9: Ford Probe
Like the Escort EXP, the Probe was a car that had a lot of hype coming out of Detroit. Positioned to be a replacement for the Mustang, the Probe was supposedly going to be the sports car of the future. Some would liken the looks of the original Probe to the BMW 850li, it even got the moniker of the “poor man’s BMW.” But when it came down to reliability, the Probe was less than favorable with quite a few recalls right after the initial launch.
The second generation of the Probe offered a more modern look but still failed to impress the critics. Ford went ahead and released the Probe alongside the Mustang and the sales never amounted to much. Ford had invested millions of dollars into the design of the Probe only to lose the money and cancel the nameplate by the late 1990s.