These Are The Cars You Want To See Brought Back

Porsche got me thinking about electric minivans when it showed off the interior of its futuristic Renndienst. That naturally led to me thinking about the Astro van, which is an awesome machine except for the whole being discontinued bit.

I've noticed that minivans aren't getting much love from carmakers, who've been happy to announce the electrification of crossovers, pickup trucks, sedans and even tough off-roaders (I mean, just barely.) I think it's time we started to see some electric minivans and I'm happy that a few of you agree with that in general, and, specifically, that the Astro nameplate deserves an encore.

The number of cars and nameplates that have been unceremoniously left behind is vast but there are a few that particularly stand out, like the beloved Element. We asked you guys what cars you'd want to see revived again, and these were their answers:

BRING BACK THE ELEMENT, HONDA! You'll sell dozens of them and I will gladly buy 1. Maybe 2 if my significant other can be convinced. Hell make it electric while you're at it. It already had a flat floor so running it on a skateboard chassis makes all the sense.

Submitted by: outofstep, jmjr07 and daleyplaint among others...

Let Cadillac be the Standard of the World one more time.

Two LT1s mashed together. Rolls-Royce level interior. Give America a flagship car we can be proud of again.

Submitted by: V10omous

Im 100% down with the Astro/Safari. Would be nice to see a modular, truck based light duty van again.

Submitted by: HammerheadFistpunch

I'm going to get laughed at tremendously but I really don't care..

I'd love to see the Escort GT specifically and the CRX Si come back. I've owned both (the GT was an '88, the pre-Mazda version) and it and the CRX served me well for both street and track duty. Yes, the CRX was 100% better, but the GT had its moments too.

Submitted by: sounbwoy

MR2

In AW11/ZZW30 hyper-light, inexpensive format. Ie – and this is the controversial not SW20 format (they have the current supra for the turbo itch)

Just go ahead and make it a hybrid/EV rather than super/turbocharged for that extra torque capacity.

Submitted by: FutureDoc

C'mon now.

Submitted by: xanthophyll

A modern take on the Mustang SVO.

Double deck rear spoiler, some kind of twin turbo 4 or 6 cylinder, euro everything. Yeah baby.

Submitted by: J-BodyBuilder – Never stick to sports

Since everyone else already has the FJ, RX7, and MR2, I'll present the Nissan Silvia.

We never got the S15 in the USA but we got a small amount of S13s and S14s. Now with everyone going Turbo 4 cylinder, this is the perfect time for these to be released. Even a mild hybrid would be acceptable to give them an extra 50hp at the line and give back another 5-7 mpg.

Submitted by: kalieaire

I know nobody would buy it and a modern version wouldn't look nearly as cool... But the Subaru SVX was the first car I ever really loved (I was 7) and probably formed the foundation for my general obsession with weird.

I would give an honorable mention to Duesenberg entirely because there isn't really an over-the-top American luxury brand and Americans are usually nothing but over-the-top so there's really something culturally missing here.

Submitted by: Citric

The Thunderbird. Revive it as a flagship EV for Ford, while keeping the price in check. Modern retro inspired styling in a 2+2.

It would probably sell as well as the last Thunderbird revival, but that's another story...

Submitted by: Elon's Backdoor Musk

The Solstice. Bring it back as a Corvette sub-model. Corvette is now mid-engined, the Camaro is going electric. This is the perfect time to bring back a Miata/86/BRZ fighter.

The original ones are great handling cars and a new one would be homage to what the original C1 Corvette embodied.

Submitted by: Carbon Fiber Sasquatch

I was thinking the other day about how it'd be cool if Stellantis brought back the AMC line as their EV brand. 21st century, electric versions of the Javelin, Gremlin, and Eagle would be interesting.

Submitted by: Doctorwhotb

Mazda FD RX-7

Also, a new Honda Element would probably sell like hotcakes.

Submitted by: jmjr07