What Are Some Automotive "Lasts"?

[Liquid]

The Vauxhall Victor (FE), launched in 1972, was the last independent Vauxhall with no commonality with Opel. It did look superficially similar to the Opel Rekord but they shared no interchangeable parts.

Vauxhall had been gradually sharing its designs and parts with Opel since GM consolidation in the 1960s and after the Victor's 1972 launch, all Vauxpels would share a common design and common parts, ultimately seeing Vauxhalls become badge-engineered Opels.

 

[Pupik]

Maybe a base spec Versa or Mirage? I wonder if those screens are just for the backup camera and nothing else.

I had a 2016 Impala (W-body) as a rental car which was probably the last time I had a no-screen dashboard on a U.S. market vehicle.

 

[Volksauto]

The 2009 Mercury Grand Marquis was the last production vehicle with factory optional white wall tires. However the 2010 Lincoln Town Car was shown with such tires in the brochure but was not available.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Would it also be fair to say that the 1998-2011 Grand Marquis was the last car (and one of the only cars that I can think of) to be marketed primarily to senior citizens?

 

[05XR8]

Word up. However, the Camry is still around.

I’d probably say the Toyota Aurion. That was last built(in Australia) in 2017.

 

[Tornado]

Would it also be fair to say that the 1998-2011 Grand Marquis was the last car (and one of the only cars that I can think of) to be marketed primarily to senior citizens?

They sell Corvettes to this day.

 

[Liquid]

Would it also be fair to say that the 1998-2011 Grand Marquis was the last car (and one of the only cars that I can think of) to be marketed primarily to senior citizens?

Peugeot still exists.

 

[05XR8]

Peugeot still exists.

 

[Blitz24]

Would it also be fair to say that the 1998-2011 Grand Marquis was the last car (and one of the only cars that I can think of) to be marketed primarily to senior citizens?

The Avalon is insulted by your comment.

 

[05XR8]

Wow. The USA still sell those?

Edit: Looked it up. That’s crazy.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Wow. The USA still sell those?

Edit: Looked it up. That’s crazy.

They were discontinued in 2023 and replaced by the half-sedan-half-CUV monstrosity that is the Crown.

 

[05XR8]

Ah, okay.