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Old 04-12-2026, 05:05 PM   #148
Martinjlm
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Originally Posted by m6-lt1 View Post
Guys, it’s not just a mirror setting issue. You see LESS out of the Camaro than you do the Mustang and other sports cars. I didn’t feel like I had blind spot issues in my non-blind spot sensor car (2016 1SS). What people don’t like when it comes to visibility (aside from the blind spots and limited rear vision) is how little glass the car has. You just see less out of the Camaro than the competition. If you don’t believe me, just sit in a Mustang/C6/7 corvette. They feel like a literal fish bowl. I can understand the general public not liking the bunker feel. I used to not get it until I talked to actual people who test drove/rented them. The general public (the folks that GM has to appeal too as they are a much larger audience than us) does not like a lack of visibility.

One other thing I’ll point out, for those of you who haven’t tracked your Camaros, the windows aren’t even big enough to fit a helmet through them. So if you flip your car over and can’t open the doors, you have to remember to take your helmet off which is going to be hard because you will be in some type of shock. If you’re going to make a track special car, at least make the windows big enough to fit a helmet through.
I think we all need to also consider that we've been doing this with these cars for a while. Think about the guy Chevrolet wants and needs to go after. The one who HASN'T sat in the drivers seat of a Camaro. Hasn't tried to back it out of a driveway. Hasn't had to make a two-lane lane change at speed. When those people sit in the car in the showroom after getting out of their cross-over or Mustang they will experience something they may not have expected. And they may not like it.

As Camaro drivers we know how to see what we NEED to see, but we have to admit...you see MORE out of a Mustang or Charger or Challenger.
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