Posted on 12/08/2025 2:16:04 AM PST by Red Badger
What It Is
The Chevrolet Camaro was originally created as a Ford Mustang foil. History now appears ready to repeat itself as Chevy prepares to reintroduce the Camaro nameplate to the market. This time, we're hearing from our sources that we should expect the Bow Tie to resurrect the Camaro not as a coupe but as a fastback SUV aimed squarely at the Mustang Mach-E. That is, unless General Motors president Mark Reuss has his way and the Camaro makes its comeback as an electric car. But if it's an SUV, here's what we believe you can expect:
Why It Matters
As the number of two-door models dwindles and SUVs’ popularity booms, manufacturers have increasingly turned to swoopy four-door fastback SUVs as a solution for shoppers interested in vehicles with a stylish and sporty character. Some enthusiasts may cry sacrilege when Chevy unveils a new Camaro as an EV, but the world kept spinning when the Mustang Mach-E arrived, so a Camaro EV SUV probably won’t signal the end times, either.
Platform and Powertrain
Although GM isn’t using the Ultium name anymore, we suspect the 2027 Chevrolet Camaro EV will be built on the same skateboard architecture that formerly used that moniker. Doing so allows Chevy to pull from a toybox of batteries and motors to create a lineup of variants including lower-end single-motor versions and high-performance models with dual-motor layouts.
2026 Chevrolet Camaro EV
As for battery tech, expect Chevy to use the 85-kWh unit equipped on lower-end versions of the existing Blazer EV SUV, and it could offer the larger 102-kWh pack for high-performance or long-range Camaro EV variants. If the batteries carry over with the same electrical architecture and cell chemistry, expect the smaller pack to recharge at a maximum rate of 150 kW while the bigger battery should top out at 190 kW.
More basic versions of the 2027 Camaro EV equipped with LT or RS trims are likely to use a single motor driving the rear wheels. These models should develop anywhere from 241 to 365 hp if the company uses existing motors from its other electric vehicles. The Camaro EV could also poach the Blazer EV’s dual-motor AWD setup for a combined output of 300 hp and 355 lb-ft of torque.
A 2027 Chevrolet Camaro EV SS is likely to be offered and could use the same dual-motor all-wheel-drive setup as the Blazer EV SS. That would suggest a combined output of 615 hp and 650 lb-ft, supported by other performance enhancements such as Brembo brakes, sport-tuned adaptive suspension, and retuned steering.
More extreme future versions of the Camaro EV SUV could borrow the Hummer EV’s three-motor setup to produce up to 1,000 hp. This would give Chevy the opportunity to bring back the vaunted ZL1 trim reserved for only the most track-capable versions of the Camaro sports car. Reuss has indicated he intends the Camaro to start at an affordable price point with an emphasis on fun, so don’t be surprised to see the model range encapsulate a wide spectrum of variations on the sporty SUV theme, beginning with an initial launch of the more mainstream models.
Estimated Price $36,000–$65,500
Expected On-Sale Date Fall 2026
Chevrolet executive director of communications Chad Lyons contacted MotorTrend with the following statement: "We do not comment on speculation. For competitive reasons, we do not disclose our future product plans."
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“resurrect a beloved brand and cripple it with a despised electric motor.”
It must be some kind of a sin.
Because there aren’t already too many look-alike, turd shaped SUVs ???
Why not call it the Chevy Crap cause that what it looks like and will be.
Ford Mustang Mach-E
November 2025 Sales Figures
Total Sales: 3,014 units
Year-over-Year Change: Decreased by nearly 50
Sales were pretty good but government subsidies ended in September 2025. There should NEVER be subsidies.
Because there aren’t already too many look-alike, turd shaped SUVs ???
Because they still believe they can shove EVs down our throats and really, really, really make us like it ???
I’ll hang on to my real ICE Camaro and watch GMC throw away more billions of dollars on this ill advised WOKE foolishness.
“Reuss has indicated he intends the Camaro to start at an affordable price point…”
If I had a dollar for every time I have heard or read a claim like this, I could afford a new Porsche.
They probably build one (1) poverty-spec car so that they can claim “starting at” prices. I swear, MBUSA would import one (1) Euro taxi poverty spec Benz for the same reason, to get you in the door.
It’s a tease. Meant to gauge public response....
Cannot see it being a product for Camaro afficionado. But for some company who needs a famous name “Tesla small SUV” beater.
Meh....
Can the Bowtie be this dumb? It’s become painfully obvious to the most casual observer that the Mach-e didn’t work. Can the Bowtie make Camaro EV not work better?
She would be fired in no time.
It wil lose money with alacrity.
CC
Maybe they don’t disclose their future plans because they don’t want the enthusiasm to die before it even starts production or gets to the showrooms.
I had a 1998 Z28 with the LS1 engine, I miss that car.
A Corvette EV would make sense. They are usually not long-range cars and the speed would be incredible.
You should read about Jame Garners youth and early life, he really got around in life and had a lot of hard knocks, and that was before his time as WWII Merchant Marine at 16 and then his combat as an infantryman in Korea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Garner
Combat Infantry Badge
Purple Heart-—2
National Defense Service Medal
Korean War Service Medal
Merchant Marine Combat Medal
Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal
Merchant Marine World War II Victory Medal
United Nations Service Medal for Korea
United States Army Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
The question isn’t whether the Camaro makes a comeback...
...but whether GM stock survives its self-imposed disaster & General Motors president Mark Reuss still has a job afterwards.
smh
Pontiac is gone, my man.
I think that most everyone who needs* an EV has one, and since their used prices are absolutely crashing (as in 50% down in 2 years, at most), for the handful of people who still need* an EV, just buy a used Tesla.
*pretty much anyone who needs an EV has issues, along with anyone else who buys one.
Hey Mark you stoopid
No one is going to buy an electric camaro
Woke management has been trying to de-ball this entire segment of motor cars since the '70s'. I hope this fails bigly and I'll party when it does. Long live Internal Combustion and rich tailpipe emissions. #FGM
“You think you hate it now, wait until you drive it.”
It is idiocy to use iconic names for cars that bear no resemblance to their historic icons of the past.
You can’t just slap “Chevelle” or “Riviera” on a bloated pig of an SUV and think car nuts will flock to it just for the name plate.
Of course, there are very few of us car nuts left, as the US car culture continues its death spiral.
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