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Introduced by the Focus, the C2 platform is currently used by the Escape crossover, the Bronco Sport, Maverick pickup truck, and Lincoln Corsair luxury crossover. That’s a pretty diverse lineup on similar underpinnings, which is why pixel artist X-Tomi Design took the liberty to imagine a regular-cab pickup on the front- and all-paw-drive vehicle architecture.

Introduced in 1958 by the W-series Mark 1, the big-block V8 started out with 5.7 liters and up to 315 horsepower in the first year of production. Mere days ago, Chevrolet Performance revealed the ZZ632/1000 crate motor, a big block unlike any other before it. Scheduled for delivery in early 2022, the 10.35-liter colossus is much obliged to crank out 1,004 horsepower and 876 pound-feet (1,187 Nm) of torque on 93-octane gas.

Introduced in 1966 for the 1967 model year, the Camaro left us for a brief period between the fourth and fifth generations. General Motors discontinued the F-body model over the deteriorating sports car market and the increasing preference for utility vehicles, but nevertheless, the pony car made a glorious comeback on the Zeta rear-drive architecture.

Expected to arrive at European dealers next fall, the 2023 Mazda2 is nothing more than a Toyota Yaris with different badges. Already spied virtually undisguised, the supermini has been rendered in four exterior colors by pixel wizard Joao Kleber Amaral exclusively for autoevolution.

The 928 is a hideously underrated automotive icon, the car that was intended to replace the 911. Produced in Neckarsulm from 1977 to 1995, the luxurious grand tourer is the first road-going Porsche to feature a V8.

A long time ago, a gentleman by the name of Zora Arkus-Duntov joined General Motors after development work for Allard in Britain and racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 1950s. He’s the guy responsible for giving the first-generation Corvette a V8 engine, some of the design for the second gen, the Grand Sport program, as well as plenty of concepts.

BMW has recently lifted the press embargo for iX driving impressions, and obviously enough, the series-production model previewed by the iNext Concept has received plenty of kudos. But for all the rights, there are two huge wrongs that few can ignore. The front styling is on the polarizing side of BMWs, and the same can be said about the bulbous profile.

Redesigned on the Subaru Global Platform last year, the Levorg is a compact wagon that blurs the line between the Impreza hatch and Outback wagon. Until the STI Sport shows up in 2022 with the FA24, a 1.8-liter turbo that bears the CB18 codename will have to suffice.

The Willys MB had nine slots up front, a styling cue that morphed into seven slots for the CJ-2A civilian utility vehicle from 1945. The design motif has been adapted for every Jeep since then, including models such as the all-new Commander that’s meant for Latin American markets.

A celebrated nameplate among muscle car enthusiasts, the Charger rolled out as a 1966 model with a two-door fastback design. Restyled into a personal luxury car in the ‘70s, then into a front-driven hatchback in the ‘80s, the Charger was revived after a 20-year absence on the LX platform.