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If you need a quick survey of the American car market, just look at the most important reveals at the ongoing Detroit Auto Show - the 2023 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) put the spotlight on the 2024 Ford F-150 and Jeep Gladiator pickup trucks, the GMC Acadia SUV and just the 2025 Cadillac CT5 luxury sedan.
It seems that fewer and fewer office corner head honchos trust the general audience to be interested in sedans, wagons, sports cars, or minivans. And the Big Detroit Three are clearly more into crossovers, SUVs, and trucks than anything else, as they take the sales charts as their bible and put faith into compact and large CUVs, big trucks, and the lot.
However, even if Ford only sells the Mustang in the real world, Dodge is prepared to get rid of at least one passenger car nameplate, and Chevy is dropping the Camaro; these views at least don't impact the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. Over there in the parallel universes of CGI, pixel masters like Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, are still busy giving Americans their big, hulking, full-size sedans.
These land yachts may be surreal, but they sure are innovative when trying to ensure their survival. And they often rely on snatching some DNA from models that are already out there, no matter how exotic they may be. For example, this CGI expert kicked off his full-size American sedan revival series with the Buick Park Avenue 'Ultra,' a potential GM take on Japan's exclusive Toyota Century sedan.
But then he switched his attention to his other automotive passion – Ford Motor Company. Still in the mood for more land yachts, he concocted the revival of the beloved Ford Crown Victoria based on the stolen DNA from an unsuspecting Bentley Flying Spur. And because the crowds of fans were delighted, the pixel master immediately proceeded to make this a trilogy.
So, the next in line was – as per requests – the Mercury Grand Marquis. Again, it seems the CGI expert hit a sweet spot with the Bentley Flying Spur reworked around the body to be a worthy successor to the Panther-based series of big sedans. And, to complete the trilogy, the third time is the charm for both the British limousine and the Lincoln Town Car, which was also revived – and is even complete with the Linc badge sitting proudly above the radiator grille.
Unfortunately, chances are slim that the second largest US automaker will soon consider returning to full-size boxy yet stylish and oddly utilitarian sedan duty. Plus, chances are even slimmer to associate with Bentley for such an endeavor. Thus, this was an excellent series, albeit something that will forever remain merely wishful thinking.
However, even if Ford only sells the Mustang in the real world, Dodge is prepared to get rid of at least one passenger car nameplate, and Chevy is dropping the Camaro; these views at least don't impact the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. Over there in the parallel universes of CGI, pixel masters like Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, are still busy giving Americans their big, hulking, full-size sedans.
These land yachts may be surreal, but they sure are innovative when trying to ensure their survival. And they often rely on snatching some DNA from models that are already out there, no matter how exotic they may be. For example, this CGI expert kicked off his full-size American sedan revival series with the Buick Park Avenue 'Ultra,' a potential GM take on Japan's exclusive Toyota Century sedan.
But then he switched his attention to his other automotive passion – Ford Motor Company. Still in the mood for more land yachts, he concocted the revival of the beloved Ford Crown Victoria based on the stolen DNA from an unsuspecting Bentley Flying Spur. And because the crowds of fans were delighted, the pixel master immediately proceeded to make this a trilogy.
So, the next in line was – as per requests – the Mercury Grand Marquis. Again, it seems the CGI expert hit a sweet spot with the Bentley Flying Spur reworked around the body to be a worthy successor to the Panther-based series of big sedans. And, to complete the trilogy, the third time is the charm for both the British limousine and the Lincoln Town Car, which was also revived – and is even complete with the Linc badge sitting proudly above the radiator grille.
Unfortunately, chances are slim that the second largest US automaker will soon consider returning to full-size boxy yet stylish and oddly utilitarian sedan duty. Plus, chances are even slimmer to associate with Bentley for such an endeavor. Thus, this was an excellent series, albeit something that will forever remain merely wishful thinking.
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