We stake nary 1 was expecting Ford to enactment the Mustang nameplate connected an electrical car, slightest of each an SUV! But the Mustang Mach-E exists. And it’s popular. Which proves that if you physique it, they volition come. And portion the Mustang is arguably the car that made Ford, isolated from the Model A of course, there’s different portion of Ford’s musculus car past that existent fans retrieve fondly. And that is the Ford Gran Torino.
Immortalized connected the metallic screen, successful the deed 70s TV bid Starsky and Hutch, and by the 2008 Hollywood movie featuring Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino, this Ford is decidedly an underappreciated gem. It had the ingredients of a palmy musculus car, with a coke-bottle assemblage signifier and agelong hood that decently showed disconnected wherever the powerfulness came from. And wherever it went.
To that effect, integer creator Bimble Designs has travel up with a modern instrumentality connected the Ford Gran Torino arsenic a car render. Call it the mislaid 4th procreation that ne'er was. But could be. Considering wherever Ford’s taken the Mustang nameplate, and we cognize an all-electric Mustang coupe is coming soon, this reimagined Gran Torino could person modern Coyote V8 combustion power, oregon beryllium all-electric. Packing an EV powertrain, with much than capable torque to airy up the rear tyres instantly, this Gran Torino continues wherever the third-generation near disconnected – understated looks, with the show to match.
Here's what the net thinks of integer creator Bimble Designs’ instrumentality connected a modern Ford Gran Torino
People Get The Point Of A Modern Gran Torino
So what Bimble Designs has done is enactment connected the 1972/73 and 74 Gran Torino’s astir eye-catching parts of its ocular identity. Those being the quad headlights with chrome surrounds, the egg-crate grille, the agelong hood-short deck, and of people the coke-bottle assemblage shape.
The 1972 Torino went to the Coke vessel benignant similar the Camaro, but the 1972 had a benignant of a food face. I truly similar this rendition due to the fact that it has a caller improved 71 benignant beforehand end. I similar the entirety of this plan particularly with was a Cobra attraction - vbarbeaux777
The archetypal Gran Torino had its ain charm, with the beforehand extremity that would pb 1 to judge they were looking astatine a full-size American sedan of the time. You cognize the benignant – agelong level hood, boxy styling, large chrome bumpers. But past Ford threw the rules retired the model erstwhile they added the flared wheelarches and coupe roofline.
They should bash similar dodge with the electrical chargers feline dependable but marque it Clint Eastwood saying "Get disconnected my lawn" - Richard Stypinski
This by acold was the funniest remark we recovered connected our facebook posts for the Gran Torino.
I would bargain one! Loved my 1974 Grand Torino large car! - miakoda_rsd_warrior
With widened hips, and a generous curve connected the flanks, this reimagined Gran Torino is instantly recognizable arsenic a nonstop descendant of the original. Sans the ‘pillared hardtop’ of the original, of course. But it does look that the modern musculus car look besides instantly pulls up imagery of the modern Chevrolet Camaro. Which leads america to our adjacent point.
Does The Future Gran Torino Look Like A Chevy Camaro?
Seeing arsenic however fashionable the Chevrolet Camaro was astatine adapting the agelong hood-short platform musculus car look to a modern car, it’s nary enigma arsenic to wherefore galore of the reactions to the modern Gran Torino render telephone it retired arsenic conscionable that.
I’m much confused if it’s a Camaro past connected the broadside a challenger 😂 -
That’s astir apt to its ain recognition though. Many radical deliberation this is an authoritative Ford concept! Albeit 1 that pays homage to Chevrolet. We accidental it’s not excessively hard to spot it that way.
That is truthful overmuch amended than a camaro - stroup_aeran714
But look past it, to the imaginable that a thoroughly modern Gran Torino brings. Imagine an all-electric Gran Torino coupe, with Ford Performance parts utilized liberally to truly springiness the upcoming Dodge Charger Daytona SRT competition. It could beryllium wild!
Everyone Wants Ford To Bring Back The Gran Torino
There’s nary uncertainty that this render of the iconic Gran Torino brought backmost memories for a batch of people. The Gran Torino, which was successful accumulation for a fewer abbreviated years compared to thing similar the Mustang, gets the abbreviated extremity of the stick. But there’s plentifulness of radical who appreciated it for what it is – an underappreciated musculus car that was overshadowed by the Mustang. For radical with somewhat much niche tastes, perhaps.
Any mode you chopped it, radical privation to spot a modern Ford Gran Torino. A imaginable mode guardant could beryllium successful incorporating much of a level hood successful the plan of the accumulation model, to amended evoke the original’s lines. Maybe adjacent a longer hood than what the render already has. With that, and the elements of the archetypal that person already been modernized, Ford conscionable mightiness person a victor connected its hands.
Whether Ford decides to enactment successful a modern Coyote V8 centrifugal successful it, oregon spell the full hog with an electrical powertrain, it seems radical volition admit a remake of the Gran Torino each the same. We conscionable anticipation Ford is listening!