Saloon sales were never a major success - fairly radical styling being cited as the main problem by a still conservative vehicle market.
Though not as obvious as the car's radical styling, the new chassis was just as important to the Sting Ray's success.
Following the lack of acceptance of the radical styling of the 1991-1996 Chevrolet Caprice, the Crown Victoria moved further away from its 1992 redesign.
In 1955, it was superseded by a new and improved Super Sport model with radical new styling and a 5-speed gearbox.
The Axiom's radical styling was too extreme for some although a surprising number of its design elements later found their way into SUVs from other manufacturers.
The E65 generated much controversy, due to its radical styling and iDrive user difficulties.
The combination of radical styling and an increased sticker price soon cost Taurus its leadership of the American car market.
The E65's radical styling and iDrive were not initially well received by consumers, so used E38s increased in value as demand increased.
Most of their guitars had a radical styling similar to that of a superstrat; others were modified versions of Fender's popular designs, the Stratocaster and the Telecaster.
Meanwhile, Kawasaki is introducing an all-new Z1000 street bike for 2010 with radical styling and a 90cc bigger engine at 1,043cc than the current model.