The cancelled Camaro is back.

[DeluxeStang]

If you search for 2025 Camaro there lots of replies now.

It’s difficult to know the actual future. Some say GM says no more EVs, while others claim GM is going all out EVs. Even suggesting the Camaro will become an electric SUV. Who the hell knows.

Oh dear... they got him fellas. For those who don't know, this is a very common trend. People create an AI image of a new car, or find an interesting rendering and say NEW CAMARO 2026 THE SECRETS BIG AUTO DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW!!

Unless it comes from the brand's official page, or is info from a reputable media outlet, then you have to assume it's BS. It's not different that me finding a rendering for the next gen mustang and making a video on it saying THIS IS IT!

No harm, no foul, we all learn as we go. Just in the future, realize these people are trying to trick you for views.

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[DeluxeStang]

There won't be a new Camaro for years. GM stated it will come back at some point in the future, but they definitely won't ramp up production of Gen 6 again, the factory stopped producing them in January and should already be assembling other things now.

There actually was a Gen 6 Z/28 in development and you can still find the pictures when the prototypes were spotted, but they cancelled the development.

The next Camaro will be an EV, but believable sources claim that it's still in a very early project stage so it might not release until at least 2027/2028.

Apparently it's gonna be a more affordable coupe that prioritizes styling and driving dynamics over outright speed. Hot take, I really like this idea. I know some see it as our duty as enthusiasts to despise all things EV. Personally, I love interesting cars regardless of what powers them. As Ford offers more mustang models, I'm not opposed to the idea of Ford making a smaller mustang based on Ford's affordable EV platform to appeal to younger buyers.

 

[Magic88]

Apparently it's gonna be a more affordable coupe that prioritizes styling and driving dynamics over outright speed. Hot take, I really like this idea. I know some see it as our duty as enthusiasts to despise all things EV. Personally, I love interesting cars regardless of what powers them. As Ford offers more mustang models, I'm not opposed to the idea of Ford making a smaller mustang based on Ford's affordable EV platform to appeal to younger buyers.

Something like this? I can see the youngings still living in mom and dad's basement, jumping all over this!

 

[JAM486HP]

Something like this? I can see the youngings still living in mom and dad's basement, jumping all over this!

Man I wish Ford would bring back the chrome trunk luggage rack, instead of a spoiler

 

[Ace]

Apparently it's gonna be a more affordable coupe that prioritizes styling and driving dynamics over outright speed. Hot take, I really like this idea. I know some see it as our duty as enthusiasts to despise all things EV. Personally, I love interesting cars regardless of what powers them. As Ford offers more mustang models, I'm not opposed to the idea of Ford making a smaller mustang based on Ford's affordable EV platform to appeal to younger buyers.

I totally get Chevy if they do this. The Camaro6 tried too much to be a sportscar, it was very successfull as a performance vehicle in comparisons and track tests, but as sales show buyers don't really care about that if you have to cut usabitlity for it. And at the same time the Camaro cut into their own C7 Corvette sales.

Now they have the very successful C8 and when looking at the competition the starting price is still great if you're looking for a sportcars. If you look at the Mustang prices I highly doubt they could undercut the Camaro7 prices way below the Corvette prices if they go for performance first again. Going back to more of a pony car, being affordable for younger people, having good space for daily driving but enough power to have fun accelerating, sounds like the right call.

 

[Radiant]

Apparently it's gonna be a more affordable coupe that prioritizes styling and driving dynamics over outright speed. Hot take, I really like this idea. I know some see it as our duty as enthusiasts to despise all things EV. Personally, I love interesting cars regardless of what powers them. As Ford offers more mustang models, I'm not opposed to the idea of Ford making a smaller mustang based on Ford's affordable EV platform to appeal to younger buyers.

The Mustang has always been a mass-market car, going all the way back to the 1965's automatic transmission and Thriftpower engines. Any powertrain that can deliver good torque can power a pony.

My "line in the sand" is simple: body style. If you want to call it a pony car, it needs to be a car. Take a Porsche Taycan, Lucid Air, or BMW i4 and slap on sequential turn signals and it's still a better "Mustang" than a Coyote-powered SUV.

 

[OppoLock]

Apparently it's gonna be a more affordable coupe that prioritizes styling and driving dynamics over outright speed. Hot take, I really like this idea. I know some see it as our duty as enthusiasts to despise all things EV. Personally, I love interesting cars regardless of what powers them. As Ford offers more mustang models, I'm not opposed to the idea of Ford making a smaller mustang based on Ford's affordable EV platform to appeal to younger buyers.

The Mustang has always been a mass-market car, going all the way back to the 1965's automatic transmission and Thriftpower engines. Any powertrain that can deliver good torque can power a pony.

My "line in the sand" is simple: body style. If you want to call it a pony car, it needs to be a car. Take a Porsche Taycan, Lucid Air, or BMW i4 and slap on sequential turn signals and it's still a better "Mustang" than a Coyote-powered SUV.

I'll be the ICE Scrooge here to rant about EV nameplate revitalization. There's a fundamental set of flaws with EVs that will likely point to a bastardized version of the Camaro, or any legacy nameplate getting an electric makeover, assuming the plan is to roll something out in the near set of years:

1) massive weight gain inherent to EV powertrains and their tungsten-dense battery packs

- it trivializes the benefits to create a smaller wheelbase vehicle when you have the equivalent to a cruise-anchor ballast strapped to the bottom of your car. Think about the majority of performance EVs on the market; they're large, lumbering beasts constrained by the need for fat batteries to hit range and power targets.​

2) lack of powertrain character diversity

- the only thing separating EV driving experiences right now are gimmicks: the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is the best example of this progression. Fake gearing, on-the-fly AWD/RWD "drift" modes, synthesized, reactive soundtracks... without these gimmicks, hammering it in a Camaro will be a similar experience in your neighbor's BMW or Kia EV.​

3) the need to be profitable to recoup higher development costs

- tacking onto point #1, the other thing shaping the prominent uniformity of EV models is the need to appeal to a wide demographic to recoup early-phase technology and its associated R&D costs. That means egg-shaped, cabin-space-efficient liftback sedans and/or nominally-sized (ie fat and spacious) CUV/SUVs.​

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There's very little hope for an EV Camaro that will pay respects to the nameplate in the way we're hoping to see fit. Not with the current state of battery technology and the cost of development. Why would anyone want a performance EV in a small, compromised, sports-car-ish sized package that will still ultimately weigh multiple literal tons, get the same or worse range, and have a similar driving experience, to something with the size, shape, and practicality of something like a Kia EV6 GT or Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. Or anything along those lines.

The only way this makes sense is if GM morphs the Camaro into something far more practical than its outgoing 6th generation.

Maybe down the road. Toyota made recent statements about their progress toward solid state batteries. Half the weight, basically double the range. That will open up all types of packaging options.

But I'd remain indifferent for the current period.

 

[Radiant]

I'll be the ICE Scrooge here to rant about EV nameplate revitalization. There's a fundamental set of flaws with EVs that will likely point to a bastardized version of the Camaro, or any legacy nameplate getting an electric makeover, assuming the plan is to roll something out in the near set of years:

The battery technology isn't there, I agree. A mass-market EV sports car needs a shared platform with high volume to offset the costs.

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