Almost exactly my reasons as well, plus I simply did not like the interior, and if that is what I'm looking at 100% of the time I'm driving the car... well.... ;)I have owned nothing but Camaros before this. The new Camaro is not that good looking, its not as comfortable, it was more money, and there is not a lot availability. The Mustang looks awesome, is a great daily, sounds bonkers shifting at 7,500rpm, and was cheaper.
the Caddy boys used the same chassis and gave it a perfectly useable greenhouse and back seat. Chevy just needs to beat the snot out their gdamn Gundam design studio. Quit auditioning to be in the next Transformers movie...Hey we can also make sure to keep the high wheel arches to insure visibly is crap.”
When I'm driving I tend to be looking out the window... Cabin? What cabin?and if that is what I'm looking at 100% of the time I'm driving the car... well.... ;)
I agree. I have always been a classic Muscle Car/ Pony Car guy and the interior of the Mustang gives me that vibe I love. The Camaro's is cool looking but dark like a cave.Almost exactly my reasons as well, plus I simply did not like the interior, and if that is what I'm looking at 100% of the time I'm driving the car... well.... ;)
This.I seriously wonder what was going though the engineers heads when they said “ hey let’s completely redesign this car with an awesome chassis and make it look exactly like the previous model. Hey we can also make sure to keep the high wheel arches to insure visibly is crap.”
I really wish they would have made a better car. Without competition there is no incentive to innovate.
... of course I've never driven a mean aggressive looking ZL1 for a week to see what reactions would be like (my buddy who has one certainly doesn't allude to this happening in his), but in my VB GT I get a honk, thumbs up or - sometimes dangerous - head turn by almost all ages, demographics and genders 75% of the time I take the car out. This car gets a lot of looks.I agree. I have always been a classic Muscle Car/ Pony Car guy and the interior of the Mustang gives me that vibe I love. The Camaro's is cool looking but dark like a cave.
This.
How many iterations of the '69 are needed, when the '70-'73 is by far the best of the lot. If they wanted to go retro, it should have been a modern version of the big mouth.
People noticed my 2018 GT and would comment on it at gas stations or occasionally in a parking lot as they walked by, and it would get looks on the road. But, I never once saw anyone take a picture of it, either out in the wild while driving, or at car meets. It was a good looking car, but a dime a dozen.... of course I've never driven a mean aggressive looking ZL1 for a week to see what reactions would be like (my buddy who has one certainly doesn't allude to this happening in his), but in my VB GT I get a honk, thumbs up or - sometimes dangerous - head turn by almost all ages, demographics and genders 75% of the time I take the car out. This car gets a lot of looks.
... then I wonder if those who are taking pictures KNOW it is a ZL1 (rarer) and are enthusiasts.People noticed my 2018 GT and would comment on it at gas stations or occasionally in a parking lot as they walked by, and it would get looks on the road. But, I never once saw anyone take a picture of it, either out in the wild while driving, or at car meets. It was a good looking car, but a dime a dozen.
My '21 ZL1...same looks on the street and parking lots, the difference is I've seen a number of people pull their phone out to take pics - on the street, in parking lots, even a mom in a minivan once did a double take, grabbed her phone, and took a pic while at a stop light. A few weeks ago leaving my gym, I was walking up to it while a guy was checking it out and he asked me if he could take a picture of it.
Cars and Coffee or other car meets, same story, strangers taking pictures. Multiple times I've seen people gather around it waiting for the owner to come back to ask me about it.
It seems people either know, or sense by the styling, that it is not a typical car.
That was a shocking experience for me. I thought it was going to be similar to my 2010 Camaro SS, but this is on a whole new level of looks, comments, waves, etc.... of course I've never driven a mean aggressive looking ZL1 for a week to see what reactions would be like (my buddy who has one certainly doesn't allude to this happening in his), but in my VB GT I get a honk, thumbs up or - sometimes dangerous - head turn by almost all ages, demographics and genders 75% of the time I take the car out. This car gets a lot of looks.