Ford Probe
Every once in a while, an automaker tries to do something extreme to their lineup and that was the case with the Probe. Believe it or not, Ford thought the Probe would replace the Mustang. There was a fat chance that was going to happen, and consumers didn’t give the Probe the time of day, which is why it was discontinued in the 1990s. The Probe wasn’t marketed like it should have been and the initial design was nothing compared to the Mustang (via Motor 1).
The Probe was an interesting concept, but it never came even close to replacing the Mustang. The obvious shortcoming here was the lack of a V8 engine and the style of the Mustang. There wasn’t a convertible either, which didn’t help things. The Probe was a Ford that very few drivers ever wanted and you shouldn’t touch it nowadays.