Muscle Car Statistics: Mustang, Camaro, and Charger Data

Intro

Muscle car statistics are most useful when they show both performance and scale: engine outputs, chassis dimensions, sales history, and the way competing nameplates have changed over time. The numbers below make that picture concrete, with source labels kept close to each fact so you can trace each claim back to its origin.

Table of contents

• What the latest Mustang specs say
• How the trims compare
• Size, weight, and packaging
• Brakes, steering, and drive modes
• A short history of Mustang scale
• What the broader muscle-car market looks like
• How to read these statistics

What the latest Mustang specs say

The most recent trim-by-trim data in the source set centers on the 2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs, which give a clean snapshot of how the modern Mustang is positioned across EcoBoost, GT, and Dark Horse variants.

At the engine level, the trims split neatly into four-cylinder turbo and V8 territory:

• The 2025 Mustang EcoBoost uses a 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine with 137.5 cu. in. (2,300 cc) of displacement (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The 2025 Mustang GT and Dark Horse both use a 5.0-liter V8 with 307 cu. in. (5,038 cc) of displacement (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The EcoBoost makes 315 horsepower at 5,500 rpm (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The Mustang GT makes 480 horsepower at 7,150 rpm, or 486 horsepower at 7,250 rpm with active valve exhaust (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The Mustang Dark Horse makes 500 horsepower at 7,250 rpm (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).

Torque follows the same split:

• The EcoBoost produces 350 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,000 rpm (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The Mustang GT produces 415 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,900 rpm, or 418 lb.-ft. with active valve exhaust (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The Mustang Dark Horse produces 418 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,900 rpm (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).

That makes the Dark Horse the most powerful of the three, while the EcoBoost remains the lightest-entry path into the lineup by powertrain.

At a glance

• EcoBoost: 315 hp and 350 lb.-ft. (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs)
• GT: 480 hp or 486 hp with active valve exhaust, plus 415 lb.-ft. or 418 lb.-ft. (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs)
• Dark Horse: 500 hp and 418 lb.-ft. (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs)

How the trims compare

The easiest way to compare muscle car statistics is to line up the core trim data side by side. In this case, the source material gives enough detail to build a compact comparison table without inventing any missing values.

Trim	Engine	Horsepower	Torque	Transmission note
EcoBoost	2.3-liter EcoBoost	315 hp	350 lb.-ft.	6-speed manual with rev-matching and no-lift-shift (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs)
GT	5.0-liter V8	480 hp or 486 hp	415 lb.-ft. or 418 lb.-ft.	10-speed automatic with SelectShift available (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs)
Dark Horse	5.0-liter V8	500 hp	418 lb.-ft.	10-speed automatic with SelectShift available (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs)

The transmission story matters because the source data shows different positioning by trim:

• The Mustang EcoBoost uses a 6-speed manual with rev-matching and no-lift-shift (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The Mustang GT and Dark Horse both offer a 10-speed automatic with SelectShift (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The EcoBoost manual uses a 3.237:1 first gear (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The Mustang GT manual uses a 3.25:1 first gear (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The Mustang Dark Horse manual uses a 3.25:1 first gear (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The EcoBoost automatic uses a 4.696:1 first gear (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The GT automatic uses a 4.696:1 first gear (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The Dark Horse automatic uses a 4.70:1 first gear (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).

Two compression ratios also separate the lineup:

• The EcoBoost is rated with a 10.6:1 compression ratio (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The GT and Dark Horse are rated with a 12:1 compression ratio (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).

Those numbers show a common pattern in muscle-car statistics: the base trim is tuned for accessibility and broad use, while the higher trims push harder on output and hardware.

Size, weight, and packaging

Performance is only half the story. Muscle car statistics also show how much car the buyer is actually getting around the powertrain.

The 2025 Mustang platform uses a 107-inch wheelbase across all three trims (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs). That shared foundation helps explain why the trims feel related even when the engines and hardware differ.

Overall size stays close across the lineup:

• The Mustang EcoBoost and GT are 189.4 inches long, while the Dark Horse is 189.7 inches long (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The Mustang is 81.9 inches wide including mirrors across all three trims (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The EcoBoost and GT are 75.4 inches wide without mirrors, while the Dark Horse is 75.5 inches wide (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The fastback roof height is 55.0 inches on the EcoBoost and GT, and 55.2 inches on the Dark Horse (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The convertible roof height is 54.8 inches on the EcoBoost and GT (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).

The track dimensions are similarly close but still trim-specific:

• The front track is 62.0 inches on the EcoBoost and GT and 62.2 inches on the Dark Horse (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The rear track is 64.7 inches on the EcoBoost and GT and 63.9 inches on the Dark Horse (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).

Weight is where the trim structure becomes more visible.

• The estimated fastback manual curb weight is 3,827 lb. for the GT and 3,949 lb. for the Dark Horse (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The estimated fastback automatic curb weight is 3,588 lb. for the EcoBoost, 3,832 lb. for the GT, and 3,993 lb. for the Dark Horse (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The estimated convertible manual curb weight is 3,991 lb. for the GT (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The estimated convertible automatic curb weight is 3,741 lb. for the EcoBoost and 4,012 lb. for the GT (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).

Packaging snapshot

The passenger and cargo figures help put the shape into practical terms:

• The Mustang’s passenger volume is 82.8 cu. ft. in fastback form and 79.2 cu. ft. in convertible form (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The Mustang’s trunk volume is 13.3 cu. ft. in fastback form and 10.3 cu. ft. in convertible form (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).

Those are useful numbers because they remind you that muscle car statistics are not just about acceleration. They also measure how much everyday space the car gives up, especially in convertible form.

Brakes, steering, and drive modes

If horsepower is the headline metric, the chassis hardware is the part that tells you how the car is expected to use it.

The brake systems differ meaningfully by trim:

• The EcoBoost front brakes use 320 x 30 mm vented discs with twin-piston 43 mm floating aluminum calipers (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The GT front brakes use 352 x 32 mm vented discs with four-piston 46 mm fixed aluminum calipers (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The Dark Horse front brakes use 390 x 36 mm vented two-piece discs with Brembo six-piston 36 mm fixed aluminum calipers (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The EcoBoost rear brakes use 320 x 12 mm solid discs with single-piston 41 mm floating aluminum calipers (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The GT rear brakes use 350 x 26 mm vented discs with single-piston 45 mm floating aluminum calipers (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The Dark Horse rear brakes use 355 x 28 mm vented discs with four-piston 30 mm fixed aluminum calipers (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).

Swept area follows the same progression:

• The EcoBoost front swept brake area is 467 sq. cm per plate (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The GT front swept brake area is 576 sq. cm per plate (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The Dark Horse front swept brake area is 768 sq. cm per plate (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The EcoBoost rear swept brake area is 402 sq. cm per plate (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The GT rear swept brake area is 509 sq. cm per plate (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).
• The Dark Horse rear swept brake area is 523 sq. cm per plate (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).

Steering stays consistent across the family:

• The Mustang uses selectable-effort electric power-assisted steering with a 15.5:1 ratio on all three trims (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).

Driver choice also remains broad:

• The Mustang offers six driver-selectable drive modes: normal, sport, slippery, track, drag strip, and custom (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).

That mix matters because muscle car statistics often get reduced to only horsepower and quarter-mile talk. These hardware details show the platform is designed for different use cases, from daily driving to harder track or drag strip sessions.

A short history of Mustang scale

The modern trim figures make more sense when you place them against the Mustang’s long-running market scale.

Ford says the Mustang debuted publicly on April 17, 1964 at the New York World’s Fair (Mustang Debut at World’s Fair). Ford also says the opening-day press debut was on April 14, 1964, three days before the public reveal (Mustang Debut at World’s Fair).

The launch numbers were immediate and large:

• The Mustang set a first-year sales record with more than 418,000 units (Mustang Debut at World’s Fair).
• The Mustang’s base price started at $2,368 in 1964 (Mustang Debut at World’s Fair).
• The Mustang’s first-year sales beat Ford’s expected total of 150,000 by more than 268,000 units (Mustang Debut at World’s Fair).

Ford also says the World’s Fair Magic Skyway ride that featured Mustang was a nearly half-mile, 12-minute ride, and that nearly 15 million visitors rode it and could inspect Mustang interiors and options (Mustang Debut at World’s Fair).

The longer-term scale is even larger:

• Ford says Mustang has sold more than 10 million units since launch (Mustang Debut at World’s Fair).
• Ford says Mustang has sold more than 1 million units globally since going global in 2015 (Six Decades, One Icon: Looking Back to the Birth of Mustang).
• Ford says Mustang has been the world’s best-selling sports car for more than 10 years (Mustang is America’s Best-Selling Sports Car; Tops Globally For 10+ Years).
• Ford says the Mustang had more than 59,000 customer deliveries in 2023 (Mustang is America’s Best-Selling Sports Car; Tops Globally For 10+ Years).
• Ford says nearly 1 million pony cars were delivered in the past decade (Mustang is America’s Best-Selling Sports Car; Tops Globally For 10+ Years).
• Ford says the 2024 Mustang was America’s best-selling sports car based on 2023 U.S. registrations (Mustang is America’s Best-Selling Sports Car; Tops Globally For 10+ Years).

Why this matters

The Mustang’s history shows why muscle car statistics often get treated as cultural statistics too. Sales volume, longevity, and name recognition are part of the story, not just performance output.

What the broader muscle-car market looks like

The source set also includes competitive context from other American performance nameplates.

General Motors says the sixth-generation Camaro ran for nine strong model years before retirement (GM to retire Camaro at the end of the 2024 model year). GM says the final sixth-generation Camaro units came off the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant line in January 2024 (GM to retire Camaro at the end of the 2024 model year). It also says the Camaro ZL1 1LE made 650 horsepower and set the fastest Camaro time at GM’s Milford Road Course (GM to retire Camaro at the end of the 2024 model year).

Chevrolet said Camaro was available in coupe and soft-top convertible variants (GM to retire Camaro at the end of the 2024 model year), which matters because body style availability is part of how shoppers compare muscle cars.

Dodge’s new Charger data points in a different direction:

• Dodge says the Charger Daytona Scat Pack delivers 670 horsepower (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says the Charger Daytona Scat Pack is expected to go 0-60 mph in 3.3 seconds (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says the Charger Daytona Scat Pack is expected to run the quarter-mile in 11.5 seconds (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says the Charger Daytona R/T delivers 496 horsepower (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says the Charger Daytona is the first EV from Dodge (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says the new Charger lineup uses the STLA Large platform (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says all new Charger models have standard all-wheel drive (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says the Charger Daytona includes a 64-color interior lighting system (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says the Charger Daytona includes a PowerShot feature that adds 40 horsepower for 15 seconds (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says the Charger Daytona uses 16-inch Brembo brake discs and a six-piston front, four-piston rear setup (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says the Charger’s largest wheel and tire package uses 20-inch wheels with 305 front and 325 rear Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperCar 3 tires (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says the Charger SIXPACK HO will make 550 horsepower (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says the Charger SIXPACK SO will make 420 horsepower (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says the Charger SIXPACK models use a 3.0-liter twin-turbo Hurricane inline-six (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says two-door Daytona coupe production was set to begin in mid-2024 (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says four-door Daytona and SIXPACK production was set to begin in Q1 2025 (Dodge Charger Daytona release).
• Dodge says the new Charger will be built in Windsor, Ontario (Dodge Charger Daytona release).

That comparison is useful because it shows how the muscle-car category is no longer one-dimensional. One brand may lean into legacy V8 trim ladders, while another emphasizes electric output, all-wheel drive, or twin-turbo six-cylinder power.

How to read these statistics

When people search for muscle car statistics, they often want a single answer: fastest, strongest, lightest, or best-selling. The dataset here suggests a more useful way to read the segment.

First, compare power alongside the hardware that supports it. The Mustang Dark Horse has 500 horsepower and the largest front brake setup in this group at 390 x 36 mm with six-piston Brembo calipers (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs). That pairing says more than the horsepower number alone.

Second, compare weight and body style together. The Mustang’s fastback and convertible figures show how quickly mass and packaging move when the roof comes off, with the convertible carrying smaller passenger volume and trunk volume than the fastback (2025 Ford Mustang Technical Specs).

Third, do not ignore sales and legacy. A model can be technically impressive and still matter less in the market than a rival with much stronger historical traction. Ford’s claims about more than 10 million Mustangs sold, more than 1 million global units since 2015, and more than 10 years as the world’s best-selling sports car help explain why the Mustang still anchors many muscle car conversations (Mustang Debut at World’s Fair; Mustang is America’s Best-Selling Sports Car; Tops Globally For 10+ Years; Six Decades, One Icon: Looking Back to the Birth of Mustang).

Finally, compare the segment as a whole. Camaro’s retirement, Charger’s EV and twin-turbo branches, and Mustang’s multi-trim lineup all show the same thing: muscle car statistics are now as much about platform strategy and market positioning as they are about raw output.