View Poll Results: Which wheels would you like to see on the new Camaro?
the factory base model wheels
6
7.41%
the SS wheels
29
35.80%
18" or larger aftermarket wheels
29
35.80%
15-17" aftermarket wheels
17
20.99%
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Wheel Options for the 2010 Camaro
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Wheel Options for the 2010 Camaro Is anybody else sick of these huge wheels car companies are putting out? The problem is they've also increased the size of the wheel wells. I was wondering what the new Camaro would look like with 15-17" rims instead of the giganto's that it and every other car has these days. So if you had the choice would you go with:
a) the factory base model wheels
b) the SS wheels
c) 18" or larger aftermarket wheels
d) 15-17" aftermarket wheels
a) the factory base model wheels
b) the SS wheels
c) 18" or larger aftermarket wheels
d) 15-17" aftermarket wheels
Difference between the Camaro and a C6/Viper, is the Camaro isn't a sports car, those are. Sports cars generally look really nice with big expensive wheels, F-bodies look good with a few wheels, and generally the bigger ones are a bit much.
Then again, I've seen a few angles where the big wheels look nice.
My opinion anyway.
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Is anybody else sick of these huge wheels car companies are putting out? The problem is they've also increased the size of the wheel wells. I was wondering what the new Camaro would look like with 15-17" rims instead of the gigante's that it and every other car has these days. So if you had the choice would you go with:
a) the factory base model wheels
b) the SS wheels
c) 18" or larger aftermarket wheels
d) 15-17" aftermarket wheels
a) the factory base model wheels
b) the SS wheels
c) 18" or larger aftermarket wheels
d) 15-17" aftermarket wheels
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I thought I would comment since I was thinking this exact same thing today. Here is the problem for me: the large wheels (18”-20”) look best on the new camaro because the design is proportioned with large wheels in mind. However I defiantly prefer small (15”-17”) wheels because they offer overall better performance and the tires are far more inexpensive to replace. Just my thoughts.
I thought I would comment since I was thinking this exact same thing today. Here is the problem for me: the large wheels (18”-20”) look best on the new camaro because the design is proportioned with large wheels in mind. However I defiantly prefer small (15”-17”) wheels because they offer overall better performance and the tires are far more inexpensive to replace. Just my thoughts.
Remeber the C4 it pushed the limits of factory wheels and brought out larger tire sizes. Gm is just keeping up the trend and keeping the tire companies happy! The wheel weels are much larger so I don't think any 15-17 wheel would look as good on this car as much as they would on a 3rd/4th gen.
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The new Camaro was designed for larger wheels. I prefer 16"-18" wheels for cars, but they would look too small on the new Camaro. To keep the porportions correct on the new Camaro it needs 19" or 20" wheels. However I think anything larger than 20" wheels will look too big on the new Camaro.
From http://dictionary.reference.com/
sports car
–noun
a small, high-powered automobile with long, low lines, usually seating two persons.
*This car has a rear seat, making it a pony car.
*It's not small, the doors alone are ******* huge.
*Low lines? The 4th gens are ******* sky jacked.
*May be high powered but they always weighed a lot
*Sports cars are usually aerodynamic, look at the front of the new 5th gen, that's not a smooth aerodynamic front end.
Out of all the Camaro's the LS1's looked the sportiest and I still couldn't quite consider them sports car.
Maybe I'm just picky?
sports car
–noun
a small, high-powered automobile with long, low lines, usually seating two persons.
*This car has a rear seat, making it a pony car.
*It's not small, the doors alone are ******* huge.
*Low lines? The 4th gens are ******* sky jacked.
*May be high powered but they always weighed a lot
*Sports cars are usually aerodynamic, look at the front of the new 5th gen, that's not a smooth aerodynamic front end.
Out of all the Camaro's the LS1's looked the sportiest and I still couldn't quite consider them sports car.
Maybe I'm just picky?
Exactly,
Call up your insurance company and tell them not to categorize a camaro under sports car. There are different levels of sports cars, some of it is subjective, yet its in the name.
Sports car by name is a car built for sports...... Motorsports. Mustangs, Camaros, Corvettes, GTO.
Call up your insurance company and tell them not to categorize a camaro under sports car. There are different levels of sports cars, some of it is subjective, yet its in the name.
Sports car by name is a car built for sports...... Motorsports. Mustangs, Camaros, Corvettes, GTO.
Okay. So, I'm wrong. Still doesn't look like something one would call a sports car.
"Hey Joey, that new Camaro sure is a swell sports car." Doesn't sound like something we'd hear in everyday convo, you know?
"Hey Joey, that new Camaro sure is a swell sports car." Doesn't sound like something we'd hear in everyday convo, you know?
Okay. So, I'm wrong. Still doesn't look like something one would call a sports car.
"Hey Joey, that new Camaro sure is a swell sports car." Doesn't sound like something we'd hear in everyday convo, you know?
"Hey Joey, that new Camaro sure is a swell sports car." Doesn't sound like something we'd hear in everyday convo, you know?