![Mitsubishi OUtlander Sport Stormtrooper](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-01-at-4.21.54-PM.png)
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?
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![Dodge Charger stormtrooper](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-01-at-4.28.29-PM.png)
![Lexus NX stormtrooper](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-01-at-4.24.36-PM.png)
![Mitsubishi Outlander stormtrooper](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-01-at-4.29.16-PM.png)
![Fiat 500 stormtrooper](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-01-at-4.20.00-PM1-1024x674.png)
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