Modern-Day Pontiac Aztek Rendered On Chevy Trailblazer
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The Pontiac Aztek is undoubtedly one of the most notorious vehicles to come out of General Motors in quite some time. Produced between 2000 and 2005, the Aztek was a competent, practical crossover, but most folks know it solely for its unique styling and design. Which begs the question – what would a modern Pontiac Aztek look like?
Original Pontiac Aztek pictured here.
To find out, wb.artist20 created a new digital rendering, taking styling cues from the 2021 Chevy Trailblazer and adding a dash of Pontiac Aztek inspiration to the mix.
“Killed two birds with one stone with this one,” writes wb.artist20 on his official Instagram feed (@wb.artist20). “I modernized the Pontiac Aztec but also depicts [sic] what I’ve thought all along; that the Trailblazer is reminiscent of the Aztec IMO!”
While the similarities between these two crossovers are debatable, wb.artist20 definitely does a great job incorporating the old-school Pontiac Aztek styling cues on the modern Chevy body. The biggest differences are in front, where the multi-tiered Trailblazer fascia was revamped to include a more Aztek-ish grille treatment, lighting features, and badging.
However, the artist did more than just tweak the front end to make it resemble the Aztek. There are several updates for the rest of the body as well, as seen around the rear of the rendering, where an extra corner window was added and the hatch was extended.
Truth be told, this modernized Pontiac Aztek rendering doesn’t look too shabby. While the original Aztek was utterly skewered for its unconventional styling, this contemporary take might have what is needed to change a few minds. Perhaps the Aztek didn’t get a fair shake the first time around, or maybe the public’s tastes have changed. Or maybe the artist’s skills are what really deserve the praise here.
Either way, we wanna know what you think of this modern Pontiac Aztek rendering. Let us know by posting in the comments, and make sure to subscribe to GM Authority for more Chevrolet Trailblazer news, Pontiac Aztek news, Pontiac news, Chevrolet news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
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No, no you’re gonna say no……
Its ugly and don’t even try to build this, who thought of this. No imagination or thought process.
Good job!
Still driving my 2002 Pontiac Aztek.
To many people still thinks it looks ugly but, it’s style was light years ahead of time.
Aztec was branded as the worlds ugliest car years ago.
Artist20 has a “unique” thought process when it comes to front ends… and by “unique” I mean ugly.
Would rather see a updated Pontiac Rageous concept as a Crossover render than this thing.
That front end is why Pontiac is dead.
PTSD
Oh Hell No.
The Aztec was a great car. If it wasn’t ugly, it would be considered a great car by many today.
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