The new 2015 Mustang is dazzling...WHEN WILL MOPAR ANSWER?!?!?
the brutal truth is Toyota is outselling and outperforming them all
Toyota is losing marketshare. They seem to be pulling a "GM" and becomming complacent in their top spot. The Camry still sells well but it's widely considered to not be on the low end in its class. The Sonata, Fusion, Accord, Mazda6 are each superior by a good margin.
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new Camry revealed in NY last week seems to be showing a bit more effort and passion but the Mazda6 is still way better looking (and likely better driving...because Mazda), and the new, cleaned up Sonata is getting way more press. The excitement is just elsewhere these days.
Also, the all new Chrysler 200 looks very strong. Initial reports are positive...nice interiors, good looking body style, good suspension tuning, strong performance from the Pentastar, unique offerings with the 9spd and rear-biased AWD. It doesn't look to be set to knock off the top sellers but it should be a respectable offering.
You can't really blame Fiat/Chrysler for not making the big investment necessary to compete with Mustang and Camaro, when they're really just hitting their stride. The muscle cars are not a big money maker and they're a liability as the new CAFE standards are demanding better fleet MPG and the conventional wisdom is that they're falling out of favor as the sniveling brats who represent the future market just want electronics gadgets and shiny things rather than roaring V8s. :D
