Ford Contour
The Ford Contour was a car that was sold in the 1990s and the problem with it was that it was almost identical to the Ford Escort. The two cars were sold in different segments, but consumers were confused due to the similarity of the cars. The Contour had a higher price tag and the features were lacking when you looked at the competition (via Hot Cars).
There was an SVT version of the car which has gained quite a following in recent years. But the base Contour didn’t make any sense and it lost Ford quite a bit of money in the development. The fact that the car had the same styling and identical size as the Escort didn’t help the model out. Ford would market the Contour until 1999 when the car was finally discontinued from the market.