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The concern I have is whenever we discuss this is we get a ton of people that say "you get used to it" or "if you just adjust your mirrors correctly" or "there is NO problem", those same people don't want to address that there are people that don't care as much about the performance or the "American Muscle" or "Bad Ass Styling". They simply aren't going to buy a car they have learn or adapt to. If it doesn't meet their basic expectations, they simply won't buy. And that's a big reason why so many people are abandoning Sedans and going to SUVs and CUVs. Those expectations are changing, quickly and drastically.

Also if you are a fan enough of the car to come on this site and argue "visibility is not a problem" or "I adjusted my mirrors and it's fine" then you probably aren't able to put yourself in the shoes of a man or woman going into a Chevy dealer and just checking out cars and trucks and seeing what is available.

As I've said all along, Chevy gave us the best Camaro EVER. It's just not the best coupe ever and that's part of the sales issue.

Go back and read the last 5 years of posts on the things that were most important to people on this site.

Weigh less than a Mustang
Beat a Mustang at everything
MOHR of the Gen5

We got all of that and more.

If you are an individual that knows or cares very little about the benefits of the Alpha architecture and your judgment criteria are:

Easy to get in and out of
Easy to see out of
Easy to get in the back seat
Easy to get things in an out of the trunk

The Camaro simply does not excel at any of these yet it's the reason SOME people do pick a car.

I expect the Camaro to be around. GM was very profitable with the Corvette at volumes even lower that the 4,000 or so per month the Camaro is selling. But GM will be profitable and that means the car will be constructed with lower investment choices (big reason whey the Corvette is SMC, RIM rather than steel) and higher prices. But GM has a ways to go here because it seems they are putting attention in to the 4 cylinder and V6 variants so that tells me GM wants the volumes a bit higher.

GM is very well along on what the Gen7 Camaro will be. And only because it has been looked at years ago, it is possible to do a 2+2 off of the Corvette architecture. So it is entirely possible that the NG Camaro actually is the Corvette and the Corvette simply moves up a notch with the mid engine. Think of whether you feel GM can actually sell 30,000 or more mid engine cars and fill Bowling Green. If not, then what else goes in that plant.

Because as much as I'd like a more usable Camaro to suit my tastes, that car might outsell the Mustang, but it still is going into a market that will continue to decrease over time. And that isn't a good place to invest your money. Would any of you invest your hard earned money in something that doesn't grow?

Still a couple years away, but we shall see.