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The Chevrolet Camaro is no more, and no one knows if the Dodge Challenger will return, but that doesn't mean the undisputed leader of the American pony car segment is safe from any threats.
General Motors ended production of the Camaro Cabriolet in November 2023, and the final coupe was built in December last year – the sixth generation is retiring, but the company hasn't said when they will bring out a successor. Meanwhile, the Dodge Charger muscle sedan and Challenger Coupe also wrapped manufacturing of their respective generations in December last year.
That means the S650 seventh-generation Ford Mustang is currently alone on the market and is the last of the Mohicans keeping the ICE-powered banner up in the air. However, that's not going to be the case for long – Stellantis has allowed Dodge to start the teasing campaign for the upcoming eighth-generation Charger, which presumably has nothing to do with the L-bodied models because it has switched back from the four-door sedan format to the two-door fastback coupe lifestyle.
Interestingly, it is said that the company will dip its toes into the zero-emissions future with the Charger Daytona, a model recently teased while lacking any perceived exhaust outlets and also sporting the updated Fratzog logo at the front, all hints pointing to this being the upcoming electric variant. Additionally, the regular Charger could arrive with 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six turbo engines, and hopefully, they will be the same 420 and 540-hp variants as used by the incoming 2025 Ram 1500 series.
That means the 2024 Ford Mustang will face double jeopardy starting late this year. For example, its 500-hp Dark Horse model could be outpowered by the Charger Hurricane H/O with up to 540 hp, and its ICE-powered-only format could have nothing against the EV Charger Daytona models. Well, no worries, as the imaginative realm of digital car content creators fully believes that the Blue Oval company will ultimately switch to EV powertrains for the next-gen Mustang, too.
But there is no need to take our word for granted, as we have an eloquent example from Vince Burlapp (aka vburlapp on social media of burlappcar.com), who is a prolific virtual artist who loves to dream of all the latest models across the wide-ranging automotive realm – including an entire Mustang EV family for the 2028 model year. More precisely, the pixel master has imagined the next-gen 'S750' Mustang along the "same but a bit more modern" trend of the S550 and S650 as the headmaster.
But along with it comes a hypothetical version where the Mustang goes back to the retro-modern roots that made the S197 such a popular iteration. It's obviously more in line with classic pony cars from the 1960s and also a Mustang for the future with solid muscle car cues. Then there's also the often-rumored four-door Mustang, which could be a very nice counterpoint to the second-generation 2026 or 2027 Ford Mustang Mach-E if someone doesn't want the crossover SUV but seeks additional practicality.
So, which one is your favorite? Also, keep in mind that all of them are unofficially rendered as fully electric models – something that could compete with the upcoming Dodge Charger Daytona EV and the potential Chevy Camaro Ultium EV if and when they prove that zero emissions models can be just as real sports cars as ICE-powered muscle cars.
That means the S650 seventh-generation Ford Mustang is currently alone on the market and is the last of the Mohicans keeping the ICE-powered banner up in the air. However, that's not going to be the case for long – Stellantis has allowed Dodge to start the teasing campaign for the upcoming eighth-generation Charger, which presumably has nothing to do with the L-bodied models because it has switched back from the four-door sedan format to the two-door fastback coupe lifestyle.
Interestingly, it is said that the company will dip its toes into the zero-emissions future with the Charger Daytona, a model recently teased while lacking any perceived exhaust outlets and also sporting the updated Fratzog logo at the front, all hints pointing to this being the upcoming electric variant. Additionally, the regular Charger could arrive with 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six turbo engines, and hopefully, they will be the same 420 and 540-hp variants as used by the incoming 2025 Ram 1500 series.
That means the 2024 Ford Mustang will face double jeopardy starting late this year. For example, its 500-hp Dark Horse model could be outpowered by the Charger Hurricane H/O with up to 540 hp, and its ICE-powered-only format could have nothing against the EV Charger Daytona models. Well, no worries, as the imaginative realm of digital car content creators fully believes that the Blue Oval company will ultimately switch to EV powertrains for the next-gen Mustang, too.
But there is no need to take our word for granted, as we have an eloquent example from Vince Burlapp (aka vburlapp on social media of burlappcar.com), who is a prolific virtual artist who loves to dream of all the latest models across the wide-ranging automotive realm – including an entire Mustang EV family for the 2028 model year. More precisely, the pixel master has imagined the next-gen 'S750' Mustang along the "same but a bit more modern" trend of the S550 and S650 as the headmaster.
But along with it comes a hypothetical version where the Mustang goes back to the retro-modern roots that made the S197 such a popular iteration. It's obviously more in line with classic pony cars from the 1960s and also a Mustang for the future with solid muscle car cues. Then there's also the often-rumored four-door Mustang, which could be a very nice counterpoint to the second-generation 2026 or 2027 Ford Mustang Mach-E if someone doesn't want the crossover SUV but seeks additional practicality.
So, which one is your favorite? Also, keep in mind that all of them are unofficially rendered as fully electric models – something that could compete with the upcoming Dodge Charger Daytona EV and the potential Chevy Camaro Ultium EV if and when they prove that zero emissions models can be just as real sports cars as ICE-powered muscle cars.
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