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Great Motoring Disasters: Alfa Romeo 156
Retro Motor team
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November 2, 2022
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The Alfa Romeo 156 was a head-turner when it came out in 1997, and sales were buoyant. So where did it all go wrong?
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Great Motoring Disasters: Audi A2
Retro Motor team
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February 15, 2022
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With a lightweight aluminium structure and advanced aerodynamics, the Audi A2 was years ahead of its time. Sadly, buyers weren't ready for it.
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Great Motoring Disasters: Austin 1800
Retro Motor team
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January 11, 2022
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At best, just 40,000 Morris 1800s were sold a year – well short of the predicted 200,000. We investigate a Great (British) Motoring Disaster.
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Great Motoring Disasters: Austin Maxi
Retro Motor team
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February 25, 2023
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The Austin Maxi could have, and probably should have, been a great car. Sadly, even before it was launched, some were questioning it...
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Great Motoring Disasters: Cadillac Allante
Retro Motor team
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May 4, 2023
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The Cadillac Allante's body was made in Italy, then flown to the USA on a Boeing 747 for final assembly. Unsurprisingly, it didn't make money.
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Great Motoring Disasters: Caterham 21
Retro Motor team
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November 1, 2023
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A Seven with added style and civility? It sounds appealing, so why was the Caterham 21 a Great Motoring Disaster? We tell its story.
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Great Motoring Disasters: Chevrolet Volt
Retro Motor team
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October 28, 2022
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We remember the disastrous Chevrolet Volt and its European cousin, the Vauxhall Ampera – the world's first plug-in hybrid cars.
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Great Motoring Disasters: Chrysler in the UK
Retro Motor team
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June 2, 2023
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Chrysler has made several attempts at UK success, starting with the Rootes Group in the 1960s and ending with some dismal rebadged Lancias.
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Great Motoring Disasters: Fiat Croma
Retro Motor team
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January 27, 2024
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Fiat withdrew the Croma from UK sale just two years after its 2005 launch. We investigate why it was a Great Motoring Disaster.
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Great Motoring Disasters: Fiat Stilo
Retro Motor team
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January 27, 2023
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Faced with the original Ford Focus, the Stilo didn't stand a chance. And this instantly forgettable hatchback would lose Fiat billions.
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Great Motoring Disasters: Ford Scorpio
Retro Motor team
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September 27, 2022
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The 1994 Ford Scorpio was, in some ways, ahead of its time. However, few buyers could get past its bug-eyed styling and it was quickly canned.
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Great Motoring Disasters: Jowett Javelin
Retro Motor team
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November 30, 2022
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Launched in 1947, the Jowett Javelin looked like the family car of the future. Sadly, the Bradford-based company went too far, too fast...
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