All good things must come to an end, or so the saying goes. That often holds true across the automotive world, be it the end of a long-lived model line, a type of engine, or even entire brands in some cases.Which leads us to the list of 10 incredibly varied cars with one big thing in common. All were to be the last of their kind, in one way or another. Dodge Viper: America’s Last Manual-Only Supercar 2015 Dodge Viper Time AttackWhile America’s supercar culture isn’t as rich as Europe's, the States have produced some of the all-time greats. Think the revival of the Ford GT, the Saleen S7, world-beating Hennessey Venom F5, and C6 Corvette ZR1 as some of the real standouts.All of those cars had one thing in common: You could only have them with a manual gearbox, a trait that is dead in the modern world of American supercars.The last to carry that stick shift flame was the Dodge Viper, a car that famously pushed back against modernity across all of its generations. Although debatably the most refined of all the Vipers, the final generation of the car remained one of the rawest in its class until its demise in 2017. Lamborghini Huracan: The Last V10 Sports Car Lamborghini Huracan Evo RWD The V10 engine is one of the great configurations, producing some of the most distinct and incredible sounds in the automotive world. Just give the Lexus LFA and the Porsche Carrera GT a listen.Sadly, though, as internal combustion is throttled by emissions regulations and a push towards electrification, the V10 is no more, and almost certainly will never return in a mainstream sports car.It gives the Lamborghini Huracán a place in history as the final V10-powered car to have been built, outlasting the mechanically similar Audi R8 by a little over a year. Its 5.2-liter 10-cylinder engine has made way for a 10,000 rpm hybrid V8 in the Temerario, so at least its replacement offers plenty to appreciate. 993 Porsche 911: The Last Air-Cooled 911 1995 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet Sonderwunsch Exterior From its very inception in 1964, the Porsche 911 has been a car aimed squarely at the enthusiast. Its early iterations, especially, traded on a raw, driver-focused experience with an emphasis on a pure mechanical feel.For its first three generations, using air-cooled flat-six engines was a key component in the package, delivering a more raw sound and reduced weight.When the fourth-generation 996 911 came in 1997, though, it marked the biggest change to the sports car yet. Along with switching to water-cooled engines, it notably grew in size and tech, arguably becoming a softer-focused car than those that came before it.It left the 993 generation as the last wave of 911s to use air-cooled engines, driving up their desirability to hardcore Porsche fans. Suzuki Swift Sport: Last Naturally Aspirated Hot Hatch 2014 suzuki swift sport Although the hot hatch is only really a recent mainstream phenomenon in the US, the formula of a performance-focused everyday hatchback is one that gearheads in Europe and Japan have adored for decades.Starting with the Mk1 Volkswagen Golf GTI, hot hatches traded on high-revving, naturally aspirated engines as a core part of the package for years, until turbocharging became a common way of reducing emissions and boosting power.Every hot hatch available in the last decade has relied on turbocharging, with the final naturally aspirated one a car never sold in the US. That goes to the Suzuki Swift Sport, a small hatch with a 1.6-liter engine producing 132 hp. Sure, not a huge amount, but in a car weighing just 2,315 lbs, it made for an incredible recipe. Ferrari California: Last Manual Ferrari 2012 Ferrari California Top Down Red Front Angled ViewThere’s little in life more appealing than a Ferrari with a gated manual shifter. Sadly, that’s a recipe that’s now lost to time, with the Italian supercar maker now exclusively focusing on automatic and dual-clutch gearboxes.So, was there some incredible, limited-run, special model to honor the legacy of the Ferrari with a stick shift? Err, no. Actually, the last manual Ferrari was the cheapest one you could buy.That honor went to the Ferrari California for the 2012 model year, the last Ferrari on sale with a traditional gated manual option. Just two were said to be equipped with the transmission that year, making them an unexpected collector’s item. Holden Commodore: Last Australian-Built Car 2014 holden commodore frontThere was a time when car production was rich in Australia. Ford Australia was the first on the scene with building vehicles down under in the 1920s, but a real arms race started with Holden producing the first Australian-designed car with the 48-215 in 1948.The two would dominate the Australian market for decades, and famously battled it out in domestic touring car racing for much of their existence. Then things came to a halt in the 2010s, with the costs of developing and building cars for a single market deemed needless in the modern world.Ford Australia built its final car in 2016, while the last Australian-produced car was the final Holden Commodore a year later, the last car from the brand. Mazda RX-8: Last Pure Rotary Production Car 2003 Mazda RX-8 front, three-quarterDesigned by Felix Wankel, the rotary uses a triangle-shaped rotor to deal with all three stages of combustion: One side deals with air, and fuel is fed into an intake chamber, another compresses the mixture, and a final exhumes the exhaust gases, and all of that is happening in one space.This form of engine was never widely adopted, but Mazda made it a staple of its RX-series of sports cars. The final pure rotary car finished production when the Mazda RX-8 was retired in 2012, although the configuration has made a production return in the Mazda MX-30 REV, serving as a range extender. C7 Chevrolet Corvette: Last Front-Engined Corvette 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Stingray Although it took eight generations of the Chevrolet Corvette for the sports car to go mid-engine for its production form, the idea has been explored on several occasions in its history. That started with the Cerv II in 1964, later shown with the Astro II and perhaps the most notable of all, the Corvette Indy of the 80s, among others.Yet, the Corvette remained stubbornly front-engine to keep production and engineering costs low, and eventually, as a point of tradition. Yet, Chevrolet caved for the C8 in 2018, with the beautiful C7 Corvette going down in history as the final version to have the engine in front of the driver. Toyota GR Yaris: Last WRC Homologation Special Toyota GR Yaris front 1/4The need to homologate rally cars has led to some of the most incredible road cars ever produced. Think the Audi Sport Quattro, Lancia Delta Integrale, Subaru Impreza WRX STI, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution… this list goes on.As regulations evolved, however, the need to build a production car to specifically appease the FIA’s regulations diminished. That didn’t stop Toyota from producing a special version of the Yaris, however.In 2020, it released the Toyota GR Yaris, designed to homologate an optimized bodyshell for use in the World Rally Championship, with the need to build 25,000 of them.However, the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic halted development of that rally car, and a new ruleset without the need for homologation came in 2022. It meant that the final WRC homologation rally car never had to exist, but fortunately, it still did. Saab 9-5: Last New Saab 2011 Saab 9-5 Front 3/4 ViewSaab is one of the greatest automakers that no longer exists. Founded in 1937 as an aeroplane manufacturer, it began building cars in 1949 and made a name for its quirky, safety-first vehicles that were absolutely brimming with technology.Yet, financial trouble was never too far away from the manufacturer, even following the automotive division spun off in a deal with General Motors in 1990. After a turbulent start to the 2010s, Saab finally closed in 2014 under the ownership of National Electric Vehicle Sweden, with the last vehicle rolling off the Trollhättan production line.Although the final Saab built would be a 9-3, the final new Saab introduced was the second-generation 9-5. That used the same mechanical components you’d find in a Buick Regal or Chevrolet Malibu, yet laced in a beautiful body and with a much more premium feel.