30. Chrysler Conquest
There was a time during the ’80s when Chrysler was beginning to import Japanese cars from Mitsubishi. The plan was to badge these small fuel-efficient cars as Chrysler models to better compete with Honda and Toyota. For the most part, the cars had a warm reception and the partnership eventually became known as Diamond Star Motors. The Conquest was a badge-engineered Chrysler version of the Mitsubishi Starion. For the most part, the Starion was relatively unknown in the automotive world at this point.
The Conquest gave the automaker another outlet to market the sports car. Unfortunately, the Conquest had its fair share of build quality issues. The turbocharger was known to leak and there were also head gasket issues. As time went on, the problems were rectified. But at this point, the car already had a bad reputation.