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Although crossovers currently rule the world, pickup trucks aren't far behind due to their combination of strength and sense of adventure. Also, they come in many shapes and sizes, so it's easy to find the perfect fit for everyone. Or not?
In the United States, the sales data for the first six months of the year showed that compact crossovers ruled the market, with over 1.24 million units delivered between January and June, a 15% surge compared to the same period last year. They were followed by full-size pickups, the only other segment that fared above one million units in terms of sales.
But North America also loves mid-size pickup trucks and has recently rediscovered its appetite for compact models. However, some folks still lament that compact, mid-size, full-size, and heavy-duty pickup trucks do not cover all the basics, no matter the body style. So, what else is left to crave? Well, that's simple – some people want to see the coupe utility models return to life and honor the Chevy El Camino and Ford Ranchero legacy.
Even though the Big Detroit Three still produce their iconic muscle cars, a coupe utility based on the Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger, or Chevy Camaro will most likely never happen. After all, the Blue Oval will soon keep the ICE-powered pony/muscle car banner alone, as the 'Maro is biting the dust after model year 2024 without a successor in sight, and the Dodges are abandoning their V8 lifestyle with the end of 2023MY production.
However, no worries, there is always a solution – at least across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. There, Jim, the virtual artist better known as jlord8 on social media, continues to pendulate between resurrecting (dearly) departed nameplates and old-school car CGI. For example, he thought that since Buick is doing so well in China, they could take a page out of the Toyota Century sedan and present a stately Park Avenue 'Ultra' that looked like a land yacht from the 1980s mixed with 21st-century technology.
But one of his latest creations is also focused on what General Motors doesn't want to give us – a return of the famous El Camino coupe utility. Simply dubbed Utes by many fans, these vehicles are essentially cars with just two doors and a small cargo bed at the back. They are relatively compact and easily perceived as potentially sporty, so no wonder the author decided to finally make a modern Chevy Camaro Ute!
And it's a ZL1, of course, with all the traits of the normal Camaro ZL1 coupe up to the B pillar and then all the goodies of a coupe utility from then on. It's quite mesmerizing, indeed, hence the great reaction from the author's community of fans. Certainly, it could represent a good case for keeping the Camaro around for a little while longer if only GM agreed to slap a 650-hp sports car with a cargo bed. But it won't – and this stellar project will surely remain wishful thinking, which is quite sad, indeed!
Now, hopefully, the pixel master will get right down to putting into CGI practice the suggestion also to portray the looks of an S650 Ford Mustang Dark Horse Ute because alongside the Challenger coupe utility from a while back and this Chevy 'El' Camaro Ute, they will make an unforgettable light truck series that shows the love for this segment is quite universal.
But North America also loves mid-size pickup trucks and has recently rediscovered its appetite for compact models. However, some folks still lament that compact, mid-size, full-size, and heavy-duty pickup trucks do not cover all the basics, no matter the body style. So, what else is left to crave? Well, that's simple – some people want to see the coupe utility models return to life and honor the Chevy El Camino and Ford Ranchero legacy.
Even though the Big Detroit Three still produce their iconic muscle cars, a coupe utility based on the Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger, or Chevy Camaro will most likely never happen. After all, the Blue Oval will soon keep the ICE-powered pony/muscle car banner alone, as the 'Maro is biting the dust after model year 2024 without a successor in sight, and the Dodges are abandoning their V8 lifestyle with the end of 2023MY production.
However, no worries, there is always a solution – at least across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. There, Jim, the virtual artist better known as jlord8 on social media, continues to pendulate between resurrecting (dearly) departed nameplates and old-school car CGI. For example, he thought that since Buick is doing so well in China, they could take a page out of the Toyota Century sedan and present a stately Park Avenue 'Ultra' that looked like a land yacht from the 1980s mixed with 21st-century technology.
But one of his latest creations is also focused on what General Motors doesn't want to give us – a return of the famous El Camino coupe utility. Simply dubbed Utes by many fans, these vehicles are essentially cars with just two doors and a small cargo bed at the back. They are relatively compact and easily perceived as potentially sporty, so no wonder the author decided to finally make a modern Chevy Camaro Ute!
And it's a ZL1, of course, with all the traits of the normal Camaro ZL1 coupe up to the B pillar and then all the goodies of a coupe utility from then on. It's quite mesmerizing, indeed, hence the great reaction from the author's community of fans. Certainly, it could represent a good case for keeping the Camaro around for a little while longer if only GM agreed to slap a 650-hp sports car with a cargo bed. But it won't – and this stellar project will surely remain wishful thinking, which is quite sad, indeed!
Now, hopefully, the pixel master will get right down to putting into CGI practice the suggestion also to portray the looks of an S650 Ford Mustang Dark Horse Ute because alongside the Challenger coupe utility from a while back and this Chevy 'El' Camaro Ute, they will make an unforgettable light truck series that shows the love for this segment is quite universal.
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