Here Are All The Cars That Are Dead Next Year

We’re well past halfway through 2024, and as 2025 model year cars start rolling onto dealership lots, not every car on sale made the cut to the next model year. Discontinuation is a natural part of the automotive lifecycle, but it still stinks sometimes, so let’s round all the soon-to-be-dead models up in once nice little spot and give you something to peruse. Who knows? Maybe some of these models could make for good pub trivia material.

First, let’s set some ground rules — no crazy niche stuff like supercars, and nothing that was discontinued around the cusp of 2024 yet still lingers on lots. Sorry Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, and Mini Clubman. However, beyond that,

This year’s selection of soon-to-be-discontinued cars includes several sports sedans, an economy car, a handful of crossovers, a gaggle of pickup trucks, and almost the entire lineup of one manufacturer. Without further ado, lets get into it.

Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and Stelvio Quadrifoglio

Pour one out for a pair of Italian legends that reignited desire for Alfa Romeo in North America, if not exactly sales. With a Ferrari-derived 2.9-liter turbocharged V6, fast steering, and the longitudinal Giorgio platform, the Giulia Quadrifoglio sedan and Stelvio Quadrifoglio crossover are fast, playful machines for those with a bit of imagination. To the brave few who signed on the dotted line, we salute you, because spotting one of these hot Alfas in traffic just makes our day a little bit better. These aren’t just performance cars, they’re public services.

Audi A5, S5, and RS5 Coupe and Cabriolet

It’s been a rough 15 years for coupes and convertibles. From the Chrysler Sebring Convertible to the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drop Head Coupe, all manner of two-door cars have bowed out, and the Audi A5, S5, and RS5 coupe and cabriolet are next. We’ve previously run a eulogy for Audi’s last two-door cars, but it bears repeating that if you want any of these coupes or cabriolets, you better scurry on down to your Audi dealership right about now.

Chevrolet Malibu

Unless you work at a GM dealership or have rented a midsize car lately, you might be surprised to learn that Chevrolet is still making the Malibu sedan. Well, that’s set to change later this year, when the surprisingly popular midsize sedan is slated to end production after ten freaking model years of the current generation. Ten! Sure, the “real people” ads it launched with were bullshit, and nobody would ever confuse this thing for an Audi, but the Malibu still represents strong value in the midsize sedan segment. If you care most about buying a lot of physical car for the money, this might hit the spot.

Ford Edge

Speaking of older machines from Michigan-based brands, how about the Ford Edge? This perfectly cromulent rotund midsize crossover is set to get the axe before the year’s up, as Ford re-tools its Oakville, Ont. assembly plant for big ol’ trucks. Will the Edge be missed? While it’s certainly quite comfortable and surprisingly quiet, it never developed the cult following of the larger Flex, nor did it become an institution like the Explorer. Still, if the rental car lineup is sparse and an Edge is an option, grab the keys. You’ll be pleasantly surprised with its comfort.

Fisker Ocean

Yeah, this one’s a cop-out. It’s not so much that Fisker is discontinuing the Ocean, it’s that financial difficulties have discontinued Fisker. At this point, the Fisker name has graced not one, but two EV brands that have gone bust. Hey, maybe the third time will be the charm. Anyway, if you want a cheap new EV, you can still buy one for now, but Magna won’t be making any more for Fisker, unless something massive and unexpected changes. It probably won’t.

Every Jaguar Except The F-Pace

In about two years’ time, Jaguar will re-launch itself as an all-electric brand, and it’s razing as much of its presence as possible to prepare for war against Bentley. The F-Pace crossover will be the only Jaguar to see 2025, with everything else from the fire-breathing F-Type sports car to the shockingly pleasant XF sedan dying this year. Pretty soon, the Jaguar side of Jaguar Land Rover showrooms is gonna look pretty empty.

Kia Forte

The Kia Forte is dead, long live the K3! Look, it seems that about once every few generations, Kia has switched up its compact sedan naming scheme, and it’s about time for another change. The original Forte replaced the Spectra, and the K3 will replace the Forte this autumn, rationalizing Kia’s naming scheme with the K5 midsize sedan. While Forte is a more memorable name than some variation of alphanumeric soup, the new K3 does look tempting, with a huge footprint, big space, and a price that undercuts the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic. Needless to say, we can’t wait to drive it.

Mitsubishi Mirage

Another calendar year, another cheap car riding off into the sunset. The Mitsubishi Mirage isn’t going to set anyone’s hair on fire, but it’s a cheap new car with a long-ass warranty that can be financed for a long time with little risk. It’s easy on gas, runs on tiny tires, and works brilliantly as a utility for getting from A to B. Thankfully, Mitsubishi will be stockpiling these little hatchbacks to have continued supply of 2024 models into 2025, but once they’re gone, they’re gone. It did its job for 11 model years, an honest little car for people who need a bit of stability. It will be missed.

Nissan GT-R

While we’re on the subject of cars that will be missed, 2024 marks your last chance to dance with Nissan’s throwback to 2008. The GT-R did a big, dirty launch control start on the performance car rulebook, bludgeoning it to death and popularizing the modern formula of boost, quick-shifting automatic transmissions, and all-wheel-drive. From boundary-pushing machine to relic, it’s a poster car made to be viewed with awe and ire, but whether you love it or hate it, you can’t deny that we all watched. Godspeed, GT-R.

Nissan Titan

It’s almost hard to believe that Nissan is still building the slow-selling Titan in 2024, but that’ll change soon, if it hasn’t already. Come 2025, the only truck left in Nissan’s lineup will be the Frontier, which makes sense, considering smaller trucks have historically been Nissan’s forte. We’ve known about the impeding discontinuation of the Titan since 2023, but it’s taken a damn long time to actually play out. Hey, Nissan gave half-ton pickup trucks the old college try, and that’s what counts. So what if it never met sales expectations? It added variation to the roadscape, and variety is the spice of life.

Ram 1500 Classic

The Ram 1500 Classic is a real one. Yes, it may basically be the same truck that launched in 2008, but with a bargain price, proven bones, and a massive aftermarket, it’s still a great truck to buy if you want something that won’t break the bank, is reasonably rugged, and rides surprisingly well, you could do a whole lot worse than this. Sometimes an old product just means you know exactly what you’re getting, and with 15 years of reliability data, the Ram 1500 Classic is a textbook example. It’s a shame it’ll be discontinued after 2024, because even though it’s aged, it still gets the job done.

Ram TRX

Speaking of Ram pickup trucks, let’s give a standing ovation for the magnificently malevolent 702-horsepower supercharged Ram TRX. A Hellcat motor in an off-road pickup is a damn good formula, and while production only lasted for several years, the result was undeniably badass. For 2025, the closest thing to a TRX you’ll be able to buy is the RHO, and while that six-cylinder truck with much of the TRX’s goodies hits a more affordable price point, if you want it all, there really is no substitute. Wait, wrong brand. You get what I mean, though.

The Four-Cylinder Toyota Supra

This might only be a variant of an existing model, but the four-cylinder Toyota Supra dies for 2025. An automatic four-cylinder sports car costing substantially more money than a lighter, more practical GR86 you can get with a manual gearbox just didn’t make a ton of sense in North America from the start, so it seems like Toyota is doing the sensible thing and just killing it before 2025 rolls around. However, we wouldn’t be surprised if it sticks around in places where displacement taxes on the six-cylinder model are punitive. Hey, different markets have different demands, right?

Toyota Venza

After adding what seems like eleven billion crossovers to its lineup over the past few years, Toyota’s taking one behind the barn. It turns out that a RAV4-sized crossover probably wasn’t the sort of vehicle first-generation Venza owners, and with the arrival of the excellent Toyota Crown Signia, the Venza will be put out to pasture following the 2024 model year. Look on the bright side, Toyota’s replaced it with a better Lexus RX than the RX 350, except with Toyota pricing. Upgrades, people. Upgrades.

Volvo S60

The sedanpocalypse continues, this time at Volvo, with the S60 compact sedan going the way of the dodo. I always liked the current S60, although in a compact sports sedan market dominated by longitudinal platforms, it was hard to make a case for it. Thankfully, the V60 Cross Country wagon-with-cladding is still available, and I’m happy to report that it’s excellent. The death of a sedan for the life of a wagon? Yeah, I’d take that deal.

So, which discontinued car are you going to miss the most going into 2025? As weird as it sounds, I reckon I’m the saddest about the Mitsubishi Mirage being discontinued. There are alternatives to everything else, but cheap, economical, no-nonsense new cars are a dying breed in America, and that shouldn’t be the case.

(Photo credits: Alfa Romeo, Audi, Chevrolet, Ford, Fisker, Thomas Hundal, Kia, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Ram, Toyota, Volvo)

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