These Are The Last Remaining American Sedans On Sale In 2026

By Sean McManus

There's nothing quite as American as our car culture. The entire country is built around cars, as it was designed with rising popularity over the last century. Though some cities remain tight-knit, like New York City with the majority of its residents choosing to walk or bike, most of the United States was built with cars in mind. That said, the American sedan was once a staple of our culture. Models like the Chevrolet Bel Air four-door and the Impala sedan once brought color and style to the streets.

Skipping ahead a few decades to today brings us to a rather limited selection of American automakers that still offer sedans. Most brands, like Ford and Chevrolet, followed market trends by reducing their lineups to only offer SUVs and pickup trucks. Not all hope is lost, though. Buyers can still find plenty of luxury and performance in models like the Cadillac CT5 and others that we'll discuss today. In this article, we'll go over every sedan from American brands sold for the 2026 model year.

The Last American-Brand Sedans Sold In America

At one point, most American brands had at least one sedan model in their lineup. Today, the number of American brands with at least a single sedan for sale has been reduced to a measly four: Cadillac, Dodge, Tesla, and Lucid. That's a disappointing figure, and we know even more people will be disappointed to hear that the majority of those sedans are all-electric. Fear not, though, because those that do still exist as new cars aren't boring in the slightest. These brands are what's left of a nearly-lost part of American culture.

2026 Cadillac CT5, CT5-V, And CT5-V Blackwing

Cadillac starts us off with its midsize sedan, the CT5. While the base model remains a simple and luxurious daily driver, the V-Series models pick up the slack. The automaker knows that some people want nothing more than a relatively efficient, safe commuter car, but enthusiasts will rejoice in the madness of the CT5-V Blackwing. It's powered by the same 6.2-liter supercharged V8 as the Escalade-V, but its smaller package makes for a far more engaging and quicker ride. The "regular" CT5-V comes with a smaller, less powerful powertrain. However, for its forty-thousand-dollar price difference, we think buyers will still be happy.

2026 Dodge Charger

The Dodge Charger Daytona stirred up quite a bit of controversy when it debuted. Enthusiasts everywhere weren't happy to see the Hellcats of old get the axe, only to be replaced by an electric coupe. Nevertheless, the 2026 model is here and available with four doors — not to mention the return of a gas engine. No, it's not a V8 like everybody hoped. Dodge's Hurricane inline-six is more efficient and can be just as powerful with the right tune. Buyers who choose the Charger four-door Scat Pack or Scat Pack Plus will be graced with 550 horsepower and all-wheel drive to carve up canyon roads with your kids in the back seat. We drove the Charger Sixpack R/T and feel like it's an all-season, family-sized fun car.

2026 Tesla Model 3

We'll talk about Tesla's decision to downsize its lineup later, but buyers can still order the Model 3. So far, the Model 3 has no plans to exit the market. That said, it's available in a range of trims that starts at a relatively affordable $36,990 for the Rear-Wheel Drive standard trim with a single electric motor. Despite being "affordable," Tesla still claims a reasonable 321 miles of range. On the high end, buyers can get the dual-motor Performance AWD trim for $54,990. Considering how expensive other electric sedans can be with similar performance, that's not a terrible deal. These models should have simpler maintenance schedules and cheaper running costs than other high-performance sedans.

2026 Lucid Air And Air Sapphire

Buyers with a far larger budget should consider the Lucid Air. Lucid is a California-based EV company with two models, the Air and the Gravity SUV. Both are impressive, but it's hard to beat the insanity of the Air Sapphire. We should note that anybody would be satisfied by the Pure trim's features, and especially the Grand Touring trim's record-setting 512 miles of range. But for the best-equipped and most powerful electric sedan experience, you'll have to spend a quarter-million dollars on the Sapphire variant. It rivals the Tesla Model S Plaid in terms of performance, and it will beat just about anything in a drag race, thanks to its 60 mph sprint time of just 1.89 seconds.

Sources: Cadillac, Dodge, Tesla, Lucid, Mopar Insiders, GM Authority

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