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The sales reports for the third quarter of the year are in, and America's car market is showing us the final act of a decade-long feud – the pony/muscle car segment's final struggle between Ford, Dodge, and Chevrolet.
Soon, there will be only silence – interrupted by the occasional Ford Mustang doing what Mustangs do at the enthusiast car meets (usually crashing) or by the Dark Horse showing off. Of course, if you're living next to a track, there are even higher chances of meeting a Blue Oval because the Dark Horse R, GT3, and GT4 versions are not sitting idle.
For now, though, people are still counting the deliveries of all three nameplates – Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger, and Chevrolet Camaro before the latter two bow out of existence. It's a small consolation, but the Dodge Challenger, which is about to bite the dust after the 2023 model year production ends, leads the charge by a mere 35 units compared to its lifetime rival, the Ford Mustang.
Meanwhile, the Chevy Camaro can't keep up with either of them, so we are not surprised that General Motors is rumored to pull the plug on production earlier than anticipated – in late November (Convertible) and early December (Coupe) instead of January 2024. Anyway, that means it's going to be a lot easier to conquer customers for the ICE-powered Ford Mustang as it remains the only option out there.
Hopefully, the Blue Oval's corner-office head honchos won't interpret the situation as the perfect opportunity to hike prices beyond common sense, as inflation has already carved a big rift into the hearts of enthusiasts. Instead, we suggest branching out the S650 seventh generation into new operative fields. So, if the S550 successfully transformed into a first-ever EV crossover, why wouldn't the latest iteration become popular with four doors, too?
Interestingly, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators has already thought about that when Ford introduced the S650 Mustang to the audience, but so much time has passed since then that some probably feel it's an excellent time for a reminder, of sorts. The virtual artist tucked behind the AscarissDesign moniker on social media has a big craving for something American and crisp - a Blue Oval passenger car of the sedan variety.
Thus, meet his latest digital project – the Ford Mustang Sports Sedan (SS). It is not a bad effort at all, as proportions were kept, and the overall design makes a nice callback to that moment when the Internet discovered a sketch of a Mustang sedan tucked in the official making-of illustrations from the Blue Oval's stylists. It's also quite innovative, as this four-door Mustang SS takes liberties with slimmer headlights, with the grille borrowed from the Dark Horse, and – of course – with the design of the rear doors and sloping fastback roofline.
For now, though, people are still counting the deliveries of all three nameplates – Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger, and Chevrolet Camaro before the latter two bow out of existence. It's a small consolation, but the Dodge Challenger, which is about to bite the dust after the 2023 model year production ends, leads the charge by a mere 35 units compared to its lifetime rival, the Ford Mustang.
Meanwhile, the Chevy Camaro can't keep up with either of them, so we are not surprised that General Motors is rumored to pull the plug on production earlier than anticipated – in late November (Convertible) and early December (Coupe) instead of January 2024. Anyway, that means it's going to be a lot easier to conquer customers for the ICE-powered Ford Mustang as it remains the only option out there.
Hopefully, the Blue Oval's corner-office head honchos won't interpret the situation as the perfect opportunity to hike prices beyond common sense, as inflation has already carved a big rift into the hearts of enthusiasts. Instead, we suggest branching out the S650 seventh generation into new operative fields. So, if the S550 successfully transformed into a first-ever EV crossover, why wouldn't the latest iteration become popular with four doors, too?
Interestingly, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators has already thought about that when Ford introduced the S650 Mustang to the audience, but so much time has passed since then that some probably feel it's an excellent time for a reminder, of sorts. The virtual artist tucked behind the AscarissDesign moniker on social media has a big craving for something American and crisp - a Blue Oval passenger car of the sedan variety.
Thus, meet his latest digital project – the Ford Mustang Sports Sedan (SS). It is not a bad effort at all, as proportions were kept, and the overall design makes a nice callback to that moment when the Internet discovered a sketch of a Mustang sedan tucked in the official making-of illustrations from the Blue Oval's stylists. It's also quite innovative, as this four-door Mustang SS takes liberties with slimmer headlights, with the grille borrowed from the Dark Horse, and – of course – with the design of the rear doors and sloping fastback roofline.
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