Photo: jlord8 / Instagram
Has anyone noticed that Lincoln doesn't have as much exposure as it once had, unlike its archrival Cadillac? That is probably due to its parent Ford Motor Company's decision to abandon the passenger car sector at home in America altogether.
While in other regions, there's at least the Zephyr executive mid-size luxury sedan based on the latest Ford Mondeo, at home in the United States, folks can only buy the Corsair luxury compact crossover SUV based on the Ford Escape, the Nautilus two-row mid-size CUV based on the Ford Edge, the slightly larger three-row Aviator (related to the Ford Explorer), and the ubiquitous full-size Navigator and Navigator L that share their underpinnings with the massive Ford Expedition.
So, what could make fans return to Lincoln instead of buying something like the Cadillac CT5? Surely, a sedan, one would say. But remember, they already tried that with the second revival of the Continental nameplate. As such, maybe what works like a charm (especially in V-Series and Blackwing) form for Caddy does not pay off handsomely for Lincoln, too.
Or, at least, that is the opinion of someone dwelling across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, has a soft spot in his CGI reel for family-oriented passenger cars – he recently imagined the return of the Buick Roadmaster, as well as a sliding-door Nissan Quest plus a Ford Aerostar revival.
Now, another van is coming to digital life in the form of the wishful-thinking Lincoln Wayfinder. I am not sure if the pixel master is an avid video gamer and got inspired by the upcoming free-to-play, character-based, action-MMO set for early access on Sony's PlayStation 5 and PCs on August 15 this year, but the chosen nameplate is great.
The virtual vehicle, on the other hand, is not so much. Sure, it takes after the current Lincoln design language, especially the Zephyr, at the front – but the profile and rear are that of a classic minivan. Plus, what's up with those bulges set in place of regular or hidden door handles? And remember, MPVs are basically an endangered species, with just a handful of automakers offering such models on the US market.
In the end, it feels like a van that came two decades late at the MPV party, frankly. All in all, that does not mean this pixel master doesn't know how to entice us with something quirky. Just take the second post embedded below as an example – he combined the Chevy Lumina APV with the C4 Chevy Corvette ZR1 and came up with a 'bread van' that would have sold like hotcakes during the crazy 1990s! Oh, well, digital artists are odd at times – and maybe that's part of why we love them so much.
So, what could make fans return to Lincoln instead of buying something like the Cadillac CT5? Surely, a sedan, one would say. But remember, they already tried that with the second revival of the Continental nameplate. As such, maybe what works like a charm (especially in V-Series and Blackwing) form for Caddy does not pay off handsomely for Lincoln, too.
Or, at least, that is the opinion of someone dwelling across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, has a soft spot in his CGI reel for family-oriented passenger cars – he recently imagined the return of the Buick Roadmaster, as well as a sliding-door Nissan Quest plus a Ford Aerostar revival.
Now, another van is coming to digital life in the form of the wishful-thinking Lincoln Wayfinder. I am not sure if the pixel master is an avid video gamer and got inspired by the upcoming free-to-play, character-based, action-MMO set for early access on Sony's PlayStation 5 and PCs on August 15 this year, but the chosen nameplate is great.
The virtual vehicle, on the other hand, is not so much. Sure, it takes after the current Lincoln design language, especially the Zephyr, at the front – but the profile and rear are that of a classic minivan. Plus, what's up with those bulges set in place of regular or hidden door handles? And remember, MPVs are basically an endangered species, with just a handful of automakers offering such models on the US market.
In the end, it feels like a van that came two decades late at the MPV party, frankly. All in all, that does not mean this pixel master doesn't know how to entice us with something quirky. Just take the second post embedded below as an example – he combined the Chevy Lumina APV with the C4 Chevy Corvette ZR1 and came up with a 'bread van' that would have sold like hotcakes during the crazy 1990s! Oh, well, digital artists are odd at times – and maybe that's part of why we love them so much.
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