50 cool cars from the last 30 years teens missed out on

Many cool, funky, and interesting cars, trucks, and SUVs have come and gone over the past three decades from marques like Honda , Toyota , Chevrolet , Ford , BMW , Mazda , Subaru , and Jeep .
Entire brands such as Hummer , Pontiac , Saab , and Plymouth have disappeared.
Business Insider put together a list of 50 cars with nameplates that have been discontinued over the past 30 years.
These weren't always the most commercially successful models, but they were certainly memorable.

Much has changed in the car business over the past 30 years. Some great names in the have come and gone. Marques such as Hummer, Pontiac, Saab, and Plymouth have all disappeared. While names such Supra and Bronco are set for a return after a period of dormancy.

The pace of change has been dramatic. The old fashioned five-speed stick shift has now transformed in six or seven-speed manuals transmissions that are itself set to be rendered extinct by ten-speed automatics and CVTs. Monsterous V8s have fallen out of favor. Instead, turbocharged four-cylinders, V6s, and hybrid electric drivetrains reign supreme. At the same time, the once-dominant sedan has fallen victim to the consumer's insatiable demand from crossover SUVs.

Horsepower has also become commonplace. When the Dodge Viper debuted in 1992 with 400 horsepower, it was a figure that seemed insurmountable at the time. These days, there are hybrid Volvo station wagons with more juice. Horsepower is also very affordable. A 460 horsepower Ford Mustang GT can be had for just $35,000 while a 707 horsepower Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat costs a "mere" $68,000.

Read more : 40 hot cars we can't wait to see in 2019 .

Cars arguably have never been better.

But there's also been some seriously cool, funky, and interesting cars that have put out to pasture. Cars that today's young drivers in the US have unfortunately missed out on. So we here at Business Insider have put together a list of 50 cars that have been discontinued over the past 30 years.

These weren't always the most commercially successful undertakings, but they were certainly memorable. The cars, trucks, and SUVs on this list aren't ranked in any particular order as they are all worthy of being on this list. They are also all nameplates that we offered for sale in the US but are no longer around. Which means models like the BMW M3, Audi RS6, Acura NSX, and Chevrolet Corvette won't be on this list regardless of the awesomeness of its previous incarnations.

Here's a closer look at 50 cars today's teens missed out on in alphabetical order.

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