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Originally Posted by cellsafemode
the average age of a camaro buyer is mid 50's ...so caring bout golf tracks.
and if you ask the fans, their main wants and suggestions are always more and more power...yet those same people will tell you that the camaro is already a better performer than all it's competition - competition which is beating the camaro fairly soundly.
I like the low roof, the height of the car is not the problem, my 3rd and 4th gen were lower. It's the belt line being so high. Lower the belt line so that it is comparable to 4th gen and you will have solved your visibility issues without having to make the car taller and get the driver away from the ground (getting away from the ground is bad for a performance car where you want to feel like you're going fast without having to really go fast)
the trunk is ...meh. camaro has had comparatively poor trunk space since 3rd gen hatchback days. I can fit all my beach gear (tent and chairs coolers etc) in there and all my paintball gear (enough for two people) in the trunk. I only have to drop to the wife's charger if we're going kayaking or ikea etc.
that high beltline is probably the #1 turn off facing the car.
it needs to be lowered like maybe 2-3 inches to really open up visibility to something most people would find comfortable. If that means ditching the big v8's ..then it would be worth it from a sales point of view. There's gotta be some v8's in their lineup that aren't as tall. though, i suspect it's not entirely engine oriented as to why the platform has such a high beltline.
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The Camaro does beat the Mustang and Challenger performance wise though. Not by a lot. Mustang GT is nearly as fast as the SS but overall it's slightly faster.
Surprised at the age being so old. I'd figure younger people would buy them.
However, when you think of it the 2SS new pushes upper 40ks, more for the LE or an 2SS ragtop and even more for Zl1. I'd imagine someone mid 30s with a couple kids isn't going to spend 55k on a 2ss ragtop.
These Camaros, the 2ss trims are not cheap cars anymore.