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I think with all 3 of these cars many assumptions are being made as far as what has made them a success. I think too much credit is being given to "retro" styling, the Camaro was always the least retro of the 3 and with the 2014 model year changes it moved even further away from "retro" and yet thus far this is the 5th generations best year yet. At its current pace it is looking to get really close to 100,000 sales mark (though likely to hit about 90,000 going through the slower months).
Honestly I feel that "retro" has very limited success/market appeal as you have a group of people who want it and being older has the income at launch. The retro sales have shown to in many cases exhaust themselves after roughly 2 years of a vehicle being on market. After that vehicles have to sell on their own merits, that is what the 2014 has more of that the 2010 model year didn't have as much. For those who retro doesn't have as great of an appeal the 2014 has a much better exterior design front and back. The interior still needs a good deal of work however it gets the job done (really the drawback here is the materials). The 1LE package is another part of what really sets the Camaro apart from its competitors (the Mustang and Challenger) and with the design enhancements of 2014 looks even more killer. What really kept the Camaro afloat in model year 3 and model year 4 were new packages as well as improvements. For example the 2012 model year got the LFX V-6 engine and things like the ZL1 came out then the 1LE and now we have the Z/28 Camaro. Also a rebounding US car market had the impact of lifting all boats, I feel without that the 2012 and 2013 model years would have dipped down a bit.
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