Cars are made to make money. Sometimes they don't. Sometimes they're discontinued quite quickly. Sometimes they're just bad. Sometimes they're a Saab 9-5.
I know we've had kinda-Utes but it's not the same. The Ford Maverick, Hyundai Santa Cruz, Honda Ridgeline, Ford Explorer SportTrac, Chevy Avalanche, Chevy Silverado EV and the Electric Hummer Truck are all SUTs or Sport Utility Trucks. What we need are true Sedans with truck beds in the back
I’m still waiting on more ELR and Volt ownership stories. I love the idea of the Volt architecture. If the SSR didn’t have a carpeted bed it would be the perfect weekend car for Home Depot runs, car shows and autocross.
@@jewishcrusader3939Correct, the Ram 1500's also come with the same eTorque mild hybrid system. It works ok until the alternator/belt drive motor goes bad which happens around 100k.
2:52 ok yeah the cough is warranted because it looks atrocious but the SSR doesn’t get appreciated for how batshit insane it is. LS-powered, RWD, 6-speed, hardtop-convertible, 50’s retro-modern styled, PICKUP TRUCK. Three years is an admirable production run for such a coke and amphetamines-fueled shotgun wedding baby of a machine
9:43 technically, that was only the GMT400 based 1st generation; 2001 saw the Escalade move to the GMT800 platform where its success as a luxury SUV took off like a rocket.
The Cadillac CT6-V lasted for 2 model years, 2019 to 2020. In actual fact, it probably had the shortest availability run, as deliveries began in Oct 2019, and CT6 was canned in Jan 2020. So you only had a 3-month window to actually buy these cars. The CT6-V has a bespoke Blackwing twin turbo V8, never to be offered in another car again. Production number clock in at around 1500, making it about as rare as the F40.
Isuzu Axiom 2002-2004 Was even in a movie (Spy Kids 1) Plus they touted the 2004 model as being the first production vehicle with a direct injection engine that sold for under $100,000.
On a similar note, the Isuzu Vehicross, only 1999-2001 in the U.S., sort of predecessor to the crossover but also pretty odd looking. They even got Joe Isuzu back to advertise for it!
That must be some marketing nonsense where they twist statement cause Mitsubishi had gasoline direct injection engines in the 1996 Galant, the 1997 Carisma and the 1999 Pajero Jr, and they were definitely nowhere near 100K. Maybe first in America, although I thought the Galant was sold there, the other two probably weren't they were pretty small, maybe first in a SUV?
But there were cars before it that had direct injection and were cheap. Mitsubishi had their GDI engines and Renault had the iDE. Also, BMW was preparing to roll out the N series of engines which had direct injection.
6:00 Actually, KIA officially announced to stop producing Mohave just a few weeks ago due to changing their manufacturing line from mohave to tasman, which is a new pick up only saling for AUSTRALIA . It means no more mohave and frame body SUV doesn't exist in kia :(
It's still a surprise they managed to keep it in production for so long (too bad they ditched petrol engines around 2019). And with body on frame pick-up there's still hope that they might design suv based on it (to compete with Fortuner, MU-X, Everest and Terra).
@@Kierdziol Well since Mohave was the only option for someone who needs body on frame SUV except ssangyong(nowdays, it's named KGM) which was almost bankrupted few years ago. And It would be hard to expect next generation of frame body SUV cause Hyundai and kia group is now mainly focusing on NEV platforms not traditional ICE cars :(
@@gtr9794 If their truck suceeds (which would be hard to do with such competitive market), designing suv based on it shouldn't be that much resources consuming. SsangYong, while going near bankrupcy several times still managed to make at least one body on frame suv (and pick-up derived from it). However with their new owners they're also heading in direction towards ev.
The Lincoln Blackwood essentially had a huge trunk that was perfect for what its customers would use it for. It could hold 4 full size golf bags and 4 large suitcases. Its problem was that people don't buy trucks bases on what they need, they buy trucks based on how cool they make you look. And even though people were never going to use the bed to haul anything, it was painfully uncool to look like you were never going to haul anything.
Well, it was already being made and sold and had been for 3 years here in Australia but by the time it got announced for you guys Pontiac was already on the chopping block, it’s a shame it probably would have been quite popular. Same for the Monaro or the GTO for you guys it was already over halfway through its production cycle by the time you guys even got it.
@@Gengargamer2_ Going to be honest, no it wouldn't, it would be like the SSR a niche enthusiast vehicle that in the year 2008-10 would sell like shit on a hot day
@@nickrustyson8124 Well, look at the ssr. It's ugly, pretty small, and not a very useful bed since it is so skinny, plus its price wasn't very competitive. The VE ute might not have been that successful. It's hard to tell, but there is every chance it would have well enough for it to continue to be sold in the states, and considering the population difference and it still staying in production with the units sold over here, it may have stuck around for a while longer and even into the VF model.
Very interesting. But you forgot one of the most famous short run cars. The 1958-1960 Edsel. Built by the Ford Motor Company. This division of Ford was only 3 model years.
The G8 is the one that hurts the most. Even though it was just a rebadged holden, it was a great vehicle and importing the ute variant would have helped a lot.
China market: Wuling Baojun RM-5. Launched Sept. 2019. Dead by mid-to-late 2020. In fact, SAIC affiliated brands had a lot of car models with extremely short shelf life.
A cool little bit about the Pontiac G8, when pontiac went down, us aussies got a version of the commodore called the "SS V Special Edition" which was essenitally a pontiac g8 but without the pontiac badges- quite the terrible look.
Except the G8 was based on the International, hence why the International package was produced. When they were building them I was so frustrated that we were building such a low spec car for export. I was told by management at the time that they are doing this is GM HO doesn't (Didn't) want it to compete with the new Cadillac and the SS & SS-V would have. When they visited we didn't even attempt to show them the Calais. The profit margin on the Cadillac was huge compared to virtually breaking even on the G8. From memory it was 23% compared to 5% but it was a long long time ago.
The G8, a rebadged Holden, was rebadged again into the Chevy SS from 2013 to 2017. So while the Pontiac badged Holden was discontinued, the platform itself was revived in America only 4 years after 2009.
I thought it was a problem with my wifi but now it's just weird. I mean this whole channel last uploaded 9 years ago and now uploaded a new video. Also there is just so many lags in the video overall...
The Hyundai Entourage Minivan was only in production for 2 years the reason they sacked it was they did not want to do the re-badge thing and also because of slow sales.
The Vaneo also had the problem that they marketed it under Mercedes-Benz Nutzfahrzeuge (commercial vehicles), meaning that you wouldn't usually stumble upon it in a Mercedes-Benz passenger car showroom. And if you were looking for a Sprinter or Vito the chances of stumbling upon a Vaneo and thinking 'I need that!!' are very slim. Maybe if they did a cargo version it would have made more sense.
There’s one car which is even rarer than the 9-4X. 2011 Saab 9-5 Sportcombi was produced for less than 6 months, only 37 cars were made. Nowadays it costs around 100k
You forgot one very special car! The east-german Trabant 1.1 had a production run from may 1990 to April 1991 because it was too expensive, the factories were being closed, and because the berlin wall had fallen. It only produced 39,474 units in that time, and (almost) nobody bought them!
One of my favorite cars ever made was the Pontiac Can Am. Not many people know much about the car, nor even know of its existence. The Pontiac Can Am was on sale in January 1977 (1977 model year) for less than a month before it was taken off the production line. According to Pontiac, they sold anywhere between 1,000 to 1,400 before cancelling it due to production and quality control issues. It had similar appearance and performance to the 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, and 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix.
Missed opportunity to mention that the Cadillac ELR was produced for 4 years but only sold for 2 model years, 2014 and 2016. That's right, 2014 AND 2016, not through. It was only sold for two *nonconsecutive* model years, the latter of which came with a massive 25%+ price cut and far more features.
What's funny about Lincoln is that they tried TWICE to sell Lincoln-ified F150s and failed. Ford realized that people eyeing luxury trucks don't want a luxury badge and would rather pretend to be working class. Now we have F150s that are more expensive and sell better than most Lincolns
Great video! I liked that you even included rebadges, I think it gives a nice perspective on how some cars do really well in some markets but terribly in others, but personally I wouldn’t consider them to be failures, only if they fail everywhere haha but I think they deserve to be included as honorable mentions hahah The astra for example is very popular in Europe and Brazil and particularly in Brazil it was sold for decades. There’s still a ton of them around 😂
Isuzu vehiclecross was produced from 1999 - 2001 in the united states with 4,153 units. In japan 1997 - 2001 had 1,805 units. In total 5,958 isuzu vehicross were made.
The Cadillac ELR wasn't ahead of its time. It was a very poorly rebadged Chevy Volt, a hybrid economy car wearing a Cadillac skin, proving they never learned their lesson from the Cimarron.
as a guy living in germany, i can say that we do see quite a few vaneos left here. Sometimes when i go to poland, i see even more of them. My family also owned such a car for almost 10 years, and it was a very practical 7 seater van. After 2016 however the car got more and more issues, which us (as mechatronics) were more and more struggling to repair aswell as funding the parts required. The engines were the exact same ones as in the first generation A-Class, making them pretty painful to repair. Our vaneo was a 1.7l CDi and then totally gave up in 2018 with cracked pistons and no compression. Edit: The main problems of these vehicles are rust, suspension, and injectors. Because most of them have been roughly used and not treated well
Another very short lived car you may not have heard of is the Lonsdale YD41/45. Essentially a rebadged Mitsubishi Sigma, it was offered in the UK only from 1982-83, and no examples are known to survive today. Really good video as well, the style just works and your presentation skills are top notch. Nice.
3:24 the g8 is one of the best and most underrated cars of the last 20 years. Fight me on it , I feel in love with my g8 after 5 minutes behind the wheel . It's a shame
Not sure if I missed it, but the NADM Mazda2 rebadge-based Yaris hatch was marketed for only the 2020 model year, before it got axed. Oddly, Puerto Rico was the only market to get the Mazda2 hatch of that generation.
The fact that this channel has come a long way from a simple Mac startup sounds video from a decade ago is pretty amazing in and of itself. The production quality of this video (except for the change in audio quality due to the removal of copyrighted music by RUclips's terrible AI) is outstanding and out of nowhere. I can't wait to see where this channel goes from here.
The Talbot Tagora was on sale for about 18 months between 1981-1983 Found at the bottom of the chest when PSA Group bought Talbot off failing Chrysler in 1980 only to find out it was competing with PSA's very own Pug 505 after it went on sale... Then how about the Yugo Sana ? Possibly the shortest run of RHD imported cars ever into the UK.. and the only car ever officially sanctioned to death by the United Nations... Staying with RHD oddity, Delorean built a tiny handful of production to launch RHD versions of the DMC 12 just before the Thatcher government pulled the funding of the Northern Ireland plant In Australia Leyland where just about to launch the Force 7 sports coupe only for parent British Leyland to pull their plughole of dome on them... resulting in the 60 .... yes 60 production cars being scrapped !! Thankfully a hand full where saved by collectors.. Great channel
I own a 2009 Saturn Aura, one of Saturn's last models. It's essentially a restyled Chevy Malibu, and it certainly is one of the cars of all time. I didn't know it was possible to make suspension that is BOTH vague AND harsh on a vehicle that isn't a dump truck, but here we are.
I used to work for the Chrysler Newark, De plant when they built the Durango/Aspen. Saturn also had a production plant in New Castle (Boxwood) Del. that also closed down in the recession. There was a lot of unemployed former autoworkers in Delaware in the late 2000’s
The bed of the Lincoln blackwood was not useless, it was just not built for typical pickup usage. It was essentially an elongated trunk made for luggage or golf bags. And to that regard, it was actually quite spacious and usable. But I do have to note the irony that it receives criticism for not having a "usable" bed, but the average pickup truck owner on the market rarely, if ever, uses their bed for anything other than groceries, luggage, Costco bulk runs, or at best the occasional large appliance or piece of furniture. But are they regularly hauling lumber, piles of mulch, or cinder blocks in their beds? NOPE.
Granted there was a 2 year gap between the first gen and the second gen, which I would imagine that is what he is getting at, personally I wouldn't even included it because it's still being made today
nice vid. the tribeca was more like a 'pre-facelift' than a separate generation but hey, suburu made it a whole separate generation... most likely due to wanting to separate itself from the backlash, even intentionally removing the 'B9' designation.
Latin American markets, specially Brazil is full of examples. Volkswagen Apollo (Rebadged 3doors Ford Orion) was sold between 1990 and 1992. Fiat Oggi (127 Saloon/Sedan Version) sold between 1983 and 1985. Volkswagen 1600 Brasília 5Doors 1977 - 1979...
The original Toyota Solara, (re-born 2 door camry) ran just 1999. The lights and bumper were slightly redesigned for 2000. The whole body was redesigned for 2001-2008.
To go into the more uncommon brands, there was also the infamous Facel Vega 6 Facel Vega was a luxury brand in France founded in 1954 The Facel Vega 6 was sold only during one month, starting in September 1964 until Facel Vega went bankrupt in October 1964, at only 44 units
rip saab. their advertising was questionable but their cars were not only gorgeous, but extremely quirky and nice (or at least that's what people say. never tried one unfortunately)
Honorable mention: Mazdaspeed6/Mazda 6 MPS 2005-2007 out of the US and only 2006 & 2007 in the US Roughly 15,000 made total worldwide and about 8000-9000 of those sold in the US
In Brazil we had a curious case with the Dodge factory. Opened in June 1998 to produce the Dakota pickup truck, it ended up being caught by the merger of Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz and was closed in 2001, with production stopping in April. Interestingly, that same year saw the launch, including presentation to the press, of the double cabin versions (until then only single and extended cabins were made) AFTER production had ended. In total, just 11,659 vehicles were produced in just under three years. Despite this, they are still highly valued on the used market, especially the versions with a V8 engine.
The rarast Saab was the wagon version of the Saab 9-5 you showed. I believe 50 were made. In the 80's, they also built the Saab 90 which combined the front of a 99 and rear of a 900. It was only sold in Sweden and for a very brief time.
Love how this channel’s first upload was 9 years ago, its second upload was a few days ago
Fr that’s crazy💀
He forgor his password 💀
It’s crazy cause they just been chilling and then randomly decided they want to be a RUclipsr you like lol
big boss energy
😂😂
You caused me a damn near heart attack with that quality switch, I thought my really expensive wireless phones died.
Same
The fact that Pontiac was going to bring over the Holden Commodore Ute as well but never did as they were killed off pisses me off...
For real. We were *this* close to finally getting back our beloved El Camino, only for GM to kill Pontiac.
How long was the Subaru Brat around for ?
@@davidspearie6921 Not OP, but the Brat ended production in the States in 1987.
I know we've had kinda-Utes but it's not the same. The Ford Maverick, Hyundai Santa Cruz, Honda Ridgeline, Ford Explorer SportTrac, Chevy Avalanche, Chevy Silverado EV and the Electric Hummer Truck are all SUTs or Sport Utility Trucks. What we need are true Sedans with truck beds in the back
That made me sad.
SAAB MENTIONED 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥
Always gets brought up with the topic of “things that die too soon”
Saab now exists as an EV.
@@channe3049 in name only, nothing about those are really SAABs
Unfortunately! 😢
WTF IS A KILOMETER 🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸
Ah GM, you never seem to disappoint.
Except every time they make a car
2021 Malibu RS owner here, love it but hate the transmission.
An immense and mostly forgotten tragedy that the HEMI hybrid was killed off so early and the concept never revisited
RIKA GET OUT OF MY HEAD
The Wagoneer WS with a 5.7 L Hemi V8 is listed as a mild hybrid
The gm 5.3l hybrid was terrible. No big loss on Chryslers hand
I’m still waiting on more ELR and Volt ownership stories. I love the idea of the Volt architecture.
If the SSR didn’t have a carpeted bed it would be the perfect weekend car for Home Depot runs, car shows and autocross.
@@jewishcrusader3939Correct, the Ram 1500's also come with the same eTorque mild hybrid system. It works ok until the alternator/belt drive motor goes bad which happens around 100k.
That Mercedes a class van thing got Doug demuro written all over it 😂
2:52 ok yeah the cough is warranted because it looks atrocious but the SSR doesn’t get appreciated for how batshit insane it is. LS-powered, RWD, 6-speed, hardtop-convertible, 50’s retro-modern styled, PICKUP TRUCK. Three years is an admirable production run for such a coke and amphetamines-fueled shotgun wedding baby of a machine
3:27 THATS THE CLOSEST THING TO A UTE BESIDE THE EL CAMINO, as an American I want a Ute
Because it is a Ute ist a VE commodore Ute
You should have bought the SSR with the 6 liter v8.😂
@@ml9867 Or get a old Ranchero which existed before the El Camino
Awesome video. As a Saab enthusiast the end hurt but was expected.
Saab was revived by China and currently continues as an EV.
@@channe3049 Except they are already dead again. NEVS already went bankrupt again
9:43 technically, that was only the GMT400 based 1st generation; 2001 saw the Escalade move to the GMT800 platform where its success as a luxury SUV took off like a rocket.
Yeah I was wondering why it's on there ..?
@@EMdemocuz of the tisms making it feel like the right thing to do duh
I'm going to be that guy, the Buick Reatta was not the first car with a touchscreen. The 1986 Buick Riviera was
It was actually the 84 riviera that had a limited number of touch screens
Someone had to do it 😂😂😂
i've been sad since the Renault 5 monte carlo special edition disappeared from the screen 😢
We want it back!
@@anusername8350same
It is rare for these low view count recommended channels to not be AI slop. Keep up the good work
The Cadillac CT6-V lasted for 2 model years, 2019 to 2020. In actual fact, it probably had the shortest availability run, as deliveries began in Oct 2019, and CT6 was canned in Jan 2020. So you only had a 3-month window to actually buy these cars. The CT6-V has a bespoke Blackwing twin turbo V8, never to be offered in another car again. Production number clock in at around 1500, making it about as rare as the F40.
2:08 Tf is this song? 💀💀
Doesn’t matter. Just dull, soulless dance music.
Isuzu Axiom
2002-2004
Was even in a movie (Spy Kids 1)
Plus they touted the 2004 model as being the first production vehicle with a direct injection engine that sold for under $100,000.
On a similar note, the Isuzu Vehicross, only 1999-2001 in the U.S., sort of predecessor to the crossover but also pretty odd looking. They even got Joe Isuzu back to advertise for it!
That must be some marketing nonsense where they twist statement cause Mitsubishi had gasoline direct injection engines in the 1996 Galant, the 1997 Carisma and the 1999 Pajero Jr, and they were definitely nowhere near 100K. Maybe first in America, although I thought the Galant was sold there, the other two probably weren't they were pretty small, maybe first in a SUV?
But there were cars before it that had direct injection and were cheap. Mitsubishi had their GDI engines and Renault had the iDE. Also, BMW was preparing to roll out the N series of engines which had direct injection.
@@t3h51d3w1nd3r Its possible that the marketing was specifically for NA market. I can't find much info on Mitsubishi GDI in the US.
WTF happened to the audio@ 5:24?
The car was so shitty it contaminated the video itself
6:00 Actually, KIA officially announced to stop producing Mohave just a few weeks ago due to changing their manufacturing line from mohave to tasman, which is a new pick up only saling for AUSTRALIA .
It means no more mohave and frame body SUV doesn't exist in kia :(
It's still a surprise they managed to keep it in production for so long (too bad they ditched petrol engines around 2019).
And with body on frame pick-up there's still hope that they might design suv based on it (to compete with Fortuner, MU-X, Everest and Terra).
@@Kierdziol Well since Mohave was the only option for someone who needs body on frame SUV except ssangyong(nowdays, it's named KGM) which was almost bankrupted few years ago.
And It would be hard to expect next generation of frame body SUV cause Hyundai and kia group is now mainly focusing on NEV platforms not traditional ICE cars :(
@@gtr9794 If their truck suceeds (which would be hard to do with such competitive market), designing suv based on it shouldn't be that much resources consuming.
SsangYong, while going near bankrupcy several times still managed to make at least one body on frame suv (and pick-up derived from it).
However with their new owners they're also heading in direction towards ev.
Did you just wake up one day and decided to drop bangers? Once again such a good watch
with a few mistakes sure. be carful about what you hear.
HOLD UP THIS CHANNEL IS STILL NEW?????!!!!!
Umm..2015
It do be like that sometimes
@@maclenixthey only uploaded one video 9 years ago and came back making completely unrelated videos. So it is new. In terms of its current content
@@JayTheComputerGuy thanks for the insight
@@maclenix 2015 is 9 years ago???????
The Lincoln Blackwood essentially had a huge trunk that was perfect for what its customers would use it for. It could hold 4 full size golf bags and 4 large suitcases. Its problem was that people don't buy trucks bases on what they need, they buy trucks based on how cool they make you look. And even though people were never going to use the bed to haul anything, it was painfully uncool to look like you were never going to haul anything.
The 2012 Lancia Flavia (Rebadged Chrysler 200 Cabrio), it lasted between June 2012 and October 2013.
A Pontiac G8 Pickup was in the works for the US market. The great return of the American ute, cruelly taken from us.
Well, it was already being made and sold and had been for 3 years here in Australia but by the time it got announced for you guys Pontiac was already on the chopping block, it’s a shame it probably would have been quite popular. Same for the Monaro or the GTO for you guys it was already over halfway through its production cycle by the time you guys even got it.
I'm devastated to learn that we were that close to getting the ute version of the Holden Commodore in the US.
@@Gengargamer2_ Going to be honest, no it wouldn't, it would be like the SSR a niche enthusiast vehicle that in the year 2008-10 would sell like shit on a hot day
@@nickrustyson8124 Well, look at the ssr. It's ugly, pretty small, and not a very useful bed since it is so skinny, plus its price wasn't very competitive. The VE ute might not have been that successful. It's hard to tell, but there is every chance it would have well enough for it to continue to be sold in the states, and considering the population difference and it still staying in production with the units sold over here, it may have stuck around for a while longer and even into the VF model.
Very interesting. But you forgot one of the most famous short run cars. The 1958-1960 Edsel. Built by the Ford Motor Company. This division of Ford was only 3 model years.
The Subaru Tribeca lasted until ~2014. It only got a redesign (including a new engine) and ditched the B9 name in 2008.
Came here to say this
The G8 is the one that hurts the most. Even though it was just a rebadged holden, it was a great vehicle and importing the ute variant would have helped a lot.
China market: Wuling Baojun RM-5. Launched Sept. 2019. Dead by mid-to-late 2020. In fact, SAIC affiliated brands had a lot of car models with extremely short shelf life.
The Baojun brand is coming to an end tbh
A cool little bit about the Pontiac G8, when pontiac went down, us aussies got a version of the commodore called the "SS V Special Edition" which was essenitally a pontiac g8 but without the pontiac badges- quite the terrible look.
Except the G8 was based on the International, hence why the International package was produced. When they were building them I was so frustrated that we were building such a low spec car for export. I was told by management at the time that they are doing this is GM HO doesn't (Didn't) want it to compete with the new Cadillac and the SS & SS-V would have. When they visited we didn't even attempt to show them the Calais. The profit margin on the Cadillac was huge compared to virtually breaking even on the G8. From memory it was 23% compared to 5% but it was a long long time ago.
Damn that 5.7L Hemi v8 could be the ultimate replacement ev charger
The G8, a rebadged Holden, was rebadged again into the Chevy SS from 2013 to 2017. So while the Pontiac badged Holden was discontinued, the platform itself was revived in America only 4 years after 2009.
It was 66 years ago, but the entire Edsel line last ed only 3 years and some models didn’t last that long.
Great video! Just letting you know there's an audio quality issue after the Ford segment, it sounds a bit muffled from then on. xx
I thought it was a problem with my wifi but now it's just weird. I mean this whole channel last uploaded 9 years ago and now uploaded a new video. Also there is just so many lags in the video overall...
There was probably some copyrighted music, this is what YOuTube's music removal sounds like.
I can't believe I've seen the SAAB 9-4X in person.
the Smart Roadster is actually surprisingly "common sight" in Japan
The Hyundai Entourage Minivan was only in production for 2 years the reason they sacked it was they did not want to do the re-badge thing and also because of slow sales.
To be fair, the Pontiac GTO actually was produced from 2001-06 but that's as the Monaro
I saw a Taurus X the other day and I didn't even remember that they had existed.
The Vaneo also had the problem that they marketed it under Mercedes-Benz Nutzfahrzeuge (commercial vehicles), meaning that you wouldn't usually stumble upon it in a Mercedes-Benz passenger car showroom. And if you were looking for a Sprinter or Vito the chances of stumbling upon a Vaneo and thinking 'I need that!!' are very slim.
Maybe if they did a cargo version it would have made more sense.
There’s one car which is even rarer than the 9-4X. 2011 Saab 9-5 Sportcombi was produced for less than 6 months, only 37 cars were made. Nowadays it costs around 100k
You forgot one very special car! The east-german Trabant 1.1 had a production run from may 1990 to April 1991 because it was too expensive, the factories were being closed, and because the berlin wall had fallen. It only produced 39,474 units in that time, and (almost) nobody bought them!
The last video you made was so good, I know this one’s gonna be a banger
The entire video I was waiting for Saab. And was not disappointed
The Lexus HS was made from 2010-2012
We owned a 2010
I have a Pontiac G8 GT. It's funny to me that the Commodore SS is so common in Australia but it's incredibly rare over here in Canada.
One of my favorite cars ever made was the Pontiac Can Am. Not many people know much about the car, nor even know of its existence. The Pontiac Can Am was on sale in January 1977 (1977 model year) for less than a month before it was taken off the production line. According to Pontiac, they sold anywhere between 1,000 to 1,400 before cancelling it due to production and quality control issues. It had similar appearance and performance to the 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, and 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix.
Yeah but that is basically a special edition version of the LeMans
Missed opportunity to mention that the Cadillac ELR was produced for 4 years but only sold for 2 model years, 2014 and 2016. That's right, 2014 AND 2016, not through. It was only sold for two *nonconsecutive* model years, the latter of which came with a massive 25%+ price cut and far more features.
My dad actually has a Cadillac elr and it's super cool, ofc he bought it after it depreciated heavily which makes it a lot more bang for your buck.
the Toyota Will Vi was only made and sold in Japan from 2000-2001. 3 years production span is quite common actually.
What's funny about Lincoln is that they tried TWICE to sell Lincoln-ified F150s and failed. Ford realized that people eyeing luxury trucks don't want a luxury badge and would rather pretend to be working class. Now we have F150s that are more expensive and sell better than most Lincolns
Now granted, the Mark LT did actually sell well, especially in Mexico
This is one of my favorite RUclips videos. I love learning about things like this
Needs more Mercedes-Benz X-Class (2017-2020), otherwise a solid list
2:20 No way someone remembers renault twingo roadster 💀
The piece on the Renault Wind (at 2:10) is one of the funniest ever on RUclips! A golden raspberry to you! Great new channel.
I also want to know the sploinky diarrhea song on that too 😂
The Valiant by Chrysler RV1 was made for 10 weeks, for a total production of 1,008 before being replaced by the SV1
Great video! I liked that you even included rebadges, I think it gives a nice perspective on how some cars do really well in some markets but terribly in others, but personally I wouldn’t consider them to be failures, only if they fail everywhere haha but I think they deserve to be included as honorable mentions hahah
The astra for example is very popular in Europe and Brazil and particularly in Brazil it was sold for decades. There’s still a ton of them around 😂
Ahh yes, the City Rover, a Top Gear legend
Also maybe included in this list is the Honda Logo, which was only available in the uk between 2000-2001 and was replaced by the fit/jazz.
Isuzu vehiclecross was produced from 1999 - 2001 in the united states with 4,153 units. In japan 1997 - 2001 had 1,805 units.
In total 5,958 isuzu vehicross were made.
The Cadillac ELR wasn't ahead of its time. It was a very poorly rebadged Chevy Volt, a hybrid economy car wearing a Cadillac skin, proving they never learned their lesson from the Cimarron.
as a guy living in germany, i can say that we do see quite a few vaneos left here. Sometimes when i go to poland, i see even more of them. My family also owned such a car for almost 10 years, and it was a very practical 7 seater van. After 2016 however the car got more and more issues, which us (as mechatronics) were more and more struggling to repair aswell as funding the parts required. The engines were the exact same ones as in the first generation A-Class, making them pretty painful to repair. Our vaneo was a 1.7l CDi and then totally gave up in 2018 with cracked pistons and no compression. Edit: The main problems of these vehicles are rust, suspension, and injectors. Because most of them have been roughly used and not treated well
1:37 thats gastown in vancouver, canada
I remember Ron White owning a Lincoln blackwood and basically he's the only person I could ever imagine actually buying a Lincoln blackwood new
Script writing here is top notch. Well done!
Another very short lived car you may not have heard of is the Lonsdale YD41/45. Essentially a rebadged Mitsubishi Sigma, it was offered in the UK only from 1982-83, and no examples are known to survive today.
Really good video as well, the style just works and your presentation skills are top notch. Nice.
3:24 the g8 is one of the best and most underrated cars of the last 20 years. Fight me on it , I feel in love with my g8 after 5 minutes behind the wheel . It's a shame
great video very well thought out. I just found your channel and find myself looking for more from your work. Great job sir.
Not sure if I missed it, but the NADM Mazda2 rebadge-based Yaris hatch was marketed for only the 2020 model year, before it got axed. Oddly, Puerto Rico was the only market to get the Mazda2 hatch of that generation.
I loved both car videos. The attitude and info was the secret to how good they were. Subscribed
The fact that this channel has come a long way from a simple Mac startup sounds video from a decade ago is pretty amazing in and of itself. The production quality of this video (except for the change in audio quality due to the removal of copyrighted music by RUclips's terrible AI) is outstanding and out of nowhere. I can't wait to see where this channel goes from here.
As far as the Pontiac G8 ST is straight up just a rebadged Holden Commodore SS ute and they're pretty much a household name for aussies
weird thing i learned about the blackwood is it has a higher towing capacity than a regular f150, go figure
The Chevy ELR and the two last Saab were actually really really nice cars
You forgot the Subaru Baja. Only made for 4 years with only 30k sold in total.
The Talbot Tagora was on sale for about 18 months between 1981-1983 Found at the bottom of the chest when PSA Group bought Talbot off failing Chrysler in 1980 only to find out it was competing with PSA's very own Pug 505 after it went on sale... Then how about the Yugo Sana ? Possibly the shortest run of RHD imported cars ever into the UK.. and the only car ever officially sanctioned to death by the United Nations... Staying with RHD oddity, Delorean built a tiny handful of production to launch RHD versions of the DMC 12 just before the Thatcher government pulled the funding of the Northern Ireland plant In Australia Leyland where just about to launch the Force 7 sports coupe only for parent British Leyland to pull their plughole of dome on them... resulting in the 60 .... yes 60 production cars being scrapped !! Thankfully a hand full where saved by collectors.. Great channel
I own a 2009 Saturn Aura, one of Saturn's last models. It's essentially a restyled Chevy Malibu, and it certainly is one of the cars of all time. I didn't know it was possible to make suspension that is BOTH vague AND harsh on a vehicle that isn't a dump truck, but here we are.
I used to work for the Chrysler Newark, De plant when they built the Durango/Aspen.
Saturn also had a production plant in New Castle (Boxwood) Del. that also closed down in the recession.
There was a lot of unemployed former autoworkers in Delaware in the late 2000’s
I would rather have a Chevy SSR than Nissan Murano Cabriolet. Video idea suggestion Cars with stupid convertibles.
apparently saab stil exists in china. the new cars have the same design, they are just electric.
The bed of the Lincoln blackwood was not useless, it was just not built for typical pickup usage. It was essentially an elongated trunk made for luggage or golf bags. And to that regard, it was actually quite spacious and usable. But I do have to note the irony that it receives criticism for not having a "usable" bed, but the average pickup truck owner on the market rarely, if ever, uses their bed for anything other than groceries, luggage, Costco bulk runs, or at best the occasional large appliance or piece of furniture. But are they regularly hauling lumber, piles of mulch, or cinder blocks in their beds? NOPE.
The G8 style commodore known as the 'VE' here in Australia actually sold quite well and was made here from 2006-2012
At the end there you listed the Cadillac Escalade being made ‘98-2000, but it’s still being made today
Granted there was a 2 year gap between the first gen and the second gen, which I would imagine that is what he is getting at, personally I wouldn't even included it because it's still being made today
I worked with a young new mom that had a saab 94x and they LOVED it
Don’t forget about the Saturn Sky. Only lasted one model year.
nice vid. the tribeca was more like a 'pre-facelift' than a separate generation but hey, suburu made it a whole separate generation... most likely due to wanting to separate itself from the backlash, even intentionally removing the 'B9' designation.
Props to your deadpan delivery! Great content.
It's funny, between my family and direct relatives we had two Taurus Xs. Both were maroon, one with tan two tone.
I really like this video and the topics of the other two interest me too. Please keep making more content.
Latin American markets, specially Brazil is full of examples. Volkswagen Apollo (Rebadged 3doors Ford Orion) was sold between 1990 and 1992. Fiat Oggi (127 Saloon/Sedan Version) sold between 1983 and 1985. Volkswagen 1600 Brasília 5Doors 1977 - 1979...
The original Toyota Solara, (re-born 2 door camry) ran just 1999. The lights and bumper were slightly redesigned for 2000. The whole body was redesigned for 2001-2008.
To go into the more uncommon brands, there was also the infamous Facel Vega 6
Facel Vega was a luxury brand in France founded in 1954
The Facel Vega 6 was sold only during one month, starting in September 1964 until Facel Vega went bankrupt in October 1964, at only 44 units
2:14 that Renault Wind Concept looks eerily similar to the 350Z in styling.
rip saab. their advertising was questionable but their cars were not only gorgeous, but extremely quirky and nice (or at least that's what people say. never tried one unfortunately)
Honorable mention:
Mazdaspeed6/Mazda 6 MPS
2005-2007 out of the US and only 2006 & 2007 in the US
Roughly 15,000 made total worldwide and about 8000-9000 of those sold in the US
I have a renault wind. It's good car. Very fun and very underrated.
I loved your video on the lost cars. I think you’ve got great potential for this channel !
My neighbor owns one of the last Saab 95s. It’s a really cool car
In Brazil we had a curious case with the Dodge factory. Opened in June 1998 to produce the Dakota pickup truck, it ended up being caught by the merger of Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz and was closed in 2001, with production stopping in April. Interestingly, that same year saw the launch, including presentation to the press, of the double cabin versions (until then only single and extended cabins were made) AFTER production had ended. In total, just 11,659 vehicles were produced in just under three years. Despite this, they are still highly valued on the used market, especially the versions with a V8 engine.
I own a Renault Wind, extremely good car, I recommand
Well, with you and me, at least 1/7500 of the owners saw that video. 🥳
The rarast Saab was the wagon version of the Saab 9-5 you showed. I believe 50 were made. In the 80's, they also built the Saab 90 which combined the front of a 99 and rear of a 900. It was only sold in Sweden and for a very brief time.