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Here’s something you wouldn’t expect from General Motors. As the Corvette prepares to go mid-engine for the eighth generation, Team Camaro appears to be on the back foot with the Gen Seven. Without further beating around the bush, “the nameplate will likely be shelved once again after 2023.”
Muscle Cars & Trucks relies on “multiple sources within General Motors” for this piece of information, but given the circumstances, we sure hope that Chevrolet won’t pull the plug on the Camaro. The sixth generation launched in 2015 for the 2016 model year, but further back, Chevrolet didn’t have a ‘Maro for a few years between the fourth and fifth generations.
Sales are dwindling for the best-handling pony car, and the golden bowtie took a lot of criticism for the 2019 mid-cycle refresh. Following the re-redesign, Chevrolet has also lowered the starting price of the V8-engined range to $34,995 with the introduction of the LT1 trim level.
The closest in-segment competitors with eight cylinders are the Dodge Challenger R/T (5.7-liter HEMI V8) at $34,295 and Ford Mustang GT Fastback at $35,355 excluding destination charge, which goes to show that Chevrolet could do much better. On the other hand, pricing for the 2.0-liter turbo Camaro starts at $25,500 excluding destination charge and cash allowances, undercutting the EcoBoost-engined ‘Stang.
Like the ATS and CTS, the Camaro rides on the GM Alpha platform for rear- and all-wheel-drive passenger cars. The CT4 and CT5 from Cadillac leveled up to the GM Alpha 2, also known as A2XX within General Motors. Sources told Muscle Cars & Trucks “the Camaro will not transition to the A2XX platform, and 2023 is as far as the vehicle is charted out. Then nothing.”
This report is even more uncanny if you remember that teaser image with electric vehicles from not that long ago. Published in October 2017, the photograph features the Chevrolet Bolt surrounded by lots of EVs, including a Camaro-like electric sports car.
Last, but certainly not least, Chevrolet ran a survey in October 2018 in regard to Camaro hybridization. The 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo and 6.2-liter small-block V8 are up for hybridization while the Tripower turbo four-cylinder from the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 would be introduced as the entry-level option with 310 horsepower from 2.7 liters of displacement.
Muscle Cars & Trucks relies on “multiple sources within General Motors” for this piece of information, but given the circumstances, we sure hope that Chevrolet won’t pull the plug on the Camaro. The sixth generation launched in 2015 for the 2016 model year, but further back, Chevrolet didn’t have a ‘Maro for a few years between the fourth and fifth generations.
Sales are dwindling for the best-handling pony car, and the golden bowtie took a lot of criticism for the 2019 mid-cycle refresh. Following the re-redesign, Chevrolet has also lowered the starting price of the V8-engined range to $34,995 with the introduction of the LT1 trim level.
The closest in-segment competitors with eight cylinders are the Dodge Challenger R/T (5.7-liter HEMI V8) at $34,295 and Ford Mustang GT Fastback at $35,355 excluding destination charge, which goes to show that Chevrolet could do much better. On the other hand, pricing for the 2.0-liter turbo Camaro starts at $25,500 excluding destination charge and cash allowances, undercutting the EcoBoost-engined ‘Stang.
Like the ATS and CTS, the Camaro rides on the GM Alpha platform for rear- and all-wheel-drive passenger cars. The CT4 and CT5 from Cadillac leveled up to the GM Alpha 2, also known as A2XX within General Motors. Sources told Muscle Cars & Trucks “the Camaro will not transition to the A2XX platform, and 2023 is as far as the vehicle is charted out. Then nothing.”
This report is even more uncanny if you remember that teaser image with electric vehicles from not that long ago. Published in October 2017, the photograph features the Chevrolet Bolt surrounded by lots of EVs, including a Camaro-like electric sports car.
Last, but certainly not least, Chevrolet ran a survey in October 2018 in regard to Camaro hybridization. The 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo and 6.2-liter small-block V8 are up for hybridization while the Tripower turbo four-cylinder from the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 would be introduced as the entry-level option with 310 horsepower from 2.7 liters of displacement.
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