Vehicles Axed in 2013

Volkswagen Routan

Ostensibly named after a pair of Russian islands chillin’ in the East Siberian Sea, the Volkswagen Routan was the automaker’s latest ill-fated minivan. We say “was” because it’s no more, having been exterminated from their lineup. And so much for “German engineering;” it was essentially a rebadged Chrysler Town & Country (apparently folks in Wolfsburg didn’t get the memo that it’s no longer Daimler Chrysler). Chances are we’d all agree this is one product that should have never been built.