A good point with the trunk... it may look awkward. I think I personally perfer the hatch, but I am not totally opposed to going with a trunk.

I think the rear side glass may make the T-Tops look awkward. That is another part of my concern.

As for the RX-8, I agree... it's C-Pillar is hideous, but I think a lot of that has to do with the suicide doors... I'll throw the 2nd Gen F-Body out as an example of a "roof hoop" design with a trunk that was pulled off pretty cleanly... and I think that can be cleaned up quite a bit more today.

Excellent!!! Looking forward to it! I hope you give us something new and fresh to chew on!

 

I think it's a good looking car, but not as a Camaro. I like it better than the SS, though.

 

That's a great Photochop job....but the more I look at SS and derivitives of it, the less I think Camaro. It's too bulbous. Part of the complaint with the 3rd/4th gens were the proportions, and this car looks a bit too "sloppy" for me, if that makes sense.

 

That makes sense... it kind of falls back on my statement of looking at the SS concept and always finding a bit of something else in there... a lot of different themes 'merged' together into one concept can have a 'sloppy' effect from certain perspectives.

 

I think its safe to say that if GM uses the SS concept for a 5th Gen Camaro base then the style will be very polarizing. I don't like any of the SS concept based designes. None of them say Camaro and the proportions are totally wrong for the car. And I see from looking around here I'm not alone. Its a nice design and the style is certainly aggressive but its not a Camaro.

 

If there's one thing the 5th gen needs less of, it's the bulbous styling.

More sharp creases combined with curves and straight lines can render an aggresive and sporty Camaro that should stay fresh for years to come.

 

I'm with you 100% Darth.

 

Well, it looks better than the plain SS concept did, but it's still pretty damn ugly IMO. It has Camaro touches that I can definitely see, but I don't see myself wanting to buy one of those (like I didn't the 4thgens either) as a Camaro...

 

I actually think it looks pretty good

 

I like it when the tires are wide enough to stick out from the rest of the car, but fenders sticking out of the car with the wide tires looks horrible.

I dont like it, but it beats anything with a giant chrome bar on the grill.

I also think there is too much GTO in that concept.

 

I like the Chevrolet SS and its' derivatives. I think the front end especially is a natural evolution of the Gen4.

In this example I agree the rear window area looks a little large, and I'd like to see the rear wheel bubble follow along the C6 style a little more.

 

I like the muscular wheel arches, very reminiscent of the C3. One thing I liked about the 3rd gen F bods were the subtle but noticeable fender arches that were long gone on F4s. I'm not a huge fan of it either, as it screams SS concept to me.

Even with a ridiculously chopped roof, it screams "2 door sedan" to me, like GTO. Fine for GTO...bad for Camaro.

 

Oddly enough on my drive home I caught myself daydreaming about an evolutionary 5th gen...something that follows the basic formula of the C6 by drawing styling elements from previous generations without being blatantly retro...

Anyhow, I DO NOT like the SS. I was a fan until I saw it in person at the Dallas Auto Show last year. It's extremely disproportionate and the rear end alone makes it look like a life sized Hot Wheels car.

I thought the same thing, but look at the last generation Supra's with the targa off. I think the styling element can work.

 

the lights are way to big...but i guess its ok

 

That's all we need is a Camaro that looks like something like 4th Gens or the SS Concept. The SS Concept was not, is not, and never will be a Camaro no matter what you do it or how you Photo Shop it. If there's more people out there trying to make a Camaro out of that wierd looking thing, just stop. Seriously.