Car Design Duds

OK, I’ll admit it.  I am a car junkie.  And I do remember these guys:

10 Car Design Duds

Innovative or ill-advised? You be the judge. Here are 10 cars that just never quite caught on.

CNNMoney.comBy CNN Staff | CNNMoney.com – Mon, Aug 15, 2011 5:13 PM EDT
 
When writing about Nissan’s Murano CrossCabriolet recently, I was reminded how difficult it is to create a new automotive concept — and how harshly the market treats original ideas. The CrossCabrio is the ambitious — or perhaps foolhardy — attempt to create a crossover with a convertible top.
Bright ideas are hard to pull off. For every Chrysler minivan orFord Explorer four-door SUV, there are dozens of one-hit wonders and new concepts that failed to catch on. ThePontiac Aztek, an unholy combination of minivan and SUV, is the classic example, but there have been many others through the years.