**The Cars That Died and Came Back**

By James, The D-List

In the world of cars, things can get discontinued and then people realize how awesome they are and decide to bring them back. This phenomenon happens with other products as well. Today, we're going to look at 10 cars that died and were sent to hell, but then came back.

We're going to discuss if the newer versions live up to the original or if we should send them back to hell from whence they came. I'm James, and this is The D-List.

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**The Acura NSX: A Car That Died and Came Back**

You look at any kid from my generation's list of dream cars, and I bet you $400 that the Acura/Honda NSX is gonna be in there. And for good reason. The NSX was one of the coolest cars at a time when there were a ton of cool cars.

It was so fricking good that Ayrton Senna drove one in loafers. It was the first mass-produced supercar with an all-aluminum monocoque chassis. It had a beautiful, naturally aspirated three-liter V6 engine, and the cockpit took cues from an F-16 fighter jet.

And it had... (indistinct sounds) So it was pretty upsetting when after almost 15 years in production, Honda said they were going to stop making them and send the NSX straight to hell. You know, where all cars go when they die.

But let's move on to some other cars that died and came back.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Szechuan Sauce, MyChemical Romance, Family Guy,sometimes things get discontinued,and then people realizehow awesome they are,and they get brought back.Cars are no different.Today we're gonna lookat 10 cars that died,and were sent to hell, but then,they came back.We're gonna decide if the newer versionslive up to the original,or if we should send themback to hell from whence they came.I'm James.And this is ...- The D-List.- A big thanks to SkillSharefor sponsoring today's videos.SkillShare is an online learning communitywith thousands of inspiring classesfor creative and curiouspeople just like you.Last month, I showed youa class by Jeff Finley,about creating a perfect morning routine.And I hope, that ithelped even some of you.In fact, I challengedyou to better yourself,and not just in a creative skillset.I'm talking about havinga productive morning,understanding money management,and something I support, thebenefits of living with plants.This month, I wanna showyou guys Plants At Homeby Christopher Griffin.In less than an hour,Christopher teaches youhow to use plants as a tool,for finding creativity and calmthroughout the day.As a fellow green thumbmyself, I can totally relateto what Christopher's saying.And since SkillShareis all about education.There's no ads to interrupt your learning.They're constantly launchingnew premium classes,so you can focus onaccomplishing real growth.And the best part,SkillShare costs less than $10 a monthwith an annual subscription.That's like the same priceas a large fast food meal.Click the link in the descriptionto start your journey.And the first thousand ofyou guys to click that link,will get a free SkillSharepremium trial membership.And now, back to the show.(water sprinkling)(bang sound)- Acura NSX.- You look at any kidfrom my generation's listof dream cars, and I bet you $400,that the Acura/Honda NSXis gonna be in there.And for good reason.The NSX was one of thecoolest cars at a timewhen there were a ton of cool cars.It was so fricking good,that Ayrton Senna drove one in loafers.It was the first mass produced super carwith an all aluminummonocoque (beep) chassis.It had a beautiful, naturallyaspirated three liter V6,and the (beep) cockpit tookcues from an F-16 fighter jet.And, it had (indistinct).(screaming)So it was pretty upsetting whenafter almost 15 years in production,Honda said they weregoing to stop making them,and send the NSX straight to hell.You know, where all cars go when they die."But James, if the NSX was so good,why did they kill it and send it to hell?""Sincerely, not sure man, 69."Well, it was simply existingin a changing landscapeof fierce supercars andnot being able to keep up.The fastest availableproduction version the type R,only made 290 horsepower.Which, at the end of itsrun just wasn't enough.But, in 2016 Honda resurrectedthe NSX, and toop toop,it doesn't really live up to the original.Originally it was supposedto have a 10 cylinder enginebut that was scrappedfor twin spiny boy V6,plus three additional electricmotors that make closeto 600 horsepower when all said and done.And while it's not as badas a lot of journalistshave made it out to be, Idon't think it's a spiritualsuccessor to the original NSX,which is lightweight and simple.Honda tried to make it aluxury car, and that's fine.But then they should havenamed it something different.Is it an NSX?In my opinion, no.Should it go back to hell?No, it's fine.It can go to purgatory.If you thought that that was gonna bethe only three-letter car onthis list, you're dead wrong.This one is American.And Aryton Senna probably never drove one.Who knows?That guy never tells me anything.- Pontiac GTO.- The Pontiac GTO isarguably one of the first,if not the first muscle cars.I'm not trying to argueabout that right now.That's not what we're here to do.Okay, so the story goes,golden boy, the chin himself,John DeLorean took at Pontiac Tempest,which was considered agrandma car back then.And cram Pontiac's biggestengine under the hood.The 389 cubic inch V8, that's 6.4 litersfor my soda heads out there.GTO caught on, and soonevery other car companywas trying to stuff a huge engine in theirown midsize coops.But, the GTO remained the originalhunky muscle car boyfriend.Up until GM decided topull the plug in 1974.Most people, will tellyou that it's becausePong Mania had just swept the nation,and everyone forgot about cars.But my theory is, that it was because,a little thing called the gas crisis.You won't find that intextbooks, so we'll never know.Meanwhile, the GTO stayed inhell for the next 30 years,breaking big chunks of rockfor literally no reason at all.What are they doing with the rocks?Nobody knows.I imagined it to be a veryfrustrating situation.But in 2004, the GTO came back from hell,only this time it hadan Australian accent."Oi mate, what she say (indistinct)?Just a ReBadge old Menaro."This next gen GTO was powered by LS1,that sent all 350 brumbiesto the rear wheels.And, it had a top speed of180 miles per hour, not bad.The only thing that kind of sucked,was that it looked likea mid 2000s Pontiac.Which didn't quite capture theallure of the original GTO.It was discontinued afew short years later.And then, Pontiac wentto hell right after that.Personally, I think thatif Pontiac made the new carlook more like the old one,they would have had a lot more successAnd, I'm not a huge fan of the GTO.I'm not gonna send it back to hell,but I don't really want one either.So, it too can stay in purgatory.- Ford Bronco.- The original Ford Bronco abadass little four by four,that spanned five generationsfrom 1965 to 1996.But by the late nineties,SUV's were becoming gigantic behemoths.And the little old two-doorBronco wasn't sellingas well as it had been.Plus the whole OJ thing,might have ruined thingsa little bit for thelittle Prince kicky horse.It went to hell.And it was replaced by theexpedition to better competewith the Yukon in the suburban.And they also made theescape, which, you know ...Then in 2017, Ford announcedthat they were bringingback the Bronco after 20 years in hell.The newest Bronco debuted last year.But, is it any good?Does it retain the spiritof the original Bronco?Well, most people thathave driven one are saying,"Yeah, yeah, it does.It maintains the spiritof the original Bronco.You can take the doors off and the roof.It's great."It looks cool as hell.And it comes in a bunchof different trim levels,and has a GOAT mode, which ifyou know anything about me,you know that I've love GOATs.LeBron James, Jay-Z, me,greatest of all timesI think this is one ofthe best reboots ever.So the new Bronco is 100% stay on earth.It is not going back to hell- Chevy Blazer.- (indistinct) Blaze.What did you think I was talking about?Ha-ha.Another American manufacturertrying to cash in onan old marquee is Chevy, withtheir answer to the Bronco,everyone's favorite truck named aftera sensible dinner jacket, the blazer.It's a compact two-door, four by four.It has the same amount of letters,and its named as the Bronco.And it debuted just a few yearsafter the original Bronco did, in 1969.It was an awesome little compact Forder,some might say better than the Bronco.But, around the turn of the nineties,GM was shifting to anew full truck platform.And with the shift, the blazer was,(boom) extinguished.It met the same fate as the Bronco.Because everything wasgetting bigger back then.(Fire whooshing)And it went to hell.But last year Chevybrought this road dog backfrom hell with updated everything.But, instead of beinga rugged four by fourlike what Ford did with the Bronco,they made it a pretty average sort ofunrecognizable crossover.And a lot of people on theinternet got really mad.So normally, I'd have to go ahead and sendthis thing straight back to hell.But then, I saw this thingthat Lingenfelter made.It makes 450 horsepower,and it kind of looks like ababy Lamborghini Urus, all for $50,000.So, it can stay.- Volkswagen Scirocco.- Here's a video that someoneI don't know took of me,loving life in one of my favorite cars,my 1981 Volkswagen Scirocco.Somehow this video hasalmost 500,000 views.Although this littledub looks like a Golf,there's almost nothing in itthat is identical to a Golf,apart from the engine,.It was designed by my guy,designer of the centuryGiorgetto Giugiaro as a replacementfor the Karmann Ghia in 1974.And they actually made a Scirocco GTI,before they made a Golf GTI, okay?So, put some respect on his name.Which, to my best understanding means,a hot dust laden wind from the desert.For two generations,this beautiful littlesquishy boy went zero to 60into our hearts, and thentopped out shortly thereafter.And in the nineties, theydiscontinued the Siracco,in favor of the more powerfulCorrado, also a great car.From 1992 on, it sat inthe seventh layer of hell,feeling like it had to poop.But then, every time it wentto poop, no poop came out,it was just farts.But they still had to wipe abunch, and they had to rush.But then, the little oldSiracco caught a break,when Volkswagen announced thatthey'd be bringing it backin the mid 2000s.And by 2008, the newestSiracco was rolling offthe production lines atVolkswagen's Portugal Golf plant,just like before it looked likea beautifully squished Golf,and offered the same engines as said Golf.They even made a Siracco R.Ah, a jewel rag please, Max.Thank you.Unfortunately, all I cando is drool into this raguntil 2033, when it's legal to importone of these in the States,because we never got them here.So I will not be sending it back to hell,until at least then.If you're wondering whogave me these powers,don't worry about it.(beep sound) I got it from a store.- Jeep Grand Wagoneer.In the 1960s, Jeep puta station wagon bodyon a light truck chassis, andvoila, the Wagoneer was born.The Wagoneer was super successful,and was actually thelongest running domesticproduced vehicle on thesame platform, by 1991.My parents had one when I was a kid.It's a great big car.So, why the heck did they stop making it?Well, by the end of its production,it was powered by a 5.9 liter V8,that made a whopping 144 horsepower,which is not a lot of powerin a ginormous Wagon car.And, that big old weakboy V8 only got 11 milesto the gallon.And by the early nineties,gas mileage was on everybody's mind,including car manufacturers.And after 29 years, the Wagonhere took its last drivedown the river sticks andvanished forever in hell,(fire whooshing) or so we thought.Jeep announced the newgrand Wagoneer last year,with the first version beingavailable this summer 2021,the horniest summer on record.As SUV's become ever moregigantic, powerful, and luxurious,Jeep just couldn't help themselves.Just like in the sixties, theythrew their hat in the ring.Only this time, that hat costs $110,000.But this hunker, is a real truck.Is built on the Ram 1500 platform,and boasts 10 inches of ground clearance.It's also got a reallycool four by four modes,thus maintaining the essence of a Jeep.I'd love to know more, butsadly it's a Jeep thing.And they told me, I just won't understand.- Chevy Nova.- The Chevrolet Nova ison the Mount Rushmoreof classic muscle cars.The Mount Rushmore power baby!The Mount Rushmore power baby!In 1970, you could get theNovo with a 396 cubic inch V8that put down almost 400 horsepower.But just like with the GTO,and basically every other car of the era,it became an anemic little twerp,and got all the fun juicessqueezed out of it because of.Pong Mania.So at the end of the seventies,Chevy euthanized what was leftof the poor little creature,and yes, it fell straight into hell.I don't make the rules,I play within them,all cars go to hell.But then, a rift fromcenter hell opened up,and before it had timeto close, this emerged.(creepy sound)The 6th gen Chevy Nova,a.k.a ReBadged 1892 Corolla.I like Corollas, I haveone that doesn't runin the other room.But this thing, this isn't a Corolla.This is sacrilege.An abomination from the devil himself.From 1985, three years after its debuted,the Nova was killed once again.And now, it's right back where it belongs.There are some fates worse than hell.This is one of them.- Ford Thunderbird.- Over 40 years and 11generations, the Ford Thunderbirdunderwent a lot ofdifferent transformations.And by the end of its run, itresembled every other boringAmerican coop on the road.So, in 1997, Ford executed it on the spot.Hands behind its head, fell into a ditch.But around the year 2000,every US manufacturerstarted rolling outretro futuristic models.Now this trend wasstarted by the new Beetle,and gave us cars like theProwler, what's up Yuri?The PT Cruiser, or Max's favoritecar, the Chevrolet Scion.Now considering how boringa lot of people thoughtthe 10th gen Thunderbird was,the new T-Bird was striking in comparison.It really kind of captured the essence ofthe fifties Thunderbirds.The only difference was that this time,the car was meant for old people.The suspension was soft,and it didn't have amanual option until later.The redesigned T-Bird was onlyin production for three yearsbefore it went back to hell again.Because, it just wasn't successful.And if American culturehas taught me anything,if you're not successful, you go to hell.The Thunderbird was not a great exampleof the retro futurist reboot trend.But, there's one company thatpulled it off really well.- Dodge Challenger and Charger.- The 1960s and seventiessaw some of the most iconicversions of these cars,with (indistinct) V8sand amazing paint jobs.The coolest colors available,this side of the Lamborghini machine.So needless to say, thebar was pretty high,when Dodge decided tobring these guys backin the mid 2000s.But as we know, they are a huge hit,and continue to sell like crazy.Show me someone who justenlisted in the military,and I will show you a DodgeCharger or Challenger.The spirit, of the originalmuscle car has been kept aliveas Dodge continue to introduce bigger,and more powerful engine.Should these cars go back to hell?(car engine roaring)No.This brings us on to one ofthe most anticipated rebootsin automotive history- Toyota Supra.- Over four generations, thesuper reflected the enthusiasmof an emerging car subcultures that ate upanything and everything JDM.But, as Japan's economy startedtanking in the nineties,and people in the USstopped buying sports cars,Toyota decided to stop making Supras,after the mark 4.Talk of bringing back theSupra, started as early as 2007,with speculation that Toyotawould use the 3.5 literhybrid V6 they developedfor the Toyota FT-HSbut nothing ever came of it.Then, in 2010 Toyota fileda patent for the Supra name,and we all freaked out.Any patent freak knowsthat once a patent is filedfor a name, a product has tobe developed within three yearsfor them to use thatname as patent free 101.So, this was a good sign for Supra fans.But then we got the FRS.The FRS is cool, but don't get me wrong.It's got 200 horsepower, it's not a Supra.The trademark patentexpired, and for a minuteit seemed like the Suprawas gonna be eternallybreaking rocks in hell forliterally no reason at all.What are they doing withthese rock crumbles?Do they make them into cement?Is that how cement is really made?I don't know.What I do know, is that in2018 Toyota finally teasedthe new A90 Supra.But just like Jesus, when it came back,it had a German accent.That was because theA90 had been developedjointly with BMW.A lot of people were criticalof it when he came outbecause it shared a platform with the Z4,and it didn't come with a manual.But now, it has been onthe market for a few years.There's a lot, a lot,of aftermarket support.And the people who actually drive them,seem to really like them.I would 100% drive a new Supra.And, it is a bummer thatit doesn't have a manual.But if we stopped liking carsthat didn't have manual transmissions,pretty soon, there wouldn't bevery many cars left to like.So for those reasons, theSupra gets to stay out of hell(dramatic sound) for now.Let me know what cars 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