Mitsubishi OUtlander Sport Stormtrooper
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport (left), First Order Stormtrooper helmet (right)

Last year, the nation seemed to collectively lose its mind over the long-awaited return of the Star Wars franchise to movie theaters. Chief among the visual elements of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (and the all-out merchandising blitz that accompanied it) was a stylized Stormtrooper helmet design that deftly brought the look of the original 1977 movie’s helmet up to date for modern audiences.

Meanwhile, in the world of automotive design, we’ve noticed a bit of a trend lately toward stark white colors paired with dark or blacked-out trim elements…along with some rather aggressive front-fascia styling, even on relatively mainstream family vehicles. 

Just a coincidence? Or is the all-conquering pop-culture “force” of Star Wars even more powerful than we thought?

More automotive TV and movie fun

 

2016 Malibu Stormtrooper
2016 Chevrolet Malibu

 

Dodge Charger stormtrooper
2017 Dodge Charger SRT

 

Lexus NX stormtrooper
2016 Lexus NX 200t F Sport

 

Mitsubishi Outlander stormtrooper
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

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Fiat 500 stormtrooper
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles even got into the act officially last year, with a custom-painted Fiat 500e that was shown at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show…

 

Viper stormtrooper
…and a custom-wrapped Dodge Viper, Challenger, and Charger that prowled the streets of Los Angeles last December, just before Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened in theaters.

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