You could say Ford did the same with the 5G Mustang and it was getting long in the tooth by the end of it's run. Not only has the Challenger remained relatively fresh in appearance, they've managed to increase sales over the years too.

That's so you to say that. But I meant it as a compliment. I own an E-body from 72. Gorgeous styling that will always be just that.

But, that said, 3rdG Challenger is on it's 11th year and there is no refresh in site. Hardly the same as the 5thG stang. As for sales, well yeah, when you are at the bottom, it's easier to climb.

Seeing an old-tech dinosaur's sales climb is actually surprising. lol

Not at all. Every kid in high school WANTS a Hellcat. And how many old school fans like me want one too. Dodge is riding the wave quite well. In the end, I think we can confidently thank Mustang for bringing it back

I feel like before Sergio passed away he had said there was another refresh coming shortly for the Challenger and Charger. Said it was going to continue to use the current platform, but with so many changed pieces it nobody could tell was the same platform.

5th Gen stang did go on a long time though, just not quite as long. Plus a pretty extensive refresh for 2010, Coyote in 2018, then another refresh in 2013. I see the 6th gen going the same route, having had a refresh in 2018 and likely another for 2021 or 22MY since 7th gen pushed out.

I recall Mustang kept it fresh in many ways, but I think mostly because there was little competition for some time they could coast.

It'll be interesting to see how much effort Ford puts into the Mustang now given it's only real competition is going away. It does make the idea of the 6G Mustang hanging around longer more palatable knowing the alternative is likely no Mustang.

I do wonder what the Mustang would be like today if the Camaro hadn't been revived and been as strong a performer as it has been. I doubt we'd even recognize it as Ford would have had little incentive to push the limits.

By eliminating all other cars, Ford intends on investing well into their legacy and money making nameplates. Mustang is going nowhere. Guilty as charged of coasting too long during 5th gen, but again that was mostly due to literally no competition. As long as Ford fans want it, it will stay.

As for Camaro steering Mustang's success, careful not to give GM too much credit. The list of performance versions that kept Ford engineers up at night, is rather short. All told, they each drove each other to be better, but no comparison in terms of who followed who most.

I do hope the Mustang sticks around. I do kinda feel like the Camaro helped push Ford to make the Mustang better though. 05 to 09 GT was pretty meh, but then with the 2010 refresh they finally started to push the envelope a bit, the car was no longer just about a straight line. Despite being underpowered compared to the Camaro it would put up faster lap times. Then once the Coyote came out it was game over until the 1LE showed up, **** even then regular GT with performance pack was taking on M3s. Just saying, competition improves the breed, you can see it on both Ford and GM side where they have upped the game to compete better.

Zeta Camaro made a big splash but GM fumbled with Alpha and it cost thema lot of sales, Mustang has near 50/50 V8 take rate, Camaro is in the mid 30s with a much lower sales count.