Photo: frzeditz/instagram
It's difficult to believe a purist would take a glance at the rendering we have here, which portrays a one-off Mustang RTR, and see this as a balanced proposition. However, the description might just fit the pony, so let's take a bit of time to discuss the reasons, shall we?
For those of you who aren't familiar with RTR vehicles, the tale kicked off a decade ago, when pro drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. joined forces with Ford to offer performance and design upgrades.
And while the tech side is covered by goodies such as superchargers, when it comes to the visual part, the idea of the label is to deliver the OEM+ style Europeans love so much. You know, the type of mods that many would mistake for factory parts.
Of course, this approach means coming up with tastefully restrained parts, so, until recently, widebody kits were off the table, or, as the specialists like to put it, these were "reserved for special projects and racing initiatives only,"
All that changed when the company introduced the Mustang RTR Spec 5 10th Anniversary earlier this year, sporting moderate overfenders resembling those fitted to the athlete's official drift Mustangs. However, only ten units are being built (to celebrate a decade of collaboration) and we have yet to see one in real life - you'll find a pair of official renderings in the final part of the gallery above.
Nevertheless, independent digital artist frzedits has now decided to use that design as a starting point for some renderings of his own.
So while the aero bits are almost identical to the official ones (minus the missing dive planes on the sides of the front apron), there are some fresh ingredients.
It all starts with the custom wheels, which, as the artist mentions, come with screws reminding one of the rivets used to hold the overfenders in place. And, if we look past their lips, zooming in on the centers, these quirky pieces might appear like steelies!
Then there's the livery, which is the kind of uber-chiseled approach that might appear simple at first sight, but nails the custom look job.
You should know that the livery comes from a digital artist nicknamed Stuii Design and both these pixel masters are part of the Forza Motorsport community.
It's nice to see the gaming and the real world Mustang community being linked in such fashion, especially since Ford itself approves of such a connection, thanks to the company's Team Fordzilla P1 initiative, which invites designers and gamers to come up with racecar designs.
PS: We're starting to see a brilliant pattern with this work and this Camaro rendering shows why.
And while the tech side is covered by goodies such as superchargers, when it comes to the visual part, the idea of the label is to deliver the OEM+ style Europeans love so much. You know, the type of mods that many would mistake for factory parts.
Of course, this approach means coming up with tastefully restrained parts, so, until recently, widebody kits were off the table, or, as the specialists like to put it, these were "reserved for special projects and racing initiatives only,"
All that changed when the company introduced the Mustang RTR Spec 5 10th Anniversary earlier this year, sporting moderate overfenders resembling those fitted to the athlete's official drift Mustangs. However, only ten units are being built (to celebrate a decade of collaboration) and we have yet to see one in real life - you'll find a pair of official renderings in the final part of the gallery above.
Nevertheless, independent digital artist frzedits has now decided to use that design as a starting point for some renderings of his own.
So while the aero bits are almost identical to the official ones (minus the missing dive planes on the sides of the front apron), there are some fresh ingredients.
It all starts with the custom wheels, which, as the artist mentions, come with screws reminding one of the rivets used to hold the overfenders in place. And, if we look past their lips, zooming in on the centers, these quirky pieces might appear like steelies!
Then there's the livery, which is the kind of uber-chiseled approach that might appear simple at first sight, but nails the custom look job.
You should know that the livery comes from a digital artist nicknamed Stuii Design and both these pixel masters are part of the Forza Motorsport community.
It's nice to see the gaming and the real world Mustang community being linked in such fashion, especially since Ford itself approves of such a connection, thanks to the company's Team Fordzilla P1 initiative, which invites designers and gamers to come up with racecar designs.
PS: We're starting to see a brilliant pattern with this work and this Camaro rendering shows why.
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