2028 Chevrolet Camaro: Everything We Know About the Pony Car’s Return
Watch out Ford Mustang and Dodge Charger owners—the Chevy Camaro is coming back with a vengeance.
What It Is
The Camaro needs no introduction. Despite shortsighted executives killing it off twice (2003 through 2010, and 2025 to present), Chevrolet’s pony car is bigger than the brand itself—and circumstances have aligned for its return. While General Motors flirted with bringing back the Camaro as an electric SUV to rival Ford’s Mustang Mach-E, signs now point to the car returning for 2028 in the familiar form of a classic two-door, four-seat, front-engine, rear-drive coupe.
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Why It Matters
Historically, the pony/muscle car segments have been at their best when all three of America’s Detroit-based automakers compete head to head to push each other forward. But the segment is a bit of a mess at the moment. Dodge discontinued the ever-popular (but long-in-the-tooth) Challenger and replaced it with a new Charger, and that launch has gone anything but smoothly. Aside from build-quality and software issues (you’d think the company would’ve had plenty of time to sort that out, considering the car it replaced dated back to the Obama administration), it arrived to market with a mediocre electric variant and a slightly more impressive six-cylinder version with all-wheel drive—neither of which has customers flocking to Dodge dealers. Ford, meanwhile, without much competition has been content to keep on keeping on, satiating pony car enthusiasts with $100,000-plus variants like the upcoming Mustang Dark Horse SC and the track-special Mustang GTD, while effectively spinning its wheels with base Mustang EcoBoost and Mustang GT variants.
In other words, the segment is wide open for a new Camaro to make waves.
Platform and Powertrain
Despite the half-decade gap between Camaros, the new version ought to have lots in common with the last-generation model, which earned MotorTrend’s Car of the Year award in 2016 for not just its style and value but for the incredible performance it offered.
The new Camaro, like the previous one, will ride on GM’s Alpha rear-drive platform. Updated and dubbed Alpha 2-2 (to be shared with the 2028 Cadillac CT5 and an officially unnamed 2029 Buick sedan that we think might be called Regal), the new platform should retain the poise and composure its previous versions were known for.
Powertrain wise, don’t expect the 2028 Camaro to break any new ground, either. The base engine will most likely be a version of GM’s ubiquitous LSY 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4 with power cranked up to at least match the base Mustang’s 315 hp. From there, expect to see a slew of V-8 options, likely courtesy of the 2027 Chevy Silverado. We’ll be surprised if the Silverado’s new 5.7-liter V-8 isn’t found under the hood of the next-gen Camaro SS, with output of about 500 hp. The larger 6.6-liter V-8 should also fit in the relatively trim Alpha 2-2 chassis, making it a fine basis for a Camaro Z/28 revival. Expect both six-speed manual and 10-speed automatic transmission options to be available from the jump.
Estimated Price: $35,000–$55,000
Expected On-Sale Date: Fall 2027
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