The 1991 Ford Explorer. Everybody knew Ford was replacing the Bronco II. Nobody knew that it would change car buying habits for decades to come. It was the first SUV that was considered cool and had mass appeal.

Ford Focus RS - Coming to America!

This, right here, is spot on, it took me weeks to get over this.

What “car” no one was expecting? RAPTOR. When Chevy and Ram were focused on getting trucks through mud, Ford decided to look more towards Baja activities.

“Lets make a pickup truck that’s faster than a Ferrari...” - GMC Syclone

Nobody expected Porsche to build a 450hp twin-turbo SUV:

The Seat Leon Cupra, because NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!

Volkswagen Phaeton....

A fwd LMP car.

Raptor. Who would have thought a street legal pre-runner would come straight from the factory?

The first one.

‘93 Dodge Viper. In a world of blown small displacement motors. This monster.

A car that no one asked for and has no market.

it has gold heat shielding, for god sakes

Exciting rwd cars from Toyota and Subaru at the same time.

I honestly didn’t expect them to make it lighter, smaller AND less powerful. Especially with the FR-S breathing down the Miata’s neck. Anyway, it was a pleasant surprise for me.

The $64,000 question: How much does it weigh?

*yawn*

Oh ya?