Page 191 - Wayne Carini's Guide to Affordable Classics

1992 would be the last year for the third generation Camaro.
THE DRIVE
Looking back 30 years from today’s “turret top” Camaro and you can see where the trend started. With its low seating position, steeply raked windshield, high beltline and thick B-pillars, visibility in the third generation Camaro comes at a premium. The other downside from inside the cockpit were the seats, which were universally panned, though an uplevel seat option later in the lifecycle offered more comfortable support. Perhaps because the driver is surrounded by so much glass and sheet metal, the car
Some reviewers bemoaned Camaro seat comfort. These are from a 1989 RS coupe.
feels larger than its dimensions would suggest, as noted by Car and Driver in its 1986 comparo with the Mustang: “The only drawback to zigging and zagging in the IROC-Z – aside from its lousy seats – is the car’s size. On very tight roads the IROC seems a good two feet wider than it really is.”
Adding to the quirkiness of the interior and its overall packaging is the horizontal instrument panel that sits below a long shelf stretching out from the base of the windshield. A full complement
Chevrolet Camaro 3rd Generation
Camaro fans regard the IROC-Z as the most collectable of the third generation cars.
Wayne Carini  Affordable Classics  189