One look at the top-line performance offerings from the leading domestic automakers will confirm one thing: There’s a muscle car renaissance currently underway. Fans of tire barbecues, standing quarter miles and ungodly amounts of power are spoiled for choice when it comes to selecting a new sports car.

Once again, we find Dodge and Chevy throwing their rear-drive hats into the ring to compete for that muscle-car dollar. And while both the Challenger Hellcat and Camaro Z28 appear to be cut from the same cloth, they’re actually very different.

That’s the conclusion reached by Todd and Paul, hosts of the Everyday Driver YouTube series. To sort out exactly what was on tap, these two took a couple of the best muscle cars on the market for a romp through California’s picturesque mountains.

The results were clear: the Hellcat’s immense power was intoxicating, prompting dabs of throttle at every semi-straight opportunity. It’s interior is nice, decorated in materials that outshine it’s cheapo-plastic past. The exterior styling is mildly understated next to the Z28. But as soon as you start putting it into a corner, things go wrong.

On the other hand, the Camaro was still very fast, albeit down a few hundred ponies next to the Hellcat. The interior is barren and the exterior is boldly aggressive. But as soon as it hits a bend, it all makes perfect sense.

One’s a cruiser that dominates all stoplights, while the other’s a track-day driver’s machine. Which would you have?

Click past the jump to read about these two muscle kings.