Battle of Chevy Camaro Successors: 2025 Chevelle and Malibu Coupe Duke It Out in CGI

But that doesn't mean it should rest on its laurels. In fact, Toyota will continue to push the barrage of new model introductions, first-ever launches, and redesigns plus special editions in a bid to reduce the difference while Ford is pushing in 2024 some significant assets like the redesigned 2024 F-150 series and the unsurprisingly great-selling Maverick unibody compact pickup truck.

Meanwhile, GM has lost another asset – Chevrolet stopped production of the sixth generation Camaro in December, and there's no immediate successor planned for the iconic nameplate. As such, Chevy is left with just two passenger cars in production – the mega-affordable $25k Malibu mid-size sedan and the continuously-more-expensive $68k+ C8 Corvette that also reaches over $100k when selecting the all-new E-Ray ($105k) and Z06 ($113k).

No worries, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators is always eager to help when the OEMs fail to deliver. Knowing that the rumor mill wants to see a tenth-generation Malibu come out to party with the all-new and hybrid-exclusive 2025 Toyota Camry, the good folks over at the JOVCARS channel on YouTube decided to jump the virtual gun and present their resident pixel master's take on the matter.

Even better, they are not sharing the design of the upcoming four-door sedan but rather their vision of a potential two-door derivative that would sit above the Malibu saloon in the performance corner without infringing on the C8 territory. Of course, in keeping with the Chevy tradition, the hypothetical styling is not necessarily straying far from the Camaro design. On the contrary, a second variant proposes an entirely different approach.

So, which is your choice? If you don't like any of them, again, no worries because the peeps over at TalkWheels have their CGI expert rooting for a return of the fabled Chevelle to take over. Their unofficial take on the matter is just as edgy as the defunct Camaro but does come with a few updates to make it contemporary – such as the rear LED strip plastered across the entire vehicle width.

Luckily – or unfortunately, depending on your POV – none of these ideas are official, so do take them with a pinch of salt until Chevrolet reveals what it aims to do with the passenger car side of its business equation. However, we feel they will drag their feet as much as possible because they seem to like that people have embraced the mid-size C8 no matter how expensive it gets. So, they might be more interested in bringing to market the ZR1, for example.