Discontinued Cars People Want to Come Back

Automotive manufacturers constantly shuffle their lineups to meet buyers' demands. These vehicles are among the most missed.

Discontinued Cars People Want to Come Back

The automotive industry is an ever-changing beast that sees cars come and go. In some cases, cars go, then return many years later with a new look and features.

Some vehicles arrive with incredible fanfare and develop a large number of fans, and when these automotive gems meet their demise, the poor fans are left out in the cold, wondering if their favorite ride will ever return.

What follows are 40 discontinued cars that are most missed by the public. Some are ugly but useful crossovers, while others are insane performance rigs.

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BMW Z3

The Z3 entered the market in 1996 as a revival of the brand’s lightweight, low-power machines that handled like they’re on rails. This stripped-down Beemer enjoyed immediate success and hit a level of popularity rarely seen in the automotive space, especially as a model that went so hard against the grain of the brand.

Sadly, BMW dropped the Z3 in 2002 and replaced it with the Z4, which wasn’t nearly as sexy or road-focused and the original Z.

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Chevrolet Avalanche

Crossovers and pickups once blended into odd combinations that included a four-door front end and a short truck bed. The Chevy Avalanche was, by far, one of the best takes in this niche segment, with its foldable front bed door that extended its pickup bed to just over 8 feet.

This gave it the rare combination of having a crew cab when you needed it and a long-bed pickup when you didn’t.

Chevy dropped the Avalanche following the 2012 model year.

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Mercedes-Benz R-Class

Minivans area rarely something to get nostalgic about, but when it has the name “Benz” attached to it, we’re talking about a special wagon. The Mercedes-Benz R-Class delivered as a Benz in virtually every way, including luxury and performance.

No, we’re not talking about some decent V-6 engine that delivered respectable pop and smart fuel economy. We’re talking about a legit AMG-built, 6.3-liter V-8-powered, 503-horsepower minivan that hit 60 mph in five seconds. That HOV lane never looked more enticing.

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Saturn Sky

Saturn was a revolutionary but forgettable General Motors brand killed off by the automaker's financial woes of the early 2000s. While it was responsible for loads of automotive innovation, including plastic body panels and center-mounted gauge clusters, its most notable claim to fame was the 2007-2009 Sky roadster.

Though this two-seat sports car lasted only three model years, it made a mark with its wild styling and 260-horsepower turbocharged Redline model. The Sky Redline zipped to 60 mph in just 5.8 seconds, making it the quickest model in the brand’s history.

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Chevy Trailblazer SS

The Trailblazer was never a great SUV. It was bloated, uninspired and relatively simple. In 2006, Chevy did what any good automaker would do to boost interest in a bloated SUV… drop a Corvette engine in it. With that, the 2006-2010 Trailblazer SS was born.

With its 391-horsepower 6.0-liter V-8 engine snarling under the hood, this massive people mover launched to 60 mph in an impressive 6.3 seconds, which was about as quick as the Charger R/T in the same era.

The Trailblazer returned to Chevy’s lineup in the 2021 model year, but there is no SS version in the works.

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Ford Focus

While it had its ups and downs, there were plenty of Focus variants that drew cult-like followings. It all started with the 2002-2004 SVT model that terrorized Civic Si drivers with its 170-horsepower 2.0-liter engine and quick-shifting manual gearbox.

This Ford hatchback hit its stride in with the arrival of the 252-horsepower 2013-2018 Focus ST. Then it blew the lid off the hot-hatchback segment with the 350-horsepower, all-wheel-drive Focus RS in 2016.

Sadly, Ford decided to eliminate theFocus ST for good in 2018.

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Ford Fusion Sport

While the Fusion has mostly been a vanilla family sedan that no one will miss, it had a few years of excitement with the 2017-2019 Fusion Sport.

Unlike its mainstream siblings, the Sport model delivered serious power with its turbocharged 2.7-liter V-6 pounding out 325 horses and sprinting this otherwise reserved sedan to 60 mph in just 5.1 seconds. What drew most buyers to the Fusion Sport were its sleeper looks, as an untrained eye would likely see it as any other old Fusion until it walked away from you when the light turned green.

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Honda S2000

The Mazda Miata has long held the title of the best roadster in the land. Many have tried to knock it off its throne, but few have succeeded. The Honda S2000 was one of the few to arguably knock the Miata down a few pegs when it arrived in 2000 with a high-revving 2.4-liter VTEC four-cylinder engine that pumped out 240 horsepower.

Add to this its tight suspension and short-throw shifter, and the poor Miata had no chance.

The Miata ultimately won the roadster war, as it always does, and Honda ended the S2000 after the 2009 model year.

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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution had terrorized the streets of Japan since the late-1980s, but in 2003, it finally made its way to the U.S. With a 271-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder under its hood and all-wheel drive providing the grip, this compact sedan offered incredible performance to rival the likes of the WRX STI.

While it was only supposed to last a year or so in the U.S., the Evo ended up living through the 2015 model year. Two years later, Mitsubishi killed off the Lancer model as a whole in its shift to SUVs.

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Acura Integra

The Acura Integra, the Civic’s “luxury” cousin, has a long history that stretches back to 1986. In its early years, the Integra was what any other Acura is today, an upmarket Honda. This gave buyers a great-looking alternative to the Civic that they could easily modify with many of the same components.

As the import performance scene blossomed, Acura saw an opportunity to score some profit and released the performance-oriented Integra GSR. This 170-horsepower Integra made the 125-horsepower Civic Si look like a toy with its 7.1-second 0-to-60 time and sleek body.

For those seeking real thrills, there was even a 195-horsepower Type R model in its later years.

Unfortunately, a coupe just didn’t fit Acura’s strategy entering the new millennium, leading to its elimination after the 2001 model year.

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Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata

The Mazdaspeed Miata was and remains (at the time of publication) the only turbocharged Miata ever built. With the Honda S2000 challenging the roadster throne, Mazda released the 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata, which featured a 178-horsepower turbocharged 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine.

This boosted engine zipped the tiny Miata to 60 mph in 6.7 seconds, which was 1.7 ticks quicker than the base model but still 1.8 seconds slower than the S2000.

Unfortunately, a fire in the Mazdaspeed Miata’s plant ended production in the middle of the 2005 model year, and it never returned.

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Chevy Impala SS

A few muscle cars have returned in recent decades, and few saw more fanfare than 1994-96 Chevy Impala SS. Was it a legit muscle car? With a 260-horsepower 5.3-liter V-8, not really. But it was a sexy take on a bloated full-size sedan, and in an era where performance was limited, it was a legend.

The Impala SS returned again in the 2000s with even more power, but it was a front-driven torque-steering nightmare that Chevy awakened from after only three years.

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Buick Regal T-Type/Grand National

Though it may be your grandad’s brand of choice today, Buick was once a performance icon. In the 1980s, Buick went through one last performance hurrah before switching into front-driven platforms, with the arrival of the Buick Grand National and its lighter, cheaper and faster sibling, the Regal T-Type.

By the end of its production, the Grand National GNX’s turbocharged 3.8-liter V-6 engine churned out 276 horsepower and 360 pound-feet of torque. This gave it the power it needed to smolder the quarter-mile in just 12.3 seconds, which was 0.3 seconds quicker than the famed Ferrari F40.

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Mitsubishi 3000GT

In the 1980s and 1990s, Mitsubishi and Chrysler did a lot of sharing of parts and complete cars, and one of the best models to come from this was the 1991-1999 Mitsubishi 3000GT. It’s cousin, the Dodge Stealth, wasn’t too shabby either.

The base 3000GT was no snoozer with a 222-horsepower V-6, but the pinnacle was the 3000GT VR-4 and its 320-horsepower twin-turbo V-6 monster. Combined with standard all-wheel drive, this led to an insane-for-the-era 4.9-second 0-to-60 time.

As with every cool Mitsubishi car, the 3000GT died before the turn of the millennium.

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GMC Typhoon

Today, there are plenty of performance SUVs, but in the 1990s, this was unheard of. One such example of this unicorn was the 1991-93 GMC Typhoon. This GMC Jimmy with an attitude retained its cranky, old 4.3-liter V-6 engine, but General Motors added a turbocharger feeding it 14 pounds of boost, an intercooler, a V-8 throttle body and more. This bumped it from a sleepy 190 horsepower to 280 ponies.

All this power led to a wild 5.3-second 0-to-60 time and a 14.1-second quarter-mile time. To this day, there have been rumors of a new Typhoon, but GMC has yet to succumb to enthusiast clamoring.

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Honda Civic CRX

Go to almost any SCCA race, and you’re bound to run into at least one Honda CRX, which had a production run that lasted from 1984 through 1991. These tiny, lightweight two-seat hatchbacks were and remain insanely popular among import enthusiasts. In fact, they were so popular, Honda attempted to profit off this with the release of the CR-Z hybrid in 2011.

Though it boasted a similar shape as the CRX, the CR-Z stunk as a performance car and a hybrid. Honda scrapped it after just six model years.

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Mazda RX-7

The Mazda RX-7 was a legend in many ways. Not only was it an icon in the lightweight sports car revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, but it also used one of the most unconventional engines, a rotary.

Instead of pumping cylinders, the RX-7 used rotating triangular rotors to create its power, giving it an insanely high tolerance for revs. Throughout the years, Mazda tweaked the RX-7 with turbochargers, which resulted in nearly 300 horsepower in its final years.

Sure, the RX returned (sort of) with the too heavy and underpowered RX-8, but true RX-7 enthusiasts want to see the original formula return.

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Mazdaspeed3

Mazda giveth. Mazda taketh away. The Mazdaspeed3 was yet another SCCA track monster from Mazda’s performance arm that came and went quickly.

This hot hatchback based on the Mazda3 boasted a turbocharged four-cylinder engine that cranked out 263 ponies and 280 pound-feet of torque. In the grand scheme of performance, that may not sound like much. But as a lightweight hatchback that could also haul the family and groceries around, it was a slam dunk.

Fortunately, the Mazdaspeed3 hang around longer than the Mazdaspeed Miata (2007-2013), leaving plenty of used examples for enthusiasts to scoop up in its absence. Mazda has talked about bringing this hot hatchback back into the fold, but with crossover all the rage now, this seems unlikely.

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Pontiac Aztek

If there's one polarizing option on this list, it's the Pontiac Aztek. Sure, it was ugly and a terrible crossover, but it has a special place in the hearts of those who owned one.

Outside of the blind, subjective love, there’s no denying the Aztek was downright versatile. It boasted an available tent that attached to the roof rails and staked into the ground, an inflatable mattress that fit in the cargo area, a center console-mounted cooler and more. It’s not quite a 35-foot glamping machine, but it was better than a leaky tent on the ground.

Sure, it was an eyesore and a terrible butchering of an ancient civilization’s name, but it is still one of the most missed discontinued cars…to some.

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Mitsubishi Eclipse

One car that owned the import performance scene in the 1990s was the Mitsubishi Eclipse. This lightweight sports coupe not only looked amazing, but it also delivered incredible performance with the 210-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder engine in the GS-T and GSX trims.

Sadly, Mitsubishi ruined the fun with the bloated V-6-powered 2000 Eclipse and further muddied up the name with the arrival of the 2018 Eclipse Cross crossover.

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Plymouth/Chrysler Prowler

If you wanted to get stares on the road in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there were only two cars to buy — surprisingly, they were both from Chrysler. One was the Dodge Viper. The other was the 1997-2002 Plymouth/Chrysler Prowler.

The latter paid homage to 1930s roadsters with a striking exposed front wheel design that would make everyone on the block take notice. Though it lacked the V-8 engine and manual gearbox of the cars it paid respects to, the Prowler’s 3.5-liter V-6 — yes, the same V-6 in pretty much every Chrysler sedan of the era — cranked out 253 horsepower in its later years. This resulted in a respectable six-second sprint to 60 mph.

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Pontiac Firebird

The Pontiac Firebird was an automotive icon for many reasons. Not only was it one of the original pony cars, but it was also a legendary movie and television star ("Smokey and the Bandit," anyone?) and managed to recover from the horsepower strangulation of the 1980s.

If you eliminate the late-1970s and early-1980s, the Firebird seemingly always had at least one 300-horsepower model that could hang with the best in the industry. Sadly, General Motors dropped the Firebird and its platform-mate, the Camaro, after the 2002 model year. Fortunately, this legend went out on a high note with a 325-horsepower 2002 Firebird Trans Am.

The Camaro would return in 2010, at the request of pitchfork-wielding fans. By the time the Camaro returned, Pontiac had two feet in its grave and closed its doors for good on Oct. 31, 2010.

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Pontiac G8

Still striving to be a performance brand in the absence of the Firebird, Pontiac imported the Holden Commodore sedan from Australia, massaged its styling and renamed it the G8. Sure, there was a V-6-powered G8, but the models that drew all the attention were the V-8-powered GT and GXP models.

The G8 GT paired a 361-horsepower 6.0-liter V-8 to a six-speed automatic transmission for a 5.2-second gallop to 60 mph. The GXP model turned the G8 to “11” with its 402-horsepower 6.2-liter V-8 and six-speed manual transmission that delivered an eye-watering 4.5-second 0-to-60 sprint.

After its elimination in 2009, the Holden Commodore would return to the U.S. as the 2014-2017 Chevy SS, but it was never as sexy as the G8.

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Pontiac Solstice

General Motors has a long history of badge engineering across brands, and the 2007-09 Pontiac Solstice was an example of this, as it was nothing more than a rebadged and restyled Saturn Sky.

Like the Sky, the Solstice was relatively dull in its 177-horsepower base trim, but the GXP model matched the Sky Redline’s 260 horsepower and 5.8-second 0-to-60 sprint time. Add to that impressive grip in the corners and striking good looks, and you have a car that will forever be missed.

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Subaru Baja

The Subaru Brat was a legend with its small truck bed and bed-mounted seats, and fans of the brand begged for it to return. In 2003, Subaru obliged with the arrival of the Brat-inspired Baja. It still sat four people, but the rear seats were actually inside the cab instead of facing backward in the bed, and it boasted a short bed for light hauling.

While it was a novel addition for a few years, it proved to be a lousy sedan and truck, leading to its elimination after just four model years. There are still fans who crave this unique combination of sedan and truck, but the chances are slim to none we’ll see it return.

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Toyota Celica

The Toyota Celica has a long history that stretches back to the late-1960s, and it brought about one of Toyota’s most legendary spinoff models, the Supra, which began life as the Celica Supra. The Celica itself went through some growing pains while it gained its footing, but it gained plenty of traction with the introduction of the all-wheel-drive, turbocharged All-Trac model in the mid-1980s.

Over the years, the Celica gained some heft and lost its way, but a quick revamp in 2000 brought in a lighter, better-handling model that still had up to 180 horsepower to toy around with. Unfortunately, this version of the Celica couldn’t keep pace with the competition and lasted only through the 2006 model year.

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Toyota FJ Cruiser

Toyota offered the FJ series from the 1960s through 1983, which was the inspiration for a new off-road rig from ‘Yota, the 2007-2014 FJ Cruiser. This beast was a direct shot at the legendary Jeep Wrangler with its beefy tires, simple design, and a relatively powerful V-6 engine.

The FJ Cruiser quickly became a cult icon and drew a massive following in the we-hate-Wranglers off-road groups. The mighty Jeep ultimately won the war, as Toyota dropped the FJ Cruiser following the 2014 model year due to falling sales and rising corporate fuel economy requirements.

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Toyota MR2

The Mister Two is another great example of ‘Yota showing off its ability to put weight savings and agility before power. The MR2 debuted in 1984 with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder that produced just 128 horsepower. That’s not much power, but when you add in a car that weighed under 2,200 pounds, this tiny two-seater sprinted to 60 mph in a respectable-for-the-1980s 8.5 seconds. Plus, the MR2 was designed for autocross excitement, not a drag strip.

But that doesn’t mean the MR2 never let its hair down. In 1988, the U.S. got its first 145-horsepower supercharged MR2 that dropped its sprint time to under seven seconds.

The second-generation MR2, which started in the 1991 model year in the U.S., was larger and heavier, but it also received a 200-horsepower range-topping MR2 Turbo model. This was the ultimate combination of power, weight and agility, which earned it the “poor man’s Ferrari” nickname.

Sadly, the MR2 met its demise in the U.S. after the 1995 model year. The name returned as the 2000-2005 MR2 Spyder, but like every other low-cost roadster in this era, it got eaten alive by the Miata.

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Volkswagen Corrado

In 1989, Volkswagen replaced its legendary Scirocco with the more upmarket Corrado. Boasting a similar look that stood out in a crowd, this model was an immediate hit among import performance fans thanks to its 158-horsepower supercharged four-cylinder engine and active spoiler that rose as you accelerate.

The Corrado hit its stride when Volkswagen added a 188-horsepower 2.9-liter V-6 to the mix, which dropped its 0-to-60 time to just 6.9 seconds. This made it three seconds quicker than the four-cylinder model.

In 1995, interest in this hot hatchback dwindled, pushing it to extinction. Today, VW still offers its predecessor, the Scirocco, in Europe. Despite clamoring from fans, the automaker has made it clear it will never set a tire in the U.S.

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Chevrolet Chevelle

Like many movies, the Chevelle had a terrible beginning and ending, but during the height of the muscle car era of the late-1960s and early-1970s, it was a legend. Not only was the Chevelle lightweight for the era, but it had all the engine options anyone could ever want. At the top of its range of powerplants was the 425-horsepower 427-cubic-inch model, of which Chevy only produced 323 examples.

Unfortunately, emissions and fuel restrictions got the best of the Chevelle starting in 1971. Then a case of the uglies took hold with the 1973 redesign. From there, things just got worse until the Chevelle’s run ended in 1978.

With muscle cars making a comeback these days, enthusiasts would love to see the Chevelle return. But with the Corvette and Camaro holding their own, it’s doubtful Chevy has any interest in reviving the old nameplate.

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Pontiac GTO

The GTO started innocently enough as a $295 optional package for the Pontiac Lemans in 1964. By 1966, the GTO was its own model and off to muscle car superstardom. With output reaching as high as 375 horsepower with the Ram Air package, the GTO earned its spot as a legend. Like all muscle cars of its era, the 1970s caught up to it and strangled all the power from it.

By the end of its first life, the GTO was again just a package. This time, though, it was a $461 option on the compact Pontiac Ventura with all of 200 horsepower under the hood.

The GTO returned as a rebadged Holden Monaro from Australia from 2004 through 2006. With a 400-horsepower 6.0-liter V-8 in the 2005 and 2006 models, this new rig had the power to carry the GTO name. Its uninspired design was another thing.

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Honda Accord Crosstour

Like the Pontiac Aztek earlier, the Accord Crosstour was one of those cars most people hated, unless they owned one. Essentially a lifted Accord with a coupe-like liftback, the Accord Crosstour gave Honda a unique crossover slotted below its Pilot. It later dropped the “Accord” nameplate, but it was still very obviously an Accord variant.

In 2015, Honda axed this useful but admittedly ugly crossover due to slow sales only to see this sportback-like design gain popularity just a few years later. Honda may eventually dive back into this segment, sans the scarred Crosstour nameplate.

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Dodge Magnum

The Dodge Magnum wagon was a short-lived experiment that ran from 2005 through 2008, but it drew ravenous fans, as they craved a muscular-looking wagon with the power to back up those looks. The Magnum was based on Chrysler’s ubiquitous LX platform that also underpinned the 300 and Charger. Lucky for fans of performance wagons, this also meant there was room for some V-8 growl.

This is exactly what Dodge did, as it dropped a 340-horsepower 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 under the hood of the 2005 Magnum R/T. In 2006, the Magnum gained an SRT-8 variant that included a 6.1-liter HEMI V-8 that pumped out 425 horses and launched it to 60 mph in just 5.1 seconds. On top of being fast, it could haul the entire grocery store with 71.6 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear seats folded.

Unfortunately, American car buyers wanted crossovers, not wagons, leading to dwindling sales and the Magnum’s elimination after the 2008 model year.

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Dodge Ram SRT-10

Dodge engineers must have one day noticed they had too many of the Viper’s 8.3-liter V-10 engines sitting around and nowhere to keep them. The only place they could find to stash them was under the hood of a small group of 2005-2009 Ram pickup trucks. Thus, the run of the Viper Truck began.

OK, maybe it didn’t go down just like that, but the 2005-2009 Dodge Ram SRT-10 is an incredible blend of utility and power. With a 500-horsepower Dodge Viper engine under its hood and a six-speed manual transmission, this beast sprinted to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds in its regular-cab format and 5.3 seconds with four doors.

Limited sales, a sky-high cost, and awful fuel economy killed this legendary pickup, but its fanbase remains strong and demands its return. With the Viper also gone, a Ram Hellcat is more likely.

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GMC Syclone

We already spoke about the GMC Typhoon, and now for its pickup truck companion, the GMC Syclone. Based on the GMC Sonoma, the Syclone used the same turbocharged 4.3-liter V-6 unit as the Typhoon, which injected 280 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque into this compact pickup.

This added up to an unthinkable 4.3-second 0-to-60 mph sprint time and a 13.4-second quarter-mile time.

The Syclone was only around for the 1991 model year, leaving fans calling for more. There have been reports of GMC reviving the name on a performance-oriented Canyon, but those remain rumor for now.

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Dodge Omni GLH

The Dodge Omni was a throwaway economy car in one of the worst era for cars, the 1980s. Give that throwaway car to a legend in automotive performance like Carol Shelby, and you end up with the icon that is the Omni GLH.

What did those letters stand for? Goes Like Hell. That’s Carol Shelby for you.

And go like hell this little Omni went. In its debut year, its 2.2-liter engine injected 110 horsepower and got this subcompact to 60 mph in 8.7 seconds. In its second year, the GLH-T came out, and the “T” meant turbo. The new 2.2-liter turbo engine pumped out 146 horsepower and hustled the Omni to 60 mph in 7.5 seconds.

Carol Shelby still wasn’t satisfied, which he rarely ever was, so he bought the final 500 Omni GLH-T models, bumped the output to 175 horses and badged them the Shelby GLHS (Goes Like Hell S’more). This added oomph pushed the tiny hatchback to 60 mph in just 6.5 seconds.

It wasn’t pretty, but this little hatchback that could has a has wild fanbase. While the Omni is a forgettable ride, many wouldn’t mind seeing this icon return.

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Mitsubishi Starion

It seems like so long ago, but Mitsubishi was a manufacturer of legends, and one short-lived example is the 1983-1989 Starion. Not only did this pesky four-cylinder coupe offer almost 200 horsepower in an era when V-8 engines barely produced that, but it also looked incredible with its hard angles, bulging fenders and hood scoop.

This is one of many cars Mitsubishi lovers have begged the automaker to bring back. With Mitsu’s focus squarely on crossovers, the chances of this rig returning fall somewhere between slim and none.

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Dodge Charger R/T AWD

The Dodge Charger is still available, but one now-discontinued model has a wild following clamoring for its return. That model is the 2014 Charger R/T AWD. Sure, the all-wheel-drive Charger is still available, but only with a V-6 engine. Dodge claims it dropped the V-8 all-wheel-drive option after just one year due to slow sales, but many enthusiasts think there is another reason behind it.

This model not only gave buyers in snowy climates a muscle car they could scoot around in all year long, but its added traction also gave it more bite off the line in dry conditions.

Each year Dodge continues offering a V-6-powered all-wheel-drive Charger, and enthusiasts keep begging for that V-8 option. Sadly, it likely falls on deaf ears for now.

Fortunately, true fans can just wait for their local police force to decommission one of its Charger models. These law-enforcement-ready rigs still offer the HEMI V-8 with available all-wheel drive.

Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon

The Cadillac CTS-V was cool enough, but some buyers wanted to haul a month’s worth of groceries to 60 mph in just four seconds too. This brought about the birth of the 2011-2014 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon.

This 556-horsepower monster not only delivered a wild 60 mph sprint time, but it also had an available manual transmission. Yes, a manual in a Cadillac station wagon. Plus, it could tote up to 58 cubic feet of cargo room, so you knew the soccer gear would make it to the game on time.