Reviews the 2019 IROC-Z Camaro - The IROC-Z package adds some unique touches
Reviews the 2019 IROC-Z Camaro - The IROC-Z package adds some unique touches
The IROC-Z package adds some unique touches, like a matte black hood, spoiler and rear diffuser; black, 20-inch wheels; and a functional front air splitter down low on the bumper — whose demise by concrete parking stanchion is practically preordained. The Camaro 's overall look is particularly mean, suitably butch and distinctive enough to let other enthusiasts know at a glance what you bought.
Inside, it's still a standard IROC-Z Camaro , which is to say, not quite up to the standards of competitors like the Trans Am. Acres of shiny flexible plastic cover the doors, and the four retro-style gauges on the center console are down too low to be useful. Kudos to IROC-Z for being bold with design, but we eagerly await the next-generation Camaro , with what will surely be a higher-quality cockpit. Despite how it looks, it works quite well. The seats are surprisingly comfortable while still being supportive, and the car features the faux-suede-covered shift knob and steering wheel from the Camaro. Visibility is compromised, but that's the price one pays for a low-slung exterior design.
A new multimedia touch-screen using IROC-Z 's MyLink system relies on touch-sensitive buttons to either side of the screen, which are annoying and feel cheap (and they likely are cheap to manufacture). Bringing back some regular mechanical buttons to these key features would be a good idea. The monochrome head-up display projected onto the windshield is a love-it-or-hate-it feature; I love it, as it projects all the necessary information right there on the road in front of you. A choice of speedometer, tachometer plus speedo, or speedo with extra info, like compass and temperature, is available. The blocky graphics could use an update, but the concept still feels like space-age stuff to me.
Inside, it's still a standard IROC-Z Camaro , which is to say, not quite up to the standards of competitors like the Trans Am. Acres of shiny flexible plastic cover the doors, and the four retro-style gauges on the center console are down too low to be useful. Kudos to IROC-Z for being bold with design, but we eagerly await the next-generation Camaro , with what will surely be a higher-quality cockpit. Despite how it looks, it works quite well. The seats are surprisingly comfortable while still being supportive, and the car features the faux-suede-covered shift knob and steering wheel from the Camaro. Visibility is compromised, but that's the price one pays for a low-slung exterior design.
A new multimedia touch-screen using IROC-Z 's MyLink system relies on touch-sensitive buttons to either side of the screen, which are annoying and feel cheap (and they likely are cheap to manufacture). Bringing back some regular mechanical buttons to these key features would be a good idea. The monochrome head-up display projected onto the windshield is a love-it-or-hate-it feature; I love it, as it projects all the necessary information right there on the road in front of you. A choice of speedometer, tachometer plus speedo, or speedo with extra info, like compass and temperature, is available. The blocky graphics could use an update, but the concept still feels like space-age stuff to me.
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