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The sports car market is shrinking, indeed, primarily due to the unbearable assault from crossovers, SUVs, and trucks. However, many brands are still looking to preserve the traditional ethos moving forward – such as Porsche in Europe or Nissan in Japan.
Meanwhile, the US sports car market is taking a double hit caused by the need to adjust to the fact that starting in 2024, there will be no newer Chevy Camaro and Dodge Charger or Challenger pony/muscle cars. Stellantis notified everyone and their mother a long time ago that they were giving up on the ICE-powered lifestyle for the novel EV ethos after no less than seven 'Last Call' special editions, including the mighty 1,025-hp (on E85) Challenger SRT Demon 170.
Chevrolet, meanwhile, kept mum for a while longer. Still, recently, they also revealed the Panther-inspired Camaro Collector's Edition for the entire range and then also the highly-collectible 56-unit Garage 56 Camaro ZL1 version. But that's not all because the company said this is the end of the road for the sixth generation model with no replacement in sight – albeit not the terminus point for the nameplate, as well.
So, until the Americans come up with something more than the S650 Ford Mustang and C8 Chevy Corvette, it falls upon the Asian and European to keep the sports car banner alive and well. Naturally, some of the sector's greatest heroes are always the usual suspects – such as the definitive German sports car (Porsche 911) or the iconic JDM-style Nissan Z two-door. Both are reasonably new on the market, with the 992 series out and about since 2019 and the seventh-generation Z introduced during the summer of 2021.
But that doesn't mean it's too early to think about their future – if not in the real world, then at least across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. And there's no need to take our word for granted because a good case in point was recently made by the good folks over at car.design.trends, who have focused our attention on this unofficial project by Nima Farzin (aka farzinnimaa on social media).
The artist's name might not ring any bell, but we are actually dealing with the Exterior Design Manager at Fisker, the American EV company. And, in his spare time, the pixel master – previously an artist for BMW, BMW Group Designworks, Faraday Future, FAW, or Faurecia – has cooked up his visions of the future iterations of both the Porsche 911 (most recently) and the Nissan Z (a little while back).
Ultimately, we bundled them together because they share some common traits, like the compact body with a short wheelbase and accurate fastback proportions, and they also have interesting lighting setups that clearly diverge from the norm. For example, the envisioned Porsche 911 has minimalist blue and red LED light bars set in a vertically synchronized position front and back. Meanwhile, the Nissan Z only has a singular taillight divided into a couple of pieces and basically no other illumination devices at the rear.
Chevrolet, meanwhile, kept mum for a while longer. Still, recently, they also revealed the Panther-inspired Camaro Collector's Edition for the entire range and then also the highly-collectible 56-unit Garage 56 Camaro ZL1 version. But that's not all because the company said this is the end of the road for the sixth generation model with no replacement in sight – albeit not the terminus point for the nameplate, as well.
So, until the Americans come up with something more than the S650 Ford Mustang and C8 Chevy Corvette, it falls upon the Asian and European to keep the sports car banner alive and well. Naturally, some of the sector's greatest heroes are always the usual suspects – such as the definitive German sports car (Porsche 911) or the iconic JDM-style Nissan Z two-door. Both are reasonably new on the market, with the 992 series out and about since 2019 and the seventh-generation Z introduced during the summer of 2021.
But that doesn't mean it's too early to think about their future – if not in the real world, then at least across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. And there's no need to take our word for granted because a good case in point was recently made by the good folks over at car.design.trends, who have focused our attention on this unofficial project by Nima Farzin (aka farzinnimaa on social media).
The artist's name might not ring any bell, but we are actually dealing with the Exterior Design Manager at Fisker, the American EV company. And, in his spare time, the pixel master – previously an artist for BMW, BMW Group Designworks, Faraday Future, FAW, or Faurecia – has cooked up his visions of the future iterations of both the Porsche 911 (most recently) and the Nissan Z (a little while back).
Ultimately, we bundled them together because they share some common traits, like the compact body with a short wheelbase and accurate fastback proportions, and they also have interesting lighting setups that clearly diverge from the norm. For example, the envisioned Porsche 911 has minimalist blue and red LED light bars set in a vertically synchronized position front and back. Meanwhile, the Nissan Z only has a singular taillight divided into a couple of pieces and basically no other illumination devices at the rear.
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