Ten automobiles whose time never was

Not all automobiles could be winners. Some of them have come in the form of vehicles whose time never were and never shall be. Here are the top 10 automobiles that deserved a merciful death.

One is the BMW Z3 (E36/4), 1996-2002

Pierce Borsnan has several followers for his James Bond movie, although his car, the BMW Z3, isn’t as popular. A 138-hp, 1.9-liter four-cylinder, the Z3 would have had barely had enough power to escape from villain Ernst Blofeld’s white lap cat, let alone the more supercharged forces of evil. The Z3 was not simple to move around either considering how bad it was at responding. According to Popular Mechanics, however, it sold well despite a coupe model known at BMW as “the shoe.”.

Chevrolet SSR, years 2003-2006 needs to die

The average person wasn’t able to use Chevrolet’s “Super Sport Roadster” as it was a hardtop convertible V8 pickup. The jalopy with pop couldn’t make up its mind.

Mercedes-Benz C230 Hatchback, 2000-2007

The hatchback was not what individuals were expecting. It didn’t fit with the Mercedes image at all. You only had to pay $24,950 for this Baby Benz. Still, it never got popular.

The Ford Pinto, 1971-1980 was not worth it

After the gas tank exploded when the auto was rear ended, the Ford Pinto was in court right away in 1980. The PR damage hurt Ford badly causing the Pinto to die off even though Ford was not legally held responsible.

The Yugo GV, 1984-1991 wasn’t worth the money

In 1984, Zastava Koral, or Yugo, was at the Los Angeles Car Show getting its start, although it didn’t do well with the 55-hp motor. It was only $3,990 and got 30 mpg. The motor could easily have been wrecked in the Yugo though. The timing belt had huge issues. Yugo was not going anywhere before the automaker’s factory was bombed by the NATO during the Kosovo War in 1999.

Tire difficulties with the Cadillac Catera, 1997-2001

Cindy Crawford cavorting with an animated duck wizard would sell cars, thought Cadillac TV advertising crew. The only issue is the automobile had too several issues. The tires went bald earlier than anticipated, oil leaked to the coolant and there were problems with the timing belt. This pointed to an auto that was not all that it was quacked up to be, even with a supermodel in its corner.

Issues with the Jaguar X-Type, 2001-2009

Jaguar didn’t know what it was doing with the X-Type. It didn’t work with the company’s image at all. The “Poor Man’s Jaguar” was not done properly, just like the Mercedes-Benz C230.

Speed in the DeLorean DMC-12, 1981-1982

In order to save money, John DeLorean used workers in Ireland to assemble the automobile. The DMC-12 showed this poor work. Acceleration in the automobile was not good at all. The top speed was also lower than expected.

Pontiac Aztek, 2001-2005

“Smashed” is not a fantastic way to describe the look of a new automobile, however that’s what Pontiac brought to consumers with the Aztek’s less-than-aerodynamic rear end. Perhaps it was a historical allusion to Hernando Cortes’ 1521 demolition of the Aztec empire.

Citations

WFU

wfu.edu/|palmitar/Law&Valuation/Papers/1999/Leggett-pinto.html

Popular Mechanics

popularmechanics.com/cars/news/pictures/10-cars-that-deserved-to-fail-chevrolet-ssr#fbIndex1

And boom goes the Pinto

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