My dad was an exec at Chrysler when I was a kid, so Mopars are sort of in my blood. That said, one of the Camaros main competitors, the Challenger, just doesn't do it for me. It looks great, and the interior isn't too bad, but it's just so darn heavy and the handling is so-so at best. The Camaro looks fantastic, which I sort of hate to admit because I really don't like Chevrolets much at all. But the interior is just plain goofy looking and the plastics on the doors and dash are a joke.

I had the opportunity to drive an SS that a business associate of my wife owns and it left me sort of flat. The big boss man here at work has an SS 6 speed with some Hennessey bits on it, all black, and it look freakin' incredible and sounds awesome to go with it. But it's still damn heavy and I just can't get past the interior.

The other major competitor to these two, the Mustang, is widely accepted to be the better car overall, and by a pretty good margin. Far better driving dynamics, it's lighter, and the new 5.0L V8 has the measure of both the SS and SRT versions of the competition. Personally I like the look of the Mustang and the interiors are a huge step up from even just a couple of years ago. But you see them everywhere, all the time.

In V6 guise that all three can be had in, the Mustang once again tops both the Camaro and Challenger - the Dodge is just way too much car for the 250HP V6 offered in it. But if you're going the V6 route, get the Hyundai Genesis Coupe - it outperforms them all, feels better from behind the wheel, and looks great.

But I wouldn't trade my Crossfire Limited Roadster for any of them. Not a chance.