14. Sterling 825
If you don’t know what the Sterling 825 is, nobody can blame you. They once marketed it as the next big thing in the luxury segment on the American market. But sadly, the Sterling is now a forgotten brand that didn’t make its mark. Soon, it moved to the margins of automotive history. The Sterling had an interesting story. It was basically a British company they established in the late ’80s with Honda’s capital and Rover’s design.

But after the introduction of the 825 in 1987 and promising sales numbers in the first few months, problems showed up. The Sterling was poorly put together. Also, the electronics were troublesome and some cars even developed rust issues. Honda tried to improve the production process but there wasn’t much they could do. So, by the early ’90s, the Sterling was gone yet nobody was sad about it including Honda.