Bringing back the 2-door fastback formula powered by the Ford F-150 Lightning, to make sure our future isn’t filled with boring electric cars.
If you’ve been waiting to jump on the EV train, but haven’t yet because electric family cars don’t look appealing now, 3D visualizer Timothy Adry Emmanuel has a fix. Enter the modern Ford Galaxie concept, rendered exclusively for HotCars. And, for the belief that the future shouldn’t be filled with electric vehicles that look boring.
The Ford Galaxie is a fitting nameplate to attach to this concept, given how popular Ford’s full-size car was in the ‘60s — especially in its 2-door fastback sedan form that still fit the full family. If you think about it, the early 1960s were a turning point in mobility. Just as the 2020s are turning out to be. Back then, car designs were affected by the Cold War and the Space Race, with plenty of rocket and missile-type fins and lights, and overall streamlined shapes. At least, as streamlined as one could make massive 213-inch long cars.
Now, you could say the car industry and car designers in particular are once again looking to the skies for inspiration. Hard lines and creases are making way for softer, more organic shapes in the interest of aerodynamics. Right now, cars like the Lucid Air and Mercedes-Benz EQS with those organic lines look different to everything else. But what happens when everyone’s doing the same thing in a few years? Scary thought.
But all is not lost. Because there’s definitely room for the 2-door full-sized sedan to make a comeback. And this modern Galaxie concept with its electric powertrain makes the point better than we ever could. There may be hope yet for the electric vehicle of the future.
This Ford Galaxie Concept Proves Fastback Sedans Are Still Cool
Two-door coupes have always been the more niche cousin of the muscle car, where both body styles were available in the same model line. Like the 1959 Ford Galaxie itself, which offered a 2-door sedan, a 5-door, and a convertible. However, you just don’t see that kind of differentiation anymore. And that’s mainly because of the SUV trend.
But trends change. It’s been proven over and over that people want well-designed cars that’ll get their neighbors looking over with envy. And there’s no denying that coupes fit the bill.
Like the original Ford Galaxie 2-door fastback, this modern concept keeps the swooping fastback roofline. But it also mixes things up with a steeply raked windscreen. That combined with the thick C-pillar give this Galaxie a unique look that you probably haven’t seen before. That fastback rear means passengers in the back will have way more headroom than if the roof had been traditionally styled in the way of a coupe. You know, with a dropping roofline, like on the Mercedes-Benz CLS.
This Galaxie concept’s front presents differently to other cars out there thanks to the blacked-out fascia that hides the twin half-moon headlights, a nod to the original. The aggressive lower bumper design with the splitters aren’t something you see on modern electric cars either. Where the ultimate goal is to reduce drag, not really increase downforce. But splitters work both ways — splitting the high pressure air over the car, and the low pressure air under, improving downforce, and reducing drag.
There’s more clever aero at the rear, with the built-in aerofoil over the deck lid. The neat part is how the C-pillars flow into the hidden deck, with the main storage capacity likely coming from the frunk. The flowing lighting elements, and star-shaped, split-spoke wheels are pure Ford Galaxie again, but thoroughly modern. And unlike anything else you’ve probably seen.
Space-Age Electric Galaxie Powered By Lightning
Of course this Ford Galaxie concept has been dreamed up as an electric car to take on the best in the business. Even years from now. Already, Ford’s proved that it can make impressive EVs now. Just look at the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the Ford F-150 Lightning. The Lightning, in particular, has proved to be an electric pickup truck force to be reckoned with. Even with the Rivian R1T trying to steal the spotlight.
We imagine this Ford Galaxie concept will pack the running gear from the 2023 F-150 Lightning. This means twin-electric motors, with 452 hp on the standard range battery, or up to 580 hp on the extended range battery. The standard battery is sized at 98 kWh, while the extended range battery is a massive 131 kWh, putting it at the top of the list of EVs with the largest battery capacity. Of course, an electric Ford Galaxie will weigh a lot less than the F-150 Lightning, so expect more performance and range from even the smallest battery. All of which means this Ford Galaxie concept will definitely take off at warp speed, just like a spaceship.
