2028 Camaro 7th gen approved! 🥊

[MaddNomad]

For the past three years Buick has talked about bringing back the Gran Sport, GS. In 2020 they actually had a proto built, but Buick Execs pushed for the Envision and expending to all SUV line. The Buick LaCross was a huge failure especially after they had a catastrophic failure of their front suspension system failures (Used a BMW design, but did not make provisions for the heavier Buick motor, resulting in a large number of law suites and customer issues. Buick still not sold on cars but would like to stick to SUVs as they are a money maker. Caddy will welcome a performance car as they have a large Factory Race Program, and wants to get away from the electric line of SUVs, and fill in the line with a luxury sports car. GM is a total mess now because of going WOKE, not a political debate it was and is what it is. Corvette still fighting to be a separate nameplate and go on its own. Corvette still in planning stage of a Corvette SUV, but that just might be your new Camaro....

My guess is CT5/Blackwing will stay with Caddy like it was reported. CT4 will just be rebadged as a 4-door Regal/GS (maybe GNX with surge of popularity and posts from Buick). Then a Camaro would be a CT4 2 door with a V8 essentially.

That way they have a flagship performance vehicle covering different segments and brands without stomping on toes.

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[MAT1955]

Yeah - and I just saw a flock of flying pigs.

 

[DarkHorsePremium]

Although I've never been a huge fan of Chevy , I would love to see Ford have some more competition. For me a winner would be an all-wheel drive Mustang. I'd even take one with four doors, as heavy as it might be. Sounds like any Camaro is years away. Probably about the same time Dodge gets their act together again. That lawn mower sounding six pack doesnt cut it.

 

[OldCoastie]

Although I've never been a huge fan of Chevy , I would love to see Ford have some more competition. For me a winner would be an all-wheel drive Mustang. I'd even take one with four doors, as heavy as it might be. Sounds like any Camaro is years away. Probably about the same time Dodge gets their act together again. That lawn mower sounding six pack doesnt cut it.

Camaro, chassis is already approved, body style still TBD, Power train, similar to Corvette, offer 350 CI gas, and all wheel drive electric like the E-Ray. Date I here is release 2029, and will be a 2030. As far as competition to Ford Mustang, maybe not as much as you think, and your competition will be from Buick and Caddy.....

 

[OldCoastie]

I just called one of my good friends at GM, who is one of my high up contacts, We talked a while and he did tell me this about the new Camaro, the Chassis will supoort a 4, 6, and 8 cylinder Engine, and strong enough to support lithium batteries. Also, the actual manufacturing is on schedule to start late 2027 at the GM's Lansing Grand River Plant, in Michigan, NOT IN St. Therese Canada. The three cars, Caddy, Buick and Chevy will ALL BE BUILT in USA. And it will be a 2028 model. Also hinted Buick and Caddy will be built at same plant, but enterly different concepts and styles. Yes the GS will return and in future a GSN and limited GSX. Did not say much about the Caddy, but did say Caddy is going to heavily invest back into Racing. He also told me GM has NOT RULED OUT the nameplate will return as an electric crossover or fastback SUV to rival the Ford Mustang Mach-E, but he really believes those plans will be ditched and it will return as gas powered internal combusion. However like the E-Ray, new model might evolve. This information comes from EXCELLENT GM Soure.

 

[Stonehauler]

My guess is CT5/Blackwing will stay with Caddy like it was reported. CT4 will just be rebadged as a 4-door Regal/GS (maybe GNX with surge of popularity and posts from Buick). Then a Camaro would be a CT4 2 door with a V8 essentially.

That way they have a flagship performance vehicle covering different segments and brands without stomping on toes.

If they can get a V8 into the CT4 size, I would jump on that. I preferred the CT4 to the CT5 when I test drove them both, but honestly, I was not impressed with the Caddy cabin. Hoping Buick can do it better. I like how the GMC Sierra HD cockpit is laid out, both the Denali and non-Denali versions.

 

[rbuike]

Yawn. I have no doubts this will go the V6 (edit) Turbo route like Dodge did....

 

[Stonehauler]

Yawn. I have no doubts this will go the V6 Hybrid route like Dodge did....

I was under the impression that the Dodge Charger ICE is all motor, no hybrid. The two drivetrains were ICE and EV, no hybrid at all.
I admit, the BMW 550i hybrid left me disappointed in terms of how it drove and the Dodge EV Charger just felt awful. I have not driven the six-pack versions

 

[Stonehauler]

I just called one of my good friends at GM, who is one of my high up contacts, We talked a while and he did tell me this about the new Camaro, the Chassis will supoort a 4, 6, and 8 cylinder Engine, and strong enough to support lithium batteries. Also, the actual manufacturing is on schedule to start late 2027 at the GM's Lansing Grand River Plant, in Michigan, NOT IN St. Therese Canada. The three cars, Caddy, Buick and Chevy will ALL BE BUILT in USA. And it will be a 2028 model. Also hinted Buick and Caddy will be built at same plant, but enterly different concepts and styles. Yes the GS will return and in future a GSN and limited GSX. Did not say much about the Caddy, but did say Caddy is going to heavily invest back into Racing. He also told me GM has NOT RULED OUT the nameplate will return as an electric crossover or fastback SUV to rival the Ford Mustang Mach-E, but he really believes those plans will be ditched and it will return as gas powered internal combusion. However like the E-Ray, new model might evolve. This information comes from EXCELLENT GM Soure.

wife and I are both liking that news. Hoping Ford comes out with their Mach 4 so there is a good competition. Between electricity rates going sky high here and the costs of EVs over ICE counterparts, it's not worth it to go electric right now as the payback period is too long on some of the models out there. Was thinking we would need to look at the Charger 4 door Scat Pack with the 550 HP ICE in it, but if Ford or GM can pull it together, that would be even better.

 

[robvas]

Make the V8 easily boostable instead having a stupid DI-only fuel system like the 6th gen camaro

They're stuck around 600hp without getting complex

Main reason I never seriously looked at one

 

[LouG]

I won't be buying one. Way, way too expensive here. Tens of thousands more than the Mustang

 

[Stonehauler]

Actually thought of another classic name that Buick could use for a personal luxury Grand Touring sedan....The Riviera

 

[Dragster]

Make the V8 easily boostable instead having a stupid DI-only fuel system like the 6th gen camaro

They're stuck around 600hp without getting complex

Main reason I never seriously looked at one

If it gets a V8 and shares it with the Corvette like it has in the past, it's not going to be an engine that'll take to boost easily as the new LS6 has a 13:1 compression ratio.

 

[AZ_Ryan]

Dude I’d be first in line!

keep Grabber blue please

and please oh please bring back the glass roof

I hate to break it to you, but last we heard from GM on the Camaro it was going to come back as an all electric vehicle with 4 doors.

 

[AZ_Ryan]

Why would you kill a cars production, only to bring it back 4 years later on the same platform? The answer is EV or Hybrid. People are getting waaay to prematurely excited over this.

And also, this is a Mustang forum. Never have I seen so many people clamoring for a Camaro. What the hell is going on here? Back in my day you were banned for such blasphemy lol.

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