The Future Of Muscle Cars (Electric Muscle Cars, etc.)

Tenacity-99 · 09-13-2021, 02:57 PM

Hey guys, just wanted to get some of your opinions on what exactly is going to happen to Muscle Cars here by the time we hit 2024 or 2025?

- You have Dodge talking about their Electric Muscle Car is coming out in 2024, which will be either a Challenger or Charge with an electric battery.

- Then, you have GM talking about they want to move to electric vehicles and there's rumors the Camaro will be a 4 door electric sedan come 2024.

One of the reasons I got the Chevy Camaro 2SS is the awesome V8 muscle car sound. If they replace the engine with a battery, what would be left of any muscle car sounds or noise, etc.?

It looks like electric vehicles are going to take over the market here soon and I'm wondering if the muscle car market will suffer greatly as a result? Here are some links to review:

2023/2024 Camaro 4 Door Sedan

2024 Dodge Electric Muscle Car

Can A Muscle Car Be Electric?

avalonandl · 09-13-2021, 03:27 PM

We will all be driving Yugos......

Jaxcam02 · 09-13-2021, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuckeyeROC

Muscle cars will be dead. We'll have quick EVs for awhile, until they mandate software updates to limit the power b/c they will decide people don't NEED to go that quick/fast and it scares Karen.

The end goal: We'll all have monthly subscriptions for self driving EVs.

This is sadly more likely than anyone wants to admit right now.

jamala00 · 09-13-2021, 03:31 PM

Many threads on this forum on this topic already. Just do a search

10mm · 09-13-2021, 03:32 PM

I'm most concerned about the defacto ban on gasoline we will have in due time...

($7.00+ a gallon)

PostalLDMC · 09-13-2021, 03:34 PM

If you l@@k at the auction sites the old muscle cars never go away. I just wish I would have not run all my old cars into the ground but then again RUST would get them. 63,409,4sp. 66,Chevelle SS396.4sp. 72,Chevelle SS, Just some of when by-by, kind of wonder if the ever made it past the RUST. Now I sit here waiting for the last ICE car before I pass. Come on Chevy build my new 2022 Rapid Blue Convertible..

Puddin · 09-13-2021, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PostalLDMC

If you l@@k at the auction sites the old muscle cars never go away. I just wish I would have not run all my old cars into the ground but then again RUST would get them. 63,409,4sp. 66,Chevelle SS396.4sp. 72,Chevelle SS, Just some of when by-by, kind of wonder if the ever made it past the RUST. Now I sit here waiting for the last ICE car before I pass. Come on Chevy build my new 2022 Rapid Blue Convertible..

Good color choice.

Devstrike · 09-13-2021, 04:22 PM

I choose not to care about it anymore. I have my car it will be fun to me for a long time and with the used car market and the fact that a new Gas station was put up recently we will probably still have ICE on the road until my time has passed anyway. EDIT: Not against EVs but it should be the choice of the consumer not the government.

B8TTYVILLEKID · 09-13-2021, 05:47 PM

I'm old and will always want to burn dead dinosaurs BUT none of us can argue with the performance the new "lectric" cars have. Personally I will never tire or want anything other than the sound of a big V8 but I do not want to face a 4 door tesla over at the local drag strip. And yes I know there are many threads on this subject. Just drinking tonight and though I would reply.

hotlap · 09-13-2021, 06:09 PM

Don’t use your Camaro as a garage ornament. Drive um while you can!

LT4Greg · 09-13-2021, 07:43 PM

Agree with hotlap!��

jamala00 · 09-13-2021, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devstrike

I choose not to care about it anymore. I have my car it will be fun to me for a long time and with the used car market and the fact that a new Gas station was put up recently we will probably still have ICE on the road until my time has passed anyway. EDIT: Not against EVs but it should be the choice of the consumer not the government.

Bingo... My thoughts exactly

lbls1 · 09-14-2021, 08:37 AM

We will probably still have performance cars, but if electric technology proliferates the car market, the muscle cars as we know them will cease to exist. I would rather that the muscle cars fade with dignity than to have them ridiculed by electric technology.

Nothing like an SS · 09-14-2021, 08:49 AM

Easy, keep my current car, problem solved! That's MY future muscle car! LOL!

09-13-2021, 02:57 PM	#1
Tenacity-99 Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS (Red Hot) Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Clinton Township, MI Posts: 21	The Future Of Muscle Cars (Electric Muscle Cars, etc.) Hey guys, just wanted to get some of your opinions on what exactly is going to happen to Muscle Cars here by the time we hit 2024 or 2025? - You have Dodge talking about their Electric Muscle Car is coming out in 2024, which will be either a Challenger or Charge with an electric battery. - Then, you have GM talking about they want to move to electric vehicles and there's rumors the Camaro will be a 4 door electric sedan come 2024. One of the reasons I got the Chevy Camaro 2SS is the awesome V8 muscle car sound. If they replace the engine with a battery, what would be left of any muscle car sounds or noise, etc.? It looks like electric vehicles are going to take over the market here soon and I'm wondering if the muscle car market will suffer greatly as a result? Here are some links to review: 2023/2024 Camaro 4 Door Sedan 2024 Dodge Electric Muscle Car Can A Muscle Car Be Electric?

09-13-2021, 03:27 PM	#2
avalonandl Drives: 2019 ZL-1 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Troy, MI & Naples, FL Posts: 2,019	We will all be driving Yugos...... __________________ 2019 ZL-1 Acquired 4/23/21 at 6300 miles. Riverside Blue, A10, PDR. Traded in 2017 2SS with 6M and 32k miles. Continental Extreme Contact Sports. Now has 10,000 miles... 2012 Yukon XL Denali w/ 6.2 AWD

09-13-2021, 03:34 PM	#6
PostalLDMC Drives: 2022 2LT RS Convertible Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Upper Mid-West Posts: 275	We'll always have... If you l@@k at the auction sites the old muscle cars never go away. I just wish I would have not run all my old cars into the ground but then again RUST would get them. 63,409,4sp. 66,Chevelle SS396.4sp. 72,Chevelle SS, Just some of when by-by, kind of wonder if the ever made it past the RUST. Now I sit here waiting for the last ICE car before I pass. Come on Chevy build my new 2022 Rapid Blue Convertible..

09-13-2021, 06:09 PM	#10
hotlap Drives: 20 1LE 2SS M6 Rally Green Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Franklin WI Posts: 6,632	Don’t use your Camaro as a garage ornament. Drive um while you can! __________________ "the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.” Ronald Reagan -

09-13-2021, 07:43 PM	#11
LT4Greg Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Coupe Join Date: May 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,809	Agree with hotlap!�� __________________ ZL1 Coupe, PDR, Exposed carbon fiber hood insert, My Link with Nav, M6 6 speed and Silver Ice Metallic. Mods done: ceramic window tint, GM Accessories Camaro floor mats and Roto-Fab CAI.

09-13-2021, 03:31 PM	#4
jamala00 Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Hyper Blue Metallic Join Date: May 2020 Location: WI Posts: 2,451	Many threads on this forum on this topic already. Just do a search

09-13-2021, 03:32 PM	#5
10mm Account Suspended Drives: My wife nuts... Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NWFL Posts: 248	I'm most concerned about the defacto ban on gasoline we will have in due time... ($7.00+ a gallon)

09-13-2021, 04:22 PM	#8
Devstrike Drives: 2020 Camaro LT1 Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Kansas City Metro Posts: 542	I choose not to care about it anymore. I have my car it will be fun to me for a long time and with the used car market and the fact that a new Gas station was put up recently we will probably still have ICE on the road until my time has passed anyway. EDIT: Not against EVs but it should be the choice of the consumer not the government.

09-13-2021, 05:47 PM	#9
B8TTYVILLEKID Drives: 2019 Chevrolet Camaro 2 SS Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Melbourne Florida Posts: 89	I'm old and will always want to burn dead dinosaurs BUT none of us can argue with the performance the new "lectric" cars have. Personally I will never tire or want anything other than the sound of a big V8 but I do not want to face a 4 door tesla over at the local drag strip. And yes I know there are many threads on this subject. Just drinking tonight and though I would reply.

09-14-2021, 08:37 AM	#13
lbls1 Drives: 2002 Camaro SS SOM; 2015 Malibu LTZ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 4,021	We will probably still have performance cars, but if electric technology proliferates the car market, the muscle cars as we know them will cease to exist. I would rather that the muscle cars fade with dignity than to have them ridiculed by electric technology. __________________ '02 CAMARO SS SOM; 5.7L LS1/FLS6B '08 TBSS AWD Black Granite Metallic '15 Malibu LTZ 2LZ Turbo *'14 CAMARO ZL1 Blue Ray Metallic*

09-14-2021, 08:49 AM	#14
Nothing like an SS Faster!!! Drives: 2020 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 991	Easy, keep my current car, problem solved! That's MY future muscle car! LOL!

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