Worst Cars Since 1990

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Edsel a few years back, Time and Pulitzer Prize-winning automotive critic Dan Neil conspired to put together a list of the 50 Worst Cars of All Time.

For those of us with slightly shorter memories, here’s a sampling of the more recent entries: Neil’s take on the most outrageous lemons from the 1990s through the present day:

1995 Ford Explorer: Paved the way for gas-guzzling tanks to come.
1997 GM EV1: Early electric car couldn’t deliver on its promise.
1997 Plymouth Prowler: Looked hot, but appearances were deceiving.
1998 Fiat Multipla: Worked beautifully, but looks put people off.
2000 Ford Excursion: 19 feet long, 6.5 feet high, 7,000 pounds.
2001 Jaguar X-Type: Trying to compete in the “more affordable” range didn’t work out.
2001 Pontiac Aztek: Too many cooks spoiled the broth.
2002 BMW 7-series: Dealing with the car’s many settings proved problematic.
2003 Hummer H2: Introduced shortly after 9/11. Oops.
2004 Chevy SSR: GM’s version of the Prowler. Looked hot, but was not.

To read more about these, and to see the rest of the fateful 50, visit Time.

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