These Vehicles Are Dead for 2027

Vehicles dead for 2027 include more than a dozen nameplates that will either vanish entirely or take a temporary leave of absence once the 2026 model year wraps up. Some are legends. Some are niche experiments that never found their footing. A few are simply victims of a showroom that can only hold so many crossovers.

The list spans nearly every corner of the market: electric flagships, gas-powered sports sedans, rugged SUVs, and at least one van that barely got its bearings before General Motors pulled the plug. Here is what is going away, and what it means for anyone still hoping to buy one.

The Electric Casualties

Tesla's Model S and Model X both end production after 2026, closing out more than a decade of production for each. The Model S was not Tesla's first battery-electric vehicle, but it was the one that established the brand's legitimacy. Its exit is quiet, almost anticlimactic for a car that reshaped how the public viewed EVs.

The Model X's departure also marks the end of the three-row era at Tesla in the United States. That door may reopen, though. Rumor has it Tesla plans to introduce a larger, three-row variant of the Model Y in the near future.

BMW's iX also gets unplugged for 2027. It was never much of a looker, though it did get less homely for 2026. What it offered instead was ample driving range, a comfortable ride, and a lavish cabin. If that combination appeals, the clock is running out.

Honda's Prologue gets its epilogue after 2026, and Chevrolet's BrightDrop van dies even faster. Launched as its own brand, it eventually wore the bow-tie badge for 2025. Two model years later, GM's guillotine falls.

Sedans and Sports Cars Say Goodbye

Cadillac bids farewell to two sedans. The CT4 line ends entirely, including the 10Best-winning CT4-V Blackwing, whose 472-hp twin-turbo V-6 and engaging chassis made it a genuine sports sedan. The CT5 is down but not out. Cadillac says it will return, though timing remains an open question.

Lexus loses two icons. The LC, a stunning grand tourer nearly a decade into its run, ends with the 2026 V-8 LC500 coupe and convertible. The gas-electric LC500h already stopped production after 2025. The LS, the model that made Lexus a juggernaut, is also no more for 2027. That leaves just the IS and ES in the sedan lineup.

The RS7 is gone. Audi's RS7, the last remaining A7 variant, joins its brethren in the great beyond, and it's a quiet exit for a nameplate that once carried the mid-size liftback torch. So where do shoppers go? If you want a mid-size Audi liftback, you can't buy one with a combustion engine anymore, because the only place left to look is the battery-electric A6 e-tron, which now stands as the sole option for anyone who still wants that body style from the brand. They're gone, all of them.

Porsche's gas-powered Macan enters temporary retirement until a next-generation model arrives at the end of the decade, leaving only the Macan Electric in the lineup for 2027.

The Curious Case of the Porsche Wagon

Porsche's Taycan gets a host of improvements for 2027. The wagon body styles, Cross Turismo and Sport Turismo, fail to make the cut. Buyers who wanted an off-road-flavored electric Porsche longroof are out of luck.

Crossovers and SUVs on the Chopping Block

The Ford Escape dies for 2027, leaving the Bronco Sport as the Blue Oval's lone compact crossover. There apparently was not enough room in showrooms for both.

Acura's RDX takes only a brief dirt nap. A next-generation model is expected as a 2028, so the hiatus should last a single model year. Land Rover's Discovery Sport, by contrast, goes out with a whimper after more than a decade on the market.

The F-Pace is gone. It's Jaguar's last remaining model, and now it takes a dirt nap too, which means the brand's lineup sits in limbo, waiting, with nothing to sell, until the battery-electric Type 01 finally enters production. So that's where they're stuck. We've got no cars, no timeline we can pin down, and a flagship that can't arrive soon enough to fill the space the F-Pace just left behind.

Polestar's situation is starker. The Polestar 4 ends after 2026, but so does the Polestar brand itself. The vehicle may find a home within Volvo's North American lineup, though the odds seem slim. Anything is possible, apparently.

What Survives, and What Comes Back

Chrysler's Voyager dies at the end of 2026. But its spirit lives on. The 2027 Chrysler Pacifica LX carries that spirit forward, and unlike the rest of the Pacifica line, which gets a reworked front end, this entry-level LX, sitting at the bottom of the range, holds onto the Voyager's design cues. It's a carryover. They don't change it. We've got the same look here.

The BMW 8-Series also exits, though BMW is sure to resurrect the name eventually. Whether a future 8-Series keeps the coupe, convertible, and Gran Coupe body styles is anyone's guess. The Z4 roadster, meanwhile, sleeps with the fishes after three generations and more than two decades. Hopefully BMW re-enters the reasonably affordable roadster segment soon.

• Gone for good: Tesla Model S, Tesla Model X, Lexus LS, Lexus LC, Jaguar F-Pace, Polestar 4, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Audi RS7, Cadillac CT4, Chevrolet BrightDrop, Honda Prologue, Ford Escape, BMW Z4, BMW iX, BMW 8-Series, Chrysler Voyager, Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo and Sport Turismo
• Coming back later: Acura RDX (2028), Cadillac CT5 (timing unclear), Porsche Macan gas (end of decade)

For anyone eyeing one of these vehicles dead for 2027, the message is simple. Inventory will not last. Some of these nameplates carried decades of history. Others barely got started. Either way, the 2026 model year is the final curtain for a surprising number of familiar badges.