Axed! Great cars cancelled at the last moment
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For decades, car makers have invested vast sums of money into new models, or new derivatives of existing models, only for the plug to be pulled before they enter production.
Mercedes-Benz - 2/53
Soybean car (1941)
Wikimedia - 3/53
Porsche-Studebaker Type 542 (1952)
Wikipedia Commons - 4/53
Volvo Philip (1952)
Volvo - 5/53
Volvo P179 (1952)
Volvo - 6/53
The 1950s Baby Benz (1953)
Mercedes Benz - 7/53
Volkswagen EA-48 (1953)
Autocar - 8/53
Mercedes-Benz 600 (1960)
Autocar - 9/53
Mercedes-Benz 600 Coupe (1965)
Autocar - 10/53
Ford Mustang shooting brake (1965)
Wikimedia - 11/53
Ford Comuta (1967)
Ford - 12/53
Audi 100 cabrio (1969)
Audi - 13/53
Rover P8 (1971)
Autocar - 14/53
Citroën 2CV Super (1974)
Ronan Glon - 15/53
Volkswagen Passat GTI (1977)
Ronan Glon - 16/53
Nissan Mid4 (1985)
Nissan - 17/53
Nissan Mid4 II (1987)
Nissan - 18/53
BMW 767iL (1987)
BMW - 19/53
BMW M5 E34 convertible (1989)
BMW - 20/53
Porsche 989 (1989)
Porsche - 21/53
Volvo 480 convertible (1990)
Volvo - 22/53
BMW M8 (1991)
BMW - 23/53
Opel Calibra convertible (1992)
Valmet - 24/53
Amati (1993)
Mazda - 25/53
Porsche C88 (1994)
Porsche - 26/53
Lamborghini Cala (1995)
Italdesign - 27/53
Mazda MX-6 convertible (1995)
Mazda - 28/53
BMW M3 Compact (1996)
BMW - 29/53
Volkswagen W12 (1997)
Volkswagen - 30/53
Seat Formula (1999)
Seat - 31/53
Jaguar F-Type (2000)
Jaguar - 32/53
Lancia Fulvia (2003)
Stellantis - 33/53
Vauxhall VX Lightning (2003)
Vauxhall - 34/53
Dodge Slingshot (2004)
Stellantis - 35/53
Ford Fiesta RS (2004)
Ford - 36/53
MG ZT-T XPower 385 (2004)
Autocar - 37/53
Rover 75 coupé (2004)
Autocar - 38/53
MG GT (2004)
Autocar - 39/53
Volkswagen GX-3 (2006)
Volkswagen - 40/53
Saab’s Subaru-built crossover (2006)
GM - 41/53
Kia’s American pickup truck (2008)
Kia - 42/53
Lincoln’s rear-wheel drive flagship (2009)
Autocar - 43/53
Pontiac G8 ST (2009)
General Motors - 44/53
Audi R8 TDi Le Mans (2008)
Audi - 45/53
Jaguar C-X75 (2010)
Autocar - 46/53
Morgan EvaGT (2010)
Autocar - 47/53
Saab 9-5 SportCombi (2011)
General Motors - 48/53
Toyota GT86 convertible (2013)
Autocar - 49/53
Audi R8 e-tron (2014)
Autocar - 50/53
Mini Superleggera Vision (2015)
Mini - 51/53
Morgan EV3 (2018)
Autocar - 52/53
Range Rover SV Coupé (2018)
Autocar - 53/53
Jaguar XJ EV (2021)
Autocar