Chevy testing waters for two Camaro hybrids, including V-8

The Chevrolet Camaro could be in for hybrid power. How do we know? Hybrid powertrains with Camaro owners.

In August, screenshots of a customer survey have been posted to the Camaro6 forum, in which the driver is a hybrid of hybrid inline-4 engine and a hybrid V-8 engine. The brand also threw in the 2019 Chevy Silverado's 2.7-liter turbo-4 for consideration.

The survey asked, which of the following engines would have a Chevrolet Camaro. The hybrid options and stipulations were as follows:

• A 2.0-liter turbocharged hybrid inline-4 with 365 horsepower, 30 mpg combined, and 0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds
• A 6.2-liter hybrid V-8 engine with 545 horsepower, 24 mpg combined, and 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds

The 2.0-liter turbo-4 hybrid engine would come with a $ 4,000 premium price, while the hybrid V-8 engine would cost an extra $ 8,000, depending on the survey. For comparison, the current 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 engine makes 450 hp in the Camaro SS and the 2.0-liter turbo-oven engine makes 275 hp. The powerhouse of the economy and the fuel economy bumps.

Chevrolet is clearly gauging interest for a hybrid system in a future Camaro. While the hybrid systems would provide power and fuel economy, they would cost thousands of dollars more. As an alternative, the 2.7-liter turbo-4 option mentioned in the survey would be a $ 0 option, providing 310 hp, and 25 mpg combined.

We are reaching out to GM for commenting on a spokesperson told Motor Authority, "We routinely survey our customers across all of our vehicles on potential future technologies or features, but that does not mean we are going to institute them."

GM patented a high-compression, twin-powered hybrid powertrain last October, and that could be a precursor to any sort of hybrid system automaker has in the works. However, we would not expect Camaro Hybrid with a V-8 engine to share many similarities with the rumored mid-engine C8 Corvette hybrid, especially since the Corvette's powertrain would be designed to fit into the middle of the car. Also, in 2013, GM North America President Mark Reuss said to be laughing at Corvette Hybrid, so it's easy to imagine a hybrid Camaro.

The Hybrid Camaro Talk comes as Ford prepares to launch its own Hybrid Mustang in 2020, which the automaker may have published. The pony car wars can get a little greener in the years to come.