Chevrolet Camaro return delayed - report
The revival of the Chevrolet Camaro looks set to happen as a sedan, though insiders claim its launch will occur later than initially expected.
Chevrolet is all but set to bring the Camaro back, having axed the nameplate in its traditional coupe and convertible guise at the end of 2023 – but it appears we may have to wait longer for the new-look, four-door model.
GM Authority, a publication dedicated to the General Motors brands, claims insiders have said the Camaro won’t return to the US until the 2029 model year, meaning a 2028 launch is more likely than previous reports of a 2027 arrival.
According to the publication, it’ll continue to offer an internal combustion engine and be rear-wheel drive, though it’ll blur the lines between past and present by becoming a four-door sedan.
However, as previously reported, it’s not expected to adopt a traditional ‘three box’ sedan profile, and is instead tipped to feature coupe-like design cues, setting it apart from the brand’s last performance four-door, the Chevrolet SS – better known as the VF Holden Commodore.
The new Camaro, regardless of what form it takes, will reportedly ride on an evolution of the platform which underpinned its predecessor, Alpha 2 - or potentially adopting the Alpha 2-2 moniker.
This means it’ll continue to be rear-wheel drive, while insider sources have said the new Camaro will be available with an automatic transmission (of unknown gears) or a six-speed manual, the latter of which has been a hallmark of performance variants in previous generations.
It’s likely that, as with the most recent Camaro, it’ll share its underpinnings with the next Cadillac CT5 sedan, which too is expected to offer automatic and manual transmissions, as well as a choice of performance engines.
No details have been provided about what the high-performance Camaro will entail, though GM Authority speculates it could be powered by the 6.7-litre LS6 V8 engine, the first of the new sixth-generation General Motors small blocks which recently launched in the C8 Corvette.
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Similarly, the new Silverado 1500 was revealed in the US in June, featuring a 5.7-litre V8 replacing the outgoing 5.3-litre L84, while the previous flagship 6.2-litre L87 has been superseded by a 6.6-litre V8 – engines which could find their way into the Camaro.
The previous generation Camaro ZL1 and current CT5-V Blackwing have both offered a 6.2-litre supercharged V8 under the bonnet.
Chevrolet’s rumoured Camaro sedan launch comes amid speculation that Ford is planning to produce a sedan version of the Mustang coupe, which would bring it back into the petrol-powered passenger car segment.
A report by Automotive News in August last year claimed a Mustang-derived four-door sedan could launch as soon as early 2028, at least in the US.
