The roided-up 2012 Chevrolet Camaro doesn’t disappoint in the go-fast department, but its loud, brutish attitude has limited appeal when you’re not banging gears or lapping on a track. For 2012, the Camaro joins the party with its 580-hp ZL1, which, by a large margin, takes the throne as Chevrolet’s baddest Camaro. Each contender has its own prize stallion, with the 470-horsepower Challenger SRT8 topping the Dodge lineup and Ford storing the 662-hp GT500 in its stable. Forty years after the initial muscle car wars, names like Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang continue to duel.
