Dyer Defends The Camaro In Times Of Backlash

It’s a curious habit of our culture: Once anything attains widespread popularity, there comes an inevitable backlash of criticism and negativity. Maybe that’s why Dave Chappelle became a comedy fugitive — he felt the onslaught of “Dave Chappelle isn’t that funny” comments on their way. Sometimes, the hate brigade has a valid argument, but oftentimes consensus opinion seems to do a 180 for no discernible reason. Which brings me to the Chevrolet Camaro.

When the Camaro first rolled out last spring, it was hailed a performance bargain. Barely a few months later, everyone seemed to think the Camaro SS inferior to the Mustang GT — a car with a solid rear axle and a 4.6-liter V-8 that barely puts out more power than the Camaro offers with its base V-6. The following two quotes are representative of the general sea change in journalists’ opinion of the Camaro...


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