Why The Sixth-Gen Camaro Never Reached True Muscle Car Status – SlashGear

In reality, the Camaro was never really the cause of its own problems. That blame could lie with the ultimate decider of its fate, General Motors. Within the Chevy brand, you’d be hard pressed to see any indication the brand actually still sold the Camaro (aside from the recent announcement of its retirement). For most people, Chevy makes trucks like the Silverado, SUVs like the Tahoe/Suburban, Corvettes and electric vehicles when it wants to, and crossovers like the Equinox. The Camaro, seemingly, is for huge brand loyalists who don’t want, or can’t afford, a Corvette.

Indeed, the Corvette is really the apple of GM’s eye when it comes to performance. Cars are inanimate objects, but it is ever so slightly sad to see the Corvette get promoted over the years with new and exciting engine placement and electrification options, while the Camaro is quietly told after the company-wide meeting that its services will no longer be required, and HR has a cardboard box for it to pack up all its things.

The Camaro fell short of true muscle car fame because General Motors failed to truly innovate its design over the nine long years this generation has been around. GM has a lot on its plate right now with the C8 Corvette and the Ultium EV platform. Whatever comes next for the Camaro nameplate, that will just have to wait.