7 Cars That Were Literally Designed To Kill You

Audi 5000 – The Runaway German Demon

In the 1980s, terrified owners began reporting that their Audi 5000s would suddenly and unexpectedly lunge forward on their own, causing thousands of accidents and earning the car a terrifying reputation for being “possessed by demons”. A bombshell 1986 “60 Minutes” report was the final nail in the coffin, featuring an explosive segment where they claimed the Audis could “treacherously launch themselves like misfired missiles”. Nearly 250,000 vehicles were recalled, but the damage was done: the Audi 5000 was accused of causing 6 deaths and about 250 injuries, and the automaker’s reputation in America was completely destroyed for nearly 15 years.