Great Motoring Disasters

Great Motoring Disasters: Lotus Europa S

Lotus only made 458 examples of the Elise-based Europa during its four years on sale. Where did it all go wrong?

Great Motoring Disasters: MG Rover CityRover

The woeful CityRover was a desperate attempt to keep MG Rover afloat. But it was lambasted on Top Gear and rejected by the British public.

Great Motoring Disasters: MG XPower SV

We remember the bizarre 'affordable' MG XPower SV supercar. Only around 80 were produced before MG Rover went bust.

Great Motoring Disasters: NSU Ro80

Modern Audis owe much to the 1967 NSU Ro80. The elegant saloon was ahead of its time, but its radical rotary engine proved to be its downfall.

Great Motoring Disasters: Renault Wind

The Wind was a curious cabriolet that somehow survived when Renault streamlined its line-up in 2012. Don't tell anyone, but we quite like it.

Great Motoring Disasters: Rover 75

The Rover 75 deserved better: a handsome and competitive car that was sabotaged by politics and poor management. We tell its story.

Great Motoring Disasters: Saab

Swedish carmaker Saab began a long, slow decline after it was bought by General Motors in 1989. We reveal how it all went so wrong.

Great Motoring Disasters: Seat Toledo Mk3

The third-generation Seat Toledo completely failed to match the success of its predecessors. So what exactly went wrong?

Great Motoring Disasters: Sinclair C5

Sir Clive Sinclair's revolutionary electric trike for the masses wasn't quite the success he hoped for. We tell the story of the Sinclair C5.

Great Motoring Disasters: Suzuki SJ

The Suzuki SJ was an affordable, capable and surprisingly fashionable little 4x4. Unfortunately, it had a tendency to topple over...

Great Motoring Disasters: Triumph TR7

Designed with America in mind, the wedge-shaped Triumph TR7 was hobbled by poor build quality and industrial strife. We tell its story.

Great Motoring Disasters: trying to replace the Volkswagen Beetle

Volkswagen spent many years and vast quantities of Deutschmarks trying to replace the Beetle. We travel the rocky road that led to the Golf.