Zombie vehicles: A dozen discontinued autos individuals nonetheless purchase new

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Like zombies, these useless vehicles nonetheless promote among the many dwelling

Automotive fashions come and go, however as revealed by month-to-month gross sales knowledge, as soon as a automotive is discontinued, it does not simply disappear immediately. And within the case of some fashions, vanishing into obscurity could be a sluggish, tedious course of.

That is the case with the 12 vehicles we now have right here. All of them have been discontinued, however automotive firms hold racking up “new” gross sales with them.

There are literally extra discontinued vehicles which might be nonetheless registering new gross sales than what we determined to incorporate right here. We stored this listing to the oldest and most fascinating autos nonetheless being bought as new, together with a few supercars.  We have ordered the listing from oldest to latest. Click on on the picture above to get began.

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2012 Lexus LFA: 3 gross sales

The primary automotive on this listing (which is generally filled with lackluster vehicles) is a supercar: the Lexus LFA. It is an exhilarating automotive to drive, and is packed filled with fascinating expertise. Lexus bought a complete of three LFA coupes up to now this yr to what we now have to guess are very glad prospects. By our depend, there must be only one extra unsold LFA sitting someplace on a supplier lot in America.

It is also value noting that Lexus solely bought the LFA for 2 mannequin years, 2011 and 2012, which suggests it’s by far the oldest new car on this listing. It is also one of the crucial soul-stirring supercars we have ever pushed, full with a V10 engine that revs all the way in which previous 9,000 rpm. Let’s simply say we’re jealous of those specific zombie automotive patrons.

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2016 Dodge Dart: 7 gross sales

Dodge discontinued the compact Dart again in 2016, simply three years after its launch. The automaker simply wasn’t capable of compete with the phase leaders just like the Honda Civic or the gross sales juggernaut that’s the Toyota Corolla. Although it has been useless for a number of years, Dodge managed to promote seven Darts in 2020.

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2016 Honda CR-Z: 1 sale

The lone previous Honda on this listing is the 2016 CR-Z. Whereas it was initially meant to remind prospects of sporty Honda two-seaters from the previous, just like the beloved CRX that was produced by 1991, the hybrid CR-Z by no means actually caught on with patrons. One way or the other, a dealership someplace in america nonetheless managed to promote a brand-new, four-year-old CR-Z in 2020.

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2017 Chrysler 200: 9 gross sales

The Chrysler 200 is definitely a fairly good sedan, with beauty and first rate driving dynamics let down by an absence of roominess, notably within the again seat. In fact, the variety of Individuals available in the market for sedans is quickly winding down, and different automakers are following Chrysler’s footsteps in canceling their slow-selling four-doors.

Even when Chrysler by no means actually discovered its footing within the ultra-competitive midsize sedan phase, apparently dealerships have just a few leftover 2017 200s floating round. And for some cause, 9 patrons determined to signal the dotted line to take one in all these growing old sedans residence final yr.

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2017 Dodge Viper: 4 gross sales

Dodge discontinued the rip-roaring Viper after the 2017 mannequin yr, however there are nonetheless just a few left in dealerships across the nation. Over the course of 2020, Dodge managed to promote 4 SRT Vipers.

It is fascinating to suppose that these patrons had the choice of driving residence in a brand-new mid-engine Corvette, however selected to go in a completely completely different route. One thing tells us they will not be dissatisfied with its 640-horsepower naturally aspirated V10 engine, even when it is mounted approach out in entrance of the driving force as a substitute of the preferable sportscar location behind the driving force.

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2017 Jeep Patriot: 3 gross sales

Jeep discontinued the Patriot in 2017 when it launched the most recent model of its compact Compass crossover. Although it is three full mannequin years previous, there are nonetheless some Patriots milling about on Jeep dealerships throughout America. In complete, Jeep bought three Patriots in 2020.

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2019 Buick Cascada: 12 gross sales

The Buick Cascada debuted for the 2016 mannequin yr and was the primary convertible from the automaker since 1991. It was by no means notably in style, however the automaker nonetheless bought a dozen of them in 2020.

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2019 Buick LaCrosse: 230 gross sales

A lot has been written concerning the American shift from sedans to crossovers, and the full-size Buick LaCrosse is one casualty of the instances.

Curiously, Buick bought 1,389 LaCrosse sedans in 2019, its final yr of manufacturing. That is actually not an enormous quantity, but it surely’s not likely the worst efficiency within the dwindling phase. In any case, there are apparently fairly just a few nonetheless left on heaps across the nation, as a result of the automaker recorded 230 complete LaCrosse gross sales in 2020.

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2019 Cadillac ATS: 116 gross sales

Cadillac ended manufacturing of the ATS sedan in 2018, however continued to promote the coupe for yet another yr. For 2020, it was exchange fully by the brand new CT4. Nonetheless, there are sufficient ATS sedans and coupes floating round that Cadillac bought 116 of them in 2020.

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2019 Chevrolet Volt: 71 gross sales

This one stings. We now have all the time been followers of the range-extended plug-in Chevy Volt and the potential it affords to customers trying to drastically lower their fossil gasoline use. Actually, we favored it sufficient to put in writing a eulogy of kinds.

Sadly, Chevrolet did not promote sufficient Volts to justify protecting it in manufacturing. The automaker has bought a complete of 71 new Volts in 2020.

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2019 Cadillac CTS: 611 gross sales

The Cadillac CTS was changed by the CT5 for the 2020 mannequin yr. Although the newer CT5 sedan is far cheaper than the CTS that it changed, Cadillac nonetheless bought a big variety of the older automotive in 2020.

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2019 Lincoln MKT: 329 gross sales

Lincoln is presently within the midst of a complete product revamp. And we might argue it has been fairly darn profitable with new fashions just like the Corsair changing the MKC and Nautilus changing the MKX. Curiously, Lincoln selected to group gross sales of these aforementioned fashions collectively, so we do not understand how lots of the older nameplates it truly bought. However the automaker didn’t bunch MKT gross sales up with anything (the Aviator shares completely nothing in frequent with the previous MKT) and subsequently reported a complete of 329 gross sales.