Comparing the 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 with the latest Nissan GT-R is all fine and dandy and makes for a catchy headline but in the real world, few will disagree that there’s only one rival and that’s none other than the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca.

Motor Trend magazine took Detroit’s new breed of wild pony cars and put them to the test around the Inde Motorsports Ranch in Willcox, Arizona to find out who’s the real boss.

So which one is the better retro-nostalgic sports car; the Camaro ZL1 with its 580-horsepower 6.2-liter supercharged V8 or the Mustang Boss 302 with the Laguna Seca package and its naturally aspirated 444HP 5.0-liter V8?

Head past the break to find out which one wins this comparo in the video that follows.

VIDEO