Some Of The Best Cars No One Bought
Enthusiasts begged for some of these cars, but never showed up at the dealership.
Lincoln LS
A poster child of Ford’s failed PAG (Premier Automotive Group), the Lincoln LS was Lincoln’s attempt to go after European sport sedan buyers. It rode on the DEW98 platform that was shared with Ford and Jaguar; it even had Jaguar engines, including a base V6 and optional 3.9-liter AJ V8. It might not have sold as well as Ford had hoped but it sold well enough, and almost 263,000 reached buyers over seven years.
Mercury Marauder
The Mercury Marauder was a factory hot rod, in a sense. It came with beefed-up suspension and brakes lifted from the Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. And it shared the 4.6-liter 302 horsepower V8 with the Mustang Mach 1. Mercury predicted 18,000 sales a year. But the Marauder was discontinued in 2004 after little more than 11,000 were sold in two years.
