Stellantis, the multinational automotive corporation formed in 2021 after the Italian-Americans from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and the PSA Group from France merged, is home to no less than 14 automobile brands.
They have manufacturing facilities in dozens of countries, a direct sales presence in more than one hundred countries around the world, and they're building under the same oversized umbrella models for Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, and Vauxhall. Looking at the brands, some of them are normal ones, some are luxury market representatives, and others are basically just shadows of their former selves. Yes, we are looking at you, Chrysler, on this occasion.
Known historically as one of the Big Detroit Three alongside General Motors and Ford Motor Company, Chrysler proudly sells vehicles under the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Mopar, and Ram Trucks banner. In the past, it was also the caretaker for American Motors, DeSoto, Eagle, Plymouth, and more – in America alone. But, today, it is called Stellantis North America after morphing from FCA US, and its once beloved Chrysler brand is a mere shadow of a shadow of its former self.
Yes, we know we said shadow twice – and it's not a typo. What else can you say about the brand that currently only sells the 2023 Pacifica PHEV and 2024 Pacifica while some lucky folks might also nab some inventory clearance of Chrysler 300 stock?! Seriously, can anyone take them seriously these days? However, it turns out that the imaginative realm of digital car content creators still includes Chrysler fans - Marouane Bembli, a virtual artist better known as TheSketchMonkey on YouTube, for example, is keen on unofficially bringing back to CGI life the 1984 Voyager from Plymouth.
The latter was a brand invented by Walter Chrysler in 1928 that was a high-volume seller for the company until the late 1990s. Unfortunately, it closed down in 2001, even though more than two decades later, people still remember it fondly. This pixel master, for example, decided to see what could happen – in fantasy land – if the original Plymouth Voyager from 1984 was still around in modern capacity and still twinned with something from Dodge.
Naturally, the selected model from Dodge isn't the Caravan because that one doesn't exist anymore, just like the Chrysler Town & Country. However, the CGI expert decided that the next best thing would be the recently announced 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona all-electric 'muscle' fastback coupe and the 2025 Dodge Charger Sixpack.
So, he took the front fascia of the Dodge and plastered over the 1984 Voyager, got rid of the woodgrain panels but kept the single-door left side configuration of the original, blacked out the windows for a smooth appearance, lowered the ride height, fitted hidden C-pillars, and also dropped the modern redesign on some massive wheels and red brake calipers to show this minivan would mean performance business more than family affairs if real. Cool or not?
Known historically as one of the Big Detroit Three alongside General Motors and Ford Motor Company, Chrysler proudly sells vehicles under the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Mopar, and Ram Trucks banner. In the past, it was also the caretaker for American Motors, DeSoto, Eagle, Plymouth, and more – in America alone. But, today, it is called Stellantis North America after morphing from FCA US, and its once beloved Chrysler brand is a mere shadow of a shadow of its former self.
Yes, we know we said shadow twice – and it's not a typo. What else can you say about the brand that currently only sells the 2023 Pacifica PHEV and 2024 Pacifica while some lucky folks might also nab some inventory clearance of Chrysler 300 stock?! Seriously, can anyone take them seriously these days? However, it turns out that the imaginative realm of digital car content creators still includes Chrysler fans - Marouane Bembli, a virtual artist better known as TheSketchMonkey on YouTube, for example, is keen on unofficially bringing back to CGI life the 1984 Voyager from Plymouth.
The latter was a brand invented by Walter Chrysler in 1928 that was a high-volume seller for the company until the late 1990s. Unfortunately, it closed down in 2001, even though more than two decades later, people still remember it fondly. This pixel master, for example, decided to see what could happen – in fantasy land – if the original Plymouth Voyager from 1984 was still around in modern capacity and still twinned with something from Dodge.
Naturally, the selected model from Dodge isn't the Caravan because that one doesn't exist anymore, just like the Chrysler Town & Country. However, the CGI expert decided that the next best thing would be the recently announced 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona all-electric 'muscle' fastback coupe and the 2025 Dodge Charger Sixpack.
So, he took the front fascia of the Dodge and plastered over the 1984 Voyager, got rid of the woodgrain panels but kept the single-door left side configuration of the original, blacked out the windows for a smooth appearance, lowered the ride height, fitted hidden C-pillars, and also dropped the modern redesign on some massive wheels and red brake calipers to show this minivan would mean performance business more than family affairs if real. Cool or not?