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Rust in peace: Vehicles that are dying in 2023
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Rust in peace: Vehicles that are dying in 2023

  • By Larry Printz, Tribune News Service
  • Oct 29, 2022
  • Oct 29, 2022 Updated May 16, 2023

It's time to mourn the vehicles whose time has come and gone and that are about to enter the automotive afterlife for the 2023 model year.

Acura ILX

Acura ILX

Never like the Acura Integra that it replaced, the ILX always seemed like a pretender to the throne. A half-hearted effort on Acura's part dating to 2013, the Acura Integra thankfully takes its slot for 2023.

Honda

Acura NSX

Acura NSX

The second-generation NSX proved that hybrids didn't have to be boring. Yet as the world's exotic carmakers are planning to release hybrids, Acura is killing theirs despite the contemporary demeanor of the NSX.

AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Buick Encore

Buick Encore

Seemingly, there will be no encore for the Encore, a diminutive subcompact SUV that once accounted for half of Buick's U.S. sales. Now it's outsold nearly 3-to-1 by the larger, cheaper Encore GX.

Buick

Chevrolet Spark

Chevrolet Spark

Diminutive in both size and price, this was the cheapest car in America. No, it wasn't speedy or sizable, but it was thrifty. A decent small car in a nation in love with large ones.

AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Chevrolet Trax

Chevrolet Trax

Tall and narrow, a new Chevrolet Trax is reportedly arriving for 2024. So maybe it's not dying so much as taking a very long nap.

AP Photo/David Zalubowski

Ford GT

Ford GT

This $500,000 Ford was an homage to its Le Mans-winning race cars of the 1960s. But as Ford shifts to an electrified lineup, an electric GT could always be a possibility. A gas-powered one? Evidently not.

AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

Honda Insight

Honda Insight

With the launch of a new Civic Hybrid, the need for a separate but same-size hybrid seems as if it came from the Department of Redundancy Department. But its visual eloquence will be missed.

AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

Hyundai Accent

Hyundai Accent

Still popular, this handsome little sedan is being replaced by the Venue SUV as Hyundai's cheapest model, although the Venue starts more than $2,300 higher.

AP Photo/David Zalubowski

Hyundai Ioniq

Hyundai Ioniq

These Hyundai hybrids are being shown the door as Hyundai offers a number of hybrids across its lineup. But its name is being repurposed for an all-electric sub-brand, starting with the Ioniq 5.

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

Hyundai Veloster

Hyundai Veloster

With more versatile vehicles like the Elantra N and Kona N introduced into the Hyundai lineup, this unique model has seen its popularity plummet in the past two years. Arrivederci.

AP Photo/Tony Ding

Infiniti Q60

Infiniti Q60

The Q60 coupe receives the coup de grâce this year as Infiniti continues to suffer from a lack of a clear identity. This is the most fun of all its vehicles to drive, so its loss doesn't help Infiniti's image.

AP Photo/David Zalubowski

Lamborghini Aventador

Lamborghini Aventador

Still sexy despite its age, this is the last year for this 12-cylinder supercar, which will replaced by an electrified model within a couple years. While it will be good, it won't be the same.

Lamborghini

Mercedes-Benz A-Class

Mercedes-Benz A-Class

This was Mercedes-Benz's least expensive model in 2022, starting at less than $34,000. That honor now falls to the GLA crossover, at less than $37,000.

Daimler AG

Nissan Rogue Sport

Nissan Rogue Sport

Filling the spot between the Rogue and the Kicks, the Rogue Sport appears absent from Nissan's 2023 lineup. The question is: Will anyone miss it?

Jeremy Cliff/Business Wire

Toyota Avalon

Toyota Avalon

The car that wears the name of the island where King Arthur's body was taken upon his death is now joining the legendary king in eternity.

AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Volkswagen Passat

Volkswagen Passat

This American-built Passat bore little resemblance to its European counterpart, with little character or superb handling. Unsullied and faultlessly ordinary, it never captured the imagination.

Volkswagen

Jeep Grand Cherokee WK

The old version of the Grand Cherokee stuck around as a lower cost alternative to its newer sibling. But the new one is so good, who wants the old one?

Ram ProMaster City

This one always looked kind of odd for a Ram, and that's because it's really Fiat Doblo cargo van. Yet its sales seemed solid, so its demise may mean something better is about to arrive.

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