Too Ahead Of Their Time: 10 Unsuccessful Classic Cars That Predicted Modern Trends

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Countless aspects of technology go into making a new car that can stay on top of what consumers are currently looking for in a car. Whether its new interior features like being able to connect to your phone or complete segments of cars like SUVs, the car market is an ever-changing place with countless trends guiding development and sales.

But these trends can be hard to predict, with so many factors making up what’s popular and what isn’t. When a manufacturer gets it right, sales are almost guaranteed, get it wrong though, and you have a failure on your hand.

That changing nature creates some interesting perspectives on cars of previous generations though. What once could have been seen as useless, or unwanted can be reflected on in a totally different light, in other words, it is “too ahead of its time.” Essentially, a manufacturer had their hearts in the right place, but simply jumped the gun and introduced something when no one really wanted it.

So read on, to see 10 such classic cars that were failures, but were so ahead of their time that they predicted what would be popular today.

10 AMC Eagle Wagon – Crossover SUVs

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The AMC Eagle on its own isn’t really anything special. As a product of the Malaise era of American cars, its a rather bland wagon.

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But, in context, the AMC Eagle can be considered one of the first true Crossover SUVs. The concept is simple, as a crossover is typically an existing wagon or hatchback platform with lifted suspension, some off-road capabilities, and 4WD (i.e. Subaru Crosstrek, Honda CRV). Taking their Concorde, AMC turned it into the Eagle following this exact approach. Mostly unloved, the Eagle was made with all the hallmarks of a Crossover SUV, but from a time when the term Crossover SUV hadn’t yet come into existence.

9 Mazda Eunos Cosmo – GPS Navigation

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An evolution of the stunning Mazda Cosmo from the ’60s, the Eunos Cosmo was a JDM luxury performance monster that had some seriously advanced tech for its day.

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Aspects like the twin turbo rotary engine and plush interior make the Eunos Cosmo a fantastic car, but was doomed to failure thanks to a financial crisis in Japan, and its prohibitively expensive price tag thanks to its suite of advanced technology. But that advanced technology was truly incredible, introducing the first in-car GPS navigation system to the world. By its production end, only 8,875 were made, but today the GPS navigation it introduced is found in nearly every new car.

8 Ford Mustang SVO – Turbo 4-Cylinder “Muscle Cars”

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While drawing heavy criticism from purists at first, turbocharged 4-cylinder muscle cars like the Mustang Ecoboost make sense in modern times as an affordable option

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By: Aaron Young
Title: Too Ahead Of Their Time: 10 Unsuccessful Classic Cars That Predicted Modern Trends
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Published Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 03:00:03 GMT

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