17. Cadillac Allante
The Allante was envisioned as a competitor to the Mercedes SL convertible and it was a two-seater luxury convertible with Italian styling by Pininfarina, Northstar V8 engine and front-wheel drive. That was quite an unusual combination but the car looked and performed very well. Even the production process was specific and actual fabrication was done in Italy in the Pininfarina factory and the cars were shipped to the States by jet which affected the cost of the final product.
The Allante stayed in production until 1993 and just over 21,000 were made. The car proved too expensive to produce and the factory allegedly lost money on every example they made.