[m6-lt1]

Op, a lot of people are talking about car sales right now but I believe your question has to do with why the 6th gen didn’t sell better during its entire life (not just the end where no one is buying sports cars anymore).

I know I’m going to get a lot of hate for this on this board but as someone who’s bought 2 and uses them for their intended purpose (tracking) I think the Camaro fails greatly at being an actual CAR and doing car stuff.

While most of us on this board have accepted the visibility issues I think they are unacceptable and first impressions matter. Yes you get used to it but a car buyer who’s not an enthusiast (ie 90% of buyers of sports cars) are not going to accept the poor visibility. And before anyone says the Mustang is just as bad, it’s not and it’s not even close. The amount of extra visibility in them is insane when you realize it’s the same type of car.

The lack of storage space in the car is insane. How can such a big car have such small door pockets? The doors are huge! There’s no where really to put your phone. The back seat is useless. Now the Mustangs isn’t great either but it can at least fit adults in a pinch. Anyone over 5’5 cannot fit in the back of a Camaro because their head will be hitting the ceiling.

The trunk opening. This is the dumbest of them all. I’ve heard it’s due to making the car more rigid but I would bet 99% of people do not care about the car being slightly more rigid. This is corrected on the Cadillacs and should have been the same on the Camaro. I know folks were surveyed about this but I don’t believe Chevy did a good enough job explaining the performance benefit and showing them how crappy the trunk opening actually is. I’d gladly sacrifice some structural rigidity so I don’t have to play legos every track weekend and would love to be able to get more than 1 wheel in the trunk.

I’m sure my post will get a lot of hate but it’s the truth. They just did not make a car that appeals to the masses that well. It’s bad at being a car. It’s great at being a sports car but the market that actually cares about that and prioritizes that (me and most others on this board) is a tiny market. Most folks buying a sports car just want something stylish with decent power that can be used everyday. This is why the Mustang sells so many more 4 bangers than the Camaro sold 4 bangers and V6’s. It appealed to non enthusiasts which is a way bigger market (please don’t take that as me saying everyone who doesn’t get a V8 isn’t an enthusiast ).

If I wasn’t fortunate enough to have 2 vehicles what probably would have happened for me is I would have bought my first Camaro due to wanting the superior performance but would eventually have moved to a Mustang after getting frustrated with its compromises as a car.

If GM brings back the Camaro as an ICE coupe, I am hoping it is more livable so that it doesn’t go extinct again. Move away from the chopped roof and high belt line.