Chevrolet is introducing its first rear-wheel drive sedan since the SS, a renamed Holden VF Commodore, and it will help fill the void left by the departed Camaro Coupe.
GM Authority Insiders report that the new combustion engine, rear-wheel drive Chevrolet will likely be a four-door sedan, although a two-door coupe that could revive the Camaro nameplate in the future has not been ruled out.
Should General Motors develop a new rear-wheel-drive coupe, it would likely have to release a convertible version to meet rental fleet demand.
Whatever form it takes, GM Authority reported earlier this month that the new Chevrolet will go into production in late 2027.
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While GM Authority Reporting that the new midsize sedan will not have a traditional three-box sedan profile, GM is reportedly hesitant to apply the Camaro nameplate to anything other than a two-door vehicle.
That’s in stark contrast to its competitor Ford, which calls its midsize electric SUV the Mustang Mach-E, or Dodge, which reintroduced the Charger nameplate on a sedan just over 20 years ago.
When the Camaro nameplate is not in use, Chevrolet has a wide selection of iconic nameplates to choose from. For example, it still bears the trademark on the Chevelle name, which would not upset enthusiasts, as was previously applied to sedans, station wagons and coupes.
With its sedan format, the new Chevrolet will help fill the void left by the SS (discontinued after 2017), the large front-wheel drive Impala (discontinued after 2020) and the midsize front-wheel drive Malibu (discontinued after 2025).
According to reports, the upcoming Chevrolet will ride on the same Alpha 2 platform as the moribund Cadillac CT4 and current Cadillac CT5.
This is an updated version of the Alpha platform that underpinned the defunct Camaro, which transitioned from the Holden-developed Zeta platform into its sixth (and so far final) generation, produced from 2015 to 2023.
The Alpha 2 platform will also reportedly be used in the next-generation CT5 and a new Buick sedan.
According to reports, the new Chevrolet, Cadillac and Buick models will be produced at the same factory – the Lansing Grand River plant in Michigan – as the current CT4 and CT5 models and the sixth-generation Camaro.
This platform supports four-, six-, and eight-cylinder engines, including the CT5-V Blackwing’s supercharged 6.2-liter “LT4” V8, although no Alpha II-based vehicle has ever used a hybrid or electric powertrain.
The next CT5 will be Cadillac’s only traditional sedan in the U.S. market – the ultra-luxurious electric Celestiq is a liftback – but with the new Chevrolet and Buick, those brands will return to a sedan market they had previously exited.
Buick has not offered a passenger car in the U.S. market since 2020, the last model year of the Regal (also known as the Opel Insignia and Holden ZB Commodore), and has not sold a traditional sedan there since the LaCrosse, which was discontinued after the 2019 model year.
The brand’s last rear-drive sedan, similar to Chevrolet’s, was also a Holden – the Park Avenue, a renamed Caprice that was last sold in China in 2012. It was last sold in the US market in 1996 with the old-fashioned body-on-frame Roadmaster.
Automotive News A supplier reports that GM expects to produce 60,000 to 70,000 CT5 and unspecified Chevrolet vehicles annually at the plant. It’s unclear how much additional volume the Buick will offer.
Whether it’s a sedan or a coupe, the new Chevrolet will have a competitor in the Dodge Charger lineup, now available with a twin-turbocharged inline-six engine. Ford has also reportedly previewed the Mustang Mach 4, a sedan based on its pony car.
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