I wonder what the big dark area between the speedo/tach pods is for?

 

Sunglasses holder?

 

Wow......just wow.....cabin fever has got to a bunch of you..well, me too.....BUT, let's ALL please remember Scott's rants about the lack of decorum on the web these days and let's talk as if we're all sitting around the table and debating like adults. We'd all be friends in the real world, so why not here?

That being said !@#$%^&* you all!!........................................(just kiddin')

I'm personally on the fence as far as the interior goes......one one hand, I love the interior in my '69, console guages and all......but that being said, the pictures leaving me thinking, "been there, done that".....but I do understand the want and need to make the Camaro interior as "Camaro" as the exterior.

Personally, I strongly favor "function" over "style"...I want to keep accurate tabs on all vital functions......not over the top styling with hard to read, inaccurate, poorly calibrated guages. I've had cars with and without HUD....and while it's a nice addition, I still want to look at a guage....one that's in the right location and is quickly and easily read.

I'd venture to guess that all of us on this enthusiast's site are gadget freaks and want as many guages, *****, etc....to use and 'play' with as possible. We want HUD, NAV (well, not me so much), Big @$$ stereos', memory seats, dual climate HVAC, etc......

While some here complain about the "retro" exterior (not, me I think it's very 21st century)...and now are even more upset about a "retro" interior......but like I said, I consider the exterior, while certianly "heritage inspired", Tom Peters and crew have injected it with a strong dose of Cadillac's Arts and Science"....which I'm in love with.

What I had 'hoped' to see in the interior, was something along those same lines, very modern, very functionl, but still invoking the Camaro DNA (I know some of you hate that moniker, but you know what I mean).

What I don't like about what I've seen (even though I know it ain't finished, blah, blah, blah...) are the main dash 'pods' with what appear to be black faced (hard to read) guages set deeeep into the pods...with some sort of halo lighting (making them even harder to read)...that's kinda corny....certianly doesn't add function over style in my book.

I also don't like the buldging center area with the huge air vents (with offset adjusters no less?!?)...and the seemingly lack of techo gadgetry....IOW, it's too simple, (if that makes any sense).

I'm not a huge fan of the console guages, even though I certianly am used to them...I'd prefer them in my straight ahead line of sight.

The large flat dash area also seems to ignore the passenger all together.....no cozy feeling in the "Oh Sh*t" seat...not even an "Oh Sh*t" handle to grab hold of.

The steering wheel looks clumbsy and thick.....I'd prefer something more Corvette-ish / race inspired. Thick, leather wrapped rim a must.

IF the glossy, painted door and dash band are to be body color, then that's OK by me.

I trust that the ergonomics are to be world class though....don't screw that up in a car like this!

The seats need to be at least as good as the Corvette's...don't want or need memory functions, but good adjustments and a seating position that doesn't feel like I'm driving a Buick or sitting at a table are also a must. Materials need to be durable to say the least. Anything more than that is for the aftemarket....

So there.....my $0.02 worth....worth only what you paid for it

 

It should be where the console guages are! If it's a DIC that echos the information on the console guages, then what is the point of the console guages. If it echos information less useful than the console guages (like gas milage), then it's even weaker.

Since there's no obvious odometer in the speedomter/tach, that will probably live in teh DIC, which is pretty common. Maybe if we're lucky we'll get door ajar indicators like the old GPs had. That is sure some swell information to have front and center and matters more to me than my oil pressure....

 

That's where the gauges go if you don't opt for the console gauges.

 

Still hate it.

Still has a wierd dash, still has too many different shapes and styles.

 

Bite your tongue! Especially the "big" stereo, memory this and that, dual climate whatever, NAV. Barf!

Make em optional, please.

 

I am guessing... DIC????

 

I think some of you would be surprised to see just HOW passionate our SSR enthusiasts are...........

I've been to some of their shows -- and I'm blown away.

 

i didnt like the original concepts interior much, but the same interior looked a TON better in the convertible.. i think color makes a huge difference on this interior design, and the color we have seen in the spy shots is not flattering.

I dont love or hate the guage pod, i dont love or hate the console guages.. i dont see the point of a torque guage, but it wouldnt bother me if there was one.. basically this interior has grown on me from the point where i initially didnt like it, and now i dont mind it.. i would prefer something else, but what we see isnt so bad as to make me hate it

 

Reminds me of the gauge cluster on my wife's GXP. In between the Speedo and tach there is a dark well that contains all the dummy lights. Seatbelt, turn indicators, check engine etc...

 

I want to get my hands on the person who took these pictures.

Firing isn't enough.

I will say after monitoring about a dozen sites that most people are liking this interior. Not all. But more than the first leak. And I suspect that 90%+ of our enthusiasts will like this interior 6 months after the car is on the road. For those who are not enthusiasts? I suspect they'd shake their heads in disbelief if they saw some of the stuff on this thread.

I go back to the first leak -- the silver clown-suited coupe in December of 2005..........where everyone went hysterical that the car was devil's spawn.

Funny thing happened on January 9, 2006..........people went nutz over the real thing -- I thought people would learn from this.

So -- the moral of the story?

Go ahead and get it out of your system. Rave all you want on this thread...........

.......... I submit to you that most will love the car.

And Charlie?

This is only the 5th time I've said this to a prospective customer in 35 years:

Please -- I'm begging you: DO NOT BUY A NEW CAMARO.

I'm sorry -- but you are not a Camaro Enthusiast based on anything I've ever seen - and I'm not the only one that feels that way.-- protest as much as you wish -- but your posts over the past several years tell me that you have lots to say -- but when anyone disagrees with you -- they're wrong.....including the very people who listen to customers.

Physician: Heal thyself! (from a myopic view of the world.....)

Sorry -- but I've put up with enough insults over the past 10 years.

To the rest of you -- my apologies....I'm the one that says "we need to be friends" -- and so I'm sorry you had to witness this.

 

No apologies necessary. We're the ones who should be apologizing. GM's going WAY out on a limb for this car. It flys in the face of current 'political correctness'. It's wild, untamed, intimidating and brutally powerful. And it will be a tremendous gift to us fans. Thank You Chevrolet!

 

nice very nice

I'm liking it, at first I hated it, the whole damn car, heck I even made a thread asking Scott to go to unemployment... , but a couple of years later, mmmm even the wife approves of it. I'm ready to buy, ready...

 

Another torque gauge?




















Just kidding!
I also feel this gauge is a bit gimmicky, but I'm still planning to buy as of right now. I'll reserve my final judgment on the interior when I finally sit in a production car.

On another note the Bumblebee car got a great reception this weekend at the Houston show. I was up there for about 3 hours and there was constantly a big crowd around the car with people salivating over it.