5 1980s Cars That Should Have Never Been Canceled

There was probably no decade in the US in which automobiles underwent such a radical transformation as the

1980s

. Most American automobiles during the

1980s

were reduced in overall size and were met with massive downsizing of engine displacement and a transformation from rear-wheel drive to front-wheel drive. Popular car models went the way of the dinosaurs during the 1980s. Here is a list of five good

cars

from the 1980s that were

canceled

and that

should

have

lasted into the 1990s and beyond. AMC Eagle The 1980-1988 Amc Eagle was a car ahead of its time. It did a very good job of hiding the age of the Eagle's platform and styling that first appeared when the AMC Hornet debuted for the 1970 model year.

The Eagle overall was fairly well equipped with leather seating options along with many electrical and convenience options available on the At the beginning of Eagle production, the Eagle was available in a two-door sport hatchback, a two-door coupe, a two-door four-door sedan with rearview camera, and a four-door station wagon. doors, only the station wagon survived until the end of Eagle production. The powerful 4.2 liter inline six cylinder engine was the same engine available in the Jeep CJ7 and the first generation Jeep Wrangler. For some model years, a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine was also available, making the Eagle a car.

The future was its state of conservation. state-of-the-art four-wheel drive system the select drive system that debuted in the middle of the 1981 model year for the 1984 model year this system allowed the engagement and disengagement of four-wheel drive while the eagle was in motion the eagle It had substantial ground clearance for a car and had good road manners, yet it was as capable off-road as most four-wheel drive Jeeps produced by AMC at the time the Eagle deserved to live in the 1990s, the Chrysler corporation after purchasing AMC

should

have

given the all-wheel drive Eagle the platform and styling updates it deserved.

Instead, the Eagle became a very short-lived new car brand. Had the all-wheel drive Eagle not

been

canceled

during the 1988 model year, it would certainly still be available. Today, at least in truck form to compete with the very popular all-wheel drive Subaru Outback wagon, Buick Grand National, when there was a resurgence of V8-powered rear-drive muscle

cars

during the 1980s, the Buick took a different direction and produced the 1984-1987 Buick. Grand National, which was a modern two-door Muscle Car powered by a buick turbo 3.8 liter SFI V6. It was available only in black exterior color and was one of the most attractive cars on American streets during the 1980s.

The first Grand National was the 1982 Buick Grand National which had a two-tone gray and silver exterior color, However, it was just one appearance package of only 215 produced for 1982, very few being equipped with Buick's 3.8-liter turbo V6 engine. It was the revival of Buick's Grand National for 1984 in its new all-black exterior paint scheme and equipped with all the performance parts Buick could muster created the legendary Grand National that was the best Muscle Car of the 1980s. The Grand 1984-1985 National had 200 horsepower, which gave it superiority over most of its Muscle Car. Car competition at the time for the 1986 Buick added an intercooler and gave it a rating of 235 horsepower and a 245 horsepower rating for 1987.

These ratings were greatly underestimated. Actual horsepower for both model years was between 275 and 300 horsepower in the 1986 to 1987 Buick Grand. The National was the fastest-accelerating American production car at the time. Previously, this honor had

been

the Chevrolet Corvettes Buick contracted by Asc McLaren for the 1987 model year to produce a low-production, super-high-performance version of the Grand National called the Gnx. Only 547 Gnx were built. For 1987 versus the 20 194 Grand Nationals that Buick produced for 1987. The GNX showed the future potential of the Buick Grand National if it had continued production well into the 1990s. The Buick Grand National did not return for the 1988 model year because GM canceled the rear wheel drive g body platform that buick and gm used should have found a way to keep the rear wheel drive buick grand national alive cadillac cimarron back in the late 1970s and early 1980s cadillac had done everything right by researching and identifying What would become one of the future's largest growing market segments in luxury vehicles compact luxury cars why are compact luxury cars so important? first because they can be sold more easily in much larger volumes than more expensive luxury cars second, they bring to a car brand a new group of young buyers who will buy more expensive models of that luxury car brand in the future as they increase your income and financial well-being.

This is where the four-door, front-wheel drive 1982-1988 Cadillac Cimarron came into the picture that was supposed to offer luxury Cadillac technology. and quality for younger buyers on the surface, it was a brilliant plan after every Cadillac had done the same before with the successful launch of the smaller rear-wheel drive 1976 Cadillac Seville which, however, was partially based on the x platform of the budget-oriented chevrolet nova. the maroon was a disaster where the 1976 savelle didn't look like a 1976 nova the 1982 maroon looked like a rebadged 1982 chevrolet cavalier both were built on the same gm j body platform and shared many common parts cadillac unfortunately hadn't spent the time giving it Giving the Cimarron its own distinctive exterior styling to match its leather interior.

In 1985, a 130-horsepower 2.8-liter V6 was now optional, finally giving the Cimarron the infusion of power it needed. The low-power four-cylinder engine would disappear in 1987. When equipped with a 5-speed manual transmission, the 2.8-liter Simuron V6 provided a European passenger car driving experience with very good handling and acceleration. In 1987, the styling The Cimarron's exterior looked more Cadillac than Chevrolet when Cadillac finally evolved the Cimarron into the car it should have been back in 1982. GM canceled production at the end of the 1988 model year if the Cimarron had been given a second generation that would have included a Sleeker, more exclusive exterior styling and an infusion of more power that would have made Cadillac attract many new, young car buyers throughout the 1990s and beyond, making Cadillac a much more popular car brand today than Mitsubishi.

Starrian E S I R Mitsubishi was a late entrant to the US automobile market compared to Honda, Toyota and Datsun; However, its market share in the US expanded rapidly during the 1980s due to its business. Partnership with the Chrysler Corporation that first allowed Mitsubishi to enter the American market in the 1970s by producing Dodge and Plymouth models that were rebadged versions of their automobiles. Mitsubishi continued to produce automobiles for the different brands of the Chrysler Corporation during the 1980s and 1990s. It also began selling its cars and trucks under the Mitsubishi brand in the early 1980s, at which time it debuted the rear-wheel drive Starion for the 1983 model year to compete in the American two-plus-two sports car market.

The 1983 starrian had a 145 horsepower 2.6 turbo. liter four-cylinder engine that gave it great performance for its time, however, it was the Starrian Esir of 1986-1989, which was the widebody version of the Starion, that gave the Starrian true high-performance car credentials. performance. It had the intercooled version of the 2.6 liter turbo. 4 which had either 176 or 188 horsepower depending on the model year, the Starian Esir was fun to drive, had great handling, and was a fast car that outperformed many performance cars of its time, not to mention it was one of the most attractive high-performance cars of their time. It looked like a sleeker and more muscular version of the Porsche 944.

Mitsubishi also offered different versions of its Starrian under the Conquest model name which was sold during different model years in the 1980s under the Dodge Plymouth and Chrysler brands. The Starrian was replaced by the front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive mitsubishi eclipse and the front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive mitsubishi 3000 gt, these cars would be successful but did not have the character or appearance of the crashed rear-wheel drive esir pontiac fiero simply like the aforementioned maroon, The Pontiac Fiero was canceled before it could become the car it was intended to be. When the Fiero was first released for the 1984 model year, it was America's first mid-engine sports car;

However, the Fiero was approved for production by GM Pontiac management was forced to take shortcuts for budgetary reasons, which meant that the first year 1984 Fiero was not the complete sports car that Pontiac wanted to build. The 1984 Fiero was a two-seat sports car that handled well and looked like a European midsize car. sport engine, but it was only equipped with a low-output 92-horsepower 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and the Fiero's steering feel was not very precise for 1985, a 2.8 V6 liters and 140 horsepower with multiport fuel injection was now optional, giving the fiero the power increase. It was necessary for Pontiac to gradually improve the Fiero year after year and in 1988 the GT and Formula models had engine power, handling, steering feel and braking, all very good.

Unfortunately, sales in 1988 had actually slowed from the 136,840 Fiero produced for the 1984 model year. So GM canceled the Fiero in the middle of the 1988 model year. The reason the Fiero deserved to remain in production was that a new Fiero A sleeker second generation that would have weighed no more than three thousand pounds was scheduled to be released for the 1989 or 1990 model year. With a 3.4-liter dual overhead camshaft V6 engine available that would have produced between 200 and 220 horsepower. strength, this lightweight high-performance Fiero would have given Pontiac a genuine high-performance, mid-engine two-seat sports car at a reasonable price that at the time would have competed. with the much more expensive two-seat sports cars from Europe.

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