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Originally Posted by nighthawk355x
I think I may be the only one but I'm still unimpressed with all the retro styles. They're all bland. The challenger is a mega-dud...after seeing it up close I don't think I'd give it a second glance on the street. Too subtle. The mustang is "meh" at best unless you spend $60k on a shelby. And now the Camaro is following suit.
I loved the concept Camaro but GM did what I figured they would and tamed it up for production. I knew they'd have to a little, but I think it still needs something. They used the basic shape and a few cues from the concept and then smoothed out all the lines too much. My prediction is the novelty will wear off and the new style's going to go cold quick and sales are going to bite after the first few years.
Why retro though? I still don't get it. If we did all this already, why take a step back? I think the 4th gen's were 10,000x more aggressive looking than the new one. It's not terrible, but it'll never be as badass as a 69 SS. Maybe it's just me?  |
I could not disagree with you more.
While I agree with you onthe Challenger and Mustang, as both are very slab sided and no not have a lot of body lines or agressiveness to them outside of thier faces, the Camaro has all that and more!
Secondly, dulled down from the production model? Are you looking at the same car? Yeah, it sure isnt 50 inches high, or come with 22 inch wheels...but **** man it looks EXACTLY liek the concept! All of the body lines are there, the fender flares, the lower door crease, the hips, wide mouth grill and wide stance...ITS THE DAMN SAME!
4th gens were agressive? Geeze! They were the softest looking cars on the road! 4.1's look like stretched Geo Storms and the 4.2's look like Chrysler products! Even with that goofy SS hood, sure as hell didnt make it any more agressive! It looked fat, bloaded, a big 300+hp Jelly Bean!! A HUGE depature from Camaro's past of long nose, short deck design.