2025 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Will Be the Last of a Legendary Line
This final internal-combustion Camaro will amply honor its track-focused predecessors when it appears in the fall of 2024—if Chevy doesn't pull the plug first, of course.
đź“° Auto News C/D says the Camaro will end with a Z28
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Proper way to go out, but sad times ahead. Last time the Mustang had no competition, it was mediocre at best and there wasn't much excitement in the affordable sporty car arena.
If I had the space and money, I would love to add a 5th gen Z/28 to the stable.
If I had the space and money, I would love to add a 5th gen Z/28 to the stable.
I still can't wrap my head around how GM fucked this up. They had so much momentum after the 5th gen and then just ran this shit into the ground.
That's fair, they did make a badass one and when it came back around they did well with it. Ive just got a soft spot for a nice 4th gen and anything after just isn't the same.
Cuz they put a 4 cylinder turbo in a car that's supposed to be fast and made the fast ones ridiculous money
Trucks would be doin the same thing if people weren't using them as a tax write off.
With the redesign of the mustang it’s going to kill camaro sales for its last production year.
It’s simple. The product simply isn’t profitable enough compared to other areas the company can invest in. We can argue about the fact they didn’t market it enough, but that money is typically part of the program budget and there probably wasn’t enough there to put together a good campaign.
It’s fine.. it will be back later as an electric SUV and then they will make an SS and Z28 version and they will all only be a quarter million dollars each.
If it is priced OVER the ZL1 then it won't sell, just like the 5th gen Z/28.
Sad that automakers are bending the knee to the Green New Deal turds
Sad that automakers are bending the knee to the Green New Deal turds
The 6th Gen was a great car. 455 horsepower out of a solid engine platform with endless mod capability. Seemed to be a better all around performer out of the box than the Mustang. GMs problem has always been that the Camaro is priced a bit higher than the Mustang.
Also, the Mustang although not very practical, has always been just a little bit more practical than the Camaro. An S197 or S550 can be a comfortable and practical daily driver for anyone who doesn't need the rear seat space. Since the 5th gen has come out, the most common complaint you hear from people is sight lines and ergonomics. If GM would have took that into consideration and tried to improve visibility with the 6th gen, sales probably would have been better.
Also, the Mustang although not very practical, has always been just a little bit more practical than the Camaro. An S197 or S550 can be a comfortable and practical daily driver for anyone who doesn't need the rear seat space. Since the 5th gen has come out, the most common complaint you hear from people is sight lines and ergonomics. If GM would have took that into consideration and tried to improve visibility with the 6th gen, sales probably would have been better.
Yup the seating and sight in the 6th gen is terrible. The S550 mustang was soo much nicer to drive and use and way more practical. I wish they made the 5th and 6th gen a Hatch like the 4th gen. I used to toss ladders and Lumber in there. ? even pulled the passenger seat out and stacked bags of gravel in there. ?
This is kind of big news, the latest I'd read is that 2024 would be the last year and there'd be some sort of collector edition (which would prob be some lame appearance package, though one can hope).
I wish this was a 2024 though, not a 2025. That's a long time to wait.
I wish this was a 2024 though, not a 2025. That's a long time to wait.
I love the camaro but I legit hate GM for just neglecting it. They're even failing at keeping us updated on these last years of the 6th gen....it's May 2023 and we have zero specifics on the 2024 collector edition, and no specifics on what is now looking to be a 2025 z28 (which came out of nowhere, if it's even real).
What the fuck. Tell us something you dicks
What the fuck. Tell us something you dicks
Chevy could have opened 2016 w that lt1 trim instead of the 1ss trim to counter the base GT. Would have got more people into showrooms. The mustang does end up being more money than the camaro when equally equipped. You need the tech package and pp1 just to match what you get in the 1ss standard. So they fucked that up too.
GM has done a poor job of marketing the Camaro. They don't do anything to generate excitement around their product like Ford or Chrysler/Fiat/Stellantis(whatever they are called this week) has done.
I mentioned the 5th gen Z/28 above. Even as a pretty die hard Mustang guy, I will say that the '14-'15 Z/28 was an epic car. It barely sold because not a lot of people knew about it and it was priced outlandishly.
It was built as a trans am style car to compete with the Boss 302 revival. With the LS7, mag ride suspension, and basically R compound tires with a DOT stamp, they blew the boss completely out of the water in performance. That extra performance came with a premium about $25,000 higher than the Boss 302 Laguna Seca.
They sat on lots forever and had huge price cuts until they eventually sold.
I mentioned the 5th gen Z/28 above. Even as a pretty die hard Mustang guy, I will say that the '14-'15 Z/28 was an epic car. It barely sold because not a lot of people knew about it and it was priced outlandishly.
It was built as a trans am style car to compete with the Boss 302 revival. With the LS7, mag ride suspension, and basically R compound tires with a DOT stamp, they blew the boss completely out of the water in performance. That extra performance came with a premium about $25,000 higher than the Boss 302 Laguna Seca.
They sat on lots forever and had huge price cuts until they eventually sold.
I have driven GT350's, and I drove Pete's 6th gen.
Aside from yeah, the higher belt line. The camera they added for the rear view mirror solved the rear sight issues, and I didn't have any issues with blind spots left and right. Cockpit was great, easy reach, great HUD, all controls easy to find.
I prefer it actually over the Mustang interior.
Engine wise, I loved the GT350 with its 8200rpm redline, but it's not really fair to compare the LT1 against the Voodoo.
The 6th gen Z28 better have the DOHC from the C8Z, that would make it really special.
Aside from yeah, the higher belt line. The camera they added for the rear view mirror solved the rear sight issues, and I didn't have any issues with blind spots left and right. Cockpit was great, easy reach, great HUD, all controls easy to find.
I prefer it actually over the Mustang interior.
Engine wise, I loved the GT350 with its 8200rpm redline, but it's not really fair to compare the LT1 against the Voodoo.
The 6th gen Z28 better have the DOHC from the C8Z, that would make it really special.
Gm should have sent the Camaro out in style and atleast did digital gauge cluster and not have the same cluster from a spark, Malibu or Colorado. Ford did a great job with having a digital dash of a Foxbodyij the mustang and with that said GM should have said here u go everyone here is a 1st gen camaro, 2nd Gen, TURD Gen and 4th gen digital dash. Up the horsepower on all the models and limited Ed z28 and maybe some retro colors. I bet people would pay up and you have to give the consumer some excitement on the last hurrah with the maro. I’m not saying re design the whole car it’s to late for that but try something.
They could easily put a dash in it like they are with the newer trucks but I doubt they're going to spend any time and money on doing it.
I don't see that as a problem today especially compared to back in the day where they were jamming Iron Dukes into thirdgens. Woof!Cuz they put a 4 cylinder turbo in a car that's supposed to be fast and made the fast ones ridiculous money
Trucks would be doin the same thing if people weren't using them as a tax write off.
Not take away from the z28 I’ve been at ford for a long time and I’ve never seen this much excitement over a mustang redesign and so many factory orders coming in. With that said are 2 black horses sold quickly
LT6 with a MANUAL trans since you cant get it in the C8Z would be amazing. I dont even care what options it has. Strip it down make it light weight and give it 670hp and 8700rpm greatness!
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