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Mantisfan · 09-01-2012, 03:17 AM

I recently attended a car show and was told by several Chevy enthusiasts that GM was working on a hybrid Camaro based on the Volt power design. What a cool idea. Has anyone else heard of this and if so, when will it hit the market?

06_warrior · 09-01-2012, 03:39 AM

So would they have one as a SS (super slow)

Apex Motorsports · 09-01-2012, 05:22 AM

Uh, no. Just no.

camaroRND2 · 09-01-2012, 05:55 AM

uh yeh not cool but what i would buy in a second is a el-camino what they had in Australia. powered by a LS3 and IRS. might give up Lindsey for that.

big papa · 09-01-2012, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by camaroRND2

uh yeh not cool but what i would buy in a second is a el-camino what they had in Australia. powered by a LS3 and IRS. might give up Lindsey for that.

Yep, someone in my town has a blue one. Looks like a GTO from the front...

ragtop11 · 09-01-2012, 06:15 AM

wouldn't sell, who would want to buy one

bluetooth-ss · 09-01-2012, 06:34 AM

No just no.

JoansDriver · 09-01-2012, 06:40 AM

Kind of goes against everything Camaro stands for, if you ask me.

h2oplay · 09-01-2012, 06:48 AM

not gonna happen, GM loses on every volt now, volts cost GM over 100k to make....I cant believe they would be looking to lose more

TastyBake · 09-01-2012, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Mantisfan

I recently attended a car show and was told by several Chevy enthusiasts that GM was working on a hybrid Camaro based on the Volt power design. What a cool idea. Has anyone else heard of this and if so, when will it hit the market?

Guys,

This post looks very fishy. Not because of the 1st post. The "What a cool idea." text hints to me this was created by a bot aka phishing. Also, "Chevy enthusiasts" said this? They can say anything. So if you're the bot developer, make the text more convincing. If not, my bad.

But I'll play along anyway.

They won't release one anytime soon. Reasons?
1) Demand. Hybrid demand is very low. The Prius owns more than 50% of the market. They're trying to get the other hybrids sold!

2) Marketing. The mustang/camaro line cater to a specific affordable/performance car market. The Hybrid would look down upon in that market. Even if it increased torque to 380 lb-ft. That market likes to modify cars and would be fearful to do hybrids.

3) BangforTheBuck. The camaro V6 already gets 30 mpg. Having a V6 hybrid would probably just get 35 hwy and the city would go up by 1 mpg. The price wouldn't be justified.

TastyBake · 09-01-2012, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by big papa

Yep, someone in my town has a blue one. Looks like a GTO from the front...

Legitimately

I wanted an G8 ST badly. I'm not happy they gave up on it. But a Chevy El camino is still possible due to the the caprice coming back but I'm not holding my breath. Very limited market like the Chevy SS which did horrible. If you noticed the current lineup, they are trying not to make any mistakes anymore with models.

squat · 09-01-2012, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by TastyBake

Legitimately

I wanted an G8 ST badly. I'm not happy they gave up on it. But a Chevy El camino is still possible due to the the caprice coming back but I'm not holding my breath. Very limited market like the Chevy SS which did horrible. If you noticed the current lineup, they are trying not to make any mistakes anymore with models.

I had a G8, it was the first 'nice' car I ever owned. Aside from the same paint issues the camaro has they were great cars. I'm really glad Chevy is bringing it back as the SS and I hope they market it properly this time. Every car mag loved the G8 but GM only sold ~30k each year it was available.

My thoughts are that since Holden is already making the car there are very little development costs in selling it here. So be a little more optimistic about an el camino : )

butters · 09-01-2012, 09:21 AM

:troll:

the op is a mantis fan, which is a PHP bug tracker. And this is his first post?

tonyko1 · 09-01-2012, 09:25 AM

I often wondered why they haven't brought back the El Camino, given how popular the truck/suv market is. Maybe I just answered my own question, why canibalize sales of high-margin products trucks/suvs for the El Camino. .......

Anyways, a "hybrid Camaro", UGH. It would be more practical to have the Camaro tow the Volt behind it. If there was a true hybrid Camaro, you thought many complained about the weight of a Camaro now, ha, add another 500lbs of batteries...

09-01-2012, 03:17 AM	#1
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09-01-2012, 03:39 AM	#2
06_warrior Drives: 2012 1SS LS3 M6 black on black :) Join Date: May 2012 Location: SD Posts: 1,342	So would they have one as a SS (super slow)

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Apex Motorsports Drives: 2000 Camaro SS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky. Posts: 25,179	Uh, no. Just no.

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JoansDriver Hoser Orange Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Victoria BC Posts: 501	Kind of goes against everything Camaro stands for, if you ask me.

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butters Drives: 2010 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,139 View My Garage	:troll: the op is a mantis fan, which is a PHP bug tracker. And this is his first post? __________________

09-01-2012, 09:25 AM	#14
tonyko1 Banned Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Convertible, IBM Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,015	I often wondered why they haven't brought back the El Camino, given how popular the truck/suv market is. Maybe I just answered my own question, why canibalize sales of high-margin products trucks/suvs for the El Camino. ....... Anyways, a "hybrid Camaro", UGH. It would be more practical to have the Camaro tow the Volt behind it. If there was a true hybrid Camaro, you thought many complained about the weight of a Camaro now, ha, add another 500lbs of batteries...