Here’s How The 2014 Camaro’s Rear Lights Look… In The Dark
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Undoubtedly one of the more controversial updates to the freshened exterior design of the 2014 Camaro and Camaro Z/28 is the rear tail lamps. Gone are the two-element units and their intricate appearance of depth and texture; in their place are a pair of LED-based horizontal units that remind us of the first-gen Camaro.
The lights, arguably, look better in the dark than during the day… but that’s rather subjective. That’s why we’d like to know what you think of the revised tail lamp design. Talk to us in the comments.
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With a little modifications they could had made them into lighted bow ties.
A little Dodge-esque, no?
I like them.
The wait is over. I have seen the 2014 Camaro and with those taillights, I don’t think I will be trading my 2012 for this. Guess I will have to wait for the next upgrade.
So much to do over something that will be forgotten in 6 months.
Same here. I don’t see why everyone is raging about taillights. It’s not like GM punched your mother and called her ugly, it’s a friggin’ tail light.
I think it’s a nice little update, refreshing to see GM actually give a real refresh.
Sorry Chevrolet, but at this point in the game with the two top American contenders just refreshed, The Mustang comes off the better looking of the two.
The taillights are OK I guess. They are less noticeable than the previous ones. Creates a ho-hum look to the rear end. But they are reminiscant of the original Camaro and the 66 Impala.
I just spent 5 minutes comparing 2013 and 2014 rear. I may be in the minority but I prefer 2014. I think it’s simpler/more functional/stronger. I predict there’s a lot of advocates who simply like the retro two light look. However I don’t feel that way at all. I also predict it’s safer at night (two small lights vs one large led based light). Curious if any engineers would agree with me.
This is what to expect when it comes to performance cars.
Generally when they come out 50% love the changes 50% hate them and 6 months from now 80% of the haters no longer have an issue.
We see this with the Corvette every change. Just look as the Bi%Ching that went on over the pop up head lights being deleted and now few even mention it.
The fact is a lot goes into building a car and they know they will never make everyone happy. They shoot for half upfront and earn most of the rest in time.
Next up on the complaint list will be the 2014 Mustang. Many will belly ache over the loss of the retro styling. Other will micro complain other points but in the end it will continue to sell. Watch for this to repeat with the new 2016 Camaro.
Now you know why Automakers mostly have grey hair.
Lame. Reminds me of some sort of evil robot.
Tail lights look okay until you turn them on at night and see those yellow polka dots around the perimeter.
Wow GM/Chevrolet screwed up. This is what you get when you have people who are not engineers or car people running the show. They are worse than the bean counters. Those lights look good, BUT they should be jazzed up and on the new vette and the vette lights should be on the new camaro. Good going GM. Aagin you screwed up. Get the donkeys out of GM and let engineers and car people make the big decisions.
I think Al Oppenheiser, Cheryl Pilcher, Scott Settlemire, John Fitzpatrick and Mark Ruess would like to challenge that statement.
If you do not have any idea who these folks are and just what they do and have done for the Camaro then you truly are clueless my friend.
Hint these are the folks who call the shots and are all real car people not Donkeys or Bean counters. Yes they make the big decisions no matter if your subjective taste like it or not. .
Trust me you will not find a better core group of car enthusiast calling the shots here out side Bob Lutz. Funny but they put in their places buy Bob accept for Scott who over saw the F body program for years before. He goes by the Fbodfather on the web for a good reason.
To be honest these folks names above are pretty much responsible for you having a Camaro in the first place. People like Scott and the others never let GM go after they killed the 4th gen and they push and push till They got help from Lutz and others to bring it back.
You nailed it buddy! You totally nailed it! As soon as I read your idea, I visualized the two cars swapping rear lights and it made them both a lot more attractive..the lights on the 2014 Corvette would slot perfectly on the new Camaro, and the lights from the 2014 Camaro would look..mmmmm..okay on a Corvette..just okay..
I have no problem with these new tail lights. They remind me of transition from 70-73 to 74-77
At least these new taillights should quiet down the controversy about the similarity between the Camaro”s and Corvette’s.
I truly LOVE my 2013 Camaro!!! The update is here and it is beautiful….but, I prefer the look of the 2013….right now. Maybe the update will grow on us. Seriously, it really is fabulous…….You out did yourselves on the 5th Gen………hard to compete with perfection!! Keep up the great work!!! 🙂
I personally love this Camaro especially the Z/28. I think these taillights now make the whole Chevrolet lineup mesh much better. The Camaro lights have a similar design element IMO to the SS Sedan, Stinray, Impala, and Cruze. Which I know is crazy to say but somehow to me atleast this makes most of the lineup flow much more cohesively. But it also resembles the rear of the 1st Gen which makes it even better.
The tail lights look like a Honda or Acura. They cheapen the appearance and are shameful.
Agreed. All bad @ss Camaro from the front and ugly Prelude from the rear. Change the name to Premaro. No amount of time will make me say this ugly baby is nice. Bet the 2013 owners are ecstatic since their used cars will be more sought after.
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Overall I like the updates on the 2014 Camaro. The tail lights are kinda boring. I think since the are kinda 3D looking they should have given them more depth with the black like the 2013 Mustang tail lights. I’m not a Ford guy, but the 2013 Mustang tail lights are some of the best or the best looking tail lights out there.
These new tail lights look much better than the current ones, which look cheap up close.