10 Cars That Are Being Discontinued After 2015

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2014 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon (Credit: © Cadillac)

Styling fads come and go, technology comes and goes, and buyer needs are constantly changing. These are all the reasons why the automotive world is constantly evolving. When automakers become complacent and live off of past success, they eventually learn what the now-defunct Saturn learned: change or die.

This constant changing is also why we see so many different cars coming and going each year. As new model years roll around, buyers can see dozens of old cars disappear and be replaced by a dozen all-new cars. Understandably, this can all get rather confusing.

To help you get a grasp on what cars are checking out for 2015, InsiderCarNews.com has put together a list of the 10 most notable cars that won’t be around after 2015. Some of these cars are leaving to simplify confusing lineups, while others simply don’t make great business sense. However, there is one vehicle that won’t live beyond 2015 that has no reason to go anywhere other than the fact that its parent company obviously wants to shake things up a bit.

1. Chevrolet SS

On paper, the Chevy SS was a hit. It had four doors, 415 horsepower and required little engineering work because it was simply a rebadged Holden Commodore imported from Australia. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case as only 2,166 units have found garages to call home as of October 2014. On top of slow sales, GM has decided to cease Holden operations in Australia starting in 2017, meaning the SS must die too or GM needs to find a way to produce the SS in another country. The latter simply won’t happen, and the 2015 model year will be the last for the SS.

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Grizzly Adam

I’m not surprised that Chevy is canning the SS, they made it the representative car of the Sprint Car Series in Nascar, but I never understood why they would do such a thing with the Nascar motto of Win Sunday, Sell Monday, when the SS was only available in very limited amounts in dealers’ showrooms here in the states. People usually don’t want to have to order and wait months for a car like the SS. Had they kept some stock here I bet the sales numbers would have greatly differed.
- Maxillius
  
  Chevy released a $45k+ performance sedan in an economy that even those who claim has recovered admit is recovering sluggishly. I wonder why they’re not selling. Morons. Now, if they could find a place in the Northern Hemisphere to build it, build more of them, and cut the price by $10k, it would be a bigger seller than the Impala.
- Kevin Wheeler
  
  Not to mention the awfully high price tag on it, most people couldn’t afford to buy one let alone the cost of insurance !!!
  - morning_in_america
    
    Insurance on a Pontiac G8 (on which the SSis based) is no more expensive than any other mid size car.
    - Blair Wooten
      
      true I pay $568.00 a yr on my 09 G8 GT, not bad at all.
morning_in_america

The SS was a rebadged Pontiac G8, a great car with a strong cult following. After Pontiac got axed in GM’s restructuring, they brought it back as the SS. But here is why it didn’t sell.

(1) The G8 had sexy Pontiac styling, people often mistook it for a BMW with its side profile and twin grille, the SS looks like a Malibu. If GM has spent a bit on money on a front end panel and hood to give it more of a Camaro look, things could have been different. Even a nickel for Camaro taillights would have helped.

(2) GM didn’t keep the car updated, a 6 year old game plan won’t cut it. The LS2 engine had only 415 hp and terrible gas mileage. The LT1 engine paired with a 8 speed would provide much better gas mileage (no guzzler tax) and 460 hp, which is needed to be competitive with the Charger SRT8′s 485 hp.

(3) The SS cost too much. The G8GT was a $33K car fully loaded, the G8GXP, which is virtually identical to the SS, cost $37K. For the $47K this car cost, you were competing against the Charger SRT8, which has its own distinctive grille and a 485 hp V8, and starting this year, and 8 speed automatic.

So GM was asking people to pay top dollar for a musclecar that was light on horsepower but thirsty, and anonymous on the road when buyers want a car that gets noticed. While the SS had vastly better handing than the Charger, that was not enough. GM has turbocharged V8 versions of the Commodore it sells in Australia, why didn’t they send one of those 550-600 hp engines with the SS?

Dodge gives the lessons on how to do it right. The 707hp Charger Hellcat will never sell in large numbers, but it gets enormous amounts of free press, and plenty of people that come in to see it will leave with a V8 Charger RT or SRT. The Charger’s styling is distinctive, and the SRT pricing is more reasonable, while the RT is a absolute bargain.

Right now Dodge OWNS the musclecar image. GM has to try much harder to play in this game. I think they should consider reviving Pontiac as a high performance division to compete with Dodge. At the very least, any Chevy that tries to play in this game needs distinctive, macho styling and the best GM has to offer in terms of performance.
- Trina Alderson
  
  I’m a HUGE Pontiac fan who says that GM made a HUGE mistake in cutting the Pontiac line.
  
  I LOVE my GrandAms ‘n TransAms/Firebirds!!!!
  - buch
    
    I want to drive a last generation Firebird before I die… I’ve always loved those cars….
  - Gto Jamie
    
    I love pontiacs. Sad to see them go. I have a 4th Generation formula trans am convertible, 1965 tri power Gto 4speed, and a Grand am. My dad has a rare RAIV gto(he is the original owner) and a 1966 tri power 4 speed Gto.
  - Just a guy
    
    Pontiac’s downfall was it’s stylings. To the basic consumer, every model looked the same including a lack luster styling of the re-launched GTO. When everyone else was starting to go retro muscle with stylings the GTO just become another Pontiac with a pointy front end.
    - Randy Lombard
      
      I totally agree.The last generation Trans Am’s more resembled speed boats than hot rods. That said, the Firebird remains one of my two favorite cars of all time. It, and the Dodge Charger sit at the top of my list.
  - Thrall4life
    
    I agree what the idiots SHOULD have done is made Pontiac its performance division, Cadillac its luxury division, Chevrolet its family division, and GMC its truck division and then focused all their energies into these 4 categories.
  - potsy137
    
    It was a shame, before GM went to a numbering system at Pontiac for a second time, the Grand Am was selling extremely well. Their cars were “excitement”!
- G8 owner
  
  I agree with your comments. I was very interested in purchasing a 2014 SS but the cost was outrageous and the SS did not look as good as my G8. I purchased a 2009 G8 without all the goodies and it cost me 30k, the SS costs 44k which includes a $1,300 gas guzzler tax. I believe that GM made a big mistake by loading up the car with all the options and in essence priced the car out of people are willing to pay and installing a motor that will meet the EPA reguirements. I believe that pontiac sold 18,000 car in 2008 and 2009 and only 2166 through October. Enough said, major mistakes by GM lead to the dismal sales figures.
- Bryan D. Stevens
  
  I have an 09 G8 GT and love the car I get 24 mpg when I drive the speed limit lol, but 20.5 mpg most the time due to my heavy foot. A lot of people assumed it was a BMW at first look. I wanted to buy the SS and might still get one, but my local dealer this year only got one in stock and it sold 2 days after they got it. I asked when they would get another one and they told me they are not sure when they can get another one and I would probably have to order one just to get one they way I want it…
- Anthonyd Smith
  
  Man, I have to say, you are 100% correct. I am ashamed at the effort that GM put into the SS brand. The baddest 4 door Chevy from the 90′s was always the SS, and to this day I often wonder why they don’t put the same time and energy they used for the CTS V and build a real 4 door sports car with a detuned version of the new Vette engine around a body style that should make your draw drop when you see it drive by or even hear the grumble of the V8. Dodge created the Hemi, SRT8, SRT8 392, and the Hellcat. Chevy has the Z28, SS, ZL1, but it doesn’t have a top model to compete with the Hellcat, and it doesn’t plan to. Until someone really serious about the SS brand will take this car and make it as popular as the Vette, but a 4 door, blown version. This brand should be terrorizing the track over in Germany, all overseas, not a bland, average looking wedge of a design from another recycled model. Start off fresh and make something that can compete with the Hellcats and the Germans
  - rotorhead1871
    
    its GM…….they are out to lunch…
  - Randy Lombard
    
    Lackluster designing. Why put that much performance enigineering into a car that looks like a Malibu?? It’s just dissappointing. If we saw one on the road, would we even recognize it? I just don’t understand why they made, apparently, no distinguishing performance appearance packages for a car branded an “SS?” The same was true of the late model GTO. The design was completely boring. At a time when car manufacturers had switched to designing large sports cars with big wheel wells that allowed for larger rims (20+), GM brings a car design from overseas that houses tiny 17 inch wheels, and overall, small, import-like dimensions. GM was just clueless and stubborn for too, too many years. I thought they pulled out of it with the Camaro, but dropped the ball again with the boring-looking, uninspired SS.
- rotorhead1871
  
  its a GM joke…that is why….
- twinstick1
  
  GM still suffers from Brand Superiority within the Corporation. Only now, with just 4 brands to contend with, the pissing contests never seem to end. If GM does decide to bring a nameplate back, I do hope that it is Pontiac. I can just imagine what a Firebird would look like using the Camaro architecture.
- car guy
  
  The Pontiac GTO and G8 from the 2000s, were not designed or engineered by Pontiac at all. They are not even American cars. They were designed and engineered by Holden. Holden is an Australian car company thats been around since the early 1900s. Holden is a subsidiary of GM, but a separate company. GM began bringing Holdens to the USA and they rebadged them as Pontiacs. Vice versa Gm sends Chevys to Australia and rebadges them Holden.
  - Blair Wooten
    
    GM bought Holden in 1931 and is still the parent company.
  - Numbnuts
    
    But the the Goat and the G8 had an American LS series engine. So its not all Aussie’s creation.
- Jay.1704
  
  You’re comparing v8 muscle cars to 4 door sport sedans and claiming that fall on its face fiat owned chrysler is ruling the muscle car market. Recess is over. Go back to your kindergarten class and come up with some real comparisons such as charger vs vette or gt 500. Ford sells a drag pack mustang too not just dodge with the hellcat
  - Lol D
    
    The challenger has a drag pack to that smokes the super snake drag pack
  - Lol D
    
    The hellcat isn’t a drag pack its a 6.3L hemi with a hellcat supercharger its called hellcat challenger because the supercharger is called hellcat
  - morning_in_america
    
    A Corvette is a sports car, not a muscle car. Muscle cars have seating for four, and big American V8s. They are based on the architectures of regular sedans, not purpose built sports cars chassis like the Corvette has. Try not to act so juvenile when you post.
    - Mike
      
      That may have been true back in the 60′s and 70′s, but not anymore. The Challengers, Camaros and Mustangs are considered muscle cars. While the Challenger and Camaro use sedan chassis, the Mustang hasn’t in quite some time. I believe the previous generation didn’t share its chassis with any other vehicle.
      - morning_in_america
        
        the Mustang was derived from the Lincoln LS architecture
- aj
  
  We need a new buick gnx
- Wickedws6
  
  they ARE NOT the same!!
  Get your facts straight.
  A g8 GT had a 6.0
  GXP had the 6.2
  THE chassis is different too.
  - morning_in_america
    
    If you read my posts, you will see I have my facts straight. I said the SS had the LS2 engine, and gave the horsepower, which was still not enough to compete with Dodge. The first fail for GM was not putting the Stingray’s engine in the car. I also said the SS was virtually indentical to the GXP. Serving up a warmed over GXP at premium prices is not a winning game plan.
    
    Here’s the quote from my earlier post: “(3) The SS cost too much. The G8GT was a $33K car fully loaded, the G8GXP, which is virtually identical to the SS, cost $37K. For the $47K this car cost, you were competing against the Charger SRT8, which has its own distinctive grille and a 485 hp V8, and starting this year, and 8 speed automatic.” Consider yourself corrected.
- Westernfan2
  
  An SS with a 3.6 V6 under $35k, and a V8 this side of $40k and they would have been in business. With a little luck maybe GM will build a a four door SS on the smaller, next Gen Camaro platform.
- Mark
  
  I don’t care if you did change the grill and hood it’s still a FOUR door. That just kills anything that is suposed to be an American muscle car. Who really gives a crap about a foreign four door with power. You may if your a yuppie that reads car and driver. Bring back a retooled Monte Carlo, rear wheel drive and an LT1 mill and it would be worthy of SS status.
- Marty Head
  
  Everyone who would buy Pontiac or Chevy has been systematically eliminated. 40k + didn’t help
- Michael Yanes
  
  Surprised the Durango is getting shut down so soon after the redesign. You can’t throw a rock around here and not hit one. So I was assuming they sold really well. Rented one about 2 years ago and really liked it. I was looking into getting one, and was shocked to see it on this list.
  - Rayzor
    
    Same here. These cars are everywhere. I have never heard or read anything but good things about this car since the redesign. I was actually thinking of getting one down the line to do the job of two of my vehicles. Weird.
- Blair Wooten
  
  All auto production is to stop in Australia in 2017 first it was Ford then GM and last was Toyota to announce that there will cars will no longer be made in Australia. I have a 09 Pontiac G8 GT, for the price it’s a great car.
- Facts
  
  Once GM built the worlds ugliest vehicle, the Pontiac Aztec that was the end of Pontiac.
- numbnuts
  
  Wrong. The SS and the G8 GXP had the LS3 motor, not the LS2 as you mentioned. There is a difference in the motor, for one is the displacement. 6L vs 6.2L and few of the internals such as the cams , compression are different. Do your research
- Nola76
  
  In other words, GM simply took yet another shortcut, tried to pull the wool over our eyes, we said “no” and once again, they’re paying for it. Once a noble company is now garbage.
Andy

So long FJ, you were just a fad. Cute as you were, you were never the match for a Wrangler on the trail with your IFS. Sure, you were better on the highway…till you had to change lanes. Gotta love that huge blind spot.
- Alastair Stell
  
  Yah. Unlike my wrangler that broke down 4 times in 5 years and developed a nasty oil leak, my FJ just kept on working the way you’d expect from a Toyota. So while I agree the wrangler is still the mountain king there is no way I’d buy another. Ever. It is a nasty, antiquated and poorly put together POS.
  - clcntx
    
    I’ve had 3 Wranglers over 15 years and no significant problems. My mom also has one and she’s had no issues either.
  - Mike
    
    I’ve had just as many issues with Toyota’s as with any other brand… But I’d rather support an American company over a Japanese company any day of the week.
    - Jeremy Dearing
      
      Jeep an American company? Chrysler has never been able to stay afloat themselves. Are you forgetting when they were owned by german daimler and now by Italian Fiat? And the only reason Chrysler has the Jeep brand is because they bought the dying AMC for it, and started the pointless Eagle brand.
    - Teresa
      
      Our family has had Toyota that have all been on the road 10 -15 years and haven’t had a breakdown yet. I’ll pick them over any other any day!
    - SZE
      
      Sorry to break the news to you, Mike. But factually speaking, Toyota brings more jobs and revenue to this country than ANY American auto manufacturer. Hey don’t shoot the messenger, the DATA is out there to be had.
- Margaret Mung-Roach
  
  If you knew how to drive a truck, and use your side mirrors, there is no blind spot. Love my FJ. Glad I got mine before it was too late. Wranglers ride like a tin can with wheels.
  - clcntx
    
    They are called “blind spots” because you can’t see that spot from your side mirrors either, otherwise they wouldn’t be blind. Some trucks have huge blind spots, especially the latest F-150 Super Crew. If you rely solely on the side mirrors, you will change lanes into someone. This is solved on the F-250 by the addition of 2 extra mirrors and there truly are no blind spots - but it does take some time to get accustomed to using 4 mirrors.
    - Margaret Mung-Roach
      
      Really? Thanks for explaining what a “Blind Spot” is Captain Obvious. If you know how to drive, pay attention to your surroundings, and know how to use your mirrors, then you have no issues. If you can’t do that, then you blame the vehicle for your poor driving abilities. You and your mommy have a good day now Howard.
- SZE
  
  You don’t hide your jealousy too well. I’ll give you a ride some time. Just like the several other Jeep owners that were stuck when I pulled them out…. Yawn.
Jittery Pete

Missed the Volkswagen Eos. They’re leaving the mechanical hardtop behInd to stick with the conventional fabric convertibles.
- Justin
  
  Ah, good point. I had forgotten about the Eos… Then again, hasn’t pretty much everyone?
OutofMiami

I had a 1999 Dodge Durango, it was a POS. Now I drive a 2008 Toyota Tundra Double cab, Longbed 4WD. Much better vehicle.
- D-GO
  
  You can’t compare a 99 first gen Durango to a third gen Durango. The new one is a huge leap. I had an ’03 and liked it a lot. Now I have a 2012 and it’s fantastic.
Jeff Clark

2 door Impala SS with duel Turbo V6 rwd, 8 speed Auto or 6 manual, a cooler grill/hood, rear half of the roof line more sloped and the signature 3 round tail lights, would sell much better than the SS which looks like the last gen Malibu. It is a niche car that are not gonna sell like common family Cars/mini-vans, I am 52 and would buy 1 in a New York Minute
omegatalon

The demise of Cadillac’s CTS Wagon demonstrates that American buyers are a stupid bunch that appreciate style over substance especially when the CTS Wagon offers as much capacity as some SUVs and how according to one magazine that Cadillac only needed to sell 39 wagons to recoup all of the engineering cost to build the wagon as this along with the CTS-V coupe will become instant collector cars.
- Tom
  
  The CTS wagon looks like a damn hearse. I’m glad it’s getting the ax. Cadillac should learn a lesson, just because their cars are expensive status symbols, doesn’t mean people are going to drive them when they look like part of a funeral convoy. And the escalade needs to step up it’s game too, it’s a Tahoe, but you pay an extra $20,000 for shiny plastic and a Cadillac symbol.
  - Anthonyd Smith
    
    I agree. I would have said it was a jazzed up Suburban. No VSport versions, it’s not impressive to me. Just looks ugly now
- rotorhead1871
  
  the CTS-V is the only one that will go collector….
Steve

“In fact, FJ production has already ceased” - not quite correct, RHD versions are still being produced by Hino in Japan … Aussies are getting one till at least 2017-18
- Justin
  
  Touche, Steve :). Thanks for the info, I will have to store that for future articles.
Gary Schwab

The Durango looks more like a mini-van than a SUV.
- oldcarman
  
  Don’t all soccer mom SUVs look like they wanna be a minivan, but with far less room, power, convenience, & mileage?
  - clcntx
    
    I had one minivan. First, last, and only. Room was adequate but power, convenience, mileage, and durability were a joke. However, the SUV’s built on a car/minivan chassis are certainly no better.
    - Maxillius
      
      Agreed. Minivans have car engines, car transmissions but truck weight and hauling duty. Of course they’ll break more.
- D-Go
  
  it definitely is not a mini van. It’s a fantastic drive and gets great mileage. I get around 26-30mpg with the v6
  - Good bye Durango
    
    Glad you had a good experience with your Durango. We bought the 2011 Durango (first year it was redesigned)..read the reviews & it had the 3rd row seat & options we wanted. After driving it a few days we realized that we bought a piece of junk…the windows always whistled like they weren’t all the way up, things rattled & jiggled but the dealer couldn’t figure out how to fix after having it in shop a few times…trim on the interior fell off.. We tried to trade it in about a month later & they wanted to give us $8k less than we payed..a few other local dealerships had a bunch of ’11 models already traded back in…about 6 months later the Nissan dealer took it as a trade (had less than 6k miles on it) for our payoff..lost our nice down payment but got rid of it. Worst purchase we ever made!
- Dellyo
  
  What’s wrong with a minivan? I love my Odyssey. I rides like a car and not like a truck and I can haul full 4×8 plywood with the seats out. Back doors don’t swing and hit stuff when park in the garage.
ElKrisO

Another EV bites the dust. I can’t wait until Tesla’s are affordable.
- Justin
  
  The Fit EV may be a temporary dust biting though. It was a compliance car, and Honda will go back into its data to see if it is feasible to produce in en mass. I am willing to bet we see it again in a few years. The Fit itself is one of the best small hatchbacks on the market, adding an electric drivetrain just seems too good to pass up.
dan

My 07 FJ has proven over time and again, to be superior in all ways that matter to me. And as a competent driver who knows what side/rear-view mirrors are for and turns my head before switching lanes the “blind spot” hasn’t been a problem. I understand why there are so many bumper stickers that say jeeps are for chicks, but it’s to each his own.
- clcntx
  
  I like the FJ, but I spent 2 weeks in Colorado and it was a rare sight, on and off road. Lots of Jeeps, very few of which were driven by chicks.
  - SZE
    
    Rare because the production numbers are slightly out of balance… MY FJ rides and handles better than any year Jeep out there. Sorry.
oldcarman

Pure Marketing Genius by Sergio!
When the Plymouth brand & Voyager was killed, they said everyone would migrate from the lower cost Plymouth to the lower cost Chrysler Voyager. That NEVER happened! In killing the 100 year old Dodge brand, they are removing a lower cost brand to make room for more crappy Fiats & Alfas. Meanwhile, the people that were buying the “sportier” or lower cost Dodge Caravan are blown off as customers, forced to revert to one of the Asian minivan wanna-bes. Chrysler never recaptured the 50k or so Voyager owners, and nor will they get the former Caravan buyers. This is almost the end of the Dodge marque. The Dart is a Fiat of dubious quality & the SRT (WTH?) brand is DOA. All that is left are the poorly packaged Charger dated Challenger. Now that they killed the Pentastar logo, that has been used since 1963, and is one the top 10 most recognized graphic symbols, he gives us FCA (“Fixing” Chrysler Again) because it is “global”!
Ronald73

The Jaguar XKE from around 1962 was/is a better looking car than almost all the current models from almost all the car companies. Car designers (or is it just the executives who have the final decision?) just don’t know the difference between “change” and “improvement”.
- morning_in_america
  
  but the head of Jaguar design, Ian Callum, has admitted that you cannot design a car today that woud look like the XKE due to safety regulations. the closest he could get was the F-type
Blaster

I own a 2009 Nissan Cube. I love the damn thing. Still gets 31.5 miles to the gallon highway. Rides like a cloud. Turns on a dime. Low maintenance. Gets lots of looks and compliments wherever I go. Very comfortable interior. Loaded with character. I don’t think such a charismatic car is meant to go on forever. I’m sure glad I own one.
mike

Not sad to see any of them go.
Didn’t see any Fords on the chopping block.
- Brian Dobbs
  
  Don’t expect any for some time as well. Some Lincolns likey
- Justin
  
  None that I know of are on the block just yet, nor do I think any are even in danger.
- Maxillius
  
  Ford’s lineup is too new. 2014 was the last year for the Econoline non-commercial van variants and everything else was refreshed in the last couple years.
- justin j
  
  The edge and flex are fords that don’t have a solid market and I would not be surprised if they were axed.
P H

Good riddance FJ. Butt ugly.
- clcntx
  
  In stock form I agree, but so were the originals.
- Michael Wilson
  
  I agree. I would never have believed that Toyota could make such an ugly vehicle, but then the FJ Cruiser came along…
  - Teresa
    
    It is not ugly! !!
  - randy
    
    More people slobber over my lifted FJ than any Heep, Vette or whatever… So many guys want this vehicle, believe me. They tell me. Anyone wanting it gone is a brainwashed Jeep owner. Bet they own Harley’s too.
P H

I am so glad that idiotic looking Cube will finally be gone! The Fit isn’t much better, but I am amazed the Cube even made it off the design stage.
- Michael Wilson
  
  I always though that the Cube should be painted green, and have bolts sticking out of its sides, because it looked just like Frankenstein’s head.
  More generally, I hate all these box cars. What ever happened to aerodynamics? Styling? Curves? A car should have curves like a beautiful woman, not look like a refrigerator strapped to a skateboard.
Yong

Agh. Paying off a Nissan 370z and Nissan Rogue right now. Really really wanted the Cube as my next car. Sad to see it go…
Kool Acclaimed

One reason is the base price of this Chevrolet Super Sport and second, this vehicle doesn’t have a direct name. Believe it or not most consumers want actual names to rely on …Chevy Tahoe, for instance. However, this car has the potential but the price and its competition is too hefty for its lifespan. What a waste of production, money and engineers time for their effort of building a high-performance remake of the Pontiac G8 in V-8 form.
MCERIC

When are the going to revive the El Camino?
- thenicklemansbrother
  
  Unfortunately never. I would buy one tomorrow if they came out with something nice.
- lccar
  
  They tried that it was the SSR which was hideous
- http://www.cleanclassiccars.com Sarasota Classic Cars
  
  they tried called it a SSR it flopped
David Eckels

switching the Durango to Jeep would be the only really smart move that Fiat has made.
GM Never Learns

DUH , Holden Rebadging Won’t work remember the GTO .
bigglesworth_0

Durango will transition to Jeep and become the new Wagoneer.
- Justin
  
  That’s certainly the rumor going around these days :).
requiempoet

I like the cube and the FJ but I like ugly cars. I drive an Aztek. ( No laughing)
- zaphod1
  
  gadzooks! an Aztek? whatever possessed you to buy the ugliest car(?) ever made?
  - Howkensea
    
    I am afraid the Ugliest Car Award would go to the Nissan Juke!
    - Mike
      
      Nah, the Aztek still holds that title, and I’m a Pontiac lover. But the Juke is an extremely close second.
bobfrapples

Did VW discontinue the Karmann Ghia?
Those are nice!
Anon

Missing from this list: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
- Justin
  
  Ah yeah, I will certainly miss the old Evo. Nice point.
Welp

The CTS-V details are incorrect: only 500 (last-gen) CTS-V coupes were produced in 2015, no sedans or wagons. 2014 was the last year for the -V wagon. (I own one.)
Llew Keller

Just a note that the Toyota FJ Cruiser is nothing like a Jeep Wrangler. The only similarity is in looks, because Toyota decided to go with retro styling for the FJ to remind people of the original 70s era Toyota Land Cruiser. IIRC, the FJ’s drivetrain is either Corolla or Camry based. Actually, it’s a much BETTER car than the Wrangler.
- Shane Shelton
  
  The FJ is based on the last generation 4Runner and Tacoma and is basically mechanically identical to them. No Corolla or Camry engines. It’s always been a body-on-frame truck based SUV
http://soundcloud.com/its-dj-durty Ren Reno

They bring a solid car from Australia to the US and made it look soft and ugly. I have seen the Holden in Australia, and yes it is beautiful. PS I prefer Fords but this car is awesome.
Nicole Scott

LOL at the cube
Bob Diddly

The CUBE! Aptly named. Talk about ugly. It does not look like it would get good mpg based on the shape alone.
Arthur Pendragon

I havwe a feeling the Dodge Durango is going to come back as the Ram Durango. Chrysler has said that Dodge is going to be their sports car line which does not leave much room for a SUV. Also with Ram being the new truck line, shouldn’t the SUV be there?
Robyn

>> Nissan isn’t afraid to take risks. Sometimes it hits a home run
>> and other times it knocks a dribbler back to the mound.

and sometimes they just take a Louisville slugger
to their own cranium a la “The Cube”.
Brent A. Wagle

I would never buy anything that General Motors ever made, their vehicles are all crap and belong in junk yards.
NE911

Don’t think we’ll miss any of those, perhaps the FJ at most.
kachuks

A first gen Charger SRT motor makes more power and that was like 9 years ago. There’s your answer.
TastesLikeEmu

Awesome, not a single Ford on the list.
Long live the ONLY U.S. car maker that gave the fed a Single Digit Highway Salute with regards to government ‘Bailout’ cash.
GMC and Chrysler took the dough, accepted Obama control and have been a laughing stock ever since.
- danny
  
  Ford sold LandRover and Jag to the Indians@ Tata and Volvo cars to China before the bottom dropped out of the economy
WS6_girl

When a 1SS Camaro can be had for low 30′s and a 2ss mid 30′s to low 40′s.Biggest problem for the SS is that it was just doo damn expensive for what it is.
Insighter1

anything Chrysler is junk.
Chris Shryock

Oddly enough, the Cube is one of Nissan’s best selling models here in Japan…
Sumer54

It’s rumored that the Nissan Cross-Cabriolet was the brainchild of the wife of Carlos Ghosn. If true, I wonder how much his lack of backbone cost the company, considering they get only 1% of total net profit from the Infiniti brand?
twinstick1

The Nissan Cube. For those who wondered what it would be like to drive your front loading washing machine around town…
twinstick1

Getting rid of the Dodge Durango to make room for a brand new Jeep Grand Wagoneer? Might just be worth a look-see…
JimStaudt

The SS/G8 never had a chance. The G8 fell to the Obama axe after just being introduced, and the SS, while every bit as awesome a vehicle as the G8, suffered from extremely boring styling. If they’d given it the same treatment they gave the 2015 Impala, for example, or even made it look more like the Camaro, it might have been a success. Unfortunately, nobody wanted to pay $40,000 for a car that looked like a VW Passat.
Wayne

I have a Nissan Cube and love it. I was planning on buying another in 2 yrs when mine is paid for but alas now they are not going to make them anymorel You are making a big mistake Nissan and hope u realized it before its too late.
art correiro

I’d considered the SS and didn’t mind the price but didn’t understand how my Camaro SS and then Corvette had similar horsepower and better gas mileage plus guzzler tax. I couldn’t justify using this car with the amount of miles I drive. I settled on the Cadillac ATS and I’m loving it. I can’t wait for the ATS V and maybe I’ll trade up to that.
StatChecker

Its still a Chevrolet and a GM product. NO one in their right mind would pay $47k for that dog when you could buy A4′s and BMW 3′s that will out run and outlast that American tin can.
Jason

I think that GM should have engineered a new SS, while making the Cadillac CTS, using the same platform. Why is it that Cadillac is the only badge that gets to use the Alpha platform? Yes, the new Camaro is on Alpha, but why do we have to wait until 2016 for Chevrolet to use Alpha on a car?
Rezqewr

Is your GTO a “numbers-matching” car? If so, don’t change anything!
Rezqewr

Actually, Cadillac and “station wagon” go together, but usually, a person only gets one ride in one, and he/she isn’t alive to enjoy it.
corey

The Durango better not become the new Grand Wagoneer
http://www.cleanclassiccars.com Sarasota Classic Cars

best vehicle for the money was my 2008 dodge caravan 296k and no issues yes we did regular maintance with all moblie 1 fluids finally the paint was beat off it and the seats wore out from 5 kids beating it to death it still runs fine but time killed it
Axadentprone

Just for the record saturn did not fail due to lack of change. It got sucked up into GM’s bullshit in 08 then gm cancelled it….look at the records saturn was doing great up untill 07 when saturn was operating separately from gm. Then gm and saturn had disagreements. And gm took over…
Dominick Gambino

bought a 2013 FJ Trail Team and am very pleased. Amazing that a vehicle that is ranked #1 in resale value of ALL vehicles is being pulled. Will only make it more valuable.
Punisher

As a Toyota fan, I think the FJ Cruiser was kind of a joke when it comes to making an honest effort to compete with the Jeep Wrangler.
I don’t understand axing the Durango either. It would be an awesome platform for the EcoDiesel…much better suited for it than the Jeep Grand Cherokee anyway.
MrGPS

They forgot the Honda Ridgeline. Maybe it’s coming back but there will not be a 2015 Ridgeline model.
Lisa S.

Exactly. Who wants a cheap knock off? They should have hired some innovators for the Pontiac nameplate. While we wait we can enjoy the real deal over at BMW.
Colorado Native

Am really sorry that the FJ Cruiser is going by the wayside.

I own a 2011 and it is one of the very best vehicles that I have ever owned and truly just love it! Have owned Jeep CJ/s, Wranglers, Chevrolet Blazers, but none even compare to what the FJ has going for it. 50,000 miles and not one problem, only one recall for the rear seat belt anchors, still has the original brakes with 80% life left, 260 horsepower, (very responsive), a constant 21 Mile per gallon, regardless if off road, in town, or on the highway.

Underneath the plastic covering on the bumpers it has an all steel frame, steel rock slider bars, skid plates, and is one tough vehicle that can go anywhere. For those people that adapt a vehicle for full off road, many, many options, such as larger tires, winches, bumpers, etc.. can be added, with very minor alterations.

The tires are still the original tires, with absolutely no cupping of the front tires that the Chevrolet and Jeep always had, and required rotating every 2,000 miles to get any kind of tire life at all. Has more room in the back that that the Jeeps had, while only making the wheebase just slightly longer. Off road it has your hi range and low range gearing with posi-lock, front to back and from wheel to wheel, (all four wheels), that allow it to go where my jeep wrangler could never take me.
Z

That is just a body kit you can buy for like 7k
Jody M

That Jaguar was hot.
mlewis73

Too expensive. What a shame.
Randell

I’ve never seen a Cadillac CTS-V Wagon anywhere …. ever.
Givendoly

Are you forgetting who owns GMC now? Not a surprise that it’s failing!
- harbor49
  
  If you are referring to the government they sold their shares of GM last year. But they never had anything to do with deciding what cars were built. Turn off Fox News.
AbnDoc

Totally shocked the Cube wasn’t a hit. The 21st century’s version of the Pacer.
Minh

You forgot the Lexus IS-F…
Anton

in 1970 who’da thought Fiat would ever own Chrysler?
American cars still suck eggs big time. move on to what we do best, whatever that is.
A GM Guy

The SS was not a G8 The G8 is the Chevy Caprice. The SS was brought to the US because of NASCAR regulations. The SS replaced the Impala for racing and thus must be a retail unit available for sale to the public. It was cheaper than building a new car. A company called Trans Am Deport http://www.transamdepot.com has the exclusive rights to use the Pontiac name and badging and uses Camaros to build Trans Ams, Firebirds, GTOs etc.
Dark Passenger

Was very disappointed when they decided to make the Durango AWD instead of 4WD, otherwise I would have bought one. Was happy with my 2002 Durango.
Angie

Dodge Caravan has always been a staple for family trips and long getaways,gonna miss it.
Valerie S Smith

They say that the Dodge Durango could shift brands and be rebranded… But it already has. Its the exact same as a Jeep Grand Cherokee. What sucks is that the Durango is a good looking truck. If the Cherokee and Durango had more differences between them the Durango would sell like hotcakes. People will buy a Jeep instead because of the name and “reliability”. GM made a HUGE mistake by cutting off the Trail Blazer. It was a HUGE seller and the quality/mpg were great. They went too cross-over and the traverse is more of a mom mobile than an crossover/SUV. Chevrolet made a big mistake releasing the SS as a rebadged SS. The G8 was far better looking and the styling was very dated. Also you have the new Impala which is FAR BETTER looking and the Malibu which is great looking and fuel efficient. GM should have made a 450+HP coupe. You can call it a Monte Carlo or ElCamino but it would fit the niche of consumers that want a powerful coupe that’s not as sporty as a Camaro, Mustang, Challenger yet can keep up with them. I would love to see GM make a retro Buick Grand National (1987 era) or a Monte Carlo/ 442. They are nearly 30 years old, I think Americans would love a bad ass Monte Carlo SS with the G-body.
Mustang 50yrs

there is a reason they are being discontinued…………..
T Gentry

ugg, who is the designer at GM? The Chevy SS is vomitizingly ugly.
WTF ?

I predict the Murano CrossCabriolet convertible will become a collector’s item in the future.
Nick Mullinix

Dear Dodge,
The problem isn’t the models you produce…
It’s the first part of the name that’s the problem.
http://www.ritedrive.com/ Tim Maximilian

It’s a good idea!
3rd shift

not sure why dodge would give the Durango the axe.
maky_m

They should bring back the Catillac Cats…
Randy Lombard

….I think they did, however, offer a lightly-functional hood scoop in ’65?? …I believe it allowed for a greater “roar” from the 389. I only know this, because after some research, I modified my ’99 Mustang non-functional hood scoop.
- David Ivy
  
  Roar it did, I took a test drive back in ’85 in what was then a nice $6500 four speed Tri-Power GTO. Massive carburetor roar! (Shoulda bought it!)
UFCIsSux

For a vehicle that is supposedly so unpopular, I sure see a ton of Nissan Cubes around town.
Jon

The Caravan and the Durango are the only vehicles on this list that ANYONE WILL MISS.
x_triplexxx

The Durango is one of the worst vehicles on the road. It is poorly made and falls apart almost immediately. That qualifies it for a Jeep status, another piece of crap.
Derek Wildstar

The Durango should have never came back.
Thrall4life

One of the best cars they have and they want to cease production because not many were sold. Well this is the 1st time I ever even heard of the car and as for my comment about it being one of their best is because I now realize it is the Pontiac G8 GT which I am familiar with. It failed to get into peoples hands because of poor advertisement. GM has a crap PR dept. and I am a GM fan
potsy137

The writer evidently never dealt with dealers. That’s why there were three variations of the Chrysler minivans. You always had a dealer nearby. I believe a new Durango will be a Ram badge based off of the Grand Cherokee. But considering the reboot of dealerships, many sell Dodge, Ram, and Jeep together. So it’s unnecessary.
Nola76

Americans just don’t like wagons anymore…including the kick-tail ones.
Robert McAdams

Chevrolet SS - 4 door sports car NO!.
The new Hemi looks much better as a Challenger with 2 doors than a Charger with 4 doors. A 700+hp, 4 door car. Nope
Connor Jones

why don’t people like wagons? I want an s4 avant so badly, and the ctsv in wagon form is just awesome. So sad that it’s being discontinued.
Awesome Sauce

There was an article a few days back about Chevy coming out with a SS type car using the Impala model.
Joe

Two words: “american powertrain”
David Ivy

In ’65 Pontiac released an accessory package (PN 984716) that included a air cleaner pan and a foam seal and instructions on how to cut a hole in the hood. An analogous package was sold by Pontiac parts counters for the ’66 GTO (PN 984717). Bottom pan was revised to accommodate larger center carb for Tri-Power set ups and a kit to re-route fuel line feed to carbs. Mid-year ‘66 Pontiac produced between 25-50 “XS” Ram-Air Tri-Power GTOs in 1966 which had hotter “744” cam (PN 9785744), stiffer valve springs, .022″ “thin” head gaskets, blocked heat riser to center carb, Armasteel crankshaft, revised distributor curve, bigger fuel pump and fuel lines. Only a handful, 25-50 1966 GTOs with the XS option were produced before GM corporate commanded that only the Corvette would receive multi-carb set ups from that point on.
sharon cox

Hello posters:
I thought the SATURN was being discontinued but didn’t find it listed?
How about the Cube and Fit; surprised me because of economy and seeing
lots on the streets. Personally I did not like their small size but the Fit had
some style appeal and the Honda name behind it was good.
Nothing like our cars of the 60′s…right?!!! This Senior loved GTO’s, Mustangs,
Firebirds…ah, those were the days when you were master of the car…not all
new technology driving it.
I suggest manufacturers make an SR model (we have S, SL, V, etc)…the SR
would be low technology…FOR SENIORS.

10 Cars That Are Being Discontinued After 2015

1. Chevrolet SS

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