The current sixth-generation Chevy Camaro was introduced for the 2016 model year, with several styling revisions introduced in the model years that followed. Now, the GM Design team has released this gorgeous Chevy Camaro sketch for us to ogle.
This Chevy Camaro design sketch is low and aggressive, mixing a wealth of aero components with a wide stance. This particular model appears to be inspired by the Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE. Introduced with the 2018 model year, the 1LE extreme track package infuses the already highly capable Camaro ZL1 with even more go-faster upgrades, including new aero components.
Some of these are visible on this recently released Chevy Camaro sketch. The front end, for example, is equipped with dive planes attached to the corners of the front bumper, complementing a large front splitter element, all of which helps the front end to stick at speed. This is critical, as the rear end is pushed into the pavement by a large carbon fiber rear wing attached to the trunk lid.
Finished in black, the aero upgrades are complemented by a black hood treatment, while we also spot a black roof, black sideview mirrors, and large black wheels shod in low-profile, ultra-sticky rubber. It’s a great look, and definitely has the right stuff to announce the Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE’s performance intentions.
As GM Authority covered previously, production of the 2022 Chevy Camaro kicked off in August at the GM Lansing Grand River assembly plant in Lansing, Michigan. The 2022 Chevy Camaro arrives as the seventh model year of the sixth-generation vehicle, introducing a few updates and changes over the preceding 2021 model year. The official 2022 Chevy Camaro online configurator went live late last month.
Unfortunately, production of the Chevy Camaro was halted earlier this month due to the ongoing global microchip shortage. Production is not expected to resume until October.
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For those Chevy Camaro lessees looking to make a few bucks, record-high used car prices have catapulted the Chevy Camaro to the top of the list for vehicles potentially offering a big profit for those who decide to buy back their car and sell it on the used market.
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My god, I can’t wait until this design trend of gratuitous angles fins and vents passes. It’s all just details for the sake of details. No rhyme or reason whatsoever, unless you count the pure chaos of it all as such.
If you actually look at it, it’s functional aero and brake air ducts, like the ones on the sides are probably brake ducts.
You can learn about cars if you ask questions.
Adding more PepBoy parts don’t fix the problem it only make it worse
Does not appeal to me. Reminds me of the Pontiac Aztec reveal meeting. A flashback of OMG. Too much junk hanging off an already ugly front end. Design team needs to ditch the black plastic theme already.
Can we paint the hoods? I don’t care if they are made from carbon fiber. When you have an all black hood on a non black car, it looks like a teenage ricer’s car that couldn’t afford a paint job.
Has nothing to do with being carbon fiber. The hoods were painted flat black on trans am race cars of the past to reduce glare through the windshield. It’s a racing cue from the past. It’s also a wrap that can easily be removed if you do not like it.
Or a girls Ford mustang
Is this board full of senior citizens? Wouldn’t know a good design if it slapped them in the face.
I think it looks beautiful. I think what needs a makeover is the rear end. The high body lines as well
You and 19 other people feel this way. The current Camaro is a dud. The cartoonish side windows are the biggest problem.
It looks exactly like a 6th gen zl1 1LE…is the 7th gen supposed to be a different car? Or is it a facelift….whats up GM?
Yeah this is def a 6th gen Facelift. Remember they are going to run the 6th gen for a few more years, and given how bad the 19+ front end was for the SS I was hoping for a facelift.
Maybe it’s improved looks will boost sales enough for them to reconsider a 7th gen that’s an actual Camaro (2-door, V8, manual).
A refresh won’t boost sales. A redesign might, if they find new designers. From the looks of this sketch, they didn’t.
What caused lack of sales on the 6th gen? It clearly wasn’t performance as the Camaro was the best performing among the 3 until the GT500 came out.
I think the 2 factors where the poor visibility (I personally know two people who cross-shopped a Camaro and Mustang and were shocked by the visibility of the Camaro, and both got a Mustang GT despite liking how the Camaro drove better), and looks. The early 6th gen looked pretty good, but the 19+ SS looks terrible. None of the lines flow together, and the fangs just don’t work. The car only looks good at night where the lights look aggressive.
I had the first actual video of the 19 refresh on my YT channel, and I read every comment on it…they where overwhelmingly (~85%) negative.
So a refresh will absolutely help. I myself will not buy the current version, but I absolutely would get the refresh pictured.
A 7th gen on the A2 platform would be even better, but Oppenheiser has his head stuck up a Boomers ass and keeps listening to a literally dying segment for advise, so last I heard even if they did make a 7th gen it was still going to sacrifice visibility (and sales) for the “chopped” look.
What caused lack of sales on the 6th gen?
Price.. the 6th gens were 20% higher in cost versus the 5th gen when they first came out.
5th gen 1SS – 31K
6th gen 1SS – 38K
5th gen 2SS – 38K
6th gen 2SS – 45K
and so on..
When Ford redesigned the Mustang the price went up less than 1%
Compare vehicles for the same price, say low 30’s you could get a Mustang GT with a V8 or a Camaro LT with a v6.
GM high prices were a significant factor for killing sales of the Camaro.
The Gen7 Corvette was a significant factor for killing sales of the Camaro.
And yes, the rear visibility was a significant factor for killing sales of the Camaro.
Well if you look at the performance of the 6th gen SS to the 5th gen ZL1. If the track has lots of corners and shorter straights. The SS 1LE can actually beat the 5th gen ZL1 around the track. While being 10ths slower on tracks with longer straights and more than 2.5 to 3 miles around. The price is justifiable looking at the performance aspect. At the time and even today the SS is the performance bargain. Get grippier tires the V6 Camaro can get in the high 4s for 0 to 60. The Mustang GT back in 2015 was only capable of ~4.5 secs to 60. Now if you look at the V6 1LE camaro to the 2015 Mustang GT. It mostly embarrassed the GT on track. Having less cylinders, less power and less lb ft and still achieved quicker lap times. Now that they refreshed the Mustang. The Mustang can go lb for lb against the Camaro.
I have 7 Camaro’s all first second and third-gen. I do have one 2018 RS 6 cyl with 335 HP. It just rolled 1100 miles and I only paid 18G for it. I bought it up in Wis and it sat with no offers. Wonder if I can get 30 out of it. Perfect condition and never out of the garage. Still has a very strong new smell.
Possible 2023-2024 Zl1 refresh we’ve heard about?
I Currently own a 6th Gen RS turbo that I bought new in 2017 and looking to possibly buy a 2023 or whatever the last year is, Camaro within the next 2 years. Basically want the last v8 Camaro before they disappear, Ideally a ZL1.
Wonder if they are eventually going to drop the LT2 in the SS as rumored 1-2 years ago.
This sketch, Overall I don’t mind it, It’s different and not as ugly or weird as the SS nose from ‘19. The current SS front end probably can benefit from a refresh as well.
The Camaro Rumor Mill is dry and has been dry since they announced EV in 2024. I hope that ends up being wrong and they send the 6th gen out with a bang and make a 7th gen 2 door v8.
Also wouldn’t hurt to actually advertise the Camaro either or it will just suffer the fate of the 2014-2017 Chevy SS sedan, which is looking like the more likely outcome as of now.
The rumor mill just been dry from Detroit overall in the past 3 years, it’s been a constant crackdown on info leaks. I’d say as long as a gas Mustang/Challenger is on sale it would be a gas Camaro. I’d would say an performance E/V sedan would be added to the Camaro portfolio just as with Mustang.
I view this as a problem. They seem to be getting to the point where they don’t have concepts anymore, they just decide what they want and we see it after it’s already tooled.
So when they unveiled the 19 refresh, and 80% of people didn’t like it, it was too late to do it again. Had they showed us earlier maybe they would have realized it was not well received and had time to do it over.
None of the points you’ve said have been announced by GM… Just rumors by sites trying to get clicks off of the Camaro uncertain future… GM hasn’t announced that the Camaro will be canceled… and GM hasn’t announced that it would be going EV..
Also, they never advertised the Chevy SS because it was never meant to be a big seller.. it was just brought over here to use up the leftover Holden inventory.. it was always meant to be a limited run of however much inventory they had left..
Where’s the rear view, that also makes a great deal of giving it the thumbs up or not! Not bad but not what the Camaro needs at this point! Green house should be much sleeker jet “fighterish” with better rear visibility & more back seat room would be just awesome! And yes a Z28 IROC edition would be the icing on the cake! C’mon GM what’ya say?!!
It’s probably the stillborn 6G Z28
I have a 2018 SS 1LE Awesome looking car from all angles. Visibility is no worse than a C8. Apparently only bothers people who don’t own one. The car is absolutely phenomenal on the race track. Go to a track event on any weekend and you will see these cars embarrassing Porsches, BMWs and the like. I agree if Chevy would advertise them in this way sales would soar. Hoping they end this generation with a Z/28 with a flat plane crank engine. There would be a big line for those.
After talking with a lot of Camaro owners the visibility is something you get used to, but it’s certainly a shock right at first. I had a shock the first time I drove both the 5th and 6th gen when I checked my blind spot only to not be able to see anything there.
I know two different people who cross-shopped a Camaro and bought a Mustang instead because of the visibility. Both admitted the Camaro actually drove better.
So GM is building a car to compete with the Corvette Yes or No
This Looks aweful….Is there some reason GM is going Ugly….and adding all the detail to have the car sit in the parking lot and cleaned all the time….Chevy SSR, The Pontiac Aztek, the GMC Envoy XUV, the Oldsmobile Aurora, the redesigned NOVA in the 1980’s The redesinged Skylark….even the redesigned Chevy Cruze, It is like the not car people designed the cars and they want to put there mark on the car. Do the designers Drive their cars…What do the designers Drive….and Why…
The Camaro is a clean simple sports car..Fun to drive, easy to maintain…run through the car wash and back on the road…
Remember the 1980 camaro’s, Remember the Z-24 before the accountants and not car people took over…Remember the Saturn cars….
Remember the cutlas Supreme…Wow…The Z 24 wow….so much fun….so simple bult so well…We looked at the cars, they feel like cheep plastic, the Blazer ouch. the new Equinox so much smaller. Now this ouch
My husband and I Loved his 2010 Equinox , Grand Prix 2003… 1979 Chevette, His saturn 1994 Ion Coup, His 1970 cutlass, and my nefew his Chevelle . We now drive Hondas and Toyotas we would go back to GM but give us somthing to like.
JGinLA
So Honda and Toyota still build cars.
Does GM? Why did people STOP buying them?
Now it looks like the Blazer. Way to go gm 👎
You mean the Blazer looks like the Camaro?
The designs of the sixth generation Camaro trims came out earlier than the current crossover that is ruining the Blazer nameplate.
GM is not going to do this, but Gm needs to do a complete redo of the Camaro. I love the 6th gens, had a 2016 lt and now have a 2021 LT1, the cars are the most simple pure versions of the 6th gen and the least cartoon like without all the gagas, dodads, black wrapped hood and dopler radar wings etc. Chevy needs to do a complete redo, needs a 500 horse NA engine, needs the LT5, etc etc
I was hoping one of the So Cal custom shops as a design exercise would take say a Camaro SS and raise the greenhouse by a couple of inches and also change the glass a little but thereby give the occupants better visibility in the car——and also give the car a upscale dash with better materials and gauges —-this exercise I believe would show what this car could have been with better visibility .
I don’t hate it.
Looks like a Camry
Looks like it should be in one of those transformer movies with that front end. Way to much going on there
AND YET ANOTHER IN THE LONG, LONG PARADE OF JUNKBOXES FROM GM.
Its a little to much, but i like it , still beats the clown face front on the new ss , no wonder they are losing sales, I love all Camaros but the new one , just because the front looks fugly.
Think i will go for a ride in my Shelby GT-500….
This beast looks awesome and says function over form all over it. When you add things for downforce and handling people do not understand it is not about styling and does not always look attractive. Even though it is such a beautiful beast. This car is for serious drivers and not the wannabes. This beast is all about tearing up a road course and it is world class in doing that and will embarrass cars costing much more. Me want badly. All the negative nannies on here are just mad at the world!
I would dare to say 90% of the Camaro owners/drivers want a hi po street car, a practical hi po street car, not a over the edge road course car . Crap that helps the car hug the road at over 120 mph and up, just does not cut it for the masses. Camaro needs to address the low roof and high beltline, Camaro needs to address the competition of the Challenger and the Mustang that has left the Camaro in the dust for us many street drivers that only drive on the street or a 1/4 mile drag strip
Only thing truly missing is affordability.
Where can I check out its rear?
I love the Camaro. I am a die hard fan.
But they need to fix the electrical issues….like the consistent, battery issues and the undersize starter!!
Had a 2016 and have a 2021, the 2021 has 7800 miles and 10 months old. Have had zero battery issues, and never heard they did???
If there is going to be a Camaro in the future start with a fresh sheet of paper. This current generation has proved to be almost DOA.
Why all the PLASTIC LOOKING BODY WORK? No Thanks.. make a 2nd gen retro new camaro…
I wish the camaro would look like it should you know like a 1969…the last one to do that was around 2009-2010..years but what the he’ll happened ? Whoever is designing them now needs to be fired. Please build the camaro exterior that actually looks like a camaro.. none of this import,Asian wide mouth bs.. just saying.
The front end in my view is “busy” but not to say I wouldn’t buy it. Hopefully the rumors are true, and they will add in some of the Black Wing components that are sitting on the shelves to the last couple years of the Gen 6 ZL1 1LE. I sold my 2015 ZL1 a couple months ago and got every dollar back that I paid for it new. I am ready to order a ZLE, just waiting to see what direction these last few years are going to take. All I really do with them is autocross, no long scenic drives in the country side, just cone to cone. Say what you will about the issues of the Gen 6, what you cant say is that they don’t perform on the street as intended.
I’ve owned 3 Camaros, all 4th Gens. I really liked the 6th gen and thought I wanted one until I drove one. While it performs wonderfully in all trims it felt like sitting in a coffin to me. The rear seats are so unusable that they shouldn’t be there. I’m old enough to have wanted a 2nd gen, spent a lot of time in 3rd gens, and as I said owned 4th gens. ALL of those had rear seats that could actually be used by people. Since this was basically a 2 seater and I wanted a sports cars for the back roads so I went and bought an ND2 MX-5 instead as my 3rd car. I don’t regret it one bit. This sketch is how the design should progress as it looks 100X better than the horrible mid cycle refresh that we see today. That’s not enough for me though. The Camaro either needs to revert to a usable 2+2 with better visibility or sadly, it should die. I’m not a Mustang guy but I drove the GT that my brother owns and it is a better car to live with than the Camaro. I see why it out sells Camaro in this generation. I’ll miss the Camaro if it does die, but I think that is a foregone conclusion now. They missed the window to improve it with the 6th Gen. It has an identity crisis… Is it a sports car or a muscle car? It’s kind of big, heavy, and hard to see out of for a sports car. And it doesn’t do the muscle car thing like the Challenger, or offer a blend of both like the Mustang. A clean sheet redesign that was modern, but reminiscent of the Gen 1 Z28 would be awesome but that’s just me wishing. GM just doesn’t want my sports car money. Even the Vette falls short for me, but that’s another story.
I have been a Camaro owner for 20 years. My first being a 2000 SS. My favorite was the 2010 SS as it seemed to have a more retro design. The lines were sharp and the tail lights were distinctive. My 2017 50th anniversary Camaro has lines that were softened too much. This made it look more like other competitive models. Too many fins on the prototype, distract from the design. Since the Camaro is being discontinued once again, I feel they should celebrate the original design!