The Forgotten Cars Thread

[Razor440]

Hyundai Scoupe

Speaking of which, I only see one Hyundai Tiburon in my neighborhood...the only one I've seen in years...

There's also a version I've never seen before-

 

[Turbo]

2011 Saab 9-4X

Saw one of these on a car-spotting account on Instagram. Only 457 of these Cadillac SRX rebadges were produced.​

 

[Legro]

Lexus HS

Specifically designed to be Lexus' entry level hybrid saloon. Sold in Japan and for a short time in the US.

 

[Turbo]

Lexus HS

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Specifically designed to be Lexus' entry level hybrid saloon. Sold in Japan and for a short time in the US.

Reminds me of the also forgotten CT, which is still produced today. I'm surprised they still make it, since sales are anything but good.

I've probably seen two HSs in person, and maybe 3 or 4 CTs.

 

[-Fred-]

One of my co-workers has an HS, in that awful gold/beige color they all seem to be. It's basically a more luxurious Prius.

 

[Turbo]

Lincoln Blackwood

Easily one of the most forgettable trucks ever produced, and this was a really bad move on Lincoln's part. Blackwood was designed to pose as a threat to the Cadillac Escalade EXT, but it failed miserably. Only one paint color was offered, no AWD, and its steep price accounted for the Blackwood's futility. Only 3,300 were made in its two-year prodouction run.
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[Razor440]

@WeThePeople

The Blackwood reminds of a few vehicles.

I forgot about the first generation Lincoln Navigator (1998-2002). Don't see many of these but it is definitely far less rare than the Blackwood

There was a spiritual successor to the Blackwood, named the Lincoln Mark LT. It was produced in the US and Canada from 2005 to 2008, but was produced 2005 to 2014 in Mexico, believe it or not. This was based on the eleventh generation Ford F-150 SuperCrew Cab (2004-2008), and ended up being slightly more successful than it's predecessor, as only 36,187 were made (US/Canada sales only). The Mark LT was replaced with the "Plantinum" package Ford F-150 in 2009.

I had a neighbor who owned one in black.

I also had forgotten about the first generation Cadillac Escalade (1998-2000), also. Haven't seen one in forever. More or less a GMT400 with a GMT800 inspired Cadillac front end.

One more car I had forgot about was the Oldsmobile Aurora in general (1995-2003). Probably one of the coolest looking four door American sedans of it's time.

 

[Aerocoupe]

The Geo Storm, otherwise known as the Isuzu Impulse, was an attempt to get GM into the early 90s small car market. And, surprisingly, it was doing pretty well sales wise; however, sales for its Isuzu sister were not so hot, even though it had the option for a Lotus tuned suspension, turbo engine, and even all wheel drive, which the Geo lacked. Thus, it led to the discontinuation of the Impulse in 1993 (a mere 3 years after the model launched), which in turn also caused the demise of the Storm, as they were built together just with different badges. I also must say that these have the lamest pop up headlights ever, as they just move a few degrees up and down and don't really need to be there.

 

[Northstar]

Lincoln Blackwood
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Easily one of the most forgettable trucks ever produced, and this was a really bad move on Lincoln's part. Blackwood was designed to pose as a threat to the Cadillac Escalade EXT, but it failed miserably. Only one paint color was offered, no AWD, and its steep price accounted for the Blackwood's futility. Only 3,300 were made in its two-year prodouction run.
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You forgot the biggest fail of the Blackwood, the bed!

Yes, that's an upholstered truck bed with stainless steel sides, it also has lights along the bottom! The only good thing about it is the storage boxes on the sides, which oddly never returned to a truck until fairly recently with the Ram.

There was one driving around my place quite some time ago, guessing it's dead by now (my area seems to have a knack for failed trucks, I've seen a Dakota Sport, this thing and a few Envoy XUV's driving around).

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I've actually seen a Lincoln Blackwood before and I have a picture of it:

 

[Death2508]

I forgot the Isuzu Hombre. Funny because 12 years ago I actually owned one.

Not mine, but close enough to how it looked.

My dad had one of those. It was a POS. His shifter was a bar of metal sticking up out of the floor.

 

[Tornado]

I would love a Blackwood if it was 4WD. It was kind of surprising that it failed so spectacularly, though.

 

[Turbo]

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The Geo Storm, otherwise known as the Isuzu Impulse, was an attempt to get GM into the early 90s small car market. And, surprisingly, it was doing pretty well sales wise; however, sales for its Isuzu sister were not so hot, even though it had the option for a Lotus tuned suspension, turbo engine, and even all wheel drive, which the Geo lacked. Thus, it led to the discontinuation of the Impulse in 1993 (a mere 3 years after the model launched), which in turn also caused the demise of the Storm, as they were built together just with different badges. I also must say that these have the lamest pop up headlights ever, as they just move a few degrees up and down and don't really need to be there.

Maybe sales were too low because the market was too crowded? GM did have many other compact coupes on the market, such as these ones:

 

[ToyGTone]

There's someone in my neighborhood who owns a liftback corolla but i forgot there's a hatch version until i saw Regular Car's recent review.

 

[SPhilli911]

I completely forgot about the CLK DTM. I used to love this car when I remember it existed, no matter how ridiculous it is.

 

[Obelisk]

GMC Jimmy. I liked those brutes, but I haven't seen one in years. My old neigher had one, and that was the last Jimmy I ever saw.

 

[Turbo]

GMC Jimmy. I liked those brutes, but I haven't seen one in years. My old neigher had one, and that was the last Jimmy I ever saw.

They even made the Jimmy Diamond Edition, which I view as one of the most pointless cars ever created. It had a slightly different exterior, and a "fancy" interior, and it ended up very tacky, and didn't sell sufficiently. Another GM oddball.
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[Obelisk]

They even made the Jimmy Diamond Edition, which I view as one of the most pointless cars ever created. It had a slightly different exterior, and a "fancy" interior, and it ended up very tacky, and didn't sell sufficiently. Another GM oddball.

I love that crash bar, though.

 

[Turbo]

I love that crash bar, though.

Yeah. It came standard for that package.

 

[ScottPuss20]

There's also a version I've never seen before-

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I swear I saw a car just like this one parked at a house on my way to school... More than once actually.

 

[6ranTur15m05]

This.
Interestingly enough, I see it more often than you'd think.

 

[ToyGTone]

Nissan EXA, I remember this car from Gran Turismo...

Speaking of which, I only see one Hyundai Tiburon in my neighborhood...the only one I've seen in years...

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Recently i started to see a red one parked in my school.

 

[ScottPuss20]

I completely forgot about the CLK DTM. I used to love this car when I remember it existed, no matter how ridiculous it is.

The only reason why I know about this car? Test Drive Unlimited.

 

[Doog]

Don't see many of these

Visit your local ghetto

 

[SPhilli911]

The only reason why I know about this car? Test Drive Unlimited.

For me I think it was Project Gotham. Don't remember which one. It's been absent from racing games since, it seems.

 

[Neddo]

this was just as insane as DTM

 

[ToyGTone]

Toyota Crown, saw one earlier in the traffic similar to this. Kinda surprised to see it tho.

 

[el fayce]

I changed the thread's title because I thought it was too much.
Anyway, the Toyota/ Scion XA

 

[Turbo]

I changed the thread's title because I thought it was too much.
Anyway, the Toyota/ Scion XA

Easy to see why this car has become so forgotten. One of the most nondescript and lifeless vehicles of the 2000's, being overshadowed by much more competitive subcompact offerings at the time.

Anyway, I like the renaming of this thread. Here are some 90's cars I forgot were even made:

Chrysler Lebaron GTC
Honda Accord Wagon

 

[05XR8]

Renault GTA

And little sister GTA Convertible