Chevrolet is preparing to bring back the Camaro for the 2028 model year after a brief hiatus, with the nameplate expected to return as a two-door sports car and, possibly, a four-door version as well. The revived 2028 Camaro would mark a sharp reversal for General Motors after it ended the car following the 2024 model year.
The new Camaro is expected to ride on an updated Alpha platform, a rear-wheel-drive architecture that GM is reworking for more than one vehicle. The same Alpha 2 setup is expected to underpin a new Cadillac CT5 and a new Buick sedan, giving Chevy a familiar foundation for a performance coupe that may also offer all-wheel drive.
What makes the car notable is not just that it is coming back, but how Chevrolet appears ready to position it. The base powertrain is expected to be a turbocharged inline-four, likely a version of the 2.7-liter turbo four already used in the CT4, where it produces 325 horsepower and 380 pound-feet of torque in CT4-V form. In GM trucks, the same engine delivers as much as 430 pound-feet.
Chevy is also expected to offer an optional V-8, and the likely candidate is the LS6 6.7-liter small-block engine. That engine is set to debut in the 2027 Corvette Stingray and Grand Sport, where it is rated at 535 hp and 520 pound-feet of torque. If the Camaro gets it too, the car would return with the sort of straight-line force that made the badge famous.
The Camaro has had an uneven road. The original model debuted in the 1967 model year as a rival to the Ford Mustang, then disappeared from 2003 to 2009 before returning in the 2010 model year and persisting through the sixth generation until GM pulled the plug in 2024. Earlier reports had suggested the next version might shift to the VSS-R platform, but the current plan points instead to a renewed commitment to the Alpha architecture and to internal-combustion power.
That matters because the Camaro revival would give Chevrolet a more attainable performance machine at a time when many automakers are moving away from this kind of car. If GM follows through, the 2028 Camaro will not just be a comeback name. It will be a statement that Chevrolet still wants a place in the rear-drive performance fight.
