By mkbhatia
Monday, Nov 14th, 2005 @ 12:46 pm

Forbes looks at the “automotive turkeys” of 2005 in a report published today. Bankers and theater producers call failures “turkeys,” and each year Forbes.com applies the term to cars as well. First on the list is the Mercedes CL-Class. “Now, where do they get off calling a $96,000 Mercedes a turkey?” Dan Lienert says he’s a fan of the CL, but with a sales decline of 53% this year, the CL has been a showroom dud. Joining the CL on the list are Audi ’s TT sports car and the Chevrolet Corvette . All three are “amazing cars,” but sales have not reflected this. Also on the list are the Mercury Monterey minivan and Mazda B-Series. Luckily for Audi and Mercedes, they have replacements on the way for this year’s “turkeys.”

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