Believe it or not, the S650 Ford Mustang is getting lonely in the space occupied by American muscle cars. But that only happens in the real world because the parallel universes of vehicular CGI have other plans.
The Blue Oval company is getting 'dibs' on the niche of American pony cars because Stellantis is about to end production of 2023MY Dodge Charger sedans and Challenger coupes as promised through the seven 'Last Call' special editions. Moving on, they may completely retire the Challenger nameplate because the Charger is reverting to old-school two-door traditions and is also adopting the EV lifestyle. Plus, the rumor mill believes it will become a member of the Hurricane inline-six turbo family of models alongside Jeeps and the 2025 Ram 1500s.
As for General Motors, they are casually neglecting their fans because the Camaro just ended production with the final ZL1 from the sixth generation produced in Michigan, and no successor is in sight. Well, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators doesn't like that – just like a lot of fans. And the good thing is they can also take matters into their own hands. Or rather, at the tip of their CGI brushes, as is the case here.
For example, the good folks over at the Q Cars channel on YouTube aim to daze and amaze the audience with a potential styling of their vision for an unofficial Chevy Monte Carlo revival. Many outlets are striving to envision what comes next from Chevy now that the Camaro is no more, and there's a big gap between the $25k Malibu mid-size sedan and the C8 Corvette that's close to a $70k starting price. As such, some believe that more sedans are coming – and they would love to see a revival of the Impala SS at around $50k with Camaro ZL1 bits and pieces like the 650-hp supercharged V8.
On the other hand, others only want two doors in their video streams, so they usually go down the reborn Chevelle route. Not this channel and their resident pixel master, though. Instead, they dream of a hypothetical moment when GM's corner office head honchos approve Chevrolet's request to revive the Monte Carlo personal luxury car (produced between 1969 and 1987 and then again from 1994 to 2007). Interestingly, they are very eager to make everyone happy, so their Monte Carlo unofficially comes back as a two- and four-door coupe!
Take all this with a healthy grain of salt as nothing is official from GM, but the idea – while entirely wishful thinking – does have its merits. For example, Chevrolet could easily sell a larger sedan above the Malibu because Dodge is abandoning the muscle sedan area. They could also use a nice throwback-style coupe slotted below the C8 Corvette because it is clear the modern Camaro didn't have the power to fight off the retro-styled Challenger, let alone the mighty Mustang. So, what do you think?
Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution. Full profile
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