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Report: Seventh-Gen Camaro Plan Derailed but Still Alive
If you are among the Chevrolet faithful waiting on a new, seventh-generation Camaro, you’d best keep waiting. As reported by the GM Authority website, the project isn’t dead, but it recently suffered what may be a mortal wound.
“A plan was generated and compiled, but upon being presented to decision makers, the proposal was ‘blown apart’ due to the business case not being strong enough,” the story says. “One source tells us that GM is still kicking the project around. ‘It’s still in play, but the light at the end of the tunnel is now dimmer,’ the source tells us.”
In a separate story the website posted in January, a “source familiar with GM’s internal Camaro discussions” said that a key factor needed to proceed with seventh-gen plans is that “affordability is a priority,” suggesting that the aforementioned “business case” may not have properly pressed that button.
The 2024 model, the last in the sixth-generation’s life, which began in 2016, started at $32,495, but it could be optioned out to over $55,000. The slick, Corvette-powered ZL1 started at just over $75,000 and topped out at about $82,000.
Until proven otherwise this is still very much an unverified report, and the question the rumor mill hasn’t answered is whether this upcoming seventh-generation Camaro model would be powered by electricity, or gasoline, or both. Ford has suggested that the Mustang will be petroleum-powered for at least the near future, apparently with optional V-8 engines. What platform a new Camaro might appear upon is similarly unclear.
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Another, lesser consideration was raised by Road & Track several days ago, in a story titled “NASCAR Has a Camaro Problem.” It points out that Toyota races the Camry and the Supra—or at least races cars that carry those names—and sells those models to the public, as does Ford, which races the Mustang.
Chevrolet is still racing the Camaro in 2025, and the automaker has no other obvious production model to which it can pivot in the name-only NASCAR war. NASCAR isn’t about to kick Chevy out of Cup racing, but if the NASCAR Camaro continues its run for much longer, people will start talking. The only “car” Chevrolet has left is the Corvette, which might work, but using it for a new NASCAR body style would, well, look funny.
We asked Chevrolet about these rumors. Trevor Thompkins, who handles performance and motorsport communications, responded: “We’re unable to comment on rumors and speculation on vehicle portfolio planning.”
Probably a smart decision on GM’s part, to continue to focus their resources on the Corvette, both in retail and racing. Ford has the Mustang now competing directly with Chevys sports car, so why delute that effort with the Camaro?
Chevy currently has a Vega in its line-up; it’s just called the Trax now.