So, before purchasing a 6th gen Camaro, a lot of research was done. Many videos. Many articles. The general consensus was that the car was fantastic! Review coming soon by the way. But all of the reviewers complained about one thing; visibility. They said it was impossible to see out of with massive blind spots, tiny windows, and impossible mirrors.

So, how is the visibility on the 6th gen? Well, after driving it for a couple weeks now, I can sum it up in one word; fine. Just fine; it's not the easiest car. I just came from a Mazda MX-5, where I almost always had the top down, and I don't believe any car has better visibility. But the Camaro has excellent ergonomics. Everything has a great degree of adjustability; the seats, the steering wheel, and of course, the mirrors.

Initially, I was worried about visibility quite a bit. The Camaro seemed so perfect, save for that one issue. That is, until my Dad test drove it and I asked him how it was. His response was the same as mine; "fine". It's not bad at all. Just adjust the mirrors, and everything's fine. You might have to keep your head on more of a swivel and pay attention, but this is an American muscle car, not a econo-box. The driver is meant to be focused on the road and love driving. If you don't love driving, you simply haven't driven the new 6th gen Camaro. After we picked up the car and I drove it for the first time, within couple minutes, it was not an issue. The long hood takes some getting used to so that you don't scrape the splitter on a sidewalk when parking, especially the 1LE package, but that's it. There's also a super wide field of view that comes from the back-up camera, so reversing is not an issue.

Eventually, I just assumed I was the only one who could see out of it. That was until I was browsing some Camaro forums and Reddit. The people who owned these cars never complained about it. In fact, most said it was a perfectly fine trade off for the looks of the car. (More on that here.) Either that, or they simply didn't notice any issues. So what is it with automotive journalists hating the visibility? And why don't exotic cars, like Lamborghinis and Ferraris, get talked about on this subject when their visibility is often far worse?

Well, first, a journalist's job is is to cover the pros and cons of one car, and then compare it to another. They only spend mere moments with these cars at press events and tests. To be fair, the visibility isn't the best, but it's easy to pick on and chalk up as a con if you've only been in there for a couple minutes, and have just driven another car seconds ago with better visibility. Journalists will drive the most perfect car and complain about the bolsters in the seats being a touch to tight, and say it has terrible seats. This is both good and bad for consumers. On one hand, the manufacturer will take that small criticism, and attempt to improve their car, moving it ever closer to "perfect". On the other hand, the ever vocal online community will complain and complain even if they've never even driven the car. People in the Camaro-owning community say that people who think that any Camaro with less than 8 cylinders isn't a Camaro haven't ever driven one.

So, if your worried about the whole visibility thing on the 6th gen Camaro, the best thing to do is test drive one. And don't forget to adjust everything first, because this is one amazing car and there's not much I would change!