10 cars that were canceled at the last moment. It's a pity!
Making cars is expensive. Sir James Dyson, the head of the manufacturer of premium household appliances, was able to see this on a personal example last year.
The electric car, almost ready for mass production, never made it to the conveyor - the cost of its components turned out to be too high and the car would have to be sold at a loss. This is not the only case: even large companies often cancel the launch of finished models already "on the ribbon", before the premiere or even after it. Autospot reports on several such cases.
Jaguar xj
The most recent example is the Jaguar XJ luxury sedan, which the company announced a few years ago as a flagship electric car. But in early 2021, rumors began to surface about the cancellation of the project due to the financial difficulties of the Jaguar Land Rover alliance.
And just the other day, Jaguar announced the cancellation of almost all projects that have been in development for the past few years.This is partly attributed to the fall in the company's profits.
Land rover Range Rover SV Coupe
The beautiful and stylish three-door Range Rover was shown three years ago at the Geneva Motor Show. The company planned to release 999 copies of the model. From the usual "Range" in the three-door, only the front and rear parts remained. The rest of the bodywork was completely new, which required additional costs. Especially considering the small series of the project.
In 2019, the company announced that it was canceling the project and refunding money for pre-orders. Finances were to blame for everything - Land Rover preferred to save money.
MINI Superleggera Vision
The British company showed the concept of a speedster designed by the Touring Superleggera in 2014 at the Villa d'Este elegance competition. Rave reviews have sparked rumors that BMW is discussing small-scale production of the model. The only thing that confused absolutely everyone was the complete absence of a roof.
The MINI Superleggera Vision was conceived as a concept, so there isn't even potential room for a convertible top. BMW was not ready to invest in additional development for a car with incomprehensible commercial potential, so the project was canceled.
Saab 9-5 SportCombi
The now-dead Swedish brand Saab was in its death throes in 2011. At the end of 2009, the second generation 9-5 sedan was released for sale. And Saab began work on the second generation of the 9-5 station wagon.
In 2011, a concept was shown in Geneva, but due to the fact that the company was already teetering on the brink of bankruptcy at that moment, this pretty "barn" never made it to production. True, it is known that about 40 copies were still produced, and two of them were right-hand drive.
Jaguar C-X75
The futuristic C-X75 concept was created for the brand's 75th anniversary and was to be Jaguar's new flagship supercar. It was equipped with an advanced turbo-electric hybrid system with an internal combustion engine of just 1.6 liters and 313 hp.
In the process of updating the concept still got to production, but only 7 copies were released, five of which were created for the filming of the James Bond film "007: Specter".
Volkswagen W12
The W12 was a project of a German supercar manufacturer. In 1997, the company decided on such a project simply because it had a W12 engine in its arsenal. The first prototype of the engine was 5.6 liters, but in the process of revision it increased to 6.0 liters.
In 2002, the prototype set records at the Nardo training ground, but it was not destined to get to production. The project was given to the company Bugatti, which on its basis, but already with an 8.0-liter W16 engine, released the super successful Veyron.
Porsche c88
In the 1990s, the Chinese car market tried to attract overseas manufacturers to build their cars on their soil. Oddly enough, but one of the first Porsche responded with a budget sedan project codenamed C88. It was shown at the 1994 Beijing Auto Show.
True, Porsche never received anything in return from the Chinese authorities for its efforts. But local manufacturers, known for their disregard for copyrights and patents, copied many of Porsche's ideas. And the C88 project was forgotten.
Amati
In general, this is an out of the ordinary case, because the whole brand was canceled, and not just the model. When Toyota launched Lexus, Nissan launched Infiniti, and Honda launched Acura, the humbleMazda really wanted its premium sub-brand. The name was Amati, and the plan was for the first car to go on sale in the United States in 1993.
At the last moment, the company's accountants realized that the numbers were not beating and that there would not be enough money, so the launch was canceled. But two models, planned under the Amati brand, saw the light - Xedos 6 and Xedos 9.
Mercedes-Benz C112
The C112 project was conceived as a road version of the 1990 C11 racing car and at the same time the successor to the legendary SL300 - the gull wings were in place. It was equipped with a 6.0-liter V12 with over 400 horsepower.
The company collected 700 pre-orders for the model, but at the last moment it canceled everything and decided to invest in motorsport. Considering the recent successes in Formula 1, not in vain.
Bmw m8
For almost two decades, BMW denied the existence of this car at all, but the M8 did exist. It was based on the 8 Series E91 and was powered by a huge 640 hp V12. It is a common misconception that the great McLaren F1 was later equipped with this engine.Of course it is not.
It was a real monster that challenged the Italian supercars. He was buried by ecologists. Engine exhaust turned out to be too dirty even for the liberal 1990s. The final nail in the lid of the M8's coffin was driven by the company's unstable financial environment.
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