Failed Dream Cars Worth Remembering & 10 Best Forgotten - WealthyDriver

A WealthyDriver roundup highlights 10 notable automotive failures—alongside 10 “forgotten” ones it argues should have vanished—framing the theme around bold ideas that didn’t land, or cheaper concepts disguised as premium. The list opens with the Tucker 48, a sedan with a rear flat-six that could be lifted out quickly for servicing and a center headlight that steered with the front wheels; only 51 were built before the SEC seized records, and Tucker later won a fraud trial after legal fees drained the company. It then covers the Chrysler Turbine program, with 55 Ghia-bodied coupes lent to 203 drivers; reported issues came from fuel consumption around 13 mpg before most cars were crushed. Other entries include the NSU Ro 80, infamous for rotary engine reliability, and Jensen FF for bringing four-wheel drive to a grand tourer in 1966 with Maxaret anti-lock brakes. The piece also mentions the Mazda Cosmo Sport 110S, Citroën SM, and Bricklin SV-1, among others, with some details cut off in the provided excerpt.