Considered by many to be one of the quirkiest, ugliest pickup trucks to ever be made, the Chevy SSR looked like a prop car. The SSR stood for ‘SuperSport Roadster’, but in reality, it was more like a vehicle that could be best described as a ‘retractable hardtop convertible pickup truck’.
The SSR had a lot of cheap plastic in its interior and fell short when it came to performance. Also, it’s quite an uncomfortable car, and definitely doesn’t live up to its price of over $40,000. Despite its average acceleration time of 7.7 seconds from zero to sixty and 400 horsepower, this is probably one of the most controversial vehicles ever made.
1978 Subaru BRAT
The 1978 Subaru BRAT was basically a fake pickup truck. Famous for building fast, efficient, and reliable vehicles, Subaru is an incredible option when you consider their low prices. Unfortunately, however, they didn’t have the same success with their BRAT model. The car was proof enough for the company of why it should stick to regular cars and stay as far away from trucks as possible.
And truly, Subaru just added a flatbed to the back of their popular Sedan in order to turn this BRAT model into a truck. Even though the car became famous because Ronald Reagan drove one for twenty years, and this made sales go way up, the BRAT eventually tanked.
GMC Canyon
The GMC Canyon looked like a powerhouse, and customers had high hopes. However, this all came crumbling down when they realized it had a fuel leak problem. On the outside, the GMC Canyon looked fierce, but on the inside, it had transmission malfunctions, fuel system and cabin electronics issues.
The car was even recalled a few times for having a very serious issue - a leaky fuel system that could potentially make the car go up in flames. It doesn’t live up to the standards of its competitors, which made it a bad offer when compared to other pickup trucks with a similar price tag.
1976 Cadillac
It's hard to see a Cadillac on this list, as they are considered some of the finest vehicles in existence. However, everybody makes mistakes, and the 1976 Cadillac was certainly one of them. The company's attempt to create a pickup truck was an absolute disaster. The 1976 Cadillac was a mix between a coupe and a pickup truck, which basically meant they took out the backseat of the car and replaced it with a long flatbed.
Even though it was extremely expensive, the car was very popular with customers when it first came out. However, that popularity was very short-lived when people started to realize the car wasn't really functional, neither as a pickup truck or as a vehicle in general. Cadillac made the right choice to quickly take their 1976 model out of the market, and it was never seen again.
Chevrolet Corvair
Just by looking at a photo of this car, you can probably guess why it was a disaster. Everyone was expecting great things from the Chevrolet Corvair, especially since Chevrolet had established itself over the years as one of the most sturdy and reliable car manufacturers in the U.S. But the 1995 Corvair was a huge flop.
Chevrolet was quick to realize that their famous car was great on paper, but once it came out, this behemoth of a pickup truck, if we can even call it that, wouldn't fare well at all with customers once they gave it a proper drive. It was quickly discontinued.