History CarsOfFiction / BrandsAToB

* The "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vESFtmxlIzg Shoot!]]" ad for State Farm mentions that their services "make it easy to file a claim on the app for a new car... or even that old pacer". Cue the camera actually viewing that said Pacer.
-->'''Reggie Miller:''' ''[appears out of thin air]]'' Someone call for an old pacer?

* In ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie'', Goofy's much-abused car is a [[{{Fauxrrari}} thinly-veiled]] cartoon version of a 1978 AMC Pacer station wagon. It was based on the experiences of director Kevin Lima, whose elementary school was near an AMC dealership.

* The BMW M4 ([=G82=]) is an [[SecretCharacter unlockable limited time only event car]] in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune [=6RR=]''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKpGWAQnD6Y And the devs took good advantage of its boomerang-shaped digital tachometer]], where as the boost meter is still analog though justified that it's an aftermarket one, but ''who cares''.

** The ALMS-spec M3 [=GT2=] appears as the front cover of ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedShift Shift]]'', and you can get for free by completing the [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Need for Speed Live Championship]]. The same car would be the one Tommy Milner drives in the sequel.

[[caption-width-right:350:Pardon our French, It's pronounced ''al-peen'', as what [[Creator/JamesMay Captain Slow]] says.[[note]]'''Top:'''1969 Alpine A110 1600 Berlinette, '''Bottom:''' 2017 Alpine A110 Première Édition[[/note]]]]

* The Lusca in 'VideoGame/LegoCityUndercover'' is inspired by the 1962 Alpine A110, thanks to the shape of its yellow headlights.

[[folder:AMC Javelin]]
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->''"But for AMC, being late to the party wasn't the disaster you would think. [...] The Javelin turned the fortunes of AMC around, accompanied by the soundtrack of a roaring V8 engine."''
-->--'''''Muscle Car UK''''', AMC Javelin – Classic Muscle Car Review 2020

The AMC Javelin is an American front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, two-door hardtop car manufactured by American Motors Corporation (AMC) across two generations: 1968 through 1970 and 1971 through 1974.

Styled by Dick Teague, the car was positioned and marketed in the pony car market segment and available in a range of trim and engine levels, from economical pony car to muscle car variants. It was designed to compete with the Ford Mustang, and to a certain degree, with the second-generation Plymouth Barracuda.

In addition to manufacture in Kenosha (Wisconsin), Javelins were marketed globally, being also assembled in Germany, Mexico, Philippines, Venezuela, and Australia.

The second-generation AMX variant was the winner of Trans-Am race series in 1971, 1972, and 1976; and was also the first pony car to be used as a standard vehicle for highway police by an UsefulNotes/AmericanLawEnforcement agency.

[[AC:Film -- Live Action]]
* Cassandra's vintage muscle car in ''Film/{{Saved}}'' is this classy pony car from AMC's.
* A blue and black two-toned AMC Javelin is Dropkick's altmode in ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}''.

* Nacho Varga's CoolCar in ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' is his beloved cherry red and white AMC Javelin AMX. [[spoiler:At the end of the show [[LeftHanging the car's fate remains unknown, whether it was destroyed or abandoned.]]]]

* Baker from ''VideoGame/CrimeBossRockayCity'' apparently owns a muscle car that resembles a 1974 AMC Javelin AMX coupe. Unfortunately, the car only appears during the intro of the campaign, and cannot be driven during actual gameplay.
* The Javelin AMX became a prominent rear-wheel drive muscle car since its introduction in ''VideoGame/ForzaMotorsport 3''.
* You have this Javelin-based [=RebelRat=] in ''VideoGame/{{Wreckfest}}'', which has [[RiceBurner the tallest wing out of all cars in the game]].

[[folder:AMC Pacer]]
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->''"Rose is my daughter now. And you, Dorothy, are the biggest disappointment to hit the streets since the AMC Pacer!"''
-->--'''Sophia''', ''Series/TheGoldenGirls''

The AMC Pacer is a two-door compact car produced by AMC from 1975 to 1980.

The car was characterized by its aerodynamic "jellybean" styling consisting of rounded shape and large glass area, which were unusual compared with the three-box designs of the era. (To the point French advertisements for the car rather infamously [[https://cdn.drouot.com/d/image/lot?size=fullHD&path=61/119008/1a84a3a6b19813687734d068634c77c0 compared it with a woman's buttocks]].) Still, the Pacer's width was equal to full-sized domestic vehicles at the time, and as a result of this unique design feature the car was promoted by AMC as "the first wide small car." The Pacer was also the first modern, mass-produced, U.S. automobile design using the cab forward concept, which places the driver's compartment substantially farther towards the front than is common practice.

Reviews upon its introduction used descriptions like "futuristic, bold, and unique", though some publications such as ''Car and Driver'' also called it "the seventies answer to [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons George Jetson's]] mode of transportation." By the late '70s, however, the luster had worn off the design, and as more sophisticated competitors were introduced, the press began criticizing the lack of power and performance, contributing to its short-lived production run.

[[AC:Film -- Animation]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'', Acer and several other anthropomorphic 1975 AMC Pacers serve as supporting antagonists.
* In ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie'', Goofy's much-abused car is a [[{{Fauxrrari}} thinly-veiled]] cartoon version of a 1978 AMC Pacer station wagon. It was based on the experiences of director Kevin Lima, whose elementary school was near an AMC dealership.

[[AC:Films -- Live-Action]]
* An AMC Pacer X appears in the 1976 French film ''Film/TheWingOrTheThigh'', driven by Creator/{{Coluche}}.
* A 1977 Pacer D/L station wagon was featured in ''Film/OhGod'', starring Music/JohnDenver and Creator/GeorgeBurns in the title role. Jerry (Denver) drives the car in several scenes, including one in which God makes rainfall only inside the car.
* A blue 1976 AMC Pacer was the "Burgermobile" in ''Film/GoodBurger''. The car was modified with a large hamburger decoration encompassing the hood and other fast food-stylized decor attached to the rear bumper, hubcaps, windshield wipers, and roof. After the movie, the car was purchased by the International Hamburger Hall of Fame and the Hamburger Museum in Florida.
* A 1976 AMC Pacer hatchback is prominently featured in ''Film/WaynesWorld'' and its sequel as the "Mirthmobile". It is most famously seen in the introductory scene of the first movie, where Wayne (Creator/MikeMyers) inserts a cassette tape into the stereo of the Pacer, and he, Garth (Creator/DanaCarvey), and their friends enthusiastically enjoy listening to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Music/{{Queen|Band}}. The Pacer used in both movies was painted bright blue with flame decals, with stock steel wheels and wheel covers in the front, aftermarket chrome-plated steel wheels in the rear, a two-tone light blue-and-beige vinyl interior, as well as a licorice dispenser mounted in place of the overhead light in the headliner. It has been noted that a '70s car in a '90s was integral to the movie's cultural references, as Wayne and Garth "are performing the seventies for the nineties."

* TheAllegedCar Cole frequently mentions in ''Series/Martin1992'' is the AMC Pacer.

* ''VideoGame/DriverSanFrancisco'' brought something out of ''Wayne's World'' as it does serve as both TheAllegedCar and the [[JokeCharacter Joke Car]] due to its low stats. And by the gods... it is pathetically slow.
* The Pacer X appears in ''VideoGame/ForzaMotorsport 4'' & ''7''. In ''Horizon 3'', the baby blue AMC Pacer from ''Wayne's World'' is present in all-but-name; one of the exclusive barn finds is a rusty old blue Pacer X with a flame-colored lightning bolt on its side and a guitar sitting on its hood, and your mechanic is dumbfounded that you haven't seen "the movie".
* The Rhapsody in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned'' is meant to be a ShoutOut to ''Wayne's World''[='=]s Mirthmobile, complete with a picture of Wayne and Garth on the dash. Unfortunately, the picture was removed in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV''.

[[folder:Audi [=A8/S8=]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The car for ever European action-movie CarChase.]]

->''"Something very fast. Audi S8. Something that can shove a little bit. I'm also gonna need a nitrous system."''
-->--'''Larry''', ''Film/Ronin1998''

Audi's full size luxury sedan since 1994, serving as the successor to the Audi V8.

The A8 was presented during the 1994 Geneva Auto Show in March and full-scale factory production began three months later. The A8 uses an all-aluminium monocoque Volkswagen Group D2 platform which was marketed as the "[[MarketBasedTitle Audi Space Frame]]" (ASF), aiding in the car's structural rigidity. The A8 is usually a saloon with a 113.5 in standard wheelbase (SWB), though the A8 L is offered a longer wheelbase (LWB) adding an extra 5 inches of rear legroom, as well as being offered in either front-wheel drive or a quattro-based all-wheel drive. The A8 is also the first ever production car to ever feture both front and ''rear'' side airbags.

It is also offered in various engine types, ranging from the either FSI petrol or TDI diesel types, as well as the standard entry-level 2.8 L-3.1 L V6, 3.7 L/4.2 V8, and powerful V10 and Volkswagen's patented W12 engine.

[[AC:Film -- Live Action]]
* A silver Audi A8 is seen in the hands of the BigBad and his {{Mooks}} in ''Film/ThreeDaysToKill'', where CIA Agent Ethan Renner (Creator/KevinCostner) greets them during a CarChase around the streets of Paris [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=par97DhsmeM by deliberately ramming it in his Peugeot 208, take one of the mooks out while in speed and T-boning it off the bridge]].
* An Ice Silver Audi S8 in ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' seen in various scenes. Given that Audi is the ProductPlacement of the film, 'sided Christian's beloved Audi R8.
* As seen in a CarChase of ''Film/FromParisWithLove'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dw0Ef1BWG0 where the duo use an Audi A8 to chase down a suicide attacker in a Volvo along a busy French highway]]... with Charlie Wax (Creator/JohnTravolta) with a ''rocket launcher'' with some added kick.
* John Klien drives a black 2000 Audi A8 L in ''Film/TheMothmanProphecies'', in which the car breaks down, setting up the whole strange story which the movie circles around.
* The star of ''Film/Ronin1998'' features this NitroBoost-equipped black Audi S8 used in a CarChase [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xegtBclSBMQ against a black Citroën]]
* As part of the Audi partnership, there are some notable examples of this full-size sedan throughout the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** This is Happy Hogan's car in ''Film/IronMan2''. It was replaced by the then-new 2018 Audi A8 L in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', which would be much more prominent in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGuHgRQSEuk two-minute commercial]] where Creator/TomHolland partakes in a DrivingTest with this car.
** One of the Mandarin's henchmen originally uses this in ''Film/IronMan3'', in which it was stolen by Tony Stark after a fight.
* Since Audi was the ProductPlacement for ''Film/{{Taken}}'', a silver S8 is seen commandeered in Creator/LiamNeeson's character Bryan Mills, as he DrivesLikeCrazy, [[spoiler:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2OTpRXkk4Y speeding through oncoming traffic on the tight streets of Paris while chasing down a yacht where her daughter takes hostage]]]]. And just listen to the roar of the V10 soundtrack!
* Perhaps every CarChase movie fan would recognize this. This is Frank Martin's signature CoolCar in ''Film/TheTransporter'' film series where the black W12-powered Audi A8 serves as his car of choice in the second and third film. His portrayer Creator/JasonStatham personally owns one.
** ''Transporter: Refuelled'' replaces the A8 for an even more powerful Audi S8 instead.
* ''Film/TheWolverine'' has Logan transported aboard in a luxurious Audi A8 around Japan in search for help from an old friend.

* This was [[Characters/BetterCallSaulKimWexler Kim Wexler's]] car in ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' back when she worked for Schweikart & Cokely. [[spoiler:In season 5, she no longer drives it and turns the keys of her Audi to her secretary Marcie.]]
* A silver A8 L was driven by patriarch Jay Pritchett in ''Series/ModernFamily'', a precious full-size luxury sedan befitting a 1% luxurious family.

* The 2003 Audi A8 is one of unlockable cars in Creator/{{Konami}}'s sim racing game ''Enthusia Professional Racing''.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS10E20LeggoMyMegO Leggo My Meg-O]]" in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' parodies the famous CarChase scene in ''Taken'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgjXcUJloaY Brian and Stewie Griffin take control of a black luxurious sedan while they rescue Meg from her kidnappers on a yacht]]. That car strongly resembles a luxurious Audi sedan.

[[folder:Audi quattro]]
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->''"The Audi Sport quattro was an instant success when it took to the Rally stages in 1985. With its powerful 5-cylinder engine, and shorter wheelbase than its predecessors, it is one of the most recognisable Group B rally cars."''
-->--'''Description''', ''VideoGame/{{DIRT}} 3''

The German sports coupe that gave rise in the UsefulNotes/{{Rallying}} world.

The high-performance Audi quattro road car began production at the start of TheEighties, where it was first introduced at the Geneva Motor Show on March 3, 1980. The name ''quattro'' is derived from the Italian word "four", [[MeaningfulName which best represents the vehicle delivering its power to all its four wheels]]. This idea was dated back in 1977 by Audi's chassis engineer, Jörg Bensinger, who came up with an idea for a high-performance four-wheel drive car. Its existing Audi Coupé designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro would serve as the basis of the quattro.

As the name implies, the car uses a longitudinal front-engine, ''four-wheel drive'' layout, powered by an SOHC inline-5 engine, generating about 200 horsepower. The quattro's power can propel its top speed, reaching over 220 km/h (137 mph). Later iterations of the quattro had its engine modified throughout its production, such as the 1989 quattro's engine uprated with a powerful 20-valve 2.2 L DOHC, producing 20 more horsepower.

The last quattro was produced on May 17, 1991 with about 11,500 units made, before it was succeeded by the Audi S2 on the same year.

Quattros have became a part of the rally competition where it road-going models have been the basis as for the Group B category in the UsefulNotes/WorldRallyChampionship. The car saw lasting success with Finnish driver Hannu Mikkola and German driver Walter Röhrl winning several rallies and even securing championship titles from 1982 to 1984. A powerfully evolved Sport quattro S1 E2 with an aggressive aero and a powerful 493 hp engine took rallies by storm, such as dominating the San Remo Rally in 1985 as well as achieving total victory at the Pikes Peak hillclimb in 1987.

* Since the quattro has played a critical part of the UsefulNotes/{{Rallying}} world, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_for_Glory:_Audi_vs._Lancia Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia]]'' has lots of Audi quattros to tally whether if its the road cars or the rally car Walter Röhrl used in the 1983 UsefulNotes/WorldRallyChampionship, the film's central setting.

* DCI Gene Hunt's CoolCar is the bright red Audi quattro in ''Series/AshesToAshes2008'', which he refuses drive through a pile of boxes with. And his iconic CharacterCatchphrase goes;
-->'''Gene:''' Fire up the Quattro!
** The iconic car would ironically be used for the Labour Party posters of the 2010 general election, featuring UsefulNotes/DavidCameron [[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/apr/02/david-cameron-gene-hunt-labour-poster posing as Gene Hunt sitting atop of the quattro]].

* As a legendary Group B and Pikes Peak rally car, expect the quattro to be present in many rally games, especially being an [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity+1 Car]] due to its overpowered stats;
** It's an almighty DifficultButAwesome Group B car in both ''VideoGame/ColinMcRaeRally'' and ''VideoGame/{{DIRT}}'' due to being powerful but difficult to control. Also for the latter has this monstrous hillclimber S1 Pikes Peak, and Travis Pastrana surely admits that it's his favorite.
** ''VideoGame/SegaRally'' has two different Masters-class quattros; a classic Quattro A2 and the almighty S1 Pikes Peak, being a venerable Specialist on its own.
* [[ImprobablyCoolCar Probably you won't be expecting a rally car being driven on the public roads]] in ''VideoGame/DriverSanFrancisco'' as it includes Audi Sport Quattro S1, which would be one of the opponents in the aptly named "Group B Classic" race mission featuring [[ThoseTwoGuys Jun and Ayumu]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' ensures the Sport quattro doesn't miss ever since its introduction in ''Motorsport 2'', while it's also one of the 5 ''Horizon'' LCE cars. But what takes the cake here is that Barn Find in ''Horizon 4'' featuring a wrecked red Quattro, possibly as a ShoutOut to the final episode of ''Series/AshesToAshes2008'' [[spoiler:where the car was destroyed during a shootout in the final episode.]]
* While the fourth game features the 1982 quattro road car, ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 6'' on the other hand offers two different rally monsters; the quattro S1 Group B and the hillclimbing S1 Pikes Peak, a prize car for dominiting the Super class in career mode. The latter would return in ''Sport'' oddly added with in the Gr. B category alongside the fictional rally cars.
* Befitting the rally car archetype, the Wulff Bolter in ''VideoGame/MotorStorm'' takes inspiration of the Audi Sport Quattro Group B car, driven by various racers in ''Apocalypse''.
* Uniquely for a cross-country EpicRace, the Audi quattro 20 V made its [[OneShotCharacter one-shot appearance]] in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedTheRun'', [[spoiler:Which Jack can either use amongst the 3 available Audis for his gauntlet against the Mob.]] Its Rally Pack body kit/NFS Edition would resemble its A2 rally counterpart.

* The Le Mans quattro in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon'' is a very popular example of utilizing the ImprobablyCoolCar. This signature ride belongs to Darius, leader of Stacked Deck, in which the car is draped in [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black]], the colors of said crew. Future ''NFS'' titles would use the production-going Audi R8. [[spoiler:Beat him, and he'll surrender the keys to the car to you... ''for now''.]]

** The M3 GTR beacme forever definited by its debut in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted'', in which it is a MacGuffin, as the game's Career Mode consists of retrieving it (after [[ATasteOfPower having the chance to drive it for a few races at the start of the game]]) after being stolen by Razor, a street racer who won it in a race via cheating. It is so cool, it would make many appearances in various other entries after ''Most Wanted''.

->''"Driving most supercars is like trying to manhandle a cow up a back staircase. This is like smearing honey into Creator/KeiraKnightley."''

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* ''VideoGame/{{Juiced}} 2: Hot Import Nights'' claims to have the BMW M3 GTR, but the car featured in the game has the exhaust position wrong, two seats (and thus doesn't have the large tube where the passenger seat should be, which the actual M3 GTR has) and no roll cage. Simply put, the interior of the M3 GTR in this game is the same of what you'll typically find in an ordinary M3 road car. Also there ''is'' an ordinary M3 road car on the BMW list.

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Reviews upon its introduction used descriptions like "futuristic, bold, and unique", though some publications such as ''Car and Driver'' also called it "the seventies answer to [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons George Jetson's]] mode of transportation." By the late-'70s however, the luster had worn off the design, and as more sophisticated competitors were introduced, the press began criticizing the lack of power and performance, contributing to its short-lived production run.