Chevy Camaro Turbo 2.0L LTG Engine Production Winding Down
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Production of the 2023 Chevy Camaro equipped with the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LTG gasoline engine has almost been completed, GM Authority has learned from sources familiar with the matter.
Specifically, 2023 Chevy Camaro units pairing the 2.0L LTG engine with the eight-speed automatic transmission is still under way, though nearing completion. However, production of 2023 Camaros mating the six-speed manual transmission option to the LTG engine has already ceased, with the configuration now built out for the model year.
The turbocharged I4 LTG engine is standard in the 1LS, 1LT, 2LT and 3LT trim levels of the 2023 Chevy Camaro. The LTG engine develops 275 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque when used to provide motivation to the Chevy Camaro.
Outside of use in the Chevy Camaro, however, GM has been gradually phasing out use of the 2.0L I4 LTG engine. At this point in time, the Camaro is the only vehicle model currently produced by The General that is powered by the LTG engine.
The Chevy Camaro is also nearing its final model year, with the 2024 Chevy Camaro expected to be the last year of the sports car in its current form. GM plans to revive the nameplate in a new configuration in the near future, possibly as an EV sub-brand.
It’s unclear at this point if the LTG engine will return for the 2024 Chevy Camaro, or if the 2023 Camaro will be the final model year to offer this powerplant. As GM phased out the LTG engine, it used the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LSY gasoline engine as an indirect replacement.
The LSY engine is less powerful than the outgoing LTG, producing between 228 and 237 horsepower depending on the application, along with 258 pound-feet of torque. However, it also offers cleaner, more fuel-efficient operation.
Regardless of whether or not the LTG engine will continue to be a powertrain option for it, the 2024 Chevy Camaro has its start of regular production (SORP) scheduled for August 7th, 2023, as GM Authority previously exclusively reported. Production will continue to take place at the GM Lansing Grand River plant in Michigan.
GM plans to release a special 2024 Chevy Camaro Collector’s Edition for the RS, SS, and ZL1 trim levels in North America. The automaker hasn’t released many details about the Collector’s Edition, though it is known it will be available in both Coupe and Convertible body styles, with a choice of V6 or V8 engines.
A new generation of the Chevy Camaro has been confirmed by GM, but details on the sixth generation’s successor are currently unavailable.
For now, the 2023 Chevy Camaro offers three other engines besides the LTG powerplant, the naturally aspirated 3.6 L V6 LGX gasoline engine, the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT1 gasoline engine, and the supercharged 6.2L V8 LT4 gasoline engine. As for structure, the Camaro rides on the GM Alpha platform.
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Winding down production? Should have never started it in the first place? Who buys a 4 banger Camaro anyways? A 6 cylinder is bad enough.
Good enough for Randy Pobst to buy one…I love my ATS with a 6MT and the LTG, 3300Lbs and 300HP with a tune, plenty of fun for a daily, even more in the winter!
Yea for real… if the Camaro 2.0T is good enough for Randy Pobst a professional race car driver, what are these people complaining about.
It’s a great cool mom/suburban dad car or for someone who can really only afford a Malibu but dreams of having some style. The lighter 4 cylinder also means decent year round traction with all seasons. Agreed it’s a hollow car with the 4 cylinder, but better than a Miata.
the Camaro 2.0T has similar performance numbers as a Civic Type R, but it costs $24k USD new compared to $45k for the Type R. It’s about the price of a Corolla, but you get Type R performance on a RWD platform.
The alphas are for the Caddys first and foremost. They are ‘refinement’ imitators of EU cars. There’s no depth of demand for them, and it helped sink the 6th gen Camaro. USA 1 is mostly right, but Camaros need a V6 base.
i hope you know the 6th gen V6 Camaro does 0-60 in 5.0s stock, thats as fast as a 5th gen V8 Camaro SS. But its lighter and built on a better chassis. If you raced a 6th gen V6 against a 5th gen V8 on the race track, the new V6 should be able to beat the 2010-2015 SS pretty easily.
As for the 4cylinder turbo Camaro, its not that bad if you look at the numbers. A 1995 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am did 0-60 in 5.5s, the 6th gen 4cylinder Camaro does it in 5.4s with the auto and 5.1s with the manual. Its faster than a V8 Trans Am. So sure, if you have the money of course you’d buy a SS or ZL1. But if you can only afford the 2.0T, the numbers speak for themselves.
So now the “Variant Management” at GM has finally sentenced this single LTG 4Bänger to death.
A logical decision, as it would certainly be immensely expensive to produce and R&D just for the Camaro. Even as a crate engine at Chevrolet Performance, it is no longer available.
GM and variant management:
By the way, this 2.0L LTG engine was also in the blissful Buick Regal GS and the OPEL Astra OPC of the last Gen OPC Cars! So an oldie you could say that is still being R&D and built which must be very expensive for GM! The current 2.0L LYS could certainly be built with 280HP, but GM loves the many expensive variants as we all know!!!!!!!
But I also have to say that a Camaro is only a real power car with a V8. These upcoming V6 hybrid (PHEV) like Ferrari and Mclaren are only cars for boys and not for women and men who know and want power!
GM should finally develop more modern V8 for the cars. See here the Corvette Z06 5.5 liters then as a crossplane V8 as already installed in the Cadillac LMDH as the next techV8 for all GM cars.
The trucks can still be built with the OHV V8 and that’s good until the switch to 100% BEV …
The LTG was a good option for Camaro buyers along with the 6 speed stick. It was the 8 speed transmission that ever kept me from buying one. I wouldn’t be surprised if the LTG disappears for 2024 in this car but we will see.
I bought a 2016 Malibu new with the 2.0 turbo, it was very satisfying from a performance standpoint. It currently has almost a 100,000 trouble free miles, disappointed when GM only currently offers the LYS in the CT4 and Malibu. The Camaro turbo 2.0 offers more performance than the iconic 1986 & 87 Buick GN turbo. I have owned a 6th gen Camaro with V6 & V8, the lighter turbo would benefit handling and mpg. The turbo is an underestimated Camaro in the Alpha chassis.
the Camaro 2.0T feels more like a BRZ or Miata than you would expect it to. Its very light, balanced and nimble. You can throw this car into corners at high speed, and it just takes it so confidently. It’s like a BRZ/Miata with 100 more horses.
I agree. I test drove a BRZ with the intent to order one (I am a GM retiree, but buy what appeals to me). It was suprisingly quick and tossable, but I found the road noise on the highway to be a big distraction. I then test drove the 2.0L Camaro. It is a tad heavier than the BRZ, but felt more substantial. This time around, I ordered the 2.0L Camaro.
In the past 18 months I’ve owned two ZL1 1LEs and two C8 convertibles. My next car which delivers this week is a 2.0 six spd Camaro convertible with the 20” wheels $35k. Bargain.
Time for a high-output LSY? If the Camaro wasn’t EOL-ing, swapping the LTG and LGX with the L3B would be the more likely thing to happen.
A four cylinder Camaro did exactly what was needed. A low cost beautiful sports cars for those who l cannot afford the V8 and fuel. It put a lot of young people in a Camaro who may have come from pocket rocket turbos. Just this past Sunday at a Cars and Coffee event (Orlando) a young man pulled up next to me with a beautiful 2023 LT1 RS. It was his second Camaro, the first one was a 1LT with the four cylinder.
I’m a Mopar loyalist by birth, but I subcribe to GM Authority because of its commitment to providing daily industry updates on a worldwide scale. I am also entertained by Big3 Muscle fans everywhere who believe that certain car models (Camaro, Mustang and Challenger in this case) must adhere to a mandatory 8-count of cylinders. Almost since the dawn of pony cars, honest automotive journalists have noted the delightful driving dynamics of select pony cars equipped with smaller/lighter, yet still reasonably peppy powerplants. The observation applies even more today, when a buyer can fashion a pony into a beautiful luxury coupe and/or a capable canyon carver–both with decent power-to-weight ratios–with nary a glance at the V8 trims. It’s unlikely that I’ll ever buy a Camaro or any car in its ilk, but a vehicle with appeal across such a large spectrum of buyers is never out of the running. So, hail to the 2.0T, the 3.6 and all the rest!
Bought my 16 year old son a new 2017 Camaro RS, 1LT, V6, A8. 335 horsepower net (my 70 Chevelle SS396 was 350 gross). No way we were going to buy him a 455 horse SS or could afford the insurance. He has had it for 5 years now and still gets compliments (Garnet Red Tintcoat)) and I love driving it when he will let me. No A8 shutter since most recent fluid flush. Again very sorry to see Camaro go again. I had a 75 Rally Sport in college and the first new car I ever bought was a loaded 79 Z28.
I love Camaros, it is my favourite car in the world. But I don’t see Camaros like others. To me a Camaro is not a muscle car, to me it is a sports car. I don’t care about a big loud engine or rumbling exhaust, I care about suspension/steering/handling/weight. If a V6 or 2.0T Camaro puts down better numbers than a screaming V8 from a Challenger/Charger, I’m taking the Camaro. Straight line performance means nothing to me, I want to know how fast you can run a race track.
Actually I hate the term “muscle car”, it’s almost an insult to call the 6th gen Camaro a muscle car. It is a true sports car. It’s made to handle corners and race tracks.
Ordered a red hot 2SS 1LE with a stick. Anyone know my chances of GM actually building it?
I had a 2017 RS with the 2.0T and loved it, but got V8 envy and traded for a new SS 6 speed that went through tires every 10k miles.
The 2.0 was more fun to drive on twisties and I miss it more than my SS. The knuckle heads that bash them have never even driven one.