Chevrolet Camaro May Be Back for 2027 – But Not as You Remember It

It’s been nearly two years since General Motors pulled the Chevrolet Camaro off life-support, the once formidable muscle car barely making a dent in the market by then. But fans have nonetheless pleaded with GM ever since to bring it back. Now, fueled by insider reports and comments from the automaker’s Pres. Mark Reuss, new reports suggest Camaro really is coming back – just not as you might expect it.

Wishful thinking? Or is there something really happening over at Chevrolet?

Even before the bowtie brand pulled the once-mighty Camaro out of production there was talk about when – and how – it might return to the line-up. And, if anything, those rumors have suddenly caught fire, with a number of different sources reporting that the muscle car is really set to rise, phoenix-like, from the ashes.

What’s particularly odd, however, is that the latest reports vary widely in their details, some expecting Camaro to return in gas-powered form, others as an EV. As for body style, some reports are convinced a new Camaro would take on an SUV body styles, others see it returning as a more functional sedan, rather than the classic coupe.

Here’s what we’re seeing, and what our own sources tell us.

Is Camaro really coming back?

GM officials have done a lot to keep the rumors alive, as Motor1 pointed out. Scott Bell, Chevrolet’s global VP, emphasized that the Camaro badge wasn’t permanently set out to pasture, noting in 2022, “While we are not announcing an immediate successor today, rest assured, this is not the end of Camaro’s story.”

GM Pres. Mark Reuss further set tongues a’wagging last month when he laid out some guidelines as to what a Camaro revival would require. “’I think that formula of beauty—and a little bit of functionality and fun—all of that is important. If we were getting back into Camaro, that piece of it is really important. I think that would be a great formula, and we have the ability to do that.”

The big challenge is that the muscle car segment continues to fade. While Ford crowed about how knocked out its bowtie rival, the Mustang hasn’t been faring all that well, either, of late, sales slipping 9.5% last year before recording a 14.2% plunge for the first half of 2025.

A Camaro EV

Despite all the pushback it got when it first came back from traditionalists, the Mustang Mach-E has continued to gain traction – all the more compelling considering the overall slowdown in the EV market this past year.

That’s got several media colleagues, including those at Motor Trend, convinced Camaro will come back in electrified form, likely in a crossover body style comparable to the Mach-E. “The Chevy Camaro’s Coming Back – But Not How You Remember It,” the magazine reported today. It even suggested the ZL-1, traditionally the most potent version of the Chevy muscle car, could be bumped up to 1,000 horsepower.

Going electric certainly would make sense, at least based on what industry leaders saw happening a year ago under the Biden administration, and with California setting struct mandates of its own. But Pres. Donald Trump has certainly changed the equation.

Meanwhile, what’s happening over at Dodge could serve as a cautionary note. Its own Charger Daytona EV hasn’t set off the sort of sparks the Stellantis performance brand had hoped for. Dodge CEO Matt MacAlear recently told Headlight.News he expected the new gas-power Sixpack version of the Charger will account for 80% of sales “for a while.”

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A Camaro Crossover

Whether gas-powered or electric, most of the rumors seem to come together by anticipating Chevy has given up on going with a classic coupe body style, even though “traditionalists” wouldn’t be happy, said Sam Fiorani, lead analyst with AutoForecast Solutions. “They might not accept a four-door,” or, for that matter, a CUV.

But those two body styles seem more likely to generate enough sales to build a business case, he noted. There seems no one talking about the idea of following the Dodge lead with both two- and four-door models off the same platform.

Fiorani’s sources have advised him there is a four-door Chevrolet coming in the 2028 model-year. That could describe both a conventional sedan or something closer to the Mustang Mach-E design. That’s what Electrek is reporting, saying “Like Mach-E, the electric Camaro is expected to return with a more crossover-SUV look.”

For now, it’s difficult to say for sure Chevrolet really is bringing back Camaro. The nameplate is believed to have some strong proponents, including Reuss and Bell. But they’re not going to sign off without a solid business case. One can guess that some of what we’ve been reading has been leaked to see how both the media and potential buyers react. We may get a clearer indication in the months to come. If Camaro really is going to come back, however, don’t expect it any sooner than 2027 or even 2028, we’ve been advised.