Chevrolet announced today that the sixth-generation Camaro will be retired after the 2024 model year. This means that the final version of the current car will roll off the factory line in January 2024. Although GM has not released any details about the car’s successor, it has confirmed that this is not the end of the Camaro’s story.
To bid farewell to the sixth-generation of the model, Chevrolet said that it will offer a Collector’s Edition package in honor of the car’s legacy. While more details about the model will be revealed this summer, a teaser shot of the new edition shows that it will feature nods to the Camaro‘s long history.
The Camaro was originally developed under the code name “Panther” when it was first introduced in 1966. A teaser image of the new model featured in Chevrolet’s farewell video shows that the Collector’s Edition’s nameplate will feature an image of a prowling panther located in the R.
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The image also shows a big rear wing and a ZL1 in the hood scoop, suggesting that the Collector’s Edition will be a powerful performer. This should hardly come as a surprise since, in its nine years in production, the muscle car has impressed on the racetrack.
From the 2019 Camaro Turbo 1LE the COPO Camaro drag racer, Chevrolet has consistently sought to provide its customers with top-notch performance, regardless of what was under the hood. The 2018 Camaro ZL1 1LE in particular, used its 650 hp (485 kW/659 PS) supercharged V8 to set a record as the fastest Camaro ever lap the Nürburgring, clocking in at a time of 7:16.04.
The sixth-generation Camaro has also competed in a number of racing series, including NASCAR, IMSA, SRO, NHRA, and the Australian Supercars Championship. Chevrolet plans to continue racing in these series and is working with sanctioning bodies to ensure that it can keep competing.
No Immediate Successor But The Name Will Return
GM states that “this is not the final chapter for the [Camaro] nameplate,” but Scott Bell, Chevrolet’s global vice president, says that the brand is not yet ready to announce an immediate successor.
Although its main competitor, the Mustang, will retain its combustion engines for the next generation model that was introduced last year, previous reports suggests that Chevrolet is planning a more revolutionary approach. It is rumored that the automaker plans to turn the Camaro into an electric vehicle, using its Ultium platform. This could make the retirement of the sixth-generation Camaro even more significant than just the end of a generation.
“As we prepare to say goodbye to the current generation Camaro, it is difficult to overstate our gratitude to every Camaro customer, Camaro assembly line employee and race fan,” said Bell. “While we are not announcing an immediate successor today, rest assured, this is not the end of Camaro’s story.”