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?
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2016 Chevrolet Malibu
2017 Dodge Charger SRT
2016 Lexus NX 200t F Sport
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
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…
…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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