The Camaro is Priced above the Mustang in the UK
The UK pricing for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro has hit the Internet and as expected, it costs far more overseas than it does here in the U.S. What comes as a bit of a surprise is that in the UK, the Camaro costs considerably more than the Ford Mustang – which is offered in the right hand drive configuration which is preferred for local driving.
In the UK, the Chevrolet Camaro is offered with either the new 4-cylinder engine mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission or the LT1 V8 mated to the 6-speed manual or the 8-speed automatic. Here in the U.S., getting into a base 4-cylinder 2016 Camaro coupe with the automatic transmission starts around $28,190. That same Camaro in the UK starts at £32,500 – or $46,197 USD based on current conversion rates.
In the U.S., the 2016 Camaro SS with the manual transmission starts at $37,295 while the automatic transmission lifts the SS price to $38,790. In the UK, the manual V8 Camaro starts at £37,000 ($52,581) and the automatic V8 package starts at £38,460 ($54,669).
When we look at the convertibles, the 4-cylinder automatic Camaro droptop in the U.S. starts at $35,190 while UK buyers will pay at least £36,500 ($51,870), so the trend of the $15k-16k difference spans the entire Camaro lineup. Finally, the Camaro SS convertible starts at $44,295 and $45,190 depending on the transmission, while the topless V8 muscle cars in the UK have starting prices of £41,000 ($58,265) for the manual and £42,460 ($60,355) for the auto.
The table below shows the pricing of the 2016 Camaro in the UK, along with the converted cost in U.S. in the brackets.
Camaro Coupe:
4-Cyl Auto- £32,500 ($46,197)
V8 Manual – £37,000 ($52,581)
V8 Auto – £38,460 ($54,669)
Camaro Convertible:
4-Cyl Auto- £36,500 ($51,870)
V8 Manual – £41,000 ($58,265)
V8 Auto – £42,460 ($60,355)
Bigger Price than Mustang
The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro costs significantly more in the UK than it does in the U.S., but of course it does – it is a foreign performance car in that market. For the same reason that Americans pay more for an Audi, Jaguar or BMW performance car here than in the domestic market of those brands, Brits pay more than Americans for the imported muscle cars.
However, it comes as a bit of a surprise that the 2016 Camaro costs quite a bit more than the new Ford Mustang. The Mustang has a lower entry price point £30,995 ($44,047) thanks in part to the fact that the Ford 4-cylinder model comes with a manual transmission. When you compare the Camaro with the 4-cylinder turbo with the automatic transmission to the Mustang with the 4-cylinder turbo and an automatic transmission, the Camaro costs only a few dollars more – literally.
However, when you look at the V8 models, the Mustang is much less expensive than the Camaro. Depending on the trimline, the Camaro V8 models are anywhere from 1,800 to 2,500 Euros more than the Mustang, which when coupled with the low entry price of the Mustang will give the Ford a decided advantage in the muscle car sales race in the UK.
Mustang Coupe:
4-Cyl Manual- £30,995 ($44,047)
4-Cyl Auto – £32,495 ($46,179)
GT Manual – £34,995 ($49,731)
GT- Auto – £36,495 ($51,863)
Mustang Convertible:
4-Cyl Manual- £34,495 ($49,021)
4-Cyl Auto – £35,995 ($51,165)
Gt manual – £38,495 ($54,719)
GT- Auto – £39,995 ($56,837)
Of course, the biggest advantage for the Mustang is the fact that Ford offers it with the proper right hand drive layout, while the Camaro is currently only offered with the same left-drive that we have in the U.S. However, the Camaro turbo-4 will almost surely be the most efficient American performance car sold in the U.S. while the V8 Camaro is the most powerful – topping the Mustang by 20 horsepower and 55 lb-ft of torque.
