14 Awesome Cars No One Bought in 2022

No matter how great a vehicle is, sometimes, the darn things just don’t sell. Maybe they struggle to resonate or find a niche. Maybe they are priced beyond the reach of those interested. Maybe they are just the wrong body style — sup, big sedans and station wagons — at the wrong time.

Whatever the reason, here are 14 awesome cars that no one bought in 2022. Each has some compelling attributes. Each sold worse than the hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai, which can only be refueled in California.

Ford GT

Ford

A $500,000 supercar built by the Ford Motor Company was always going to be a niche product. And the Ford GT is reaching the end of its six-year production run.

Cars Sold: 99

Nissan Z

Chris Chin

Nissan issued a stop sale on the automatic verison of the New Z. It’s not clear what’s going on with the manual version. But regardless, we haven’t yet spotted a new Z in the wild.

Cars Sold: 263

Acura NSX

Don Speck

The Acura NSX is leaving production. And it actually went out with a relative bang, improving sales 140% year over year in 2022.

Cars Sold: 298

Audi R8

Audi

There’s a lot to love about the Audi R8 with its naturally-aspirated V10. But it’s getting a bit dated after entering production in 2015.

Cars Sold: 314

Audi TT

Audi

The Audi TT costs a bit less than its sports coupe competitors and offers dramatically less performance.

Cars Sold: 516

Volvo V90 Cross Country

Volvo

There aren’t many better pleasant, all-around daily drivers than the Volvo V90 Cross Country. But Volvo sold nearly 57 times as many XC90 SUVs.

Cars Sold: 601

Volvo S90

Volvo

The Volvo S90 is an excellent big sedan. Big sedans are more popular than wagons — but only slightly.

Cars Sold: 1,281

Lexus LC 500

Lexus

The LC 500 is the Lexus take on a sports coupe, which makes it luxurious and much more agreeable to drive daily than most other sports cars.

Cars Sold: 1,357

Volvo V60 Cross Country

Volvo

The Volvo V60 Cross Country is outstanding — and its sales are why Volvo is pivoting to SUVs.

Cars Sold: 1,385

BMW Z4

BERNHARD_LIMBERGER

The Z4 is the base vehicle for the Toyota Supra, which is more fun and costs significantly less.

Cars Sold: 1,567

Audi A8

Audi

The Audi A8 is wonderful. But buyers in the market for a car starting at nearly $90,000 want SUVs.

Cars Sold: 1,594

VW Arteon

VW

The Arteon is good-looking. It’s practical. It’s comfortable. It comes with AWD. VW made the sporty enhancements it needed. But sales fell nearly 70% in 2022.

Cars Sold: 1,742

Infiniti Q60

DREW PHILLIPS

The Q60 sports coupe was getting long in the tooth after arriving in 2015. Infiniti killed it off for the 2023 model year.

Cars Sold: 1,847

Hyundai Veloster N

Tyler Duffy

The writing was on the wall for the Veloster, after Hyundai killed off the non-N versions. And it’s leaving production for the 2023 model year.

Cars Sold: 1,920

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