When did you last see a Renault Vel Satis, a Suzuki Kizashi or a Rover CitiRover? And how many times is Cadillac going to try and relaunch its range in Europe?

Here are the desperate last rolls of the dice, half-baked segment busters hoping to snare indulgent middle class whims, tentative ventures into alternative propulsion systems, children of unfortunate alliances and plain old turkeys – all populate our gallery of 21st century misfits:

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