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Chevrolet is getting a lot of novelties out in the open this year – the all-new 2024 Traverse, the all-new 2025 Equinox, the long-overdue Equinox EV and Silverado EV, plus the refreshed 2025 Tahoe and Suburban full-size SUVs.
Has anyone noticed that none of these nameplates are passenger cars? Instead, it's all about crossovers and SUVs, with even the trucks left out of the equation aside from the Silverado EV, which isn't exactly new, just late to the all-electric party. That's too bad for enthusiasts of models without a high-riding stance and lower-than-average MSRPS – they only have the $25,100 Malibu mid-size sedan to choose from.
The other passenger car in the lineup is the C8 Corvette, which is a fully-fledged sports car with a commanding price - $68,300 for Stingray, $104,900 for E-Ray, and $112,700 for Z06 models. As such, it is pretty obvious there is a massive gap between the Malibu and Corvette, right? In this day and age, business strategies are nowhere near as predictable or reliable as they used to be, by the way, so it's best not to make any predictions.
GM gives us one perfect example of what happens when you put all your eggs into one basket – the company's massive lineup of EVs has taken one hit after another, and at the time of writing, the best-selling Bolt models are gone (except for dealers which still have inventory in stock), and the only EV up for build and price is the issue-ridden Blazer EV starting from $48,800.
In fact, the situation is so dire that GM announced it is backtracking the decision to stop selling plug-in hybrid vehicles. With that in mind, maybe they could also bring back some nameplates they already pulled and sent into retirement not long ago. If that were the case, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators already has a noteworthy proposal as Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, loves messing around with all things CGI from GM, both old and new - or in between.
More precisely, after putting the new face of the 2024 Traverse SUV on the body of the commercial-grade Chevrolet Express 2500 to make it contemporary, he's now using a CGI time machine to revive the beloved Chevrolet Astro van produced between 1985 and 2005. The source of inspiration is just as simple – the current Tahoe SUV and Silverado truck posed for the digital 'facelift,' and the author kept everything else intact because "the silhouette is what makes it an Astro."
So, what do you think? Could Chevrolet strike a chord with traditional passenger car fans if they reintroduced the mid-size Astro van with some cosmetic upgrades and retro looks – plus an interior and powertrain worthy of the 2020s?
The other passenger car in the lineup is the C8 Corvette, which is a fully-fledged sports car with a commanding price - $68,300 for Stingray, $104,900 for E-Ray, and $112,700 for Z06 models. As such, it is pretty obvious there is a massive gap between the Malibu and Corvette, right? In this day and age, business strategies are nowhere near as predictable or reliable as they used to be, by the way, so it's best not to make any predictions.
GM gives us one perfect example of what happens when you put all your eggs into one basket – the company's massive lineup of EVs has taken one hit after another, and at the time of writing, the best-selling Bolt models are gone (except for dealers which still have inventory in stock), and the only EV up for build and price is the issue-ridden Blazer EV starting from $48,800.
In fact, the situation is so dire that GM announced it is backtracking the decision to stop selling plug-in hybrid vehicles. With that in mind, maybe they could also bring back some nameplates they already pulled and sent into retirement not long ago. If that were the case, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators already has a noteworthy proposal as Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, loves messing around with all things CGI from GM, both old and new - or in between.
More precisely, after putting the new face of the 2024 Traverse SUV on the body of the commercial-grade Chevrolet Express 2500 to make it contemporary, he's now using a CGI time machine to revive the beloved Chevrolet Astro van produced between 1985 and 2005. The source of inspiration is just as simple – the current Tahoe SUV and Silverado truck posed for the digital 'facelift,' and the author kept everything else intact because "the silhouette is what makes it an Astro."
So, what do you think? Could Chevrolet strike a chord with traditional passenger car fans if they reintroduced the mid-size Astro van with some cosmetic upgrades and retro looks – plus an interior and powertrain worthy of the 2020s?
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