Originally Posted by
Grunty
As mentioned before, i feel the Ambassandor class was pretty much the design revival of the Constitution class with some elements set by the Excelsior. Being a very classic saucer on neck, with tubular main body.
Which seems to just add to the disapointment of some who wish it could have appeared more in series or other media. While other designs have more frequent reappearances.
If i had to guess why they seemingly only had such a small production run, it would be that the Federation ultimately didn't saw the need for a large number of "Constitution 2.0s" just yet when they can still retrofit the Excelsior class with newer tech to serve as heavy duty exploration and patrol ship instead.