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Mustang, Camaro flex muscle in horsepower showdown

November 30, 2009 By The Associated Press BREE FOWLER (AP Auto Writers), DEE-ANN DURBIN (AP Auto Writers)

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is cranking up the horsepower on the 2011 Mustang as it tries to win back muscle car sales from its archrival, the Chevrolet Camaro.

Ford Motor Co. will introduce a 305-horsepower V-6 engine for the Mustang this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show. For anyone counting, that's one horse more than the Camaro's V-6, which clocks in at 304 horsepower. And it's far more powerful...

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