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These days, it is all about Monterey Car Week in the real world. But across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators, they just cannot surpass the other stars, like the Cadillac Escalade IQ, the new Land Cruiser, and the boxy Hyundai Santa Fe.
Soon, we will know all the ritzy details about the models set to star at the many events that make up the Monterey Car Week 2023 in California. But until that happens, let us refocus our attention back on the way digital artists like to depict all the latest superstars of August's automotive world.
First came the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser – dubbed Prado and 250 in certain regions – to show us the Japanese automaker knows how to make a legend double the hype around it. Or even triple it, considering the J300 Land Cruiser and J250-based Lexus GX 550 and Land Cruiser are all related on the TNGA-F body-on-frame platform. As for pixel masters, they swiftly started making it a mall crawler, an extreme off-road adventurer, as well as an entire model line with three-door convertible SUVs, two or four-door pickup trucks, and even FJ Cruiser depictions.
Secondly, the Cadillac Escalade IQ is not only the first-ever all-electric model of the series, but it's also way more powerful (750 versus 682 hp) than even the Escalade-V high-performance SUV. As such, the only logical direction was to resurrect the failed Cadillac Escalade EXT pickup truck in zero-emissions IQ key across imagination land.
No worries, we are also getting to the boxy yet cool 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe. The South Korean automaker premiered the model in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with two powertrains for North America – a 277-hp gasoline turbo and a 178-hp downsized (from 2.5T to 1.6T GDI) hybrid derivative. Most fans and critics also agree that the fifth generation is not only a stark departure from the predecessors' norm but also a successful paradigm change in three-row crossover SUV styling.
Alas, it turns out that not everyone agrees with all the design cues. For example, some might consider the front design to be truly beautiful, but the "rear leaves much to be desired." For them, Nikita Chuicko, the virtual artist better known as kelsonik on social media, thinks now is the right CGI time to fuel our aftermarket Santa Fe dreams with a quick solution to the rear LED taillight placement conundrum.
As such, after previously reworking the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe with a host of new body colors when it first appeared during the initial 'soft' presentation in July, now the CGI expert is back with his favorite hues (all-black 'murdered-out' style and dark orange), a couple of new aftermarket wheel designs (they sure look like 24s, right?), and also "a quick redesign of the rear." And by that, he meant a different placement of the rear LED taillights, now level with the headlights, to bring a sense of symmetry.
First came the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser – dubbed Prado and 250 in certain regions – to show us the Japanese automaker knows how to make a legend double the hype around it. Or even triple it, considering the J300 Land Cruiser and J250-based Lexus GX 550 and Land Cruiser are all related on the TNGA-F body-on-frame platform. As for pixel masters, they swiftly started making it a mall crawler, an extreme off-road adventurer, as well as an entire model line with three-door convertible SUVs, two or four-door pickup trucks, and even FJ Cruiser depictions.
Secondly, the Cadillac Escalade IQ is not only the first-ever all-electric model of the series, but it's also way more powerful (750 versus 682 hp) than even the Escalade-V high-performance SUV. As such, the only logical direction was to resurrect the failed Cadillac Escalade EXT pickup truck in zero-emissions IQ key across imagination land.
No worries, we are also getting to the boxy yet cool 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe. The South Korean automaker premiered the model in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with two powertrains for North America – a 277-hp gasoline turbo and a 178-hp downsized (from 2.5T to 1.6T GDI) hybrid derivative. Most fans and critics also agree that the fifth generation is not only a stark departure from the predecessors' norm but also a successful paradigm change in three-row crossover SUV styling.
Alas, it turns out that not everyone agrees with all the design cues. For example, some might consider the front design to be truly beautiful, but the "rear leaves much to be desired." For them, Nikita Chuicko, the virtual artist better known as kelsonik on social media, thinks now is the right CGI time to fuel our aftermarket Santa Fe dreams with a quick solution to the rear LED taillight placement conundrum.
As such, after previously reworking the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe with a host of new body colors when it first appeared during the initial 'soft' presentation in July, now the CGI expert is back with his favorite hues (all-black 'murdered-out' style and dark orange), a couple of new aftermarket wheel designs (they sure look like 24s, right?), and also "a quick redesign of the rear." And by that, he meant a different placement of the rear LED taillights, now level with the headlights, to bring a sense of symmetry.
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