Do We Miss These Cars Yet?

Every year we have some models that are deleted from the automotive market with others that take their place.
Whether a brand has turned the page to a new style or powertrain lineup or they simply haven’t seen the sales desired for some models, there are names we’ve known and admired that eventually no longer fit in the market. Here are some models that were deleted recently that we can ask ourselves whether or not we miss them yet.

Volvo S80

Positioned between the S60 and S90, the S80 was a sedan that seemed to be hard to figure out. It wasn’t quite in the right place in the lineup and eventually found its way out of favor with the brand when Volvo committed more time and energy to the S90 and the wagon variant, V90. We aren’t able to miss this car because it wasn’t one that captured our imagination well at all.

Volkswagen Eos

The VW brand offered this compact hardtop convertible for a few years and it gave us one of the most interesting vehicles to drive. If you didn’t want a Beetle convertible but you still wanted a VW convertible model, this was a car that you could enjoy. We can easily miss this car, but the sales didn’t show that VW should keep it around any longer.

Scion FR-S

Here’s a car that might not be fair to discuss because it actually lives on. When Toyota chose to dissolve the Scion brand they brought several of the models under the Toyota name and the FR-S is now sold as the Toyota 86. This newly badged model is one that offers us a dynamic and amazing sports car to drive and experience wherever we want to go.

Lincoln MKS

The MKS was the large sedan in the lineup from Lincoln, but with the reemergence of the Continental name to be part of the market, the MKS was put out to pasture. This car didn’t sell well and was a bit of a drain on the brand. We might want to miss it, but with the new Continental offered for our driving enjoyment, it’s hard to miss something that’s been replaced so well.

Hyundai Genesis

If you miss this car, you need to get over it and realize where it went. This car was so successful that Hyundai opened a luxury brand using the Genesis name. If you want the Hyundai Genesis, ask for the Genesis G80 and you’re going to have the car that replaced it in the market. This is a car that’s not able to be missed because it hasn’t gone away, it just has a new name.

Honda CR-Z

Add a couple letters to the name and you’re going to realize that you’d be crazy to miss this car. The build was excellent with a racy design that looked like it could be the perfect model to be the successor to the lauded CR-X, but the CR-Z wasn’t built with the excitement we wanted. This is a car that we don’t miss and feel thankful that Honda decided to delete it from the lineup.

Dodge Viper

There’s no doubt we already miss this amazing sports car. This is a car that made you grip the wheel with white knuckles as you roar around the track. The Dodge team has deleted this name in the past and brought it back, but it’s likely we won’t see the Viper again and will have to settle for shopping on the Used Dodge market for this amazing sports car.

Chrysler Town & Country

As one of the highest-level minivans on the market for years, the Town & Country was the standard by which all other minivans were measured. Now that we have the Chrysler Pacifica as part of the offerings we enjoy, the outgoing model isn’t missed because the replacement was an exciting improvement. Sorry Town & Country, the Pacifica is actually that much better.

Cadillac SRX

This is another vehicle that we don’t miss yet, and probably won’t, because the replacement was that much better. The SRX was replaced by the XT5 which is extremely similar to this outgoing model but rides on a more active platform to be something a bit better. The new name allows for room for growth in the Cadillac SUV lineup, making it difficult to miss the SRX.