Say Goodbye: Cars That Will Be Discontinued After 2025

Even in the best of times, the automotive industry experiences a natural annual turnover, with new models arriving on the scene to replace older ones reaching retirement age. For the upcoming 2026 model year, this changeover and culling of some models are further influenced by factors such as slowing sales of certain segments, the recent shift towards electrification, and the ongoing uncertainty of global trade tariffs.

Many automakers have already confirmed the discontinuation of certain models. Alphabetically, here are a few vehicles that won't see a new version after the current 2025 model year inventories are sold off.

Acura TLX

Four-door sedans, once a staple of the automotive industry, have been on the wane with new car buyers for what seems like decades. So, it's with little surprise that the 2025 model year will be the last for Acura's TLX luxury sedan. 

A successor to the 1995 to 2014 Acura TL, the current second-generation TLX arrived for the 2022 model year, offering more room and standard features than pricier rivals like the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Sport sedan fans will likely miss the high-performance TLX Type S with its 355-horsepower turbocharged V6.

Honda's luxury brand said dropping the TLX better aligns "with the evolving needs of our customers and the changing landscape of the automotive industry." The decision leaves the Acura lineup with only the Honda Civic-based compact Integra as the lone non-SUV in the lineup for 2026.

BMW M8 Coupe

Continuing the high-performance grand touring heritage of its M6 predecessor, the M8 Coupe has been the epitome of BMW's two-door hardtop since it arrived for 2020. However, if you want to own one, you'll need to explore AutoTrader's used car listings, as BMW is no longer accepting orders for the M8 Coupe in 2025.

A luxurious and comfortable 2+2 grand touring coupe that's also a beast on the race track, the M8 Coupe's main attraction is its twin-turbocharged V8 that churns out 617 horsepower. 

Despite the departure of the high-performance M8 hardtop, BMW ensures that the M8 Gran Coupe and M8 Convertible will continue to be available for 2026, along with the 523-hp M850i xDrive in Coupe, Convertible, and four-door Gran Coupe bodystyles. 

BMW X4

As automakers continue to streamline their lineups, oxymoronic luxury coupe-SUV models are on their hit lists for 2026. Already planned for departure from the new car market are the BMW X4 and its Infiniti QX55 rival. Plus, there is speculation that Mercedes-Benz will meld its compact GLC and GLE coupe-SUVs into one future model.

To be clear, there's very little that traditionalists would call a "coupe" in vehicles like the BMW X4. Since the first version arrived in 2015, its main differentiator from the more traditional BMW X3 compact SUV it's based upon is a sleeker rear roof profile and a higher asking price. 

However, BMW coupe-SUV fans shouldn't panic too much. For 2026, BMW will be happy to sell you the slightly smaller X1-based compact X2 or the somewhat larger X5-based mid-size X6.

Cadillac XT4 & XT6

In a move that aligns with General Motors' burgeoning fleet of electric vehicles, its Cadillac luxury brand is discontinuing a pair of gas-powered SUVs from its lineup for 2026.

The first casualty of this shift is the Cadillac XT4. GM had initially planned to pause production of the gas-powered compact luxury SUV while it transitioned its American assembly plant to build the redesigned Chevrolet Bolt EV. In the future, if you step into a Cadillac showroom in search of a compact SUV, the exclusive choice will be the battery-electric Optiq.

Similarly, the Cadillac XT6 mid-size three-row SUV is being phased out for 2026. Positioned between the two-row XT5 and the full-size Escalade in the brand's gas-powered lineup, the XT6 first hit the market in 2020, sharing its GM platform with the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia. Like its smaller XT4 sibling, the XT6 is being replaced by a battery-electric model, the new Cadillac Vistiq three-row SUV.

Genesis Electrified G80

The news that the Genesis Electrified G80 won't be available in Canada for 2026 is an interesting piece of automotive trivia. The battery-electric version of the G80 mid-size luxury sedan had a limited availability in Canada for the 2024 model year, and according to Genesis, 2024 was the final model year for this unique model, with no 2025-model-year examples being sold in North America.

Despite the quick exit of the Electric G80, the gas-powered 2026 models of the  Genesis mid-size luxury sedan will continue to be sold as rivals to segment leaders, like the Audi A6 and BMW 5 Series. With a 300-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder engine as the standard option, or a 375-hp twin-turbo V6 for those seeking an upgrade, both G80 trims come with AWD and loads of tech and features as standard equipment.

Infiniti QX50 & QX55

Facing a similar fate as the BMW X4, it's no surprise that Infiniti is cancelling its QX55 compact luxury coupe-SUV for 2026. What is surprising is that Nissan's luxury brand is also dropping one of its best-selling models: the regular QX50. The QX55 coupe-SUV is a relatively young product. It arrived for the 2022 model year, but its more traditional QX50 sibling has been a staple in the Infiniti lineup. 

Using a rear-wheel-drive-biased platform shared with several Nissan and Infiniti vehicles, it was originally called the Infiniti EX when it debuted for the 2008 model year. It was rebadged QX50 for 2014 as part of a corporate renaming strategy that prefixed all Infiniti SUVs with the QX badge. The current second-generation QX arrived for 2019.

In the short term, the Infiniti QX50 will not be directly replaced. Infiniti said a new two-row mid-size SUV called the QX65 is expected to replace the QX50 as the brand's entry-level SUV.

Lexus RC & RC F

After more than a decade on sale, Lexus is putting its RC compact luxury coupe out to pasture. When it arrived in 2015, the RC replaced the previous IS-C retractable hardtop coupe. 

The RC, a bit of a Frankenstein, is a blend of Lexus models: its front end came from the Lexus GS mid-size sedan, its midsection from the IS-C convertible, and its rear from the second-generation IS sedan.

The latest RC models came in three trims: the RC 300, RC 350, and RC F. The RC 300 and RC 350 are more luxury-biased than the high-performance RC F, with its 472-horsepower V8.

Porsche 718 Boxster & Cayman

Back in 2021, when Porsche announced that the next generation of its Boxster roadster and Cayman hardtop sports cars were going to be powered by batteries alone, there was speculation that the gas-powered models weren't long for this world. Well, now it's official: 2025 will be the last model year for the brand's most affordable sports cars.

Since the first Boxster arrived in 1996, joined by the Cayman when the second-gen debuted in 2005, both reinforced the Porsche brand's heritage of making lightweight two-seaters that could be driven both to and on the track. The latest versions, launched in 2017 and now badged with the "718" prefix, continue to be the last true Porsche sports cars, arguably. With their engines located in the middle of their chassis, the Cayman, in particular, feels a lot more nimble than the larger Porsche 911.

Porsche Macan

The gas-powered Porsche Macan was supposed to be on the chopping block this year, but a spokesperson from Porsche Canada confirmed that it will continue to be sold alongside the Macan EV in 2026.

Volvo V60 & V60 Polestar Engineered

Arguably, no other automotive brand is more closely associated with the wagon body style than Volvo. 

It started back in 1953, when the Swedish automaker saw an opportunity with commercial buyers and created the Duett, a wagon-like utility vehicle based on the Volvo PV444 sedan. This legacy has evolved over the decades, from a family car for Scandinavians to a status symbol for North American Boomers, and finally a piece of car culture — fondly called "Swedish brick."

While the majority of the industry abandoned the longroof decades ago, Volvo continued offering wagons. But with the departure of the mid-size Volvo V90 for 2019, the automaker's wagon reputation now rests solely with the compact V60 Cross Country, as V60 and V60 Polestar Engineered models won't make it to the 2026 model year.