10 cars that ended production in 2024 that we'll miss

Starting with the big one. Having built over 44,000 R8s across 18 years and two generations, the very last of them rolled off the production line this March. Audi’s ‘budget’ answer to the world’s supercar consensus will be sorely missed, but dwindling sales figures meant its retirement was forecast years ago.

No small task to follow up something like the Veyron. And yet the Bugatti Chiron committed spectacularly, with the defining moment coming when its Super Sport version became the world’s first production car to cross 300mph. No pressure on the new Tourbillon then.

The Cali brand’s financial problems have been very public to this point, and the Ocean was meant to be the car that lifted Fisker out of bankruptcy. But it wasn’t to be and the SUV’s production ceased this summer, the fallout of which is a multitude of examples roaming the used car market for huge discounts.

One of three Ferraris axed this year, and with the 812 Superfast’s retirement back in 2022, the GTS was living on borrowed time. The announcement came this August ahead of the release of Maranello’s latest two-door, two-seat hyper GT: the feverish Dodici Cilindri, which is quite possibly the most complete Ferrari ever made.

But fret not, because the Spider will still be on sale until further notice. The Roma is arguably the prettiest of all modern Ferraris; look at the headlight partition, classy grille design and perfectly proportioned rear. It all comes together to form a gorgeous package, but Ferrari’s theme of ‘selling one less than demand’ was promptly applied.

Its first plug-in hybrid was always going to be divisive, and the 986bhp SF90 has proven as such. It’s an absolute rocketship to drive, but does it feel special? Hmm. Ferrari tried to see to this with an ‘XX’ version, which smashed Fiorano’s lap record at the time. It’s a technical masterpiece, but once again, not quite as butterfly-inducing as we’d hoped.

A total of five Jaguar models were ended this year, including the E-Pace, I-Pace, XE and XF. But the one which really tugs at our heartstrings is the F-Type. And a lesson forevermore on what the brand used to make before it went through its radical all-electric revamp.

The sixth and final version of Maserati’s soft but swaggering four-door saloon has also waved goodbye to us, and it took the excellent V8 with it. Quite a double-whammy, and combined with the brand’s underperforming revenues this year, the future isn’t looking too rosy right now.

This one stings because the adorable little adventurer exemplifies the cheap and cheerful car. Suzuki announced back in July that the Jimny (LCV), alongside the Ignis and Swift Sport, would be discontinued by early 2025 at the latest. Given it’s no longer visible on the official UK website lineup, it looks like curtains already.

We waited 21 years for a follow-up to the mighty A80 Supra, and when it did finally bear fruit, the A90 was considerably more reserved and a bit too 'Bimmer' for the liking of some. Or many. Still, five years is a good run, and Toyota is calling it quits with the recently-announced ‘Final Edition’.