A V-6 Camaro and a four-cylinder Mustang take on Mitsubishi, Toyota, Audi, and Merkur.
Rumors swirl today about the possibility of a four-cylinder EcoBoost Mustang, but two generations of past Mustang have packed four bangers, including the SVO of 1984–1986. With upwards of 200 hp, the SVO produced comparable power to the Mustang V-8s of the day, but serious turbo lag made the experience quite a different one from that offered by the eight. While the SVO never stared down a Camaro mano a mano, the two met in this mondo eight-car pileup in 1985.
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Think of this test as the answer to what to do when you’re caught between a rock and a hard place. The rock is your enthusiasm for things automotive: the tingle you feel in your gut when a Ferrari whistles by. The hard place is what you face each morning as your dreams fide and your baby blues pop open: mortgage payments, career goals, and a couple of yelping rug rats to feed. We know it’s hard to accept, but what you need in the garage these days is something practical.
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