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Q'smuscle · 09-04-2014, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by CruisingSpeed

Nah my 323 hp v6 is good enough for me!

NOT!!

Hey , I had a 13 v6 and that baby got up and go ! So I have nothing bad to say about it! I just always wanted my SS nothing else!

ssrs2lt · 09-04-2014, 07:47 AM

hey I like em both the same, just like I liked all Camaro generations.. Maybe I need to start my mullet, roll a pack of cig's in my shirt sleave, and bust out the denim jacket..LOL

hunter1660 · 09-04-2014, 07:48 AM

If my dogs face looked like the '14s....I'd shave his butt and make him walk backwards

954camaro · 09-04-2014, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Bad@ssCamaro

Sales #'s don't lie. Sales are up over 9% from the previous year. I've seen more Camaro's this year than last year, and most of them have been the refresh model.

If you compare the first year the 5th gens (2010) came out to the 2014 re design then I guess you could say people liked the new face lift more.

Personally I like the front bumper of the 2014 but I would take a ZL1 bumper over it any day. Then I dislike the tail lights, the trunk (with the spoiler off), the more plastic trim in the back, and I don't like the look of the new halos they put in.
The only thing GM really did good by is adding in that option for recaro seats and getting rid of those ugly steelies.

But once again this is just my opinion on the matter the OP brought up.

chef-beavis · 09-04-2014, 08:15 AM

I like some aspects of the refresh but can't get past the huge license plate hole on the back, which is cheaping out imho. They should have US and European - specific bumper covers, even if it added $200 to every Camaro sold. I also don't care for the drl area on the new SS fascia. I think it looks like a Mustang.

The only other thing I have found interesting is no one seems to remember the uproar in 2009 when they added a bar to the SS lower grille opening for cooling and deviated from the concept. People went on and on about it; some even swapped the v6 facsia on, despite GM stating the SS needed it for cooling. Now that the ZL1 and Z/28 development proved the performance out, everyone has jumped on the bandwagon and praised it for being more aggressive-looking on the 2014. If the new nose was the SS in 2009 we would have had a mutiny!

Like the new ones but you can have my 2013 when I'm dead.

Ides of March · 09-04-2014, 08:27 AM

Hmmmm, well I think the 10-13 lights are kinda Vette rip off's. I like the 14 taillights because the look like the 68/69 camaro. I also never liked the look of the front of the 10-13's either. It looked kinda blah to me. The 14 to me looks mean and curvy and I like it. I love my color BRM which is the coolest color I have seen on the Camaro. And I like the design of the steering wheel better on the 14's rather than the previous one's
So yes I am very happy I have a 14 LS.

dmginc · 09-04-2014, 08:46 AM

i like the 10-13 and i like the 14+...the front on the 14 v6 looks much better then the 10-13 IMHO. i have the non-RS tail lights and i like them, they look a lot like the 69 tail lights. i like the wheels that come on the 14 LS, much nicer then the steel wheels. no regrets at all on buying a 14.

Cyber Gray · 09-04-2014, 08:52 AM

sold my 2010 for the 2014 !!

Both had their highs and lows. Both Carry the Camaro badge and NOTHING ELSE MATTERS... guitar solo

Ides of March · 09-04-2014, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by dmginc

i like the 10-13 and i like the 14+...the front on the 14 v6 looks much better then the 10-13 IMHO. i have the non-RS tail lights and i like them, they look a lot like the 69 tail lights. i like the wheels that come on the 14 LS, much nicer then the steel wheels. no regrets at all on buying a 14.

Yup, I totally agree with you bro.

Q'smuscle · 09-04-2014, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Ides of March

Hmmmm, well I think the 10-13 lights are kinda Vette rip off's. I like the 14 taillights because the look like the 68/69 camaro. I also never liked the look of the front of the 10-13's either. It looked kinda blah to me. The 14 to me looks mean and curvy and I like it. I love my color BRM which is the coolest color I have seen on the Camaro. And I like the design of the steering wheel better on the 14's rather than the previous one's
So yes I am very happy I have a 14 LS.

What? The front is from the 60's that you like the taillights from! I don't get your " blah" unless you don't like the 60's and 70's muscle cars! Plus "Blah" would mean that the 10-13 car blends in and we know it doesn't!

dyn2av8 · 09-04-2014, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by dmginc

i like the 10-13 and i like the 14+...the front on the 14 v6 looks much better then the 10-13 IMHO. i have the non-RS tail lights and i like them, they look a lot like the 69 tail lights. i like the wheels that come on the 14 LS, much nicer then the steel wheels. no regrets at all on buying a 14.

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Originally Posted by Ides of March

Yup, I totally agree with you bro.

+1 Yep, Yep, Yep! ALL Gen 5's are great looking in my book!

Posted these on another thread but here they are again.

NorCalStorm · 09-04-2014, 01:24 PM

I have come to find out why a lot of people don't like the 14 rear until they see it in person! for some reason, in pictures, the rear tail lights look much larger in proportion to the rear of the car. This causes them to look overwhelming and gives the look the tail lights are oddly shaped, much to large for the rear, and don't flow well.

In person, i have found it to be much different, the angles of the tail lights flow perfectly with the lines of the car, and the tail lights are much slimmer and seem to fit snuggly and look like they are proportioned perfectly with the rest of the car!

Manbearpig · 09-04-2014, 01:33 PM

Honestly, if I didn't have a Camaro right now, I'd get a 14 just based on the front. I've seen the rear end in person and it's not that it isn't nice, it just doesn't appeal to me the same as my 13's taillights do. The front is absolutely win though.

We'll see how the 16 goes. I might trade in for an SS if it's good enough.

Q'smuscle · 09-04-2014, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dyn2av8

+1 Yep, Yep, Yep! ALL Gen 5's are great looking in my book!

Posted these on another thread but here they are again.

Sweet ! A muscle front and a sports car front! Even though he was talking bout the v6 version but it's basically the all the same 14 bumper! Just fog light different.

View Poll Results: Do you like the 14 camaro better or 10-13.
I like the 2014 style better	121	48.79%
I think the 2010-13 style looked better	127	51.21%
Voters: 248. You may not vote on this poll

09-04-2014, 07:47 AM	#44
ssrs2lt Drives: too many Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: oh va pa ma tx Posts: 3,046	hey I like em both the same, just like I liked all Camaro generations.. Maybe I need to start my mullet, roll a pack of cig's in my shirt sleave, and bust out the denim jacket..LOL __________________

09-04-2014, 07:48 AM	#45
hunter1660 Drives: 2011ss/rs camaro Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: florida Posts: 1,261	If my dogs face looked like the '14s....I'd shave his butt and make him walk backwards __________________ . OBX LTH,Rotofab,Magnuson Heartbeat.AEM wideband, HP Tuners

09-04-2014, 08:15 AM	#47
chef-beavis Drives: IOM 2013 2SS/RS, Greenie, 06 FXSTBi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Turd Town, WI Posts: 1,585	I like some aspects of the refresh but can't get past the huge license plate hole on the back, which is cheaping out imho. They should have US and European - specific bumper covers, even if it added $200 to every Camaro sold. I also don't care for the drl area on the new SS fascia. I think it looks like a Mustang. The only other thing I have found interesting is no one seems to remember the uproar in 2009 when they added a bar to the SS lower grille opening for cooling and deviated from the concept. People went on and on about it; some even swapped the v6 facsia on, despite GM stating the SS needed it for cooling. Now that the ZL1 and Z/28 development proved the performance out, everyone has jumped on the bandwagon and praised it for being more aggressive-looking on the 2014. If the new nose was the SS in 2009 we would have had a mutiny! Like the new ones but you can have my 2013 when I'm dead. Attached Images

09-04-2014, 08:46 AM	#49
dmginc Drives: In Circles Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,433 View My Garage	i like the 10-13 and i like the 14+...the front on the 14 v6 looks much better then the 10-13 IMHO. i have the non-RS tail lights and i like them, they look a lot like the 69 tail lights. i like the wheels that come on the 14 LS, much nicer then the steel wheels. no regrets at all on buying a 14. __________________ CAI Cold Air Intake, BMR Strut Tower Brace, BMR 1.2" Lowering Springs Gen5DIY Fog Lights, Big Worm Third Brake Light/Side Marker Tint (Charcoal) GTS Tail Light Covers, Purple Under Hood Lighting Magnaflow Resonated X-Pipe w/ Muffler Delete Black Plasti Dipped Wheels, Z/28 Spoiler

09-04-2014, 08:27 AM	#48
Ides of March Drives: 2014 Camaro 2LS Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bensalem Pa Posts: 275	Hmmmm, well I think the 10-13 lights are kinda Vette rip off's. I like the 14 taillights because the look like the 68/69 camaro. I also never liked the look of the front of the 10-13's either. It looked kinda blah to me. The 14 to me looks mean and curvy and I like it. I love my color BRM which is the coolest color I have seen on the Camaro. And I like the design of the steering wheel better on the 14's rather than the previous one's So yes I am very happy I have a 14 LS.

09-04-2014, 08:52 AM	#50
Cyber Gray Wind Rider Drives: ZL1 19 White; Jeep 5.7 GC 15 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Muscat Posts: 2,059 View My Garage	sold my 2010 for the 2014 !! Both had their highs and lows. Both Carry the Camaro badge and NOTHING ELSE MATTERS... guitar solo __________________ Im not Gray any more !!

09-04-2014, 01:24 PM	#54
NorCalStorm Drives: 2014 2LT/RS Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 342	I have come to find out why a lot of people don't like the 14 rear until they see it in person! for some reason, in pictures, the rear tail lights look much larger in proportion to the rear of the car. This causes them to look overwhelming and gives the look the tail lights are oddly shaped, much to large for the rear, and don't flow well. In person, i have found it to be much different, the angles of the tail lights flow perfectly with the lines of the car, and the tail lights are much slimmer and seem to fit snuggly and look like they are proportioned perfectly with the rest of the car!

09-04-2014, 01:33 PM	#55
Manbearpig Engineer of softness-ware Drives: 2013 2LT RS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: SoCal/Chicago Posts: 741	Honestly, if I didn't have a Camaro right now, I'd get a 14 just based on the front. I've seen the rear end in person and it's not that it isn't nice, it just doesn't appeal to me the same as my 13's taillights do. The front is absolutely win though. We'll see how the 16 goes. I might trade in for an SS if it's good enough.