Top 10 Cars You'll Forget Ever Existed, If You Haven't Already

Lincoln Zephyr

Nissan 200SX

Sold from 1995 to 98 then unceremoniously expunged from the Nissan lineup, the 200SX could be compared to a skinny kid at football tryouts.

Front-wheel drive with a shift knob like a yardstick, the 200SX looked and drove like a dork next to the rear-drive 240SX.

Chrysler Aspen

This is what happens when someone lets a PT Cruiser and a Dodge Durango flirt after too many cocktails. But ugly cars scan sell from time to time, so what bested this beast?

At the time, Chrysler was still crying and shoveling back Ben and Jerry’s after being dumped by Daimler. Unsurprisingly, the company’s work suffered and the Aspen was one of the casualties.

Kia Borrego

Produced from 2008 until last year, the Borrego was a three-row SUV from Kia penned by former Audi design chief Peter Schreyer.

Unfortunately for Kia, nobody wanted to drop $40,000 on a bargain bin bruiser when the same cash could buy a Toyota 4Runner or Jeep Grand Cherokee. Gas prices and the 2008 economy couldn’t have helped either.

Ford 500

Meant as an answer to updated full-size sedans like the Toyota Avalon, the Ford 500 failed to fix fashion foibles committed in the Crown Victoria and Taurus sedans.

Rather than bothering to build something that actually looked good, Ford’s approach to designing the 500 was like a trip to the clearance rack.

Infiniti M45

Saturn L Series

Saturn had some smart branding before it went belly-up, but the L-Series isn’t a part of that.

Toyota Camrys and Honda Accords are often accused of being bland, but those are like jalapenos next to the L Series.

Hyundai XG350

Until the Genesis sedan, watching Hyundai try to sell luxury cars was more painful than an anesthesia-free root canal. The XG350 is evidence of that.

Following the same formula the company does today, it was longer, wider and better equipped than a comparably priced luxury car. Unfortunately, the Hyundai name still sounded cheaper than hot dogs and baked beans, which made it a tough sell.

Lexus ES250

Lexus never wanted to build the ES250. As an unabashedly re-badged Camry, it was meant as a stopgap for dealers in case the LS didn’t sell.

But it did, and the ES250 didn’t, which actually meant it flopping was sort of a sick success.

Suzuki Forenza

With lineage confusing like a hillbilly family tree, the Suzuki Forenza has had several names across its history in the world market.

As fallout from Korean automaker Daewoo’s failed stab at selling cars in America, Suzuki tried palming it off with the Forenza name. Sales started in 2004 and ended in 08, replaced by the SX4.