Some cars can still be seen on the roads.
Cars captivating in their appearance. Cars that are truly innovative and striking with advanced engineering. But only one single design mistake — and they turned into scrap metal that no one needs. Even so — to scrap dangerous for the driver, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to TSN.
Let's start our rating — with a fairly popular — Ford Explorer of the 90s in the first generation. Spacious interior, insane performance, all-terrain capability. But there was one «but» that crossed out all the pluses — his standard rubber regularly exploded.
The engineers knew what exploded because of the common platform with the Ranger model. The Explorer got too high a weight point, and as a result, the car could tip over at any moment. To fix this, the developers lowered the suspension and lowered the tires to a value of 1.8 atmospheres. Of course, regular tires could not stand this. In the end, the flaw was fixed, but buyers have already begun to be afraid of these cars.
Next — the former favorite of taxi drivers — Geely CK1. The car was good for the money. It cost as much as Daewoo Lanos, but offered much more. And the design was more pleasant, and there were enough options. However, who needed it when, upon impact, the car folded, as if it had been molded from cardboard.
Chevrolet Corvair is a famous car in the USA. However, he did not become hyperpopular for one reason. Due to a design error, the Corvair was prone to rollover when cornering. And since the interior of those cars could hardly be called safety — it often ended in the death of the driver and passengers.
But the favorite of many, the microcar is the BMW Isetta. A participant in more than one rating, but this time he will not be praised. Of course — the machine turned out to be original, interesting and economical. But many Isetta scared away with its front door. One can only imagine what happened to the driver during a head-on collision.
And finally, perhaps one of the most famous cinematic cars is the DeLorean DMC-12. After a role in the trilogy «Back to the Future» – DeLorean has become a cult. But it was just as iconic in terms of unreliability. Most of all, the owners were pestered by the engine. However, an even more serious problem — they were promised fashionable doors in the form of a gull wing. If the body was even slightly deformed in an accident, it was simply impossible to open them, so it was very difficult to pull the driver out of the broken car. And this turned the DeLorean into a fantastically beautiful coffin. It was this car that was given the championship in the ranking of dangerous losers.