7 Vehicles We’re Going to Miss in 2025
Another year is upon us, and that means we have to say goodbye to a batch of cars that, for good reasons or bad, will no longer grace us with their presence. Some of these losses are worth lamenting for their performance or what they’ve come to mean to enthusiasts over decades, others simply for what their absence will mean for the new car market in 2025.
Most of us on the Hagerty Media team will miss at least one vehicle that’s going out of production in 2024. One of us is going to miss none of them. Which car among the below will you miss most, or do you agree with our sole contrarian?
Chevrolet Camaro
I’m going to miss the Camaro. My brother owned a 1967 Camaro RS when I was about four years old, so I go way back with this model. I was also in Detroit when Bob Lutz introduced the fifth-gen concept. I loved the look of those cars, but it was the performance of the sixth-gen that I’ll really miss.
When Chevy launched it in late 2015 as part of its “Find New Roads” campaign, I got to drive a 2016 Camaro SS across Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California. I’ve driven turbo four-cylinder, V-6, SS, and ZL1 versions on track and the Alpha chassis is just so good no matter the variant. I think that an early sixth-gen SS 1LE is probably my favorite late-model, but there are so many great variants from every generation that I hold out hope that the Camaro can somehow make another comeback. —Brandan Gillogly
Mitsubishi Mirage (yep!)
I’m going to miss the Mitsubishi Mirage. Not that I’ve ever driven one, or been in one, or even seen one in the last, I don’t know, year or so. But like bald eagles and tardigrades and guys who play drums on buckets, I just like knowing they’re out there. With so much focus in the last several years on both HORSEPOWER WARS! and, more recently, EVs nobody wants, ultra-affordable basic-ass transportation has been completely brushed aside. Call me a “poor,” but I can’t imagine paying $100,000 for a pickup truck, no matter what’s powering it or how many tailgates it has. But I absolutely can imagine paying $15,000 for a year-end clearance stripper with a five-speed, an AM radio, and manual everything. I’m not alone, either. —Stefan Lombard
I’ll miss the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, a car I loved but dismissed because the first three I drove all had some sort of electrical glitch. But that’s not my answer. Neither is the Nissan Titan, a stalwart, unappreciated, often underpriced full-size pickup. It isn’t even the lovely Jaguar F-Type, or the Ram 1500 TRX, at whose press event occurred the only instance in which a manufacturer actually encouraged me to jump the vehicle. No, my most-missed will be the Mitsubishi Mirage.
In 2014, it was the worst new car I had driven since the Yugo and the Smart, but it has since improved and tales of the Mirage’s near-bulletproof reliability abound. At $17,840, including shipping, it’s the cheapest new car you can buy, and it has a very good warranty and roadside assistance. I have an affinity for cheap new cars, dating back to a $6000 Toyota Tercel, equipped with air and a four-speed manual transmission, that served us so well during the first years of marriage. With the departure of the Mirage, and next year the Nissan Versa, the lengthy era of super-affordable new cars ends. I don’t see it returning unless we’re successfully invaded by the Chinese. And that makes me sad. —Steven Cole Smith
Jaguar F-Type
Jaguar’s the talk of the town these days—or, wait, that was last week. As the newly branded company chases novelty, I’m getting nostalgic for the F-Type, modern Jaguar’s own exercise in nostalgia. Built from 2014 to 2024, the F-Type was a beautiful coupe (or convertible) that harkened back to the E-Type. Oh, and the F-Type was available with a supercharged, 575-hp V-8. I drove a droptop version with that engine in 2022 and would jump at the chance to drive one again: It’s expensive and stiffly sprung, with an infotainment system that’s already dated, but it hits me in the feels. It can out-bark a Hellcat and it’s prettier than any Corvette since the chrome-bumper C3. That’s my type of muscle car. —Grace Houghton
Ram 1500 Classic
That the Ram 1500 Classic is going away should surprise no one—after all, it had been around in the same basic form since 2009. I don’t have a particular affinity for it or any great memories from my time behind the wheel of one, but its departure means one less simple, basic truck offering on the market, and that’s something to lament. Besides the Camaro, there’s not much else leaving the market that I’ll miss. —Eddy Eckart
I’d like to second the Ram Classic. As someone who’s hoping to make the leap to a truck in the near future, I always saw the Ram Classic as sort of a last bastion of affordable full-size pickups. Whether or not the math would bear that out, I’m not sure. But it was more psychological for me.
Still, times change and product lineups do, too. The new Ram is very impressive (particularly in the RHO guise) and the other full-size offerings are plenty compelling as well. —Nathan Petroelje
Chevrolet Malibu
Like the Mirage, the current ninth-gen (2016–24) Chevy Malibu isn’t anything to write home about. Its departure after this year wouldn’t be that noteworthy, either, but for the fact that it’s the last sedan built by GM’s biggest brand. The four-door sedan used to be the default body style on American roads. Times have changed, and now there are only a handful of domestic options left. For 2025 Cadillac will be the only GM division with sedans in the lineup. —Andrew Newton
Lamborghini Huracán
The Huracán marks the end of the V-10 road car era, one that began with the Dodge Ram and Viper, took a detour to BMW and Audi, but was never represented better than by Lamborghini. Even though my last drive in one (a Technica) was brief, it was wild. On the narrow roads of Emilia-Romagna, it was easier to place and therefore travel faster than bigger brother Aventador. And my ears are still ringing from the noise! —Nik Berg
Nissan GT-R
The passing of loved ones sometimes marks eras in a person’s life. The end of the Nissan GT-R—in its current form, anyway—may force me into a mid-life crisis. The R35 generation hit the street in 2008, when I was still in high school and since then I’ve heard, read, and watched plenty of tales about how fast and impressive the car was. Its appearance barely changed, allowing me to feel like I was in high school again for a moment whenever I saw one. Now the number of “in the wild” sightings of R35s is sure to drop, and with it my ability to mentally play pretend and be a senior in high school, bench racing in the auto shop while doing a clutch replacement on a Toyota pickup. Farewell, GT-R. You never changed much, and I loved you for it. —Kyle Smith
And Sajeev’s pick …
Oh heck no, I call BS on this question. There is nothing I will miss in 2025, and not just because the Mirage stopped being offered with a five-speed manual. I will only weep for what happened in 2012, when Ford finally ran out of time to squeeze the last bit of profit out of the Ford Ranger, and the trifecta of the Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Town Car.
This quartet of body-on-frame vehicles likely died for several reasons, but the biggest one in my mind is Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 226. We may never know the full stories of why we are losing each of the above-mentioned vehicles in 2025, but one thing is for sure: Do you even care after what was TAKEN FROM US in 2012? —Sajeev Mehta
I agree with Sajeev the most.
I do also agree with the cheap vehicles. I’m sure the plan is to push some low optioned EV or hybrid as the cheapest car. Boo.
And I know you and I are in the majority here.
Yes, I care. I am also part of your majority. The Panther platform is currently one of the most sought after cars in the affordable used market. I own a 2001 Grand Marquis LS that I purchased new and currently have 42,000 miles on it. One would be hard pressed to find a better highway cruiser. This car will outlive me (yes, I am part of the Grand Marquis demographic).
I will NEVER sell my ’02 Lincoln Town Car, 220K and still like new, best car l have ever owned, best kept secret anywhere.
I agree with you all. I miss my Grand Marquis. It was “Like a
Rock”. All Detroit, American steel. (I know GM used Seger’s song to market the Chevy pickup.) That body on frame and V8 was so solid, comfortable and dependable. It was there every day, like a rock.
I agree. Our 2005 Merc Grand marquis is the best! 20 years old, zip maintenance cost, Great ride, compares to my 1966 Ford Thunderbird, just updated.
I’m with you. I have had Crown Vic’s and Grand Marquis since ’82. I managed to find a 2011 Grand Marquis a couple years ago. They only made 248 GM’s for the 2011 year. I plan that to be my last car.
The Panther is the bomb- not literally (other than some rare transmission glitches) it is a absolute tank of a car- reliable and tough as nails- had to be to be in police and taxi service all those years. Call me nuts but I have two that we use (currently under a full refresh) for the Champcar series- one with 305,000 on the clock and the other with about 150k-so that when a Miata hits you and destroys his entire front end all you have is some bumper cover damage- like I said- A TANK! Also have two for the street- one with almost 300k and the other with a Mustang Terminator motor- getting ready to do an LS swap (6.0 and 4L80E) in the high mileage car- cheap, easy to fix and reliable so agree with Sajeev- this was (along with the discontinuation of the Excusion) the biggest loss that we had for the average car guy in recent memory. Cars now are 1. way to expensive; 2. virtually impossible to repair and 3. just not as much fun as drifting a 220 HP rear wheel drive car on skinny (relatively) tires with not a care in the world. Car bliss!
No one in their right mind would replace a Terminator with a LS. Coyote would be the only acceptable replacement.
Exactly! Why do these people think the only logical engine choice is a Chevy? Just dumb! I say the same thing with a nonGM brand street rod with a Chevy. NO IMAGINATION!
It isn’t for lack of imagination, Chevy is still the most affordable platform to build. Some people do not have the ability to spend that much money on their project.
Ford and Mopar are excellent platforms but are out of reach for most home builders.
They do it because the price on chevy engines and parts are way cheap, and support is way better then the others. But I’m with you. I own an 88 Mustang and to this day still has it original 5.0 ford engine. Will never swap out anything in it but that engine. 245k milesand still going strong. I also have an83 F100 and just rebuild it’s 5.0 andgoing back in it with the 2 barrel carb. Very reliable. Amen.
…in reality, the Chevy is still a pushrod lump whose initial design harkens back to the late 19th century! Coyote is the only logical choice…
What have you got against push rod lumps? Looking out in the parking are I see numerous cars, many with twin cam four valve set ups.
Highest red line of the group? LS7 @7000rpm.
Remember the old saying, “There is no replacement for displacement”.
He’s doing the LS swap on the high mileage car not the Terminator powered one. Read the letter.
Yep, you’re right. The original post is yet another example of a run-on sentence by somebody trying to include tooo much. Everything gets jumbled and confused.
And I can assure you that others miss the Crown Vic. For one, my brother who has been an officer in the RCMP for many years. He tells me police work is just that much more difficult in cramped under-powered SUVs. He and others he works with often (very often) wish they could respond to calls again in a real police car that was fast and could turn corners without worrying about flipping the thing.
I for one do not miss the CVPI. They were not particularly quick-the current Explorer drops it 0-60 and above-nor did they handle well. The earlier versions were particularly tail-happy in the wet, leading to multiple sideways collisions in my former agency. They were also one of the worst cars I’ve ever driven in snow. I don’t even want to think of the officers killed or maimed in fiery rear-end collisions. As far as room, the Explorer beats the CVPI there as well.
Just FYI-I don’t really like the Explorer. Gives you some idea of how much I despised driving the CVPI.
The fires from rear end collisions was concluded to be due to improper installation of radio gear.
Chandler AZ PD figured this out well before Jason Schecterle was severely burned.
Ford had multiple bulletins and even released a fuel tank bladder.
Much like the GM side-saddle tank lies reported by Dateline NBC, the panther fire issue is grossly incorrect.
Not radio gear-any gear stored in the deep well portion of the trunk would push the front wall of the well into the gas tank, which in turn pushed the tank
into the the suspension hardware. Ford’s fix was not a bladder but a plastic shield around the tank to prevent punctures. They also offered a liner for the well that was intended to prevent objects in the well from puncturing the tank.
The real fix was to not use the deep well at all but that cut the trunk space in half.
Different internet sources put the death toll somewhere between 12 and 20 officers killed in CVPI fires. Ford’s efforts at mitigating the fire hazard amount to a tacit acknowledgement that a problem existed.
I drive by the Illinois State Police Trooper James Sauter memorial every day on my way to work. I don’t think his widow would agree the Panther fire issue is grossly incorrect.
I totally agree with you Sajeev. As the owner of 4 panther cars, ‘88 Colony Park, ‘88 MGM GS, ‘03 Marauder, and ‘06 MGM GS I am trying to keep them alive as long as possible. They are great cars that ride like a dream and last forever. They are easier to work on and the fact they share so many drive train parts with the Mustang make them fun to mod. Miss them a ton.
Electric cars are revolting!
I have never heard that line but love it!
Refurbished electric cars are revolting…
I had no idea those body on frame Fords made it to 2012. Being a GM B body fan, (read Estate Wagons in particular) I always wondered why I still see so many of the Ford trio on the road. That explains a lot. Thanks!
I’m the owner of a 2001 Ford ranger,with almost 200K on the clock,and for almost a decade,it’s served me well! Very reliable also! I had to replace it when a Deer jumped out in front of my beautiful (slightly modded) 93′ Ford Ranger with a gorgeous metallic-purple paint job and 5spd. manual! OMG,I’d give anything to drive a manual again! Since the last decade,everything is automatics! UGH. Almost like having an excellent book READ TO YOU inside of being able to read it for yourself! Anyway,am not at ALL looking forward to the future of automotive *excellence!?!? (HA<) but………looks like we're narrowing down our affordable choices even MORE SO as the years pass on!!!
I am with Sajeev on this. Ten years ago, I acquired a 2003 Mercury Marauder as my daily driver. I like it so much that I bought two more as backups – another 03 and an 04. These are great, fun drivers, relatively easy to maintain and service and are rugged as hell.
So now I will not have to endure some gadget laden newer non sedan with a massive dash screen that takes my attention away from the road in order to adjust anything.
2012 was indeed a year of automotive losses, including the death of Carroll Shelby. I also have a ’65 GT350 that I have owned for over 53 years – and its another rugged driver.
i second Rajeev’s sentiment about the Crown Vic. The last big Ford sedan, rear wheel drive, a roomy, solid old school car. Police forces everywhere loved them for a reason. Not for everyone, but it had its place. Other than the Mustang, Ford doesn’t make cars for the North American market any more. Gave away their share to the foreign competition. Imagine what Henry Ford would say.
Same! We still own and operate a 1986 Grand Marquis – 305,000 miles on the original driveline, power steering pump, and in-tank electric fuel pump! They don’t make anything in that same galaxy of reliability anymore.
I don’t have to tell you but…there are millions of great used cars for sale every day in the US.
That’s true, but what about the future? Excluding my “classics,” my daily drivers are 26 and 24 years old and I’ve only owned them 1 and 5 years, respectively. For every low-cost, basic, non EV, non hybrid vehicle they stop making today, that’ll be fewer vehicles that I’m interested in buying when they are at the bottom of their depreciation curve.
My DD is a 2019 Chevy Volt. I love the car for around town travel. I have rarely had to stop and get gas for it. However, my baby is my 1996 Jeep Cherokee Country 4×4. With 202k on the clock the 4.0L runs and runs. It needs some work here and there but like a Timex watch, it just keeps ticking.
The Volt was an amazing car and everyone I have chatted with driving one loves theirs. I felt it was a huge mistake for GM to stop making them, now GM is doing a pivot back to hybrids like the Volt. Its Voltec drive system still state of the art today.
Yes – many good used vehicles out there – for now. That supply will shrink and the desire for them will increase. When I walk through a busy parking lot, I always look around for something I might want someday – so far, nothing.
Not really. The last ‘good’ cars were built around 2010>>no direct fuel injection, fewer with CVT’s, less electronic crap. Most everything older has high miles and probably poor maintenance history.
Agreed, my 08’ Explorer Sport Trac is at a quarter million and runs like a top. It gets the same mpg as the newer stuff and the 4.6 stuffed under the hood is solid. I can pull heavier trailers since the body-on-frame design has the receiver building as part of the frame and the 4 wheel IFS is a comfortable ride.
GT-R, F-Type, Camaro would be the cars that would be missed by me. The Mirage, not at all, such an unfortunate penalty box. Huracan, I prefer the LFA myself, that was the best V10.
Yes, the Camaro is the one that should be kept. I had a ’75 and I loved it.
I had a 2024 Camaro LT1 convertible with a 6 speed on order with my local dealer for 5 months….GM never picked up the order for allocation. From what I have seen on the internet there were tons of sold Camaro orders that were never allocated. My dealer ended up with a number of 6 cylinders that no one had ordered…..typical Mary……..
The Camaro should have stayed. The last time GM quit the Camaro in 2002, Ford’s Mustang sales ate their lunch for almost 10 years-One would think that GM learned something then. Camaros have been a big part of my family’s car history since my Mom’s ’68 327/275 and her next four, until the 1980. I bought my ’95 Z-28 convert almost 30 years ago and still have it along with my ’68 convert 350/350 4sp. Camaros forever!
I had a 1976 350 with a 4 speed and loved it. I will not miss the Camaro because in my opinion after the second generation they never made a good looking Camaro. Third generation looked like a Chev to me.
John
Right on.
Calm down Sajeev! There’s still old Crown Vic’s floating around ( including the occasional auctioned off Police Interceptors ). Along those lines I miss the Fiesta ST much more. A snappy fun to drive hot hatch at a reasonable price. But the american market lost its way and gave up on sensible fun and would rather bitch about high gas prices instead.
You bring up valid points, but I shall not remain calm.
I need MOAR PANTHUR CHASSIS on the roads!
I am happy that the Houston Police Department still has many CVPIs in service for me to enjoy, but this can’t last forever.
Sajeev is correct, as an operator of one of the original Ford Police vehicles in the late ’70’s, no seat belts, a horrific T-bone accident late at night, the Police Car sent into a telephone pole, I’m retired, no disability, and able to write this comment…had a Ranger in the garage.
Glad you survived. Thank you for your public service.
You are welcome, great 30 years…first police car was an AMC Javelin, no a/c, sometimes changed my uniform twice during the summer, the Ford first ride with a/c, power locks, no power windows.
needless to say- nothing does.
I’m shedding no tears for any of the 2025 losses. I do long for the days of analog cars, with hydraulic steering, and mechanical connections. The one thing I’d love to see die is all the nanny safety systems that teach people to “trust the car” instead of learning to safely drive.
AMEN! Preach!
Thank you. Thank you and thank you. Could not agree more.
Amen
some of that “A. I.” in my 2020 Ford Explorer are actually a safety HAZARD. !
I totally agree! Cars and trucks no longer exist — now there are rolling computers. The cost involved in the evolution of the automobile is astronomical and not really useful. But, I guess this is what it takes for us to become the Jetsons….. :-))
Hang on to those vehicles that you can still work on under the shade tree !
I just found out about the Mirage a few months ago ! Under 20k for a basic vehicle with standard transmission AND a 10 year 100,000 mile warrenty. I hope the big 3 see an opportunity here, but I doubt it.
I’m sorry. but I can’t see the Mirage- pun intended. The difference between that and walking? Walking is good for the heart. If you think it’s cheap new, wait until you see its depreciation used. Only thing worse? A Mirage electric.
GM quit making cars, except for the Corvette, what a shame. All the SUVs look the same no matter the manufacturer, very sad from a company that used to sell exciting cars. What would Harley Earl say?
Zip the new Corvettes are plagued with transmission problems,bad ones just to list a few things!
Then they should bring back the manual transmission.
Exactly, GM does not care about truly making exceptional vehicles just appliances. No passion to be the best in the world. Bad decisions just seem to be the norm. Final straw for me was canceling Pontiac. In hindsight, GM always stifled Pontiac and Lutz tried to save it but bean counters won. GM is doing their damnest to destroy Cadillac. But at least they have Buick, barf!
I’m betting the Camaro will be back.
I’m betting that Camaro will make a comeback. I just hope they don’t neuter Camaro like Ford did to the E-Stang. Yuck!
I’m not so sure about that, not with current trends. Camaro only sold ~ 20 – 30,000 units/yr since 2020. Challenger had great PR with the high HP engines but how many of those actually sold? Most were bought by investors, not enthusiasts. Similarly with Camaro, how many ZL1 Camaros were actually sold? Mustang isn’t much different, what will Dark Horse sales be?
Build a FUN car that people can afford and then you’ve got something that will sell. If not, pony cars including the Mustang will disappear with baby boomers because younger generations aren’t getting on board.
Maybe. But, let’s hope it doesn’t come back as some ugly EV “crossover” like Ford offers with putting the Mustang name on it.
Agreed! However, I treasure my 1965 Mustang. If Ford decides to dump the Mustang, that will be a sad day in America!
Agreed! The “Mach E” is an abomination that should have been terminated at conception!
Ford, GM and Infiniti don’t really make cars anymore in lieu of making crossovers and SUV’s…why!? I get a lot of people like those types of vehicles, but I know just as many people who prefer a 2/4 door car for actual fun driving, handling and windy roads! Sad we are all being pushed to a boring existence of soccer mom vehicles!
It’s sad to see the demise of the sedan! The Malibu was on the list. Subaru is also killing the Legacy.
The current version, with Napa leather and the turbo engine, thinks it’s a luxury brand. The leather smells like heaven and the car goes like hell.
When my ‘22 Touring XT lease is up, I’m keeping it.
What is the market value for a Nearly Mint Condition 1978 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham with 13,100 Original Miles? Completely serviced and kept in top running condition.
Runs perfectly. Interior is beautiful, exterior, Engine Bay, Under Carriage, everything looks like a brand new off the lot Original numbers matching Beauty?
I don’t drive it in the Rain, (unless it happens to be a light rain on my way home) and its never been driven in the snow.
don’t sell it! Keep it, enjoy it, i would rather have that car than any POS overly electronic thing being sold today. My newest vehicle is 2007 ram 4×4, and i will rue the day if i ever have to replace it.
Mind you that 78 Caddy would be a nice pairing with my 77 Superior 3 way funeral coach……
Heck, I’m still upset that air cooled VWs are gone and getting one today is really hard to do for a decent price.
AMEN THAT!
Couldn’t agree more. I had multiple air cooled vw’s years ago and just purchased
one at auction this year. I knew the owner had over 65K into it and I was high bidder
at 30k. A pristine ’57 oval.
Are they going to be collectible
Grace, you must be smoking something to say that that plain jane Jag is prettier than a C8 Corvette .
Add Ford Edge to the list.
Grace is smoking good taste. C8 performance is inarguable but I’d feel more at home in a CVPI than an origami project that got stepped on. The “plain Jane” Jag exemplifies that style doesn’t have to be complicated to be attractive.
Agree, the C8 has way too much going on at once. Like it was styled by 10 different people and they never spoke to each other. I much prefer the look of my C6.
I agree, the C6 and C7 are better looking than the C8
I still love my 1962 C1 with a four speed – a real original driven regularly
Agree. New vette looks like it was in a Transformer movie. 🥴
Emphatically agree! I never tire of driving or simply looking at my C6 coupe. The only thing I like about the C7 is the roof line. The C8 is no doubt a better performer on the track, but I want a car I can actually use. Origami only looks good in folded paper.
HAVE A CRYSTAL RED C6 2008. WILL LIKELY NEVER SELL AND CERTAINLY NOT FOR A C8
There’s a lot to be said about cheap, reliable cars. My 2001 Subaru is an unsung hero. A cheap-to-keep 5-speed with 330,000 miles on the odometer that’s never left me stranded on the side of the road and always gets me to work to earn a paycheck. It’s because of this cars low operating cost that I’m able to free up money for other cars. I LOVE MY SUBARU!
likewise for the Toyota 4 Runner, and Highlander. They are extremely reliable.
I agree on the Toyotas, mine was a 2007 fj with an automatic.
500,000 miles later with just regular oil changes at 5,000 miles and one water pump that was leaking slowly.
I beat that FJ like a bad dog, from the dunes of Pismo to the mountains of the Sierras rock hopping the goat trails
How many head gasket replacements? None of the Subaru owners I know can say zero. Admittedly, they still love their cars.