The first guy is missing the point. People who buy Camries, Altimas, and Accords are not buying these cars as a substitute for Mustangs, they are buying them as substitutes to Fusions, Avengers, and Malibus. The seniors who are buying family sedans are doing it out of consideration for their grandchildren or because they still have their own children living at home. The focus for these cars should be aimed for not only baby boomers, but for the youth who want to enjoy their young and rustic years. It is not limited to the baby boomers although the top level models like the SRTs and Shelbys can more easily be afforded by baby boomers, that is why you have more than one model. Generally V6 models tend to be the most common, so nothing surprising here.
The issue with the sales of the Prius is an irrelevant comparison. About 90% of the audience that buys a Prius would never consider a muscle car. The Prius is a car not based on saving money since study after study shows that a typical compact will save more money in the long run, its about this belief of "saving the environment." Also remember that the current Mustang has been out since 2005 and is due for an update before long. It hasn't been given a real update since it was introduced, this is perfectly logical that a bit of a slow down has happened. That is also more units sold last year than either the Charger or 300, so that is still a noteworthy number. I have trouble believing a lot of this criticism after I have read that the Taurus that gets up to 28mpg (31mpg under the old standards) and yet I remember reading it has failed to have nearly as many sales and that the Fusion hasn't exactly been a homerun when it offers much better fuel economy.
Somebody should have been shot for inventing such a word (metrosexual "muscle car").
LOL! That is one of the strangest terms I have heard.