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Unfortunately, one of the icons of the American pony and muscle car segments is officially gone – Chevrolet recently produced the final sixth-generation Camaro (a ZL1, of course) at its Michigan plant, and while the nameplate isn't fully retired, there is also no official successor in sight. That gives a lot of people some pretty mixed feelings about that.
For example, Mopar enthusiasts aren't too happy to see an archenemy gone because the Hemi-powered Dodge Challenger and Charger follow suit after production ends for 2023MY and the seven 'Last Call' special editions. After that, the next-gen Charger will revert to a two-door coupe lifestyle, and no one knows if the Challenger will survive. Plus, the former will embrace the EV revolution and may only get ICE-powered models as part of the Hurricane inline-six turbo series.
Blue Oval fans, on the other hand, sigh in relief that their beloved S650 Ford Mustang will face little to no competition in its quest to give Coyote V8 power one last chance of survival. But what if Chevrolet folks took matters into their own hands and devised a plot to keep the ZL1 alive for a little while longer? Well, if the idea comes from the imaginative realm of digital car content creators, you can easily count on it to be more than a little overwhelming.
For example, Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, loves messing around with all things CGI from General Motors and Ford – and now takes a wild swing at the disappeared ZL1. He usually dabbles with stuff from the 1980s and 1990s, but he also thinks about modern revivals every now and then. Just recently, he considered the Buick Skylark should come back from the nether on BMW M4 underpinnings and with Envista styling or produced two ritzy revivals for the Lincoln Mark IX, among many others.
However, now he proves his worth to all GM fans with a double innuendo – a Chevy Camaro ZL1 transformed into a reborn Impala SS. Frankly, there is a lot to talk about using the legendary Impala nameplate, but calling it just a Camaro sedan wouldn't make the cut, either. As such, we will agree to roll with the innuendo from the pixel master because stuffing the 650-hp 6.2-liter supercharged V8 under the hood of any car needs to be presented with all the marketing a company has – especially if that's looking like a muscle car sedan that would give any Charger SRT Hellcat an excellent run for the money.
So, what do you think – should General Motors take advantage of Stellantis's retcon of the Charger back to a coupe and fill the void left by the disappearance of their muscle sedan? Or is this niche dead and buried?
Blue Oval fans, on the other hand, sigh in relief that their beloved S650 Ford Mustang will face little to no competition in its quest to give Coyote V8 power one last chance of survival. But what if Chevrolet folks took matters into their own hands and devised a plot to keep the ZL1 alive for a little while longer? Well, if the idea comes from the imaginative realm of digital car content creators, you can easily count on it to be more than a little overwhelming.
For example, Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, loves messing around with all things CGI from General Motors and Ford – and now takes a wild swing at the disappeared ZL1. He usually dabbles with stuff from the 1980s and 1990s, but he also thinks about modern revivals every now and then. Just recently, he considered the Buick Skylark should come back from the nether on BMW M4 underpinnings and with Envista styling or produced two ritzy revivals for the Lincoln Mark IX, among many others.
However, now he proves his worth to all GM fans with a double innuendo – a Chevy Camaro ZL1 transformed into a reborn Impala SS. Frankly, there is a lot to talk about using the legendary Impala nameplate, but calling it just a Camaro sedan wouldn't make the cut, either. As such, we will agree to roll with the innuendo from the pixel master because stuffing the 650-hp 6.2-liter supercharged V8 under the hood of any car needs to be presented with all the marketing a company has – especially if that's looking like a muscle car sedan that would give any Charger SRT Hellcat an excellent run for the money.
So, what do you think – should General Motors take advantage of Stellantis's retcon of the Charger back to a coupe and fill the void left by the disappearance of their muscle sedan? Or is this niche dead and buried?
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