The 2025 calendar year heralds a strong crop of new and redesigned 2025 models, with highlights ranging from the loud and powerful Chevy Corvette ZR1 to the highly efficient Honda Civic Hybrid.
But on the sadder side of the spectrum, we’re tallying up the list of vehicles that didn’t make the cut: cars, trucks, SUVs, and electric/hybrid vehicles that won’t come back to do another job.
Before they’re long gone and forgotten, it’s time to take a look at the collection of vehicles you won’t be able to buy this year, and offer some condolences — and some good takeaways.
Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio Super Sport 2024
Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio Super Sport 2024
Alfa Stelvio Quadrifoglio and Giulia Quadrifoglio
We will miss Alfa’s great performance duo, which always felt more at home on the track than trying to do things that everyday cars should do with ease. The twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter V-6 made 505 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque in this tag team, propelling them to 60 mph in less than four seconds to the tune of a sinister howl. With its quick steering, sharp responses, and extremely firm suspension tuning, the SUV was probably long on a leg day where others might skip it. The four-leaf clover proved not to be so lucky here.
2021 Audi A5 Coupe
Audi A5 coupe and convertible
Stay tuned because things get complicated. For 2025 there will be no Audi A5 coupe or convertible. Those cars are disappearing, but the A5 will live on as a redesigned and redesigned version of the A4 – which will lend its name to an electric car, perhaps, while Audi reworks its own naming scheme. In Audi’s future, even numbers in model names will be applied to electric cars, with possibilities for ICE cars. The transition will be lumpy. Fasten your seat belt.
Cadillac XT4
Production of Cadillac’s smaller, more expensive SUV ends in January 2025, so there’s a 2025 model on sale while supplies last. Updated in 2024 with a 33-inch LED display that includes a digital instrument cluster and touchscreen, the XT4 was scheduled to be sold alongside the 2025 Cadillac Optic, a small electric crossover. But Cadillac’s parent company, General Motors, has chosen to accelerate the Fairfax assembly move in Kansas City, Kansas, to make the next-generation Chevy Bolt EV. Both the XT4 and Chevy Malibu sedan are built in Fairfax. Launched in 2018, the XT4 only lasted one generation as the small crossover became one of the hottest new cars.
Chevrolet Camaro
Oh Camaro. Somehow, the Charger and Mustang will live on, but for now all we have to go on are rumors of a four-door EV successor. We lusted after the Camaro’s impressive power and excellent driving dynamics, cherished its retro style, and spent a lot of time cruising the tracks in the impressively capable SS versions. On that note, taller editors couldn’t be placed in the driver’s seat with a helmet on, outward visibility could be measured to the millimeter, and the more popular turbo-4 and V-6 models didn’t pick up any of the V-8’s guttural, earthy sound. Aesthetic view. Oh, and the trunk, it was so small. The Camaro made the right compromises to be the best, but few of you cared. Buy one now while you can, or swallow your pride and shop a Mustang. In this case, haters can’t be choosers.
Chevrolet Malibu 2024
Chevrolet Malibu
Believe it, Chevrolet still sold the Malibu last year, but it won’t do so anymore. The four-door sedan blended in so effectively that most retail shoppers didn’t even know it existed. As Chevy’s last midsize sedan – now or forever? – The Malibu never rose to the same heights as the Toyota Camry or Honda Accord. In its final model year, we rated the 2024 Malibu a 5.0 out of 10. Relentless mediocrity has its place, but not in Chevy’s ICE lineup, it seems.
Ocean Fisker
the Ocean Fisker It was an attractive electric SUV with up to 360 miles of range, a 550-horsepower dual-motor all-wheel drive system, and a starting price promised to be under $40,000, but only the top $70,000 model was delivered, plagued by software problems. These problems have multiplied. Like the ultra-luxury EV sedan Fisker Karma that preceded the Ocean, it has bankrupted the startup led by famed luxury car designer Henrik Fisker once again. Karma and associated assets were sold to a Chinese company in 2014, and renamed Karma Automotive. The reborn Fisker relied on the Ocean’s subcompact SUV to set its course, and the company went public in 2020 before declaring bankruptcy again in 2024. The Ocean’s 7,500 owners were left to foot the bill. Repair labor costs for several recalls Related to electric SUVs.
Infiniti Q50
Yes, it was still for sale. Maybe you forgot; Many former fans of this great sports sedan certainly do. The Q50 has gone through many eras – hybrid, twin-turbo, all-wheel drive – and it’s only possible to spot automotive trends by examining its annual updates. All Infiniti SUVs now, at least until it launches its long-awaited electric sedan.
2023 Jaguar XF
Jaguar E-Pace, I-Pace, XE, XF and F-Type
It’s bloodshed in Coventry. Jaguar said it will focus on an all-electric vehicle range, eliminating its current only electric vehicle as well as every other car it sells in the United States except the F-Pace crossover SUV. Goodbye E-Pace, I-Pace, XE, XF and F-Type, and wait until Jaguar confirms what’s next, because nothing is certain.
Kia Forte 2024
Kia Forte (in name only)
Look for a redesigned Forte in 2025 — just look for it under its new K4 moniker.
Maserati Ghibli Trofeo 2021
Maserati Ghibli
With its rear-wheel-drive platform and engine built by Ferrari, the Ghibli sedan seemed like an easy bet. She never caught the attention she needed to thrive, despite a big-money Super Bowl ad with Quvenzhané Wallis. It had gone too far in the market too quickly, and now Maserati has realized that the future lies in cool electric two-door convertibles and mid-size SUVs like the GranTurismo and Grecale.
2024 Mini Cooper Clubman John Cooper Works
Mini clubman
Mini has closed the barn doors on the cute, exotic but somewhat expensive Mini mid-size car in 2024. The Clubman has been phased out as Mini replaces its lineup with the larger, redesigned 2025 Mini Countryman as well as the global launch of a new Aceman model that may replace the Clubman hatch In the Mini range, albeit with an electric motor. From the barn doors that open from the center of the hatch area to the 301-horsepower 2.0-liter turbo-4, the Clubman had plenty of appeal that retained some of the little charm of the classic two-door Mini but stretched it to suit more American tastes with six doors, technically speaking. And more space. It had more of a full-size go-kart feel than the new Countryman.
Mitsubishi Mirage
Last year, we associated the Mirage with the act of disappearing; As it turned out, a duplicate remained in it. But by 2025, that won’t be the case, like the Chevy Spark and Kia Rio before it. It was the cheapest car sold in the United States. We’re interested in how used prices hold up as new car prices remain so high.
2024 Nissan Titan with SV Bronze Edition package
Nissan Titan
Nissan launched the Titan earlier this century with huge ambitions and a brand-new assembly plant to support its efforts. It was unable to dethrone the Ford F-150. It couldn’t even dethrone the Toyota Tundra. Instead Titan limped along with light revamps and a semi-heavy XD release. He’s going, going… and now he’s gone.
Ram 1500 Classic
The carryover Ram pickup truck that served as a less expensive alternative to the redesigned truck in 2019 is ending production 15 years after its debut. Dating back to 2009, the classic brings with it the only V-8 engine still available in a full-size Ram truck (except heavy duty). A 2025 Ram Tradesman costs $42,270, while a 2024 Ram 1500 Classic costs $40,700, but an available $5,000 incentive starting in early 2025 drops the price to $35,700.
Toyota Venza 2024
Toyota Venza
The Venza deserves more respect than it ever received in two separate iterations. The first generation model had a large size, elegant shape and great reliability; The last version became hybrid-only before it became stylish, muting the relevant RAV4 engine sounds and featuring a much nicer cabin. The Venza’s design and finish were worthy of a Lexus, but its size and price did little to force drivers to buy one. In its final model year, it scored a TCC rating of 7.2 out of 10 – the highest rating among all vehicles that wouldn’t survive another year.
Senior Editor Robert Dover contributed to this report.