Lumina APV
The Dustbuster vans were considered revolutionary in their heyday and GM spent millions of dollars developing them. But the final product was not worth considering for most drivers. The Lumina APV had an awkward design that didn’t resonate with consumers when it was originally released. The space shuttle styling of the APV was something that GM touted as the future, but it didn’t end up taking off like the company hoped for (via Car Gurus).
GM was already trying to release something different than the Chrysler Minivans on the road. The problem was the van was an extreme departure from the traditional minivan formula established. Consumers weren’t ready to move toward such extreme styling when Chrysler vans were almost perfect in every way.