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Originally Posted by Number 3
LOL Getting used to it doesn't make the visibility any better, it just means you've adapted to it. It's still bad.
And a lot of it is the Chip Foose slammed roof. Upward site lines are just bad and that is what give the car the "smaller than it is" feeling inside.
High belt and slammed roof was the look Ed Welburn wanted, even in Cadillacs. The ATS coupe also had the roof slammed and all ATSs had a high belt line.
It is the DNA of the design, but you can't have a car with a high belt, slammed roof and also get to say it has good visibility. They simply don't exist together.
And again, everyone keeps saying simply adjust your mirrors and you're fine. If you like driving with good direct vision, good indirect vision doesn't fix a car that doesn't have it.
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True that part of it was the "look" they were going for, but the other part was the performance aspect. The low center of gravity provided by the low roof line combined with the rigidity of the higher belt line are a couple of major factors in the Camaro's handling capability.
I agree with you about the direct vision vs. indirect vision. However, I will argue that for people that drive sports cars, we tend to be a little more vigilant about our surroundings than the typical commuter.
But, yes, at the end of the day, I agree that it is probably a huge factor in sales volume of the Camaro. There is a line between a 'sporty' car and a 'sports' car. Folks that want a 'sporty' car will go more for the Challenger or the Mustang for this among other things. Folks that want a sports car, for the driving experience, will go for the Camaro because it will outperform the competition in just about every way. We are more forgiving to adapt to making adjustments in visibility.
I think it is kind of sad, and must be frustrating to the designers at GM that they build a superior car, and then get flack for the very aspects that make it a superior performer. Life is give and take, if you want some this, you have to give some of that. They really just need to make blind spot, rear cross path, and the rear view mirror cam standard equipment, and they would probably see an uptick in 4 cyl and 6 cyl sales.