15: Ford Gran Torino Elite
What happens when you take a well-known performance nameplate and try to turn it into a luxury sedan? You lose money. This is exactly what happened when Ford tried to break into the luxury game with the Gran Torino Elite. Buyers weren’t exactly excited about paying a premium price tag for a Ford when they could go next door and get a Lincoln. Thus the Gran Torino Elite flopped early in its lifecycle.
If you thought that Ford learned their lesson from the Gran Torino Elite, well, they didn’t. There were more blunders just like this later on down the line. Even in the current muscle car boom, the Gran Torino Elite isn’t on anyone’s radar. The lackluster styling and lack of power just make this a large old car that isn’t worth working on.