Today's community question: Which car manufacturers produced one hit wonders?
When the majority of manufacturers start out, they tend to put all of their eggs in one basket, hoping that the success of their first car will bring them long-term viability. Unfortunately, that approach doesn’t always work out.
When the majority of manufacturers start out, they tend to put all of their eggs in one basket, hoping that the success of their first car will bring them long-term viability. Unfortunately, that approach doesn’t always work out. Take the Light Car Company (LCC), founded in 1993 by Gordon Murray and Chris Craft.
The company’s only model was the brilliant single-seater Rocket. It was 130kg lighter than the Caterham Seven Superlight, it featured an innovative tubular frame chassis, and it had the performance to shame full-blown supercars. Unfortunately, the car was released just before the track-day car boom. It was, in other words, ahead of its time. As a result the company only managed to sell 33 Rockets, and in 1998, LCC closed its doors.
Unfortunately, LCC isn’t the only company to shut its doors after producing one brilliant machine, so we want to know: What other car manufacturers produced one hit wonders?
Let us know in the comments below! The more obscure the better!
Comments
Lexus with the LFA
Audi perhaps?
But I think they made cars before the Quattro…
Delorean
Koenigsegg
Mclaren
Fisker
For me its Fisker. The Karma was modern and stylish, was hyped alongside with the Tesla Model S.
Only a few thousend cars were made, so its pretty rare.
I know this is an F1 team, but Brawn GP is a perfect one hit wonder
Volkswagon
Gumpert, manufacturer of the Apollo. Whilst it was fast, it was terribly made, I think by the ex-head designer of Audi motorsport or something along the lines of that.