The fourth-generation Camaro’s looks were always somewhat polarizing. For the first time ever, GM used sheet molded compound (SMC) panels for the Camaro’s fenders, doors, roof, and rear hatch. Similar to fiberglass, the molded SMC panels saved weight and gave the 1993 Camaro its unique rounded shape, which some enthusiasts criticized as bulbous and plasticky versus the clean, angular lines of the third-gen cars.
But nothing would prepare fans for 1998’s mid-cycle refresh, which introduced a hideous new front clip that earned it the nickname “catfish” Camaro. And looking at photos, it’s easy to see why — the oversize radiator grill and rounded flush headlamps really do resemble the bottom-feeding lake dweller. To be fair, many cars of this era are guilty of shapeless styling that looks as if were left in the sun too long and melted. But what the 1998 refresh lacked in looks, it made up in horsepower. A new LS1 aluminum V8 was brought onboard that churned out 305 horsepower, reducing its zero to 60 mph time to 5.2 seconds.
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