![]() ![]() General Motors is discontinuing Camaro because of slow sales. The legendary muscle car will have its final appearance next year. But, those images were based on the Camaro pony car turned into the truck, with SS badges and upgrades. The El Camino SS already had a few concepts. Its main purpose should be deliveries of small items around the city. A compact electric model would be able to tow a limited amount of cargo. But, Chevrolet is not going to build an electric SUV, but the truck, because of the history. Another pony car is turned into the EV – the legendary Mustang. On the other hand, the first concepts are already out – such as Hummer and Silverado.īut, let’s talk about this – the El Camino was a utility muscle car. Yes, the company is electrifying everything, so any model can become an EV. This sounds both crazy and logical – the 2024 Chevy El Camino might be an electric truck. So, we have mid-size trucks Canyonand Colorado, full-size models Silverado 1500and Sierra 1500, and the same nameplates for the HD class, with badges 25. General Motors covers all the segments with two models – one Chevrolet and one GMC. Being a compact pickup makes a lot more sense. For example, it can’t be a high-performance truck and a rival to Raptor. ![]() All those old speculations positioned the El Camino in some of the existing slots, or somewhere that it doesn’t belong. But why we believe it will be back now? The new spot opened up. The truck is returning for more than 10 years. Hybrid tows half as much as the turbo unit. In this case, the outputs are 250 hp and 277 lb-ft, with the towing capacity increased to 4,000 pounds. Ford is using a larger turbocharged engine on a non-hybrid model. The 2024 Chevy El Camino is not competitive against 191 hp and 42/33 mpg. Even Maverick is using one of those setups. Hybrid systems can return 40+ miles per gallon (Honda CR-V, Ford Escape, Toyota Rav4). The crossover is not too efficient, with just 28 mpg combined. Equinox is using a 1.5-liter turbo engine with 175 hp and 200 lb-ft of torque. So, the crossover-based pickup can use the same engines as well. Ford Maverick shares a platform with Escape. The Equinox crossover might be a perfect model to start off. As a small pickup, it will use a unibody architecture. In the truck segment – Hummer EUTintroduces some cool options for off-road driving.īut, let’s go back to El Camino. ![]() Anyway, the company decided to go with full electrification, and there are a few models already available. General Motors is not building those systems and it cost them a lot. A downside for the El Camino is that the pickup is not getting a hybrid engine. Urban delivery trucks are not relying on the towing capacity, but a good combination of all performances. The 2024 Chevy El Camino might be based on the compact crossover for maximum efficiency. The 2024 Chevy El Camino is just a rumor, as well as GMC Syclone. Now, after the success of Maverick, other companies want to take a share of the profitable segment. In the beginning, almost everyone calls it a bad decision. Now, Ford made a bold move by building the compact pickup. General Motors had all slots covered – mid-size, half-ton and heavy-duty trucks. Back in 2019, there was no room in the lineup for the El Camino. The Breaking Bad movie warmed up speculations, but the truckmaker didn’t use the momentum. However, in the past decade, we could hear and read speculations about its comeback more frequently. ![]()
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