This is what 7th generation camaro should look like
 

The mustang went retro 2005-2014, the challenger is retro 2009-present, I love the 5th and 6th generation camaro, I own a 6th generation camaro, but man I would love the 7th generation camaro to look like the 1970-1973 models!...Six different trims, LT, LS, RS, SS, Z28,ZL1, etc...use 4 cylinder, V6, V8, go crazy! Have up to 20 different color combinations including Orange, Gold, maroon, Green, Brown, copper metallic, black cherry, etc...go crazy!..I love the camaro, let's do retro! Yeah!

Bite your tongue , no more retro Camaros .

No, it's time to do something other than retro.

I love the 70-73 but prefer the early, simpler rear spoiler of the 70. I wonder if they could do a C7 type hatch with that rear profile without losing structural rigidity.

I owned more gen2 f-bodies than all the other generations combined. They were plentiful in my youth

Nononono, please leave the past in the past. Thank you

Hell no, the 2nd gen is the kind of retro that needs to be left alone, don't revive it for the love of God, it's too mullet-y. The Camaro needs to move forward, not back, so maybe it's time to be done with the retro stuff.

I very much agree. They had their time.

No retro Camaro.

On that note, I'll just say this...the 6th gen Camaro is not retro. Its completely modern, while of course keeping that same long hood, long door, broad shoulder design that makes a Camaro a Camaro.

No need to go back to something actually retro.

No thanks. I think I would go for the refresh before going retro.

OP, I completely agree with you. The 2nd generation had a timeless look that still appears modern today. A new take on the 2nd-gen, if done right, would be absolutely spectacular. The problem is, everyone is so focused on car fascias looking "mean" and "pissed off" that the innocent elegance of the older models gets forgotten. There are only so many combinations of shapes you can use to design a car. At a certain point everything old becomes new again. I see no reason why we shouldn't resurrect this one.

I see people suggesting that the new Camaro should look like that Buick Avista concept. Which makes me want to vomit, personally.

This would be awesome:

Unfortunately, crash regulations make something that really looks like Gen2 impossible. Instead it would look hideous like the orange thing above. Reminds me of current Rolls and Bentley fronts, which are about as good looking as a toad.

The original split bumper Gen2 with the big fog lights is the best looking Camaro of all.

That would be an insult.

No. There's been too much retro. Move into the future with styling.

My little opinion, the 2016-2018 are a perfect modern blend on 1st gen curves and the future styling. Angualr, but still that muscular classic late 60s early 70s C pillar. Lights rock.

2019, they messed up the front end and it lost a ton of it's edge, looks like a sedan now. Step backwards. No offense to anyone that likes it, but my opinion.

Gen 7 lower the belt line, fix the front end, shape gets refined, 500HP hybrid V8 with a mode toggle :) Lightweight removable, or retractable, hard top. :D

This one rocks, but just modernize the front end a bit. Rest of it is on point.

Couldn't agree more :thumb: The pre-refresh 6th gen is the best looking Camaro so far IMO, closely followed by the refreshed 5th gen.

Apart from fixing the hideous front and improving on the bulbous, cartoonish taillights, I'd lower the beltline by 1" and increase the height by 1" just to end all visibility complaints once and for good. 500+/700+ HP V8, some tech updates (360° camera, full digital hi-res gauge cluster, futureproof wireless, adaptive cruise control), better AFM, slightly louder exhaust, a wee bit more storage space and larger trunk opening... none of these are rocket science, all available or coming very soon in one or more GM vehicles already.

Pretty sure it won't happen, but one can dream, eh?

Apparently everyone wants to go for the modern and futuristic ... but have not stopped to think that this is one of the reasons why American sports cars with the exception of the Challenger are falling? Remember that these are Ponycars which is a type of Musclecar, not a pure one, but it is one, and a good example that has triumphed has been the 2010-2015 Camaro and the Challenger of the 2015-Present. Both go for the retro style, and sold (And sell in the Challenger case) Pretty good, I even dare to think that if the 2010-2015 Camaro had the same power and same weight had been a mere beast and even Today I would continue selling as never before and comparison to the sixth generation.

We all know that the retro community is much bigger than the futuristic community, if you do not believe it ask the people of CAMARO5.COM and notice the comparison in sales between the 5th Gen and the 6th Gen. The new Refresh is going to retro, but the SS has elements so modern that you can see the polarity between retro and modern, I like it, but many people can not see it.

Look at something, the reason why I think going futuristic is not a very good idea is that the more they do it, the more generic it looks, and the more generic it looks the less attractive it looks, it does not stand out from the others, the only reason why the Camaro stands out it's because these elements, whether they like it or not, are retro, and I showed it in another post, and not only applies to the refresh, it applies to any model before the next .... The Camaro of the fourth generation was very futuristic ... and look what happened.

For Mi Para Mi, the perfect formula for the Camaro is to be retro and classic, but to drive, run and have an interior like a Ferrari ... that last was figuratively.

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Yes, exactly. The 4th gen camaro was a big "futuristic" leap and now we look back on it and it looks extremely dated.

They need to make it look classic. Classic means, form following function not the other way around. The most classic cars all look extremely clean and simple. No swooshy character lines, no bizarre looking front fascia pieces. Just clean and simple.

I don't care if they start from scratch and use no retro cues. But it should be a classic design. And I think they can lighten up on the "pissed off" look. That is so over-done. My neighbors ford escape looks pissed off. Every car now looks pissed off and I think it has a negative effect on our society as a whole. Why do I want to look around and see a bunch of nasty looking cars? Imagine if every person walked around with a scowl on their face all the time. How sad.

I'd love to see the Camaro team go out on a limb and do something unexpected.

I don't think that the retro "community" is bigger. I think that's limiting yourself to a smaller, shrinking market. A true modern sports car has a far broader appeal than just a muscle car or aggressive sedan. It seems like the retro community gravitates towards Mustangs and Mopars, anyways.

The Camaro already gets knocked for visibility and and the design that favors performance over ergonomics, which is just fine with me. I like the cockpit feel. I don't like feeling like I'm riding on top of the car.

Then again I used to daily a Miata so my opinion is probably worthless.

Challenger sales have consistently lagged behind Mustang and Camaro despite being the cheapest entry to the field, and the most retro. Retro styling has no correlation to improved sales. It's a gimmick. I've said it before. If Camaro sales were as low as Challenger sales, the car would have never made it this far. These boards are Oh-so-fond of remarking that the lower sales on the Gen6 are a sign that the model is going extinct, yet now we're spinning it that the Challenger is some kind of a standard despite it's historically poor sales vs. the Camaro and Mustang? And let's not forget that enthusiast boards do not represent the majority.

Everything is "futuristic" when compared to its predecessor. The smoothed bubbled 4th gen was modern compared to the sharper angles of the 3rd gen. The 3rd gen was also called "futuristic" with it's wedge-shaped aerodynamics vs. the 2nd gen. 10yr run, 1.5M units on 3rd gen Camaro not counting Firebird sales. The 2nd gen was futuristic compared to the 1st gen. Etc etc etc. You get 1 generation that goes retro and all of a sudden it's the only styling discipline that makes sense? No.

The "pissed off look" is called Aggressive. What's your target market? I'd rather my car look a little pissed off instead of looking like something out of Hello Kitty.

No. The retro fad died about 10 years ago.

Cars should evolve over time, and I think the 911 is a great example of that. New 911 models are never retro, but you can clearly tell where it came from.

retro sells, modern auto designers suck.

Me no like.

I was the one that suggested the next Camaro look like the Avista and not because I don't like retro, quite the opposite. I'm thinking Gen 7 will be an entirely new design and the Avista concept is one of the better looking cars to come off GM's drawing board lately. Maybe they continue to evolve the current design but I hope not. I feel like it's time for something new and that is certainly in line with the design shifts that were seen in the first four generations.

The Avista is Good example of a Modern CLASSIC! and And look how I emphasize the classic word, when you see it, you do not associate it with something futuristic, you associate it with something classic, its silhouette only expresses that, it is really modern, but the fusion between modern and classic is very well homogenized ... and what stands out? an angry classic in the modern era.

What was GM's excuse for giving Buick the Avista again?

The problem is the “classic” it embodies is upscale European. Nothing about this design fits this segment other than it being a 2-door coupe. I’m all for a new slate but oh hell no.

So you think that the Second Gen Camaro and the AC Cobra looked All American?

Completely agree with everything youmtyped. It yells badass american modern classic better than anyother modern car to date. I would so be fighting in that line to order that car tomorrow if its performance matched its looks.

Considering the Cobra was essentially a British car with a domestic V8, hell no. The Gen2 farrrr less so, especially in Z28/SS trim.

But the Avista looks exactly as I stated. Upscale cushy European. There's nothing in there that looks like it'd slide into the Pony car segment in the least.

No one makes a pony car anymore and havent for a very long time.

Thank God too. I add many of them. They arent nearly as good as what any of the big three make these days.

The only thing "retro" I want them to do is give us a hatchback versus the ridiculously small trunk opening.

The 3rd Gen was my first car and I clearly remember how handy that hatchback opening was.

As have I and I agree, it's the segment. Not any specific year.

If we follow the 2019 "refresh" then probably this:

Except for having to replace the struts all the time and the power closer failing. Plus you had to stand on your head if you put any in that cave they called storage space. I always filled that with speakers and amps. It was great for that. The hatch did make it easy to store the T-tops.

No thanks retro is over.

I guess I'm just old then (36). It pains me to see people dispensing with retro, just because one particular retro design seems to have run its course.
I'm not afraid to admit it, I love the 2nd gen, and I would definitely buy in for a super clean re-boot using that design language.
I'm also open to a complete blank slate re-design, but as others have said, the Avista concept definitely says "euro luxury" not Camaro to me.

GM needs to get more creative on their styling. The 3 gen resembles a Monza.The 4 looks like a Geo Storm.etc .

the last few years have shown us they are farming it out to Transformers.
the next one is coming in december. :doh:

Thats the color I wanted fro 17 SS. Don't know why they couldn't offer a green like this.