Posted on 04/19/2018 8:00:53 AM PDT by BBell
Earlier this month, a Chevy dealer went online and discussed seeing a glimpse of the mid-engined Corvette. While that is exciting – and not a surprise – he also noted a performance-electric vehicle that is in development, adding it looked very much like a crossover. In March, Ford asked us to imagine a four-door Mustang SUV – and we did. It also got us thinking. If Ford’s thinking of putting the name on an electric SUV, is Chevy following suit? So, what we have here is what such a performance -electric Chevy crossover could look like if the automaker decides to make it a Camaro. It’d be a tit for tat against Ford.
While the Camaro electric SUV doesn’t have four doors like its Mustang counterpart, it does have the appearance of a shooting brake. It’s probably the closest we’ll get to a Camaro-like wagon anytime soon. But the rendering has all the markings of an electric crossover. There’s the solid grille because the usual combustion engine doesn’t need all that air. Sorry, there’s not “Flowtie.”
Gray plastic cladding along the bottom and around the wheel wells accentuates the increased ride height. That stuff is standard for today’s crossover. Got to make it look tough, and rugged for the mall parking lot. There’s a small lip spoiler on the rear that does give the Camaro slightly sporty appearance. We doubt it’ll set any records around the Nürburgring anytime soon.
Just like the Mustang, electrification and hybrid powertrains are inevitable in the Camaro. However, taking an iconic nameplate and putting it on a crossover seems like an idea from the marketing department in hopes of selling something that’s not a Camaro to former Camaro owners with a family to haul around. Mitsubishi did it with the Eclipse Cross, so it’s not out of the realm of possibilities. And Ford seems to be reading from the same book. Crossovers are selling, so why not make everything a crossover?
As of right now, this is just a rendering. If Chevy’s rumored performance-electric vehicle is a crossover, it may not even look remotely like a Camaro or this rendering. Then again, our rendering department certainly makes such a proposition look cool, especially with its two-door appearance.
Put a 68 / 69 Dodge Charger Body on a new Charger Chassis.
It’s been done. Great Styling with Modern Convenience and Reliability.
The best of both worlds.
I’m a fan of the 4 door Chargers. I see they are using them in police undercover work and on police tv shows. An AWD version would make it a great snow car too.
One of the best things about SUV’s is they are so easy to get in and out of. Cars have traditionally been lower so people have to slide down and in instead of straight across. It’s the getting out that’s harder on the older folks because they have to lift and use their knees and hips to get up out of the lower cars. Not so with SUV’s.
The Charger is somewhere in between the lower car and the higher sitting SUV.
The problem with E-V’s is the batteries have to be replaced every 8-10 years and they ain’t cheap. It’s almost like having to buy a new engine. Until that issue is solved; E-V’s will be niche vehicles.
“I knew some chicks that digged them for whatever reason.”
Reason #2: Drugs.
I don’t think it’s a matter of being a fan or not.
The strangeness comes in transferring the name of one of the great muscle cars of all time to what, as you point out, is essentially a service vehicle.
Not something that is going to ruin anyone’s day. Just another example of corporate types wanting to live off the past, without living up to it.
Roomy back.
shes a beauty ..
If Ford put a V10 in it, I’d buy a Mustang SUV...
Yer killing me! LMAO
I'll take 70s music over what they're turning out now any day.
I agree with you on that.
I think that’s why some chicks digged them.
“Put a 68 / 69 Dodge Charger Body on a new Charger Chassis.”
http://www.hotrod.com/articles/man-resurrects-totaled-srt8-charger-as-a-dodge-daytona/
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