How the hottest Corvettes and Mustangs compare — head-to-head (F, GM)

You could say that the classic Ford-Chevy muscle-car battle is between the Mustang and the Camaro — and you'd be right!

But as far as halo vehicles go, Ford has the Mustang and Chevy has the Corvette. Yes, the former has a back seat. But performance-wise, the Pony Car and the Vette match up, and both Ford and Chevy produce a variety of different versions.

(Chevy also just debuted its eighth-generation Corvette, with a mid-engine design that can take on Ford's very, very expensive GT supercar at a fraction of the price — $60,000 versus $400,000-plus.

Here's a quick rundown of what the Mustang and Corvette have to offer: