Memorable models that died the most anonymous deaths.

"adidas" (Addidas) 08/12/2013 at 12:03 • Filed to: Oppo qotd

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I stumbled on the 2000 Lincoln Continental browsing Google images for other Continentals. I really thought they had killed it in the early nineties but apparently they had gone on until 2002 with a bubbly-Taurus based model before laying it to rest. That go me curious: what other memorable names died the most forgettable deaths?

Takuro Spirit > adidas 08/12/2013 at 12:04

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Too soon?

AddMustard > adidas 08/12/2013 at 12:06

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Dodge Colt

adidas > Takuro Spirit 08/12/2013 at 12:08

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Actual laugh out loud moment. It's probably too soon as it still has the hope of a mid-cycle refresh.

pianomanzero > AddMustard 08/12/2013 at 12:10

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And it's Mitsu/Eagle counterparts.
A good friend of mine had the Mitsu variant and it was a great little car.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > adidas 08/12/2013 at 12:11

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Not that it was the best SUV in the world or anything but I feel like the legendary Blazer turned Trailblazer disappeared without hearing much about it. Honestly a couple months ago I was on chevy.com and went whoa wait a minute, where did the Trailblazer go?! Note: not even really disappointed it's gone though.

Chairman Kaga > adidas 08/12/2013 at 12:13

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Watching Justified, I'm struck by the notion I might like a big, cushy, V8 powered gramps-mobile. Marshal Givens make sit look so cool.

adidas > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/12/2013 at 12:16

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Oddly, I think the last gen is probably the only one I ever liked before it got axed(mostly for the Atlas I6). It might have even been a high water mark but the 2009 bankruptcy did it in.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > adidas 08/12/2013 at 12:20

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It was just strange how it quietly faded out. I had 2 S-10 Blazers in my time so it's just weird going to the chevy site and not seeing anything with the word Blazer in it.

The Stig's Rustbelt Cousin > AddMustard 08/12/2013 at 12:20

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The Dodge Colt is only memorable because no amount of pills and booze can make you forget the sheer displeasure of driving one, if you were ever unlucky enough to suffer such misfortune.

Nibbles > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/12/2013 at 12:26

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I'm more disappointed that the Trailblazer took the Atlas 4.2 with it.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Nibbles 08/12/2013 at 12:28

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I never played with an Atlas 4.2. I had an 88 and a 04 S10 Blazer, both had 4.3's in them one was non vortec heads, one was vortec heads.

philaDLJ > adidas 08/12/2013 at 12:32

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I always liked that generation of Continental, but when I first found out both this and the eighth-gen were FWD and V6- powered (something I discovered when I was ten years old, mind you) , I was well and truly shocked.

philaDLJ > adidas 08/12/2013 at 12:33

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The Roadmaster. Such a great name, too.

Though it would've been an insult to many, I wouldn't have minded if they'd kept the nameplate alive on the Lambda model (instead of Enclave)...or perhaps a re-badged Tahoe, since those are built at the same Arlington factory that used to make B-bodies.

Jagvar > adidas 08/12/2013 at 12:46

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Mitsubishi was at the top of its game in the late 90s. The Galant was actually a viable contender in the midsize market. But the nameplate lingered for years after the car itself had been forgotten. When it died, it looked like this. Not that anyone noticed.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > adidas 08/12/2013 at 12:57

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The Mercedes-Benz CLK. Icon of its class for twelve years, superseded by the coupé versions of the C and E classes.

Nibbles > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/12/2013 at 13:11

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The Atlas 4.2 is probably the best 6-cylinder GM ever made. Gobs of low end torque, good power throughout the rev range, and immensely reliable. When it was released in 2002, it put out 270 hp at 6000 rpm and 275 torques at 3600 rpm. When it was killed, along with the TrailBlazer, in 2009, it was producing 291 hp and 277 tq, more horses than the 4800 V8 at the time, and much much more than the 4300 V6.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Nibbles 08/12/2013 at 13:14

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Definitely better than the last 4.3L on horsepower. The 4.3 only had 190hp, though I think around 250-260 torque. Sounds like a great motor. If the reliability was solid on them it sounds glorious.

pdthedeuce > Chairman Kaga 08/12/2013 at 13:32

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Raylan make everything look cool.

Chairman Kaga > pdthedeuce 08/12/2013 at 13:45

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If Raylan Givens and Veronica Mars had a kid, it would be Kimi Raikkonen.

boxrocket > adidas 08/12/2013 at 14:59

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Whoa, I didn't realize the '88+ Conti was based on the Taurus. I thought it was a bespoke platform from the Thunderbird or Panther but FWD, not a stretched Taurus. Explains why the fuel door was on the "wrong" side. Still, that V8...

boxrocket > adidas 08/12/2013 at 15:20

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Hmm, memorable models... Cherokee, Ranger, Crown Victoria/Grand Marquis/Town Car (for the general public), all of Mercury, hummer, AMC...

Unmemorable: Eagle, Geo, Oldsmobile saturn, saab, pontiac, Isuzu, Suzuki, Taurus X, matrix/vibe,