Camaro ergonomics vs Corvette - Page 2

joekd · 07-26-2021, 08:34 AM

No experience with c8 but did shop for C6 and C7's before I got the camaro, both were a lot harder to get in and out of

It's not just the car itself is lower, it's that the seat itself sits lower in the floor pan

FarmerFran · 07-26-2021, 08:37 AM

I am in the camp that you ahould go try it out. Personally the vette is slightly harder to get in/out imho.

Now getting in and out of a Challenger is the easiest.

Martinjlm · 07-26-2021, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by FarmerFran

I am in the camp that you ahould go try it out. Personally the vette is slightly harder to get in/out imho.

Now getting in and out of a Challenger is the easiest.

Is the sofa emoji because the Challenger seats are the size of a sofa or did you mean something else?

Marlabuck · 07-26-2021, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Spaceme1117

I have a C6 Corvette and a 2017 Camaro. Corvette is a little harder to get into.

The main problem for me is not how low or high the cars are but the fact that parking spots don't allow for being able to swing most car doors out more than a single detent which makes getting in and out harder.

Excellent point.Thank you.

Fak_Ork · 07-26-2021, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by 7LitreC5

I have a C7 and a Camaro. The Camaro is easier to get in and out of.

Wishing you a speedy recovery from your cycling injuries.

Thank you! (and to all the great replies so far...)

Really looks like the C6 Camaro is the way to go. I'll go sit in one again as soon as I can move my shoulder and neck and see how it goes

FarmerFran · 07-26-2021, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Martinjlm

Is the sofa emoji because the Challenger seats are the size of a sofa or did you mean something else?

Pretty much. It has a door bell and a back yard

DaveC113 · 07-26-2021, 10:31 AM

For me they are pretty similar and the largest issue for me in the Camaro is the 6 ft long doors.

joekd · 07-26-2021, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by FarmerFran

Now getting in and out of a Challenger is the easiest.

My last car was a Charger SRT

pauly1119 · 07-26-2021, 11:46 AM

Ive had a C7 but not a C8. The Camaro is easier then any generation Vette I have ever owned.

ckt227 · 07-26-2021, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by pauly1119

Ive had a C7 but not a C8. The Camaro is easier then any generation Vette I have ever owned.

Agreed. I have had 4 C7'S AND 2 GEN 6 Camaro's, a 1LE and ZL1. i am 6-06 200 pounds and by far the Camaro is the much smoother and easier entry and exit. Once you have dropped yourself down in the Vette, its comfortable.

pauly1119 · 07-26-2021, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by FarmerFran

I am in the camp that you ahould go try it out. Personally the vette is slightly harder to get in/out imho.

Now getting in and out of a Challenger is the easiest.

Saw this one the other night.

AZIROC · 07-26-2021, 11:56 AM

When I was looking for my next carb I tried out MANY other vehicles before I went with a ZL1. I was 100% set on a c7 z06. *to be fare to myself I test drove a Stingray and SS just to see how the base models were 1st* I test drove prob 4 or 5 camaros and 3 vettes. Each time I went to gen in/out of the vette, it sucked. *6'3" 260#* the camaros were much easier compared to the vette and its why I got the zl1. I still want to try out a c8, but till this madness stops with cars, I cant even sit in one because they r all sold.

UnknownJinX · 07-26-2021, 12:51 PM

As others mentioned, C7 is harder to get in and out of. The car sits far lower.

I will put it this way: Easy Exit helps some on the Camaro, but is more or less a necessity on a C7 if you have a bar back. My back is okay and I am not overweight, and it still got tricky to get in and out of a C7. Easy Exit helped a lot.

So yeah, 2LT/2LZ or up on a C7 for sure.

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Originally Posted by DaveC113

For me they are pretty similar and the largest issue for me in the Camaro is the 6 ft long doors.

That goes for pretty much any mid-size coupé. Having owned an 8th Gen Accord Coupe and RX-8, neither were easy to get out of in tight spots.

Actually, my Camaro is probably the easiest to get out of for a coupé due to the Easy Exit on the 2SS. When you have the seat rolled back, you can get in and out of the car without having to open the door nearly as wide.

lt4camaro · 07-26-2021, 01:04 PM

I have had 2 C7's and 2 6th gen Camaro's and now a C8, the 6th gen camaro is much easier to get in and out of. No need to try anything, My experience is at least 500 entries and exists of the C7 and C8's and of course the 6th gen Camaro. A one shot trial and error enter and exit will tell you nothing.

07-26-2021, 08:34 AM	#15
joekd Drives: 2018 Camaro SS vert Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: CT Posts: 449	No experience with c8 but did shop for C6 and C7's before I got the camaro, both were a lot harder to get in and out of It's not just the car itself is lower, it's that the seat itself sits lower in the floor pan __________________

07-26-2021, 10:31 AM	#21
DaveC113 Drives: 2018 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Front Range, CO Posts: 1,859	For me they are pretty similar and the largest issue for me in the Camaro is the 6 ft long doors. __________________

07-26-2021, 08:37 AM	#16
FarmerFran Drives: 2023 ZL1 Vert M6 "Sharky" Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Earth Posts: 4,031	I am in the camp that you ahould go try it out. Personally the vette is slightly harder to get in/out imho. Now getting in and out of a Challenger is the easiest.

07-26-2021, 11:46 AM	#23
pauly1119 Drives: 2018 ZLE Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Palm City Fl Posts: 1,340	Ive had a C7 but not a C8. The Camaro is easier then any generation Vette I have ever owned.

07-26-2021, 11:56 AM	#26
AZIROC Drives: '86 IROC-Z '18 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Arizona Posts: 731	When I was looking for my next carb I tried out MANY other vehicles before I went with a ZL1. I was 100% set on a c7 z06. to be fare to myself I test drove a Stingray and SS just to see how the base models were 1st I test drove prob 4 or 5 camaros and 3 vettes. Each time I went to gen in/out of the vette, it sucked. 6'3" 260# the camaros were much easier compared to the vette and its why I got the zl1. I still want to try out a c8, but till this madness stops with cars, I cant even sit in one because they r all sold.

07-26-2021, 01:04 PM	#28
lt4camaro Drives: 2021 LT1 10 speed auto Join Date: May 2013 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,343	I have had 2 C7's and 2 6th gen Camaro's and now a C8, the 6th gen camaro is much easier to get in and out of. No need to try anything, My experience is at least 500 entries and exists of the C7 and C8's and of course the 6th gen Camaro. A one shot trial and error enter and exit will tell you nothing.

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