Electric Chevy Camaro May Be In The Works
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General Motors is gearing up to release a bevy of new all-electric vehicles, with 30 new EV models set to launch by 2025. Rumor has it one of those new EV’s may be a battery-powered Chevy Camaro, and now, GM President Mark Reuss is adding fuel to the fire with some recent statements.
GM President Mark Reuss
In an interview with The Fox Garage, Reuss addressed the rumor that GM was working on a new all-electric Chevy Camaro, per a teaser image released last year that appears to show the silhouette of a Chevy Camaro coupe on top of GM’s latest BEV3 EV platform.
Although Reuss declined to “put a year on that” in terms of a timeframe for the release of an all-electric GM sports car, Reuss did indicate that such a thing was well within reach for the automaker in terms of technology and development, addressing the issue by instead talking about the Cadillac Celestiq, the luxury marque’s upcoming all-electric flagship sedan.
GM Authority Cadillac Celestiq rendering
“What we’ve done with those [battery] modules and cells is we’re able to flip those on their sides to get the [hip] point down and to get the roofline down in the car,” Reuss said. “And so that car is a very low-roof car, and that sort of sets up that variant of the Ultium platform.”
“Lots of things being looked at, studied, designed, engineered,” Reuss added. “But I can tell you that the platform is absolutely capable of doing just about everything we want in our portfolio across every segment.”
Although far from specific, the statements certainly leave the possibility of an all-electric sports car (like a Chevy Camaro) wide open.
As GM Authority has covered in the past, the future of the Chevy Camaro nameplate is uncertain, with the current sixth-generation model set to sunset in 2023, or possibly in 2026. Either way, with General Motors aiming for zero tailpipe emissions by 2035, the longterm prospects for the Camaro with internal combustion under the hood is limited, at best.
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I’d take an EV camaro over no camaro at all. just keep the camaro!!!
Id buy a challenger or mustang before buying an electric camaro. The camaro nameplate should die along with its ICE powertrains before going full electric. If EVs are so cool they should generate their own nameplates because I am told how awesome a digital and muted experience is.
nah not me. I disliked mustangs since day 1 and I refuse to add to the challengers hype. Chevy / GM needs performance cars…. badly… if they discontinue the camaro then it will only be the c8, and I won’t go for that.
An electric Camaro is not a Camaro. Will not buy.
If that’s the case then an ls powered Camaro isn’t a Camaro either because they originally came with a gen 1 small block or a Big Block. See how that works?
The beauty of the free market is that they will tell you what you want, not ask you. AND… they’ll stick their finger in your eye and build the damned thing in China to boot.
Nor most people would be able to afford it.
but guess what? the Mustang is going electric too. Information has already released that the S650 Mustang will come in either a coupe or sedan, with 3 powertrains. 2.3L Ecoboost with an added hybrid system, the 5.0L naturally aspirated, and a 3.6L Ecoboost with added hybrid.
So the Camaro is not the only American sports car thats going electric, its everyone. If the world is going all electric, I would rather have an electric Camaro over any other electric car.
Your Mustang will abe all electric in a few short years according to Ford.
I do not see this happening under the Camaro label, an EV Cadillac coupe, maybe? GM would be smarter to develop a real answer to the Tesla Model Y for Chevrolet. The market for that is huge and global…
It’s happening. Denial is not a river in Egypt. They already said ICE engines are over. Not unlike VW and others.
So according to Reuss, “no, we aren’t even considered it because no one will buy a car model that’s supposed to go Wroom wroom,m as an EV, but yeah,It’s plausible. How about some real substance and and point out an EV camaro would be a downgrade, as it would suck @@@ on the racetrack where the two forms of popular racing, 1/4 mile, past 60, EV’s fade fast, and the current camaro SS beat Tesla’s highly specialized and tuned for the Nurburgring model 3. That’s right, specialized and tuned EV got its butt handed to it by your every day common mans muscle car. Why is everyone so horny for EV’s????
It’s not that people are so “horny” for electric. It’s just that you’re just noticing years and years of development finally coming to fruition.
As for the track test, Tesla has almost no sport tuning experience where GM had 50+ years of it. The electric Camaro will likely be fantastic.
The electric Camaro will be a POS just like the Tesla I had. Years of development, major quality control issues persist. An electric car will not consistently turn in good ETs. Battery degradation is real. Piss on BEVs.
Oh Jake, do seek help for your mental lapse… EV’s dominate like priced and modified cars at the drag strip, and I have watched a Porsche Taycan run 10 – 1/4’s in a row within 5 hundredths of each other.
A Tesla Model 3 performance with no mods other than Tires, Alignment and brake pads will eat a ZR1 1LE on most tracks, maybe not the Nurburgring because of the high speeds portions, but just about any track in the USA. Oh, and the 3 is more comfortable and more usable on a daily basis, cheaper, and has far less depreciation.
Tesla does not have a specially modified Model 3 that ran the Nurburgring, but I am sure they will take the new Plaid Model S over there and It will make the Camaro ZL1 1LE look foolish. Thats a premium large sedan that seats 7 and runs 9.23 second 1/4 ‘s HAHA Ya, EV’s are slow in the 1/4… any faster and it has to have a roll bar to run
C/D in the past 2 years did a T-MS and a Taycan Turbo for their Lighting Lap. Both were cooked by the 2nd lap, E/V is a one trick pony show for now but excellent for casual or around city performance.
Interesting, an EV can be a track or street legal and no one would know the difference. Other than tires, what does it take for a modified EV not to be DOT approved? How dangerous will it be to weld in a roll cage with a hundreds of lithium batteries just below the floor?
Bad for the power grid though. Blackouts are on the horizon. I pay for my own gasoline, why don’t you pay for your own electricity? I don’t want to pay for your charging stations. If you want electric then you should pay for all of it.
I’m a big eV proponent Dan, but I agree with you…… Seeing as the silly, trivially avoidable Texas Blackout shows what happens when Idiots are put in charge of a policy….
If that can happen in Texas of all places, I don’t see how they’re avoidable elsewhere.
I’d expect Blackouts everywhere except for Arkansas, Idaho, Wyoming, Florida, Arizona, and Tennessee, and Kentucky.
I also agree that if people want more public charging stations they should pay the freight themselves. I usually charge at home.
those are the only states willing to stand up to EV tyranny and cut their cords.
Dan,
The real blackout is between your two shoulders. lol
The drag strips are boring to me. Whether one is in a ICE or EV. Cool one can go fast for a few seconds in a straight line. Having lived in Germany driving on the autobahn one could get their straight line speed out of their system anytime in an unrestricted zone. The real on is on an actual track like the Nürburgring or road Atlanta.
You sound like you are fully in for the Battery car era. Good for you. People can like what they want. But a Camaro ZL1 is more fun to drive than any EV. As ICE cars have metrics that can’t be measured. I reckon sports cars will die largely if the automotive industry only makes battery pack cars. Not everything is about the numbers mate.
Besides the model 3 has a disgusting user interface. No inspiration but just a giant ipad in the middle. It is similar to modern art and architecture. Soulless and uninspiring. Plenty of people drive muscle cars daily mate.
I am not sure what you are smoking (probably the same stuff as Elon Musk) but a Tesla model 3 as zero chance to beat a ZR1 at any track, not even the Model S can. Take VIR, the ZR1 (2019) ran a 2:39.5, a 2012 ran a 2:50.7. A Porsche Taycan Turbo S ran a 2:55.2 and that is faster than a Tesla both in a straight line and around a track. So no, that is an idiotic fan boy statement that holds zero truth. Yes it will run 0-60 quicker but that is it.
From Car and Driver and this is the faster and more powerful S:
“In a straight-line race, the Porsche Taycan and the Tesla Model S are reasonably close. But introduce VIR’s two dozen corners and the difference between this year’s Taycan Turbo S and the P85D we ran back in 2016 stretches to a 22.2-second gulf, a gap as cataclysmic as the one between a Miata and a Ferrari 430 Scuderia or a Camry and a Charger SRT Hellcat. The Tesla couldn’t survive a quarter-lap before overheating and cutting power, which makes any more detailed comparisons—such as speed through the esses, where the Taycan averages 14.8 mph faster than the Model S—irrelevant.”
Because we don’t buy a car to run at a dragstrip. Stupid analogy
People are horny for EVs mate as most people follow the narrative. The narrative can be for anything as most people love to be spoon fed trends on what to think or believe. There is nothing organic about these new “interest” in EVs. It is government mandated that people accept EVs for the time being until all of the plans fail in the coming decades as power and precious metals aren’t spawned out of no where.
I have no interest in a EV sports car. As a boy and till this day I lust after cars with a soul. I remember all of the cool car posters that I had as a kid. EV’s won’t illicit the same response from the young neutered boys. Even if they were not neutered in this country they still won’t be interested in EVs. Knowing that cool ICE cars exist.
With all of that said. It is very simple to me about the future. I will just not be interested in cars going forward. I will just ride out my ICE vehicle(s) until I die. Which is fine as I will have more money in my pocket. As I won’t be paying for an expensive car. I can focus more on other things I like such as high-end audio, and building my firearms collection.
Sounds like you can’t get out of the past. Or simply refuse to make any effort. Sounds rather soulless that you refuse to try anything new.
Sounds like he’s keeping himself traditional. Nothing wrong with that. I refuse to buy a EV sports car, that’s me. I’m all about ICE cars and my right to repair my car.
1970: i’m packing a 327 in my Camaro…
She’s packing a 440 six pack in her Challenger..
He’s packing a 429 in his Mustang
2030: I’m packing 500 kw im my e camaro
She’s packing 500 kw in her Mustang
He’s packing 500 kw in his Challenger.
Oh well, at least our batteries are made in different factories!
Maybe it’ll go hmmmmmm, hmmmmmm!
I think you meant Hmmmmm, Hmmmmm, HUMMERRRR!!!
Pontiac Firebird, keep the Camaro ICE for 1 more generation atleast.
Or for another 6, cause newsflash, ice isn’t going anywhere
That is true… The number of Internal Combustion Engines manufactured in 2020 was greater than any previous year….
Especially with HUGE Stationary ICE’s – they typically get MORE than 50% efficiency even BEFORE heat recovery efforts….
Truly a marvel of efficiency lately.
No more manual in a Camaro? No thank you. Let’s not ruin every car chevy, you already pissed on the Corvette. At least let the poor Camaro keep its dignity.
Ferrari doesn’t offer a manual and hasn’t for awhile. Formula 1 abandoned manuals years ago. Technology has replaced the stick. The market has moved on.
Yea seriously. People who glamorize manual transmissions are either older people who grew up during the times when manuals was the only option or kids who think they’re cool just because it’s a manual. In modern sports cars automatics are FASTER, better on gas, and more convenient. It makes no sense to me why someone would want to work harder to drive slower. All 6th gen Camaros are faster with the automatic than the manual transmissions.
For those kids who think they’re cool just because it’s a manual, enjoy working harder to drive slower, while I speed past you sipping on a cup of coffee, while you’re shifting gears 🤣
So you’re telling me you would rather work harder to drive slower? Because every 6th gen Camaro is faster with the automatic compared to its manual counterpart. Or maybe impressing other people is more important than performance numbers to you?
“Pissed on the Corvette”… WHAT?
The C8 Vette is the first $70,000 supercar. Mid engine, 0-60 in 2.9s, and amazing handling. What else could one ask for? The C8 Corvette is sold out everywhere, and people are on wait lists to get it at MSRP, while the scalpers are asking over $100,000 for a used C8. This is one of the best cars ever created at its price range. You cannot buy another new car that has stock performance numbers that’s faster than a C8 Vette at its price range.
Ford labeled a four door EV as a Mustang, Chevrolet may have to do the same. 😩
A big question is with the BEV 3 EV platform, will the vehicle be unibody, body on chassis or something new?
Modified slot cars vs. gas/diesel cars.
There is most always a gas station close by & you can’t run out an extra charged battery to a slot car.
Hoe. “Honey, my slot car ran out power, I am down in the ghetto, what should I do?”
Hubby: My plan worked!
If they create a EV Camaro, I would pray that Al O. Would fight to keep an SS V8 or at least V6. Even if you have to barrow parts from the Corvette.
My proposal:
Camaro EV and RS- RWD or AWD, 300 HP for the kids. (Coming from a 26 year old lol).
Camaro SS – LT2 V8 with the 8Speed auto from the Corvette. Or at least a V6. Please no turbo.
I get saving the environment and crap. Although, leave our V8 ICE vehicles alone. At least leave the Camaro, Corvette and Silverado with an ICE option.
Let the norms enjoy their EVs and SUVs. I want to add another Camaro to my garage sometime in the next 5 years.
What do y’all think with my thoughts?
from what I’ve read, the S650 7th gen Mustang will have the 2.3L Ecoboost paired with hybrid system for the base model, the mid tier will keep its N.A. 5.0L Coyote, and the top trim is the 3.2L Ecoboost paired with hybrid. I have a feeling Chevy might do something similar. When Ford made the 6th gen 2.3L Eco-Stang, Chevy also made a 2.0L Turbo Camaro, I would expect 7th gen to be something like that.
Mary Barra, just go home…
That would be the best thing that could happen to GM or gm in our woke times.
Personally, I would be happy if the Camaro was retired as a gasoline only vehicle instead of transitioning into the EV universe. Instead I think GM should bring back the Impala nameplate as their EV sport coupe ( possibly in sedan form as well ) since the Impala has taken on many forms over it’s lifetime.
GM could then market the new EV as:
Base … Impala RS
Up level … Impala SS
It would be great to see the Impala brought back to life once again!
This time in either the 1960s or 1970’s or 80’s or 90’s look or the 2014-20 look
To be honest I am not thrilled to see this change as it affects me in several ways including the way I make a living.
But I am open minded on this and will pass final judgment after I see just what they can and will do. The possibilities are wide open here and they may just come up with something that could be a lot of fun.
We have had that this is the end of performance time multiple times over the years and it looked pretty grim but today look at what we have.
I recall oh this is the end as they lowered compression, Then the FI came and oh we can modify the cars. Then we had a number of things that people said this is the end. We may just have something that is enough fun we will not miss the noise we once had.
Sometimes I think people want to make noise to attract attention more than they want to go fast.
Anyways I will be in Show Me mode here and just wait to see what GM has to show and then decide if it will hold up.
I know Al Oppenheiser is now overseeing the program I have great hope as he is a true hot rod guy. I expect he would never had taken this assignment if there was not anything fun and go fast to it.
With the lower development cost, No CAFE and No emissions that we could see an increase in fun cars as there is no penalty for the MFG to pay. They may also come at a lower price than they have been of late.
The demise of performance has been greatly exaggerated multiple times before. This may just be one more.
you are correct in saying the manufacture has nothing to pay for CAFE and emmisions. But the end user will pay a lot more in taxes and fees yearly compared to ICE cars. I have no problem with EV’s except they are going to be expensive to own yearly. They weight a lot more than ice cars and will cause a lot of damage to roads. In turn your yealy license plates and taxes are going to go up more than paying for the taxes in gas all year, even if they raise the gas tax. If not then trucking companies are going to be get hammered with new taxes and we will all pay with over priced products. I think going forward you will have a mix of EV and ICE vehicles for at least the next 50 years unless someone comes up with a easy way to charge batteries. The next president may reduce fees again so its going to be up and down ride for awhile.
Joe the cost will be no more tax wise. You may pay a yearly rate vs at the pump. You already pay a sizable sum at the pump.
Vehicle price wise it should remain more stable or be cheaper vs the ever escalation of ICE just to meet emissions.
Weight is more and damage to roads an bridges has been a unknown I have questioned myself. But we are going to get waxed on this anyhow as our roads are already bad.
As for who is president and laws or regulations it has been that way no matter if we are EV or not. It is just a hollow excuse.
The bottom line is automakers are set to make the change even if they opened up emissions again as they are looking at this as a way to keep mfgs cost down in the future. The market around the EV will respond just as it dis for gas and oil when there were enough cars to justify investment.
There is money to be made from the new EV segment and people will fill these need to make that money be it charging stations to repairing the grid.
How about, you buy electric and sign an agreement to be on the hook for all related expenses to maintain your energy source. Gasoline users pay more than their fair share for road repairs etc.
I have stated a while back that I do not see another option for GM to keep the Camaro nameplate unless it goes to a BEV Platform. What other Platform can GM utilize?
The current Sigma really has some shortcomings and I do not see GM making an all new Camaro using that Platform in the future. Very intrigued to see what happens.
Electric crap, Where is this saving anything, what are you going to do whit all the old batteries, recycle is not cheap and everybody using electric, the grids will be hard pressed to keep up, what where that bill sores to. And 300 miles to a charge, don’t plan on any long trips in the same time you did with gas. Charging best have a lot of chargers and what are they costing and you will probably have to reserve a charging spot. You aren’t going to just pull up and plug in, fight city. Good luck with your electric crap.
Hey Leo, over a hundred years ago farrier’s were saying the same thing as the gasoline auto was replacing horses. Why would you want one, hand cranks to start that can break your arms and hard starting. little or no paved roads, carrying around a very familable gasoline, easily get a flat let alone try to get it fixed. No heat for winter use, engine blocks freezing with no antifreeze, oil lantern head lights for night driving and how can you go a long way with very few gasoline stations. All problems that the industry overcame and the electric vehicle today is leap years ahead of when the gasoline automobile started. All issues for the future electric vehicles will be overcome. Whom at one time ever thought that you would have a Dick Tracy Watch with more features than the original. Just go to any wireless vendor and buy one for a few hundred dollars. As much as the EV issues now seem impossible or inconvenient, technology will always change for the better.
I own a 2020 SS Camaro and will buy another one. If at that time the only offering is electric and quiet then I will purchase outside speakers with old school muscle car sound for my new “quite” ride.
That Mustang Mach E thing is pretty cool. I could see a Camaro version selling alongside the Gen 6 ICE model.
The only thing wrong is using the Mustang name on a SUV. Mach E would have been fine but no Mustang.
This was a bad decision as the Blazer name on a CUV. Chevy would have done better calling it Monte Carlo marketing wise.
who the hell buys a Mustang SUV. Another degrading of a sports car.
if I need an SUV, I would rather have a Mustang SUV than something boring. They’re pretty fast too, 5.1s from the BASE MODEL, and 3.5s for the Mach E GT. The base Mach E SUV is faster than a Civic Type R.
Bought a Tesla year one. Daily commuter, free charging at work and on the road. It has been a good car. I have saved thousands of dollars in fuel and maintenance. Will be giving this Tesla to my son soon and buying a new Model X Plaid. Nothing currently available from Detroit compares. All this talk about track and 1/4 mile mean nothing to me.
My wife drives a RAM 1500 for her horse business with lots of towing. When the towing range is right she will be going E with her truck too.
We buy American but don’t see Detroit E vehicles in our foreseeable vehicle future.
Open your eyes Rich! The future is nearly here.
How much did Tesla pay you to post that?
Coming to a theater near you: “Free Charging Coming To an End”
The current Challenger/Charger has not replacement as of yet. Looks like GM will lead the field.