Pricing for 2028 Camaro 7th gen?

[Will2]

What do you guys think starting price will be?

I'm guessing:
$40K turbo4
$55K V8

Based on current competitors (Mustang, Charger), add a couple years' worth of "inflation", destination fee increases, paint upcharges even for basic fleet-car flat white (i.e. new Dodge Charger), and any other reason they can crank up the price.

 

[ARC]

Manual 2.7 = $35,000

Auto 2.7+emotor = $49,000

Manual 6.7 = $59,000

auto 6.7+emotor =$79,000

 

[Stonehauler]

I am hoping (I know, unlikely) that they can get a base model down to 29.995. It would be very difficult, but a bare boney car under 30k will get people at least talking about it. 50k needs to be base 6.7, maybe 45k if they can swing it. Buick can be more expensive.

 

[cooldawg]

Supercharged 6.7 (ZLE) mid $90’s or less, please

 

[ARC]

Supercharged 6.7 (ZLE) mid $90’s or less, please

I doubt the 6.7 will ever be supercharged. I expect ZL1-X to be a 6.7 with an eRay emotor starting @ $79,000

 

[cooldawg]

I doubt the 6.7 will ever be supercharged. I expect ZL1-X to be a 6.7 with an eRay emotor starting @ $79,000

Yea, the compression is way too high for boost. They would certainly have to tweak the heads or pistons to go forced induction, but they did so with the 5.5 ZR1?

I’d definitely be interested in a NA AWD ZL1 at that price. It gets you to the same place HP wise just doesn’t sound quite as good The GSX I built was $130k plus! Nice car, but there’s no way I can justify six figures for a toy.

 

[I-SHIFT]

Being in Canada, one of my major concerns will be pricing of the halo variant. Let's call it a ZL1 with 1LE option. I say this because a fully loaded Blackwing here can hit $160,000CAD. I know it's a Cadillac, but looking at the current Blackwing, fits inline with what a 7gen Camaro would be (less 2 doors). I'm struggling to find where they would save 60 or 70 thousand between the Chevy and the Cadillac assuming drive train, interior, suspension and brakes are similar.

Do you guys understanding what I'm trying to say here?

Then there is the discussion of taxes in Canada. Over $100K we are now hit with the luxury tax. And lastly dealer markup. I've owned four 6th gen Camaros. All ZL1-1LE's. The 1st 2019 cost me a $10K markup. The 2nd I was lucky to pay MSRP. The 3rd and 4th were used - both commanding prices well in excess of MSRP due to a lack of availability and dealer allocations here in Canada and BC.

I am chomping at the bit for another ZL1 with a track pack of some description, and new tech and interior. But at what price?

 

[bishopts]

Why did you own 4? There really wasnt much different between them over the years. Not enough to buy 4 vs just paying one off and being done.

 

[I-SHIFT]

Let's just say... Circumstances. Believe me when I say I wish I could have kept the 2019 M6 1LE Orange Crush!

 

[Mr_Draco]

Being in Canada, one of my major concerns will be pricing of the halo variant. Let's call it a ZL1 with 1LE option. I say this because a fully loaded Blackwing here can hit $160,000CAD. I know it's a Cadillac, but looking at the current Blackwing, fits inline with what a 7gen Camaro would be (less 2 doors). I'm struggling to find where they would save 60 or 70 thousand between the Chevy and the Cadillac assuming drive train, interior, suspension and brakes are similar.

Do you guys understanding what I'm trying to say here?

Then there is the discussion of taxes in Canada. Over $100K we are now hit with the luxury tax. And lastly dealer markup. I've owned four 6th gen Camaros. All ZL1-1LE's. The 1st 2019 cost me a $10K markup. The 2nd I was lucky to pay MSRP. The 3rd and 4th were used - both commanding prices well in excess of MSRP due to a lack of availability and dealer allocations here in Canada and BC.

I am chomping at the bit for another ZL1 with a track pack of some description, and new tech and interior. But at what price?

For pricing, it's easier to just look at what the Mustang is selling for and add $4-5k. Of course this isn't including any kind of dealer ripoff fee, I mean markup fee, but you'll get a general idea.

 

[Twizzty]

For pricing, it's easier to just look at what the Mustang is selling for and add $4-5k. Of course this isn't including any kind of dealer ripoff fee, I mean markup fee, but you'll get a general idea.

This is what worries me...have you seen the price of the new DHSC? That's what I believe the 7th gen ZL1 1LE will end up costing but more.

 

[Stonehauler]

I would be willing to put money down that the Halo version of the Camaro...no matter what engine they might put in it...is going to cost more than 100k. Between options and such, I would fully expect a track ready Camaro ready to tackle the Nürburg ring...will end up costing 140k plus.

Halo cars are great for getting people into the dealership to buy a new car, but only a select few (and I am nowhere close to being on that list) will ever own them. Think racing celebrities, movie celebrities, and the ultra rich...with maybe a few really well known and track proven influencers.

I actually expect Buick to be the reasonably priced version when it's all said and done. That said, I am hoping the Camaro remains a pony car, while the Buick going full on Muscle Car...with the ability make you smile at least a little bit in the twisties.

 

[Twizzty]

In 2020 a ZL1 1LE could be had for $70k MSRP and adjusted for inflation that $89k in 2026.

$140k is just greed IMO but I agree that's what it's going to cost.

 

[cooldawg]

In 2020 a ZL1 1LE could be had for $70k MSRP and adjusted for inflation that $89k in 2026.

$140k is just greed IMO but I agree that's what it's going to cost.

Wow… Agree, despite some significant costs associated with production going down (carbon credits going to Tesla/ CAFE/ REG rollbacks), the prices are- and will become even more- absurd.

It boils down to WE are the piggybank they intend to draw from to compensate for the following issues:

1) The executive/ regulatory boot licking on the EV front. One choice yielded $7500 tax credit the other is burdened to PAY for the regulatory bureaucracy in the form of GG tax.
2) Quality issues. Someone has to pay for the L87 recall... Ford is having problems as well. Some of this folds back to #1 (designs overly influenced by emissions standards- more power dense but less reliable powertrains, AFM/ DFM madness, stop/start, thinner lubricants, lingering supply chain issues left over from CV19).
3) Last but not least, I think there’s some ‘boil the frog’ MSRP effect post CV19. The prices don’t seem as absurd because consumers have been conditioned for it. And, of course, the financing arms enabled it.

An example, mid-trim C8 GS I built was $113,000. For a NA corvette! The margins on this vehicle compensate for the LS6 development, which of course was primarily an effort to flush the L87 toilet.

 

[Stonehauler]

First, let's look at who these "halo cars" are designed for.
1) it isn't you and me, or almost anyone on these forums. There may be a few people here that will drop 100k on a third car, but they are not the majority.
2) Those cars are for celebrities, movie starts, and the rich (not the wealthy or billionare club folks) or bugatti folks, but people who can drop 1-200k on a vehicle but don't want the attention of a Ferrari or Lamborghini.
3) They are made to generate press and buzz that will drive folks to the showroom floor. Maybe you can't afford a Halo model, but you can get one that looks substantially like it for 35k usd...

100k+ has been broken as a line by US automakers for a few years now. For a long time, even BMW or Mercedes didn't have much that broke 100k, not even their vaunted M5s and AMGs. Then we started getting luxury trucks over 100k, or a Cadillac branded suburban that they somehow convinced people to shell out 100k for. Ford saw companies like Shelby and other aftermarket vehicles for over 100k, and thought...there is obviously a market, I will make one myself!

If Ford is producing (and selling) a 140k Mustang, you can bet Chevrolet will also have a halo version for the Camaro in that price range as well. Is that right? Maybe, maybe not. I just know I won't be getting one unless I hit the lottery BIG time.