Yahoo Autos 10 Cars You Didn't Realize Were Still in Production
There are plenty of new-car models that get discontinued every year, but a number of vehicles manage to last well beyond their expected life cycles. While most cars undergo a full redesign every six model years or so, other can last far longer without significant updates, with manufacturers stretching out production timelines for a variety of reasons. Especially among pickup trucks and vans, many models have a longer shelf life than you'd expect, and we've rounded up 10 cars that you probably didn't realize you could still buy new from a dealership in 2024. You might have thought that many of these cars died off years ago, but they're still here.
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Ford E-Series
Ford started building the Econoline van in the 1960s, and although it eventually morphed into the E-Series lineup of commercial vehicles, it still basically follows the same body-on-frame, old-school full-size van formula. The van we know as the fourth-generation E-series has been around since the 1990s and is, unbelievably, still being made today. It’s only available now for fleet customers in cutaway and stripped-chassis forms, as the far more modern Transit took over passenger-van and cargo-van duties long ago.
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Chevrolet Express / GMC Savana
The Chevy Express and its GMC Savana twin have been rolling off the assembly line since 1996, and they've barely changed since then. Apparently there's not much embellishing needed for these workman-like full-size vans, which are available in cargo and passenger versions. You've surely ridden in one, whether it's an airport parking shuttle or a U-Haul moving van. GM has recently launched a range of electric vans called BrightDrop, but that doesn't necessarily mean these gas-powered vans will disappear right away.
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Dodge Durango
The third-generation Dodge Durango, which debuted in 2010, has been around so long that its underpinnings date way back to the DaimlerChrysler days. That's right: this ancient platform shares components with the old Mercedes-Benz ML SUV, and yet the Durango continues on into 2025 as a competitor in the crowded three-row SUV segment. Its calling cards are the available V-8 engines, as especially the 710-hp supercharged Hellcat version is a uniquely American take on the performance SUV. Dodge's parent company Stellantis says that production of the V-8 models will end this year, but the current V-6 Durango could continue for a while longer until this model's replacement arrives.
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Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
The Outlander Sport is the cockroach of the small-crossover world, having first arrived in the U.S. for the 2011 model year. And yes, despite some visual freshening since then, it's still the same vehicle underneath. That's not so good for its competitiveness among countless hordes of newer competitors, as it's an unrefined, unpleasant-to-drive vehicle that lacks many of the tech features today's customers expect.
Land Rover Discovery Sport
After selling a compact, entry-level luxury SUV under a few different nameplates including Freelander and LR2, Land Rover decided to roll the new generation into the Discovery family when it launched the Discovery Sport for the 2015 model year. It never received much fanfare, and the Disco Sport also hasn't been updated much over the years. It's largely the same vehicle it was a decade ago, despite freshened styling and a new infotainment system. Unlike most other compact luxury SUVs, it offers a third row of seats, but its lackluster turbo-four powertrain and dated look make it an otherwise forgettable choice in its segment.
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Hyundai Nexo
As one of only a few hydrogen-powered vehicle on sale today, the Hyundai Nexo is easily forgotten. It's been around since the 2019 model year but sells in tiny numbers: Hyundai only moved 241 units last year. It competes with the Toyota Mirai fuel-cell sedan and, more recently, the Honda CR-V Fuel Cell. You're highly unlikely to see any of these vehicles outside of California, as that's the only place in the U.S. where there's any sort of refueling infrastructure.
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Chevrolet Malibu
You might have thought that General Motors killed off all its passenger cars by now, but not quite: the Malibu is still going for the 2025 model year. It far outlived its Chevy sedan siblings such as the Cruze and Sonic. The current generation of this mid-size family sedan first debuted for 2016, but obviously the Malibu nameplate has existed for far longer than that. Sadly, the current sedan's run will come to an end soon, as production is scheduled to end in November. But you will still be able to find new Malibus on dealer lots—or, more likely the rental-car lot—for some time, so we included it on this list anyway.
Lexus RC
The origins of this two-door date back all the way to 2012, when a concept-car version was first shown at the 2012 Paris auto show. The production version arrived for the 2015 model year as a coupe equivalent to the IS compact sports sedan and competitor to the likes of the BMW 4-series. Both the standard RC and the high-performance, V-8–powered RC F have carried on mostly unchanged in the ensuing decade. We haven't heard much about a successor, but there are rumors that the roadgoing version of Toyota's GT3 race car could end up wearing a Lexus badge.
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Volvo S90
Volvo is best known for its station wagons, and its lineup has become thick with SUVs in recent years. Although the smaller S60 sedan is being put to pasture, the larger S90 luxury sedan soldiers on for the time being. It'll eventually supplanted by the upcoming ES90 electric sedan, but we could see Volvo continuing to produce the gas version, which has been around since the 2017 model year, for some time. That's the strategy it's employing for the aging XC90 SUV, which will be sold alongside its EX90 EV sibling for at least several more years.
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Audi A8
The A8 has never achieved the prestige or the presence of the Mercedes-Benz S-class, or even the BMW 7-series for that matter. As Audi’s flagship sedan, it’s long been criticized for looking too similar to its smaller siblings, and that rings true for the current fourth-generation model. Audi has seen fit to kept it in production for the U.S. nonetheless, despite slow sales: the company has only moved 1232 units of the A8 and its S8 high-performance stablemate so far this year. The A6, for instance, has sold more than five times as many units in the same time frame.
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