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Although there has been significant commotion going on around the segment, sports cars are not doing great these days in America. Alas, not all hope is lost, as always.
Nobody – except for the peeps tucked neatly inside GM’s corner offices – knows what will happen with the Chevy Camaro after the sixth generation has run its natural course. Over at Stellantis, it has been decided that the 2023MY Challenger and Charger models – complete with seven ‘Last Call’ special series – will represent the last hurrah for the ICE-powered versions.
Alone, Ford Motor Company has decided to soldier on with the ICE pony and muscle car lifestyle via the 2024 Mustang in EcoBoost, Coyote V8, and Dark Horse form. But, overall, the situation looks pretty grim. The third quarter and year-to-date sales reveal that people are still shifting away from the sports car segment, even after all the novelties have arrived on the market, including the all-new 2023 Nissan Z.
So, what can be done? Well, Timothy Adry Emmanuel, the virtual artist better known as adry53customs on social media, together with the good folks over at HotCars have proposed a simple (albeit digital) solution that might help the ailing Chevy Camaro recapture some of the lost glory. And they made it a V8 hybrid. That way, it would be eco and traditional at the same time.
But wait, there is more. And in a follow-up post from the initial video presentation (also embedded second below), the pixel master has explained more of the strategy behind a Camaro V8 Hybrid. In essence, he wanted something that could trump the current Camaro ZL1 1LE flagship in a way no one dared. And that would be to exaggerate the potentially sporty character to the detriment of Chevy’s iconic muscle car cues.
The result is an aggressive one, I’ll give him that, but is that what GM enthusiasts really want from the legendary nameplate?
Alone, Ford Motor Company has decided to soldier on with the ICE pony and muscle car lifestyle via the 2024 Mustang in EcoBoost, Coyote V8, and Dark Horse form. But, overall, the situation looks pretty grim. The third quarter and year-to-date sales reveal that people are still shifting away from the sports car segment, even after all the novelties have arrived on the market, including the all-new 2023 Nissan Z.
So, what can be done? Well, Timothy Adry Emmanuel, the virtual artist better known as adry53customs on social media, together with the good folks over at HotCars have proposed a simple (albeit digital) solution that might help the ailing Chevy Camaro recapture some of the lost glory. And they made it a V8 hybrid. That way, it would be eco and traditional at the same time.
But wait, there is more. And in a follow-up post from the initial video presentation (also embedded second below), the pixel master has explained more of the strategy behind a Camaro V8 Hybrid. In essence, he wanted something that could trump the current Camaro ZL1 1LE flagship in a way no one dared. And that would be to exaggerate the potentially sporty character to the detriment of Chevy’s iconic muscle car cues.
The result is an aggressive one, I’ll give him that, but is that what GM enthusiasts really want from the legendary nameplate?
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