AMC Gremlin V8
Surprisingly enough, there was a V8 version of the AMC Gremlin still being sold in the 1980s. The car was utilizing the same ugly design that came along in the 1970s but that was about the only thing anyone noticed about it. The V8 engine that was under the hood was one of the most unreliable automotive engines of all time. The lackluster build quality was evident in every portion of the car’s design including the interior. AMC tried to paint a modern picture with the Gremlin but there just wasn’t anything likable about the car (via Hot Cars).
The Gremlin V8 was not the car that enthusiasts hoped for or wanted. The sales numbers were so bad by the 1980s that AMC was on the verge of collapse. The Gremlin wasn’t enough to save the struggling automaker from its demise and eventual sale to Chrysler Corporation. Although the thought of a V8 engine in a subcompact hatchback was intriguing, the application didn’t go quite as planned.