009 at 10:41 am

Wow, that would be a hard choice. I would get both if I was rich.

2200822
Jul 9, 2009 at 8:41 am

edmonds got it right

simon_r_gris
Jul 9, 2009 at 6:15 am

Both sweet rides, but I’d go with Ford’s GT500.