[citation needed] More than half in the United States were sold in 1996, with sales of 2,087 the next year, and 477 in 1998.

[2] In October 2013, Top Gear Magazine placed the X-90 on its list of The 13 Worst Cars of the Last 20 Years.

[4] In March 2022, Motor Trend named the X-90 #1 on its list of the 25 worst cars of the 1990s.

These featured a moulded bodykit that included a bullbar, running boards, wheel arch extensions all finished in the body colour as well as special 16 inch wheels and decals that numbered the vehicle out of 3000.

The special edition was named after the French cinematographer Philippe Cousteau, despite his death occurring more than 15 years before the first X-90 was produced.