Cars that were good but didn't sell well (US 2019)

17 cars selected by Road & Truck

Among the many cars, "a car that was very good but didn't sell well" was listed, so I was interested and took a look.

It is certain that "high sales = good cars" is not always the case, and I think there are various reasons why the sales of each model did not increase.

Even so, I was quite surprised that there were some models that made me think, "Well, there were so few!"

The number of units sold here is the number of units sold in "2019" in the "America".

If you look only at the number of cars sold, there are some super-luxury cars that are sold even less, so this list is based on the American car magazine "Road & Track" as "a model that is a good car but the number of cars sold did not increase so much". There will be 17 selected cars.

I think it would be nice if you could see it as much as "he" ^^

17: [7,753 units] Mazda MX5 Roadster (Mazda MX-5 Miata)

The Mazda Roadster is one of the best sports cars on the market today. However, the number of 13% sold has decreased since 2018.

However, it seems that there are various factors, such as the time when a new model is announced, and the fact that some people waited for a moment to buy it. Still, 7,753 units will be sold in 2019.

16: [6,586 units] Lincoln Continental

Sales volume is 25% down compared to 2018. In addition to this car, sales of sedans are declining in the United States.

15: [4,223 units] Volkswagen Golf R

VW's Golf R is a very capable car that can be a strong enemy such as WRX STI. Yet, in 2019, only 4,223 units were sold ...

14: [3,880 units] Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman

Although it is a new car that can be enjoyed very much, for some reason the 718 Boxster and Cayman are always the models with the lowest sales volume in Porsche (US).

However, this time in 2019, "the model with the lowest sales volume in Porsche" is not the 718 model, but the Taycan ... but in the United States, the Taycan has just started selling in December 2019 ^ ^ (By the way, it seems that Taycan sales in the United States are 130 units in December 2019 alone)

The 718 model is 26% down compared to 2018.

13: [3,536 units] Toyota Land Cruiser

Actually, the number of units sold has increased slightly since 2018.

However, the same Toyota car "Rav4s" seems to have sold 448,000 units during 2019 (a great number!), So this time Land Cruiser was ranked in the list that did not sell well.

12: [3,398 units] Toyota 86 (Toyota 86)

Although sales in 2019 have improved somewhat, it is still less than half of Mazda Roadster's sales.

11: [2,644 units] Fiat 124 Spider

It's true that the 124 Spider will be great ... but sales have dropped by 25% since 2018.

10: [2,384 units] Nissan 370Z

It is said that Nissan didn't sell well because it didn't update sports cars so much and it didn't have any "novelty".

In other words ... When the new model is finally announced, may the number of sales increase explosively at that time? Maybe ^^

9: [2,334 units] Subaru BRZ

It is written that the number of units sold is less than that of the 124 Spider, and it may be about to end.

8: [2,212 units] Hyundai Veloster N

It seems that this Hyundai is the car that Road & Truck chose for the "2020 Performance Car of the Year", but it seems that the number of units sold was still small, so it was ranked in.

7: [1,690 units] Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

Although the Mercedes SL class is a very nice car, the sales volume is 20% down compared to 2018.

It seems that the S-class convertible and the AMG GT convertible at the same Mercedes have become competitors.

6: [1,324 units] Audi TT

The good news about the Audi TT is that it sold "35" more in 2019 than in 2018. … Is that good news (laughs)? Well, it's not decreasing.

But was it discontinued? Will the number of units sold increase again if it revives as an electric vehicle ^^?

5: [1,219 units] Lexus LC (Lexus LC)

It can be said that the LC is the coolest car of the current model of Lexus, and even though it is a V8 engine of NA, it is written that I do not know why everyone does not buy this one ^ ^

4: [574 units] Audi R8

Since the R8 is a very niche market as a "practical supercar that can be used on a daily basis", it does not sell slightly like Ferrari 488 and Lamborghini Huracán, and the number of units sold is 2018 38% down from the year.

3: [331 units] Nissan GT-R (Nissan GT-R)

Like some of the cars on this list, the GT-R is still perceived as "old".

Still, the GT-R is described as a "buy" car (especially if you want to enjoy a different taste than modern supercars).

However, the number of GT-Rs sold in 2019 is only 331. I'm surprised at the small number.

2: [238 units] Honda NSX (Acura NSX)

The NSX is a very good car and has won the Road & Truck 2017 Performance Car of the Year award.

The number of units sold in 2019 was 238, but it seems that it has increased since 2018, and the number of units sold in 2018 was 170.

1: [144 units] Alfa Romeo 4C

By the way, the prosperous (?) 1st place is ... Alfa Romeo 4C.

It's a very fun and nice looking car, but it's been a while since it started selling, and you can see that the number of cars sold is declining. Production has also ended, hasn't it?

Even so, it may be related to the end of production, but I felt that it was a little surprising that the number of units sold in 2019 was 144 units in the United States.

These are the 17 "good cars that didn't sell well" announced by the American car magazine Road & Truck!

Source: Great Cars Nobody Bought in 2019