Flipboard 2025 Awesome Cars

Small hatchbacks have long occupied a strange position in the American market. Models that make perfect sense on crowded European streets or in densely populated Asian cities have often struggled against larger sedans, pickups, and SUVs in the United States. The contrast has become especially noticeable as American manufacturers have abandoned numerous subcompacts while small cars continue attracting millions of buyers elsewhere.

They look incredible. You’d love to own one. But before you picture yourself behind the wheel, take a look at your driveway. These cars sit so close to the pavement that getting home could be more nerve-racking than driving them.

From the million-dollar F-88 concept to scarce 442 W-30 convertibles and forgotten W41 performance cars, these rare Oldsmobiles keep collectors hunting.

You’ve seen them in person or, if not, you recognize them from old movies, vintage ads, and photos from car shows. One look and you know you know the car—but could you actually name the car without looking at the badge? Let’s see how many come back to you.

Remember the gas stations that once defined American road trips? Revisit Skelly, Enco, DX, Sohio, Pure Oil, Union 76, Gulf, and other classic roadside brands from the 1970s.

Car brands can disappear surprisingly quickly. A merger, shrinking sales, corporate restructuring, or one badly timed recession can erase a badge that drivers grew up seeing everywhere. Yet plenty of discontinued marques remain highly visible at car shows, auctions, enthusiast gatherings, and in garages where owners refuse to let them fade away. These 24 departed names left behind cars distinctive enough to keep people talking long after the dealerships closed.

Saab built some of the strangest, smartest cars ever sold, from the 900 Turbo to the Viggen. Here are the unforgettable Saabs enthusiasts would love to bring back.

Everybody remembers the Ford F-100 and Chevrolet C10. But the 1970s were packed with plenty of other trucks that didn’t leave the same kind of marks in our collective automotive memories. Do you remember even five of these?

From touchscreens and push-button starters to rain-sensing wipers and voice controls, these 2000s car features once seemed futuristic—until drivers discovered how annoying they could be.

Remember the Suzuki Kizashi, Cadillac ELR, Buick Cascada or Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet? Revisit forgotten cars of the 2010s that disappeared surprisingly fast.

Jeff Dunham’s car collection is packed with muscle cars, rare customs, supercars and movie icons, including one incredible Batmobile.