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Reborn Chevy Impala Dares to Assume an AI-Assisted EV Lifestyle to Fight Tesla Model S

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Unlike Ford or Chrysler, Chevrolet still has an affordable four-door sedan in its lineup – the 2024 Chevrolet Malibu starts from $25,100 and battles only Asian foes, such as the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, or Kia K5. So, why not also add a full-size limo to further put pressure on them?
General Motors is finally (almost) ready to unleash the EV revolution upon America with help from Chevrolet. It has the Bolt EV and Bolt EUV already on sale, and the Equinox plus Blazer and Silverado EVs are not far away either. But do you notice how all of them, with just one $26,500 Bolt EV exception, are crossovers and trucks?

Obviously, the EV future will not be only for CUVs, SUVs, and trucks – irrespective of the Tesla Model Y and Cybertruck best-sellers. Instead, Tesla took the world by storm by maintaining a nice mix of sedans and CUVs, hence the S3EXY lineup. As such, why not also let the Big Detroit Three chip in with their RWD full-size BEV sedan thoughts?

Well, at least that's the reasoning of fans witnessing the imaginative realm of digital car content creators being taken over by AI assistance and other such software tools. In fact, some pixel masters even assume the mantle of AI and don't even reveal their real names. For example, this virtual artist, better known as automotive.ai on social media, brings AI automotive designs from a parallel universe and usually gives us plenty of choices.

Just recently, he or she embarked on a journey of exploring the dreams of "what's coming next. Here's an AI-powered peek into the crystal ball at the next model cycle or two. Put your deposits down now, folks." Some of them believed they were boring – big-grilled BMWs, 'smiling' VWs and Porsches, flowing Mazdas, edgy Fords – nothing that we haven't seen before if we consider only the second post embedded below.

But the AI-powered CGI expert didn't give up and followed with a second presentation of new model cars to come, including a new Nissan Z dressed in orange, a younger-at-heart VW crossover, something sending out Lambo vibes, a couple of SUVs from Audi and Volvo, plus a big Bentley coupe. However, only the final slide was the one that struck gold with the channel's audience as it depicted a large Chevy sedan with electric power at its heart.

Immediately, the fans started speculating what could be done with it – for example, the design evocative of a four-door coupe might be mixed with an RWD or AWD-happy BEV architecture to help Chevrolet revive the legendary Impala moniker! So, do you agree with the fan assessment – would this be an excellent Impala revival for a full-size traditional sedan that could brawl with the next generation of the Tesla Model S flagship?





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Editor's note: Gallery includes additional AI-assisted design projects by the same author.

About the author: Aurel Niculescu
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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.
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