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Last year, Stellantis was one of the very few (big) automakers that didn't announce a positive result when it revealed the overall sales across the crucial US automotive market.
We are not entirely surprised, even though its Ram trucks brand had the third best-selling series in the United States. But you can't just pretend that Ram or Jeep will save you forever when Dodge drops the Challenger or Charger, and Chrysler is left with a single nameplate following the departure of the 300 sedans to the greener pastures of car Valhalla.
Instead, Stellantis should accelerate the pace of introductions if it doesn't want to slip below the 1.5 million deliveries mark this year. Well, in a parallel universe, the company solved this kind of issue with help from a revival or two. For example, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators with stuff like the return of the Chrysler Aspen feeling as solid as a Jeep and as spacious as a Dodge Durango or the revival of the Dodge Magnum muscle estate.
All of these (and many more) stem from the visions of Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, who loves messing around with all things CGI from GM & Ford and sometimes also from Stellantis. On these rare occasions, he doesn't come up with a Ford Econoline Switchgear adventure off-road minivan EV or a modern Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 but instead thinks of comebacks like this AMC Eagle design project.
Produced initially since 1979 for the 1980 model year, the compact four-wheel drive passenger vehicle was one of the first true crossovers by way of high-riding coupe, sedan, and station wagon body styles. The latter is especially well known for its adventurous allure and is survived to this day by crossover station wagons like the Volvo Cross Country series. Killed off in December 1987 after it was produced under Chrysler ownership for just one model year, its legacy survives in modern times.
Well, if this pixel master had his way, it would also still be alive even today – although maybe AMC fans wouldn't be pleased to know that the author envisioned it after seeing the upcoming 2025 Toyota Crown Signia, a crossover model that will soon replace the hybrid-only $35k Venza at a much higher MSRP, of course. Designed as quirky as possible, this modern AMC Eagle revival has the allure of something that woke up in different times after a prolonged coma – hence the woodie-style panels and old-school doorknobs combined with the split-headlight style up front with slim LED DRLs.
So, what do you think? Would an AMC Eagle be successful today if Stellantis combined the rugged and quirky looks with a Toyota partnership and borrowed the underpinnings of the 2025 Toyota Crown Signia, including the hybrid powertrain?
Instead, Stellantis should accelerate the pace of introductions if it doesn't want to slip below the 1.5 million deliveries mark this year. Well, in a parallel universe, the company solved this kind of issue with help from a revival or two. For example, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators with stuff like the return of the Chrysler Aspen feeling as solid as a Jeep and as spacious as a Dodge Durango or the revival of the Dodge Magnum muscle estate.
All of these (and many more) stem from the visions of Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, who loves messing around with all things CGI from GM & Ford and sometimes also from Stellantis. On these rare occasions, he doesn't come up with a Ford Econoline Switchgear adventure off-road minivan EV or a modern Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 but instead thinks of comebacks like this AMC Eagle design project.
Produced initially since 1979 for the 1980 model year, the compact four-wheel drive passenger vehicle was one of the first true crossovers by way of high-riding coupe, sedan, and station wagon body styles. The latter is especially well known for its adventurous allure and is survived to this day by crossover station wagons like the Volvo Cross Country series. Killed off in December 1987 after it was produced under Chrysler ownership for just one model year, its legacy survives in modern times.
Well, if this pixel master had his way, it would also still be alive even today – although maybe AMC fans wouldn't be pleased to know that the author envisioned it after seeing the upcoming 2025 Toyota Crown Signia, a crossover model that will soon replace the hybrid-only $35k Venza at a much higher MSRP, of course. Designed as quirky as possible, this modern AMC Eagle revival has the allure of something that woke up in different times after a prolonged coma – hence the woodie-style panels and old-school doorknobs combined with the split-headlight style up front with slim LED DRLs.
So, what do you think? Would an AMC Eagle be successful today if Stellantis combined the rugged and quirky looks with a Toyota partnership and borrowed the underpinnings of the 2025 Toyota Crown Signia, including the hybrid powertrain?
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