Cars That Never Should Have Been Built

Every driver has had bad experiences on the road, whether it’s due to a flat tire or engine troubles. But some cars seem almost manufactured to cause these problems, much to the dismay of thousands of drivers.

Throughout the decades that cars have been on the road there have been some makes and models that were bad ideas from the very start. Whether they were built in the 1910s or the 1980s, all of these cars were bad ideas in their own unique ways.

DeLorean DMC-12

The Delorean is the most iconic bad car in history. Although it looked like a futuristic sports car, it didn’t have very much power behind it. Taking 10.5 seconds to get from 0 to 60 mph made drivers feel like they were stuck in the past.

Yugo GV

The Yugo GV debuted to American audiences at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 1984 and the hatchback was a success early on.

That is, until the manufacturer realized that customers were not reading the owner’s manual recommendation to change the interference engine’s timing belt every 40,000 miles, and many minor accidents were caused by it.

Edsel Corsair

This ‘50s vehicle didn’t fail just because its style was out of fashion. Its steering wheel buttons occasionally malfunctioned, causing the car to change gears instead of radio stations, resulting in low customer opinions of the model.

Dodge La Femme

The Dodge La Femme was marketed towards a very specific audience: women. The car was sold in white and pink, and was based on the Dodge Royal Lancer model.

The car was only on the market for two years before car makers realized that selling cars to just one gender was a poor marketing plan.