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Originally Posted by 396ssrat
The Convertible is nice but it makes me wonder why we could not have a Camaro Coupe.
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I think what he means is how come we can have a convertible with no b-pillar and the regular non vert has to have one.
Crash test standards are different for convertibles. That is why we can have them and not worry about a b-pillar. The amount of engineering a coupe with no b-pillar and meet crash test standards would drastically raise the price of the Camaro. We have to put up with the b-pillar in order to be able to have the car built in a reasonable price range.
Other, high end coupes can get away with because the price tag for those cars put them in a entire different category and clientele base. A clientele base who doesn't care about spending a ton of money on a coupe.