Top 5 Cars that Won’t Make it to the New Year
This is my 1st post for 2025 and I can’t believe we are entering year #4 this coming March for this website! I hope all my readers had a great holiday season, Christmas, and New Years – however you celebrated. Here’s to making history again this year!
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I know Blue Monday is coming up within this month so I wanted to write this post ahead of this, in case it had an affect on my readers, especially if you fell in love with any of these cars on the list. In this week’s blog post, I will be writing about the top 5 cars that we will be saying goodbye to this year and will likely not see them again.
Coming in at number 1 is a shared spot for Alfa Romeo with the Giulia Quadrifoglio and Stelvio Quadrifoglio. These models will no longer be available for purchase in Canada or the United States from the end of April 2024 – as per a statement released by the company – but this is not the end for them. The company Senior Vice President and Head of Alfa Romeo North America, Larry Dominique, took to LinkedIn with a statement hinting that bigger things are on the horizon for the company – which we all got a taste of last year when they released their first electric car on the market – even going as far as suggesting that they are welcoming an electrified future which would represent the next chapter of their history.
Now, let’s take a quick look at both cars. I have organized the information in a chart below so you can get the specs compared to one another in real time rather than just reading a bunch of words and making notes for the comparison that way.
| Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio | Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio |
| High performance vehicle with a 2.9L twin turbo V6 engine Produces 505 horsepower and 600 Nm of torque 8 speed automatic transmission Rear wheel drive 0-100 in under 4 seconds; top speed of 300 KM/hr Made from functional carbon fibre parts – including the hood, roof, spoiler, and side skirts – also features an active carbon fibre front splitter Base price for 2024: $81,370 + destination fee Special edition limited run (in Canada) – $109,535 | High performance vehicle with a 2.9L twin turbo V6 engine Produces 505 horsepower and 600 Nm of torque 8 speed automatic transmission All wheel drive 0-100 in under 4 seconds; top speed of 283 KM/hr Made from functional carbon fibre parts – including the hood, roof, spoiler, and side skirts Base price for 2024: $94,965 (can go up to $96,625 depending on trim level and options) Special edition limited run (in Canada) – $116,485 |
But here is where things don’t make sense. Both of these models were Alfa Romeo’s top sellers (placing 2nd for the Giulia and 3rd for the Stelvio in Canada in 2024), so why would the company choose to do this? Well, there is a rumour that a new release of both models will be produced this year and next year – electric versions that is – and one might even be able to get their hands on one of the Stelvio SUVs by the end of 2025. Of course, those that would like the Giulia SUV will have to wait a little longer, with these models becoming available in 2026.
Make sure to check out Alfa Romeo’s website linked here to keep up to date with the latest news and cars.
Next on the list is the Audi A5 Coupe and Convertible, but Audi plans to keep around the Sportback model, so not a complete loss here. Why those two specifically you may ask? Well, Audi wants to keep things simple believe it or not, and this will help them to be able to differentiate and identify easily which are electric and non electric vehicles. Plus the A5 Sportback model will be used to replace the current A4 model which also has the potential to become an electric vehicle in the near future.
The A5 model will also be updated for 2025, seeing the following features being added to it:
- MMI Navigation Plus Package as standard on the Premium Plus Trim
- A new S line package with a darkened trim
- Rear USB ports that will be part of the Convenience Package
- Black exterior trim
- A standard HomeLink transceiver
The 2024 models had MSRP pricing of $47,700 (base price) for the Coupe and $54,900 (base price) for the Convertible (or what Audi refers to this as Cabriolet). The final production month for both of these cars were at the end of July 2024 and these cars actually don’t have too long of a history seeing as they were only introduced to the market in 2008 – remember this was also the year the stock market crashed so not sure if Audi made the right choice then, what do you think?
We have made it to spot number 3 on the list and this specific car might have mixed reactions. Before I reveal what car this is, I’m sure many of you have seen these in the summer and depending on the age group and what type of car you’re into, this is where the love-hate decision will come into play. Regardless, I know personally I have a cousin who has this car and considering that it will no longer be available on the market for purchase directly from the dealer, I’m sure my cousin is counting his lucky stars to still have one around.
Okay, I’ll tell you what it is. Ready? It’s the Chevrolet Camaro. For those who have been following the news, I’m sure you’re not surprised, especially given the fact that the 6th generation of Camaros rolled off the assembly line back in January 2024. But Scott Bell, the Vice President of Global Chevrolet, released a statement in 2023 basically saying although they won’t be releasing the successor just yet, not to worry, this is not the end of the Camaros story.
So why did Chevrolet make such a bold move? Well surprisingly for a couple of reasons.
- Sales – In recent years, sales of the Camaro have been on the decline and just to put a number to this, check out this stat – In 2022, only 24,652 cars were sold vs in 2016 when Chevrolet saw 72,705 cars sold (which interestingly enough, was 50 years after the first Camaro was released to the market)
- Changing preferences – I have to say of all the reasons on this list, this will be the most relevant reason why Chevrolet made the decision that they did. This was always considered to be a sports car (which obviously attracted young buyers and those who felt they were young at heart). But overtime, drivers became more focused on finding a vehicle that could not only transport their growing family/lifestyle but also one that was more roomier, designed to be more practical instead of just a “pretty face”, and even becoming less interested in performance cars as a whole
- Electric Vehicle – This is a really common reason that you will be seeing more of in the news, on social media, hear about in conversation, and basically although I’m sure that an all electric lineup would never be an option that major car companies would solely want to entertain, it is something that they are projecting to incorporate in the near future. But then there’s GM (General Motors) who wants to do just this. They have a plan to push for an all electrified future, selling only electric cars by the year 2035 worldwide. Which really just means, because GM is doing this, Chevrolet has to follow so they will also be prioritizing electric vehicles
Coming in at number 4 on the list is another shared spot, this time for Ferrari with the SF90 Stradale and 812 GTS. The decision was made by the automaker to discontinue these 2 high performance cars simply because they were both being “phased out” according to an August 2024 financial report.
In general, Ferrari’s tend to have shorter production life spans when compared to other mainstream cars because they are more exclusive and need to stay technologically advanced. Although, not all hope is lost as it is being rumoured that there will be a successor (that is currently underway) for the SF90 Stradale model.
Similar to the first set of cars on this list, please refer to the chart below for a real time comparison of the two models in terms of specs.
| Ferrari SF90 Stradale | Ferrari 812 GTS |
| Twin turbocharged V8 engine + 3 electric motors 986 horsepower 0-60 MPH in 2.5 seconds Automatic transmission Passenger capacity: 2 people MSRP price: $524,814 in Canada; Spider version MSRP – $580,000 Primarily rear wheel drive, but two internal combustion engines (ICE) power the front wheels | DOHC 48 valve V-12 engine 789 horsepower 0-60 MPH in 3.0 seconds flat Automatic transmission Passenger capacity: 2 people MSRP price: $408,203 Rear wheel drive |
Last but certainly not least on the list is the Fisker Ocean electric SUV. Now this might be a name that some of you are super lost with and not to worry, this was my first time reading about this car company too. But just another learning opportunity, so let’s see what we can find! For starters, this is a brand that Magna International produced cars and car parts for, and after June 2024, when the Fisker Inc company declared bankruptcy, all production was stopped – this was according to comments made by Patrick McCann (Fisker’s Chief Financial Officer) during an August 2024 earnings call. It was only months later (in November) that he announced the company was history and now behind us all.
The company was founded on October 3, 2016 by a husband and wife team – Henrik Fisker (a Danish automotive designer) and Geeta Gupta-Fisker – which was the successor to Fisker Automotive. It was relatively small in terms of overall employee count, with only 150 as of May 2023 but the company tried to do as much good as they could over the years. It did take a while but 2 years ago (in 2023) they released the Ocean Electric SUV. This vehicle had a base MSRP price of $45,999 and went all the way up to $79,799 for the top of the line model.
Since its incorporation, 2024 had to have been the hardest year for the company by far. Not only was the one and only vehicle they had to their name wreaking havoc on the roads – causing 100 loss of power accidents as well as other technical issues that lead to major accidents and recalls along the way, but also the company itself fell into a financial crisis too quickly to even begin thinking about trying to fix it. It was in March 2024 that the company started to realise this, after reviewing the 2023 sales numbers and seeing that they were at a net loss of over $463 million. Despite doing all they could to try and save the company, June 11, 2024 was the day that they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Check out this article linked here, to find out what to do if your vehicle’s EV company ever goes under.
Final Thoughts
Since you made it this far, why not check out a post we had published last year about the big Presidential Electric Car debate of 2024 linked here.