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Today, all Ford's corner-office head honchos can think of is how to sell more crossovers, SUVs, and trucks – including the EV variety. That's probably why FoMoCo's CEO Jim Farley is taking an F-150 Lightning on a 630-mile West Coast summer trip.
However, not long ago, they had more than one passenger car on sale (Mustang sports car) and even diligently catered to all segments worldwide. On the Old Continent, for example, they sold just about everything, including tiny vehicles that were affordable and easy to drive because they didn't occupy much space.
One such example is the Ford Ka nameplate, which acted as the brand's entry-level model in the city car sector before turning into a subcompact model in 2016. From 1996 to 2016, it remained a staple of quirkiness and affordability for no less than two decades, especially thanks to the original iteration's striking New Edge design and low repairability costs promoted by the large one-piece molded bumpers and wheel arches.
However, consumer tastes have changed over time, and the Ka's third generation ended its life cycle as a five-door hatchback and four-door sedan in the subcompact class. Just like the related Fiesta, no one knows if the Ford Ka will ever return to life, but one thing is for sure – the original's quirkiness will remain imprinted into pop culture memory on the Old Continent.
So much so that even 'aliens' from the imaginative realm of digital car content creators love to dabble with the original Ford Ka. Here, let us give you a proper example of how zany pixel masters could make use of the quirky little city car and combine it into something else entirely. London, UK-based virtual artist Al Yasid, better known as al.yasid on social media, is again making purists run amok, this time crying their Formula One outrage!
That's because he imagined the Ford Ka might one day transform into a supercar-like monster with numerous F1 characteristics – note the extended front end, the side wings, the thoroughly slammed atmosphere, the extra-widebody aerodynamic attire, the motorsport-focused interior, the roof elements, plus the massive, groove-less tires, and the rear treatment with narrow wing and center-mounted singular exhaust.
Unfortunately, this is merely wishful thinking, and we can hardly imagine anyone investing the kind of cash needed to marry F1-style looks and technology with a Ford Ka – even if the donor vehicle would be dirt cheap, to begin with. However, the author states that we need to "protect the mad people at all costs," so we know he's doing all this on purpose. Plus, there are other wacky examples to speak of.
As such, the second embedded below is a fellow yellow digital project – this time of a first-generation W202 Mercedes-Benz C-Class T-Model (station wagon) that was transformed into yet another slammed widebody hoot. Only this time, it has nothing to do with F1, but rather the AMG-inspired estate morphed into a two-door coupe-utility pickup truck with side arches and enough space in the modified carrier bed to accommodate a BMW café racer motorcycle!
Now, it's time to choose – which one is your favorite? The original Ford Ka with an F1 makeover that was dubbed 'Ka-Boom' for many apparent reasons, or the W202 Mercedes-Benz C-Class T-Model transformed from a five-door station wagon into a two-door Ute able to carry vehicles from its diehard Bavarian rivals?
One such example is the Ford Ka nameplate, which acted as the brand's entry-level model in the city car sector before turning into a subcompact model in 2016. From 1996 to 2016, it remained a staple of quirkiness and affordability for no less than two decades, especially thanks to the original iteration's striking New Edge design and low repairability costs promoted by the large one-piece molded bumpers and wheel arches.
However, consumer tastes have changed over time, and the Ka's third generation ended its life cycle as a five-door hatchback and four-door sedan in the subcompact class. Just like the related Fiesta, no one knows if the Ford Ka will ever return to life, but one thing is for sure – the original's quirkiness will remain imprinted into pop culture memory on the Old Continent.
So much so that even 'aliens' from the imaginative realm of digital car content creators love to dabble with the original Ford Ka. Here, let us give you a proper example of how zany pixel masters could make use of the quirky little city car and combine it into something else entirely. London, UK-based virtual artist Al Yasid, better known as al.yasid on social media, is again making purists run amok, this time crying their Formula One outrage!
That's because he imagined the Ford Ka might one day transform into a supercar-like monster with numerous F1 characteristics – note the extended front end, the side wings, the thoroughly slammed atmosphere, the extra-widebody aerodynamic attire, the motorsport-focused interior, the roof elements, plus the massive, groove-less tires, and the rear treatment with narrow wing and center-mounted singular exhaust.
Unfortunately, this is merely wishful thinking, and we can hardly imagine anyone investing the kind of cash needed to marry F1-style looks and technology with a Ford Ka – even if the donor vehicle would be dirt cheap, to begin with. However, the author states that we need to "protect the mad people at all costs," so we know he's doing all this on purpose. Plus, there are other wacky examples to speak of.
As such, the second embedded below is a fellow yellow digital project – this time of a first-generation W202 Mercedes-Benz C-Class T-Model (station wagon) that was transformed into yet another slammed widebody hoot. Only this time, it has nothing to do with F1, but rather the AMG-inspired estate morphed into a two-door coupe-utility pickup truck with side arches and enough space in the modified carrier bed to accommodate a BMW café racer motorcycle!
Now, it's time to choose – which one is your favorite? The original Ford Ka with an F1 makeover that was dubbed 'Ka-Boom' for many apparent reasons, or the W202 Mercedes-Benz C-Class T-Model transformed from a five-door station wagon into a two-door Ute able to carry vehicles from its diehard Bavarian rivals?
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