These Are The Bad Cars That Wasted An Otherwise Great Name, According To Our Readers

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Dodge

As overmuch arsenic we emotion a batch of cool cars that hap to person alphanumeric names, there's conscionable thing typical astir a car pinch a existent name. I mean, a capacity type of nan Ford Crown Victoria would person been cool nary matter what, but really overmuch amended was it that Mercury chose to telephone it nan Marauder? That's an unthinkable name, and moreover though Mercury sewage Old Yeller'd backmost successful 2011, I'd still emotion to spot Ford bring it backmost connected thing cool.

Sometimes, though, automakers usage a awesome sanction connected a car that conscionable isn't anyplace adjacent arsenic bully arsenic its sanction would suggest. On Tuesday, we asked you what bad cars were a discarded of an different awesome name, and you judge had plentifulness of opinions connected that one. I don't needfully work together pinch each azygous suggestion, but let's return a look astatine immoderate of nan astir celebrated answers. Then, arsenic is tradition, you tin conflict astir who's correct and who's incorrect down successful nan comments below.

Chevrolet Blazer

Current Chevy Blazer. Ford perfectly nailed it by bringing nan Bronco back, and GM's consequence was to ugliness nan Blazer sanction by slapping it connected a forgettable crossover SUV.

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Dodge Dart

The 2013 relaunch of nan Dodge Dart was surely disappointing, to nan grade that sanction will astir apt stay mothballed forever.

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Dodge Rampage

Dodge Rampage. The sanction evokes immoderate benignant of reliable off-roader. It was really a front-wheel-drive unibody coupe inferior based connected nan '80s Charger. I don't dislike nan car itself because I person a soft spot for nan oddballs, but nan sanction conscionable doesn't fit. Its twin, nan Plymouth Scamp, sounded measurement much appropriate.

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Nissan Skyline

In Japan, aft nan R34 generation, nan Nissan Skyline sanction was utilized connected various vehicles that would beryllium sold arsenic Infinitis present successful nan U.S. They aren't needfully bad cars but they ray successful comparison to nan legends we sewage successful nan 1990's. Although I do cringe astatine seeing "Skyline" embedded connected a crossover SUV.

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Dodge Hornet

Dodge Hornet! Started its provenance arsenic nan great-for-its-time Hudson Hornet. Nice fierce sanction – agile, mean, stinging pinch a bad temper. Something you don't want to messiness with....then....got bought by AMC, past AMC dissolved to dodge. From a legendary NASCAR pinch a celebrated consecutive six to...an overpriced hybrid econobox that virtually cipher wants. To beryllium fair, nan econobox type sewage its commencement successful nan 70s but it was a discarded past too.

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Ford Capri

The Ford Capri sanction being utilized for a boring 4 doorway EV erstwhile nan original was nan European Mustang. While it only had an I4 aliases V6, nan original Capri handled amended than nan Mustang until nan Fox Body was produced years later. But nan Capri was an almost cleanable sports car for nan early 1970's...

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Mercury Cougar

Last Gen Cougar. Ford did what they wanted to do pinch nan Mustang successful nan 80s. Take a bully sanction sheet and put it connected a FWD car. The Cougar sewage Probed

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Chevrolet Sonic

Chevy Sonic. It's Sonic! They could moreover person done a azygous collab pinch Sega and their profits would've gone done nan roof! How do you fumble a container that severely pinch a sanction for illustration Sonic?

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