It's called corporate styling when a car maker's entire fleet has a similar grill and face. It's the same reason all Fords look like an Aston Martin knock off. Also: I totally get that Audi, BMW, or other brands use this tactic and people have grown to expect and even enjoy this, but when you're talking about a brand like Chevy where some of their cars are dirt cheap econoboxes, I don't like having that sort of visual association that it's all from the same product family. I'm in the camp that also thinks the center of a Camaro's grill should have an RS or SS logo and no bowtie.
The 5th gen Camaro did not follow this convention and stood out a lot more compared to Chevy's other vehicles at the time, which I highly prefer.
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Originally Posted by sonnydurden
no one is mistaking a Cruz for a Camaro..
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Er... funny you mention that. The other night, I was driving in the dark and saw what I thought were 6th gen Camaro headlights coming at me from the other direction...
Honestly, this messes with my head. I still need to do a double take when identifying a 6th vs 5th gen. The one thing I could rely on was the headlamp design, and now I can't even use this since the Cruze has an 80% similar design.