27: Acura Vigor
The rise of the Japanese luxury brands during the early nineties was iconic. Lexus, Acura, and Infiniti all entered into what was once only German territory. The Vigor was not what you’d expect in a luxury car, the main problem was the fact that it had a five-cylinder engine. Aside from that, the car was panned for not having a large enough interior. The performance of the Vigor wasn’t horrible, but the car didn’t add up to the company’s expectations.
Consumers weren’t interested in paying a premium for a five-cylinder Honda Accord. The interesting thing about the Vigor is that Acura was pitting the model against the Lexus LS400. However, the consumer appetite for the Vigor wasn’t what the company had hoped for and it was eventually replaced with the Acura RL.