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| 7 | Brands with their own pages: |
| 8 | * [[CarsOfFiction/AstonMartin Aston Martin]] |
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| 11 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 13 | [[folder:[=AC/Shelby=] Cobra]] |
| 14 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shelby_cobra.jpg]] |
| 15 | [[caption-width-right:350:Sure to get you from '''A''' to B... or '''C''', as the case may be]] |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ->''"289 cubic inch V8. Extensive rework of AC Ace's front end. Stronger rear diff to handle the torque."'' |
| 18 | -->--'''Carroll Shelby''', ''Film/FordvFerrari'' |
| 19 | |
| 20 | The AC Cobra is a British sports car produced by AC Cars in 1962, which was sold in the United States as the [[MarketBasedTitle Shelby Cobra]]. |
| 21 | |
| 22 | It was the successor of the AC Ace, a similar two-seater roadster that utilized a pre-UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Bristol straight-6, designed by BMW which was too dated for TheSixties standards. In September 1961, American automotive designer Carroll Shelby stepped in and proposed to AC if they would build a car modified with a V8 engine, which Ford sees interest, which would compete with the Chevrolet Corvette. Thus Ford accepting the offer and provided Shelby two different engines. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | The original Cobra comes with a 4.3L 260 cu in or a 4.7L 289 cu in Ford Windsor V8 engine and weighing about 900 kg, while its revised [=MkIII=] was uprated to a 7.0 427 cu in V8. The Cobra was capable of reaching 264 km/h (164 mph) which is pretty fast for a car at that time. |
| 25 | |
| 26 | [[UsefulNotes/TwentyFourHoursOfLeMans Le Mans]] driver Ken Miles once drove this at Sebring, [[EpicFail which failed to finish the race due to engine and damper failures]], as he proclaims that [[TheAllegedCar the car was deemed undrivable]], and naming it "The Turd". |
| 27 | |
| 28 | While production of original Cobras ended, and despite several complicated history about the company, AC has continued building UpdatedRerelease Cobras well into TheNewTens and TheNewTwenties with modern tooling and newer platforms, packing many safety features and even electric powertrain to keep up with the times. |
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| 30 | [[AC:Anime and Manga]] |
| 31 | * The EyeCatch of the "Call Me Queen" arc of ''Manga/DesertRose'' depicts Irene Sanders sitting atop with her minigun on her Shelby Cobra. |
| 32 | * Saguru Hakuba in ''Manga/MagicKaito'' gets picked up by this caretaker who drives a silver AC Cobra. |
| 33 | * ''Manga/YoureUnderArrest'' has Strikeman's modified Shelby Cobra sports car, the Strikemobile, which he fits with "crime-fighting" equipment in the finale of the manga. |
| 34 | [[AC:Film -- Animation]] |
| 35 | * A blue 289 Cobra is the HerosClassicCar the titular character used in ''Anime/LupinIIIEpisode0FirstContact''. In one of the episode later on, it can be seen stored in the Lupin Gang's CoolGarage. |
| 36 | * Sparky in ''WesternAnimation/ACarsLifeSparkysBigAdventure'' is a red sentiment sports car, modeled after a classic AC/Shelby Cobra. |
| 37 | [[AC:Film -- Live Action]] |
| 38 | * There is that toy Shelby Cobra seen in be spotted on Vaccaro's computer terminal in ''Film/Air2023'', as an EasterEgg of ''Ford v Ferrari'', because... Creator/MattDamon. |
| 39 | * The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLw-_LKRt60 Porsche vs Cobra]] CarChase through the airport runway during the climax of ''Film/BadBoys1995''. The black/white striped AC 427 was driven by French drug lord and BigBad Fouchet, which the duo Marcus and Mike [[CarFu forced]] his car into a concrete barrier. |
| 40 | * Ladies and gentlemen... ''Film/CharliesAngelsFullThrottle'' welcomes you... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v2_0_OhuXo the cat fight in the Shelby Cobra]]. |
| 41 | * This classic Cobra would be the CoolCar in a movie featuring Music/ElvisPresley. Usually during a race sequence. |
| 42 | ** One of the competitors during the Grand Prix race is seen driving a red Cobra in ''Film/VivaLasVegas''. |
| 43 | ** The 1966 movie ''Film/{{Spinout}}'' has him as Mike driving his classic Cobra 427 for the EpicRace. |
| 44 | * ...and speaking of that, as one of Carroll Shelby's creations, expect to see his iconic CoolCar in ''Film/FordvFerrari'', especially one that was used by Ken Miles earlier in a race before the [=GT40=] was born. Expect ''lots'' of it, whether if it's AC or Shelby. |
| 45 | * This is the HerosClassicCar of Michael Bannon in ''Film/TheGumballRally''. It's a black Shelby Cobra used for the EpicRace against vs. Smith's top-of-the-line Ferrari. [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOTVkOTEzMDAtN2Q0Zi00NzlkLWJhZTYtOTg4MTkyZGM1NDAwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjI4MjA5MzA@._V1_.jpg Though it was red in the movie poster.]] |
| 46 | -->'''Smith:''' So Mike... what is this, a vintage car event?\ |
| 47 | '''Bannon:''' Well Smitty, you know some things get meaner as they get older. |
| 48 | * InAWorld of [[CarPorn hot rods]], ''Film/TheHollywoodKnights'' has this 1966 Shelby Cobra as the BigBad, driven by two Asian guys. |
| 49 | * In ''Film/IronMan1'', the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvYhZT99g1s Mark II's test flight]] ends with Tony falling through the roof and [[CarCushion landing on one of his vintage sports cars, crushing it]]. Said car is a 1965 Shelby Cobra, which is worth ''millions of dollars''. The icing on the cake? Cue Dum-E [[BrickJoke dousing him with fire extinguisher]]. |
| 50 | * [[spoiler:The end of ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'' has Big Chris purchase a 1962 Shelby Cobra Mark III with the stolen money.]] |
| 51 | * The opening of ''Film/RomancingTheStone'' has Joan Wilder's sister in. UsefulNotes/{{Colombia}} [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzYd2CgIYgg abducted by some goofy kid]]. And said [[KidsDrivingCars kid steals her red Shelby Cobra]]! |
| 52 | * Some ImprobablyCoolCar going on here at ''Film/XXxStateOfTheUnion'', as 2004 Ford Shelby Cobra Concept is the hero car that was driven by Music/IceCube. |
| 53 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 54 | * While ''Series/TheFBI'' was [[EverybodyOwnsAFord associated with Ford]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzajnXMi4S0 the beginning of one episode]] has a man named John Graham driving a red 289 Cobra before he was abducted and the his [[ThePreciousPreciousCar beloved car stripped down]]. |
| 55 | * ''[[Series/Cobra1993 Cobra (1993)]]'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin! It's about the HerosClassicCar: The classic AC Cobra. |
| 56 | * Following his fortune earnings from [[UsefulNotes/HorseRacing picking trifectas]] in the pilot episode, he titular ''Series/JohnDoe'' buys himself a Shelby Cobra, which acts a his CoolCar throughout the rest of the series. |
| 57 | * The white 1965 AC Cobra 289 is the CoolCar of the titular protagonist ''Series/HoneyWest''. |
| 58 | * Jack Dalton in ''Series/MacGyver2016'' is a proud owner of the Shelby Cobra roadster. In the climax of "Wrench" if he doesn't make it he talks to Riley about who will inherit his prized car, much to her surprise. |
| 59 | -->'''Jack:''' My Shelby Cobra- if something goes wrong, I go boom boom, I want you to have it. |
| 60 | -->'''Riley:''' No, Jack. We are not talking like that... Did you say "Shelby Cobra?" |
| 61 | * The episode "The Girls of Nazarone Affair" from ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' has this Shelby 289 Cobra that plays its part of the episode. |
| 62 | * Aside from a CoolBoat and a CoolPlane, there is a CoolCar driven by Captain Lee Crane in ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea'': a red street AC Cobra. |
| 63 | [[AC:Music]] |
| 64 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3CaHeakZF4 Five More Hours]]" by Deorro and Music/ChrisBrown features the duo pulling over their Cobra on the desert roads because... their car died, and would set up for song proper the music video. |
| 65 | * Music/KelseaBallerini cruises in the middle of desolated desert nowhere with her black Cobra in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfzgXk1GagY Peter Pan]]''. |
| 66 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRaWnd3LJfs Payphone]]" by Music/Maroon5 shows Adam Levine trying to escape the police... and eventually stealing Music/WizKhalifa's Shelby Cobra, while he becomes TheMostWanted in a high-speed HotPursuit with the law. At the end, the Cobra [[EveryCarIsAPinto explodes]] for no reason. |
| 67 | * If there is a noteworthy song about the Shelby Cobra, then look no further to the CarSong "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc6FmZCT0Zc Hey Little Cobra]]" by The Rip Chords. |
| 68 | -->''Spring little Cobra getting ready to strike\ |
| 69 | Spring little Cobra now with all of your might\ |
| 70 | Hey little Cobra don't you know you're gonna shut 'em down'' |
| 71 | * The opening of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ORhEE9VVg Blank Space]]" by Music/TaylorSwift stars the love interest driving his classic AC Cobra. After Swift catches him cheating, cue her GolfClubbing said Cobra to death. |
| 72 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 73 | * Typing in the CheatCode "how do you turn this on" in ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresII'' gives you an AC/Shelby Cobra lookalike with mounted guns. |
| 74 | * This is the car of FinalBoss Pete Baledin in ''CSR Classics'': A grey Shelby Cobra 427. [[spoiler:Following his arrest, he hands the keys to Marco Cerulli, the TrueFinalBoss of the game, where it's a final race against hm for his car.]] |
| 75 | * The Cobra is drivable in ''VideoGame/DriverSanFrancisco''. Just complete the Speed Trap Activity 2 and John Tanner can get his hands in this American beauty. |
| 76 | * The Shelby Cobra has been long active since ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 2'', where the first two games have its roof up during in-game races. Starting with ''4'', there's also its [[PaletteSwap British counterpart]] from AC Cars with its 427 S/C. |
| 77 | * The Mamba in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline'' is based on the Cobra. |
| 78 | * The Cobra have appeared in every in every game since ''VideoGame/ForzaMotorsport 2''. This car was given away for free to VIP players in ''Motorsport 4'' back in 2011. |
| 79 | * The Samson Opus in ''VideoGame/MafiaIII'' is based on the 1967 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C, which one of the Racket Informants drives. |
| 80 | * In ''VideoGame/MidnightClub: Los Angeles'', fitting a widebody to the Ford Shelby Cobra Concept [[CallBack allows the car to resemble to the classic Shelby Cobra]]. |
| 81 | * The Cobra 427 appears in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedShift Shift 2: Unleashed]]'', and is the few stock cars that [[WhatAPieceOfJunk don't have any body modifications of any Works conversions]]. |
| 82 | ** Also this was driven by the #9 racer on TheMostWanted List in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted2012''. |
| 83 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Nightfire}}'', Bond girl Dominique Paradis fancies herself with a Shelby Cobra where she drives it in ''Paris Prelude''. |
| 84 | * The Bad Boy in ''[[VideoGame/OutRun [=OutRunners=]]]'' resemble a souped up Shelby Cobra. As the name implies, it is the baddest machine driven by two cowgirl babes who are outlaws who [[TitleDrop outrun]] [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment the law]]. |
| 85 | * This classic muscle roadster appeared in ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing 2'' & ''4''. The former under AC Cars, and the latter being under Shelby. |
| 86 | * The AC Shelby Cobra 427 has been present in the ''VideoGame/TestDrive'' series, starting with ''4''. Also in the Cobra list is the AC 289 or the "Baby Cobra", featured in ''VideoGame/TestDriveUnlimited''. Plus the [[ImprobablyCoolCar Ford Shelby Cobra Concept]]. |
| 87 | [[/folder]] |
| 88 | |
| 89 | [[folder:Alfa Romeo Giulia (952)]] |
| 90 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alfa_romeo_giulia_952.jpg]] |
| 91 | |
| 92 | ->'''One:''' Nice call on the [=DayGlo=] green.\ |
| 93 | '''Six:''' Is it too flashy?\ |
| 94 | '''One:''' It blends into the Italian architecture.\ |
| 95 | '''Six:''' What, you don’t like this color? |
| 96 | -->-- ''Film/SixUnderground'' |
| 97 | |
| 98 | Known as the Type 952, the Giulia name was revived from its iteration from TheSixties and TheSeventies, unveilled in June 2015 and launched on February 2016, serving as the successor to the 159 which ended 5 years earlier. |
| 99 | |
| 100 | The car was made by the same engineer who developed the Ferrari 458 Speciale as Alfa Romeo's request for a rear-wheel drive sports saloon, last seen in the 1992 Alfa Romeo 75, was what helps the company in RevisitingTheRoots. The car has 50-50 front-rear weight distribution, carbon fibre driveshafts and aluminium alloy suspension components. It comes in different tiers of trims; the entry-based Giulia, mid-level Super and fully-loaded Speciale, all powered with 197 hp, a higher-performing Veloce and Veloce Ti offered in petrol or diesel engines and an optional AWD system, and the top-of-the line Giulia Quadrifoglio, utilizing a twin-turbo V6 engine producing 503 hp and a top speed of 307 km/h (191 mph), making it the fastest Alfa Romeo production car to date. A track-oriented GTA and [=GTAm=] were introduced on March 2020, limited to 500 units as a part of Alfa Romeo's 110th MilestoneCelebration. |
| 101 | |
| 102 | Alfa Romeo Giulia would be the go-to police car in Italy, replacing the outdated 159, where the Giulia Quadrifoglio serves as the car for the Carabinieri. |
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| 104 | [[AC:Film -- Animation]] |
| 105 | * Tomoya Serizawa in ''Anime/{{Suzume}}'' owns a personal CoolCar, which is a red convertible with its bumpers appearing to be from an Alfa Giulia [=GTAm=], where he takes the titular Suzume, Tamaki and Daijin to their original homeplace in Tohoku. [[spoiler:It had a broken roof mechanism, crashes down a hill, thought he fixes it]], Creator/JeremyClarkson-style. [[spoiler:In the end credits, it breaks down completely.]] |
| 106 | [[AC:Film -- Live Action]] |
| 107 | * ''The'' CoolCar in ''Film/SixUnderground'' is this flashy sublime neon green Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, acting as the getaway car for Creator/RyanReynolds's character [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciI7EKaOQyQ during his escape from the local police]] and TheMafia while in Florence. |
| 108 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 109 | * Set in UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands, ''[[Series/FlikkenMaastricht Flikken Rotterdam]]'' features unmarked Alfa Giulias as the local city's police fleet. Quite a rare case to see Giulia police cars outside of Italy in RealLife. |
| 110 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 111 | * It's made available in ''VideoGame/TheCrew 2'' as part of the August vehicle drop. The ''outclassed edition'' comes with a green-and-black paint job, added exclusively to the [=S4/E1=] RewardsPass. |
| 112 | * The Giulia Quadrifoglio made its debut in ''VideoGame/ForzaMotorsport 7'' as part of the ''Samsung QLED Car Pack'', and would later appear in the 2 subsequent ''Horizon'' games. |
| 113 | * The 1.27 update of ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 7'' adds the top-of-the-line Alfa Romeo Giulia [=GTAm=] in the line up. The characters would mention about the absence of rear seats, which adds lightness to the vehicle. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qgnEpc1vDk Vallerio Gallo drives this during the Nürburgring Nordschlefe event in the European Clubman Cup 600]], where he blasts away in the lead, thanks to its high performance. |
| 114 | * ''VideoGame/GridLegends'' has the track-oriented Giulia [=GTAm=], placed in the Track Performance category, in par with the 991.2 [=GT3=] RS. |
| 115 | * The final major update of ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedPayback'' on June 2018 add this high-performing sedan of Alfa Romeo's, which would later appear as a regular car in its subsequent games. |
| 116 | [[/folder]] |
| 117 | |
| 118 | [[folder:Alpine [=A110=]]] |
| 119 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alpine_a110.jpg]] |
| 120 | [[caption-width-right:350:Pardon our French. It's pronounced ''al-peen'', as what [[Creator/JamesMay Captain Slow]] says.[[note]]'''Top:''' 1966 Alpine A110 1300 Berlinette S, '''Bottom:''' 2017 Alpine A110 Première Édition[[/note]]]] |
| 121 | |
| 122 | ->''"The Alpine’s compactness makes the road feel bigger in the same way that Hammond has a larger house than most of us because he’s smaller."'' |
| 123 | -->--'''Creator/JamesMay''' |
| 124 | |
| 125 | Before the Porsche 911 became the TropeCodifier of rear-engine sports-cars, there was this "other" rear-engine sports car hailing from a small commune in Dieppe, France. The Alpine A110. |
| 126 | |
| 127 | It is a sports "berlinette" coupe produced in 1963, effectively replacing the Alpine 108. It was a remarkable evolution to the brands name in terms of power output, where the car was completely powered by numerous components from the Renault R8 Gordini, including its inline-4 engine, producing at 51 hp at first, but its end of production sees three times the horsepower at 180 hp. The car catches the attention of Renault themselves, leading to factory financial support, forming the Societe Anonyme des Automobiles Alpine, or "Alpine" for short. The car would become the firsts in UsefulNotes/{{Rallying}} when the Alpine A110 won the inaugural UsefulNotes/WorldRallyChampionship for manufacturers in 1973, [[BrokenAce though the car would see its twilight when it struggles to compete with its competitors due to its outdated performance]], leading to the discontinuation of the car in 1977. |
| 128 | |
| 129 | After Alpine's dissolution in 1995, it was reported that Renault was attempting to relaunch Alpine with its new concept car. One example is the Alpine A110-50 concept in 2012, dubbed the "Alpine revival", created by Renault for its 50th [[MilestoneCelebration anniversary]] of the 1962 Alpine A110. Its concept design would also spawn the Renault [=DeZir=], an [[GreenAesop electric-motor concept sports car]]. Two years later, in 2015, the new Alpine Celebration was created alongside its CGI-made Vision VideoGame/GranTurismo. The former was created to celebrate Alpine's 60th MilestoneCelebration, and with that, Alpine was [[TheBusCameBack resurrected]] in 2017, with the concept car finally pushing into a full-production car. |
| 130 | |
| 131 | The brand-new Alpine A110 was introduced in 2017 at the Geneva Motor Show, built on an all-aluminium construction, powered by a turbocharged Nissan inline-4 engine, while still retaining its rear-engine layout. Its notable feature is its body design, a {{Retraux}} from the original Alpine A110 in 1962. The car saw success thanks to its performance and its retro-style design, it spawned two new variants, a high-performing and lightweight [=A110S=] in 2019 and the track-focused [=A110R=] (R stands for "Radical") in 2022. |
| 132 | |
| 133 | The A110 has been owned by famous people like ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' creator Creator/KatsuhiroHarada, UsefulNotes/FormulaOne driver Fernando Alonso, and former ''Series/{{Top Gear|UK}}'' host Creator/JamesMay, who describes the A110 as "the greatest thing to come out of France since the Mouli cheese grater". |
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| 135 | [[AC:Anime and Manga]] |
| 136 | * Chapter 222 of ''Manga/DoctorSlump'' depicts an EyeCatch of Akane Kimidori driving Arale and Obotchaman inside a cartoon-y A110. |
| 137 | * ''Franchise/LupinIII'' has another example of the small European classic from France: |
| 138 | ** Fujiko Mine once drove this classic blue Alpine in the first five episode, probably used for cruising purposes. |
| 139 | ** This becomes crucial in the movie ''Anime/LupinIIICrisisInTokyo'', where Lupin himself takes command of the blue Renault Alpine A110 Berlinetta this time, rather than his usual Fiat 500. |
| 140 | * Probably one of the most notable examples would be the CoolCar of Kouki Sawatari of ''Manga/MFGhost''; 2017 Alpine Blue Alpine A110, a lightweight sports car. [[WeakButSkilled Despite its inefficiency, Kouki has everything in his disposal to take the top spot]], [[spoiler:which he makes up for after failing to qualify after the Odawara Pikes Peak round.]] [[spoiler:[[MidSeasonUpgrade He gets into better trims in later rounds]], such as the high-performing [=A110S=] for Round 4, and the track-focused [=A110R=] for Round 5.]] |
| 141 | * One of the official art of ''My Favorite Carrera'' [[https://twitter.com/kia_asamiya/status/1508374573871673344 depicts Clara Tomoe who owns a white 2017 Alpine A110]]. |
| 142 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 143 | * The gorgeous Alpine A110 1600 Berlinette is what the titular ''Balthazar'' drives throughout season one. |
| 144 | * A modern 2017 A110 can be seen in ''Series/Formula1DriveToSurvive'' in one episode of season 4, usually tied with the Alpine F1 Team. |
| 145 | * Alpines play a critically major role in the French live-action adaptation ''[[ComicBook/MichelVaillant Les Aventures de Michel Vaillant]]''. One documents about Henri Grandsire, who commandeers a 1966 Alpine A110 Berlinette used throughout the 13 episodes. |
| 146 | [[AC:Music]] |
| 147 | * The cover art of the album "[[https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2738ae974fac050e51f982a8462 Out Loud]]" by Japanese electronic music duo Boom Boom Satellites has the duo with their Alpine A110 Group 4 rally car. |
| 148 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 149 | * Any rally racing game that has the classic Alpine A110 would certainly count. [[WeakButSkilled It may not have the power, but its small lightweight body makes this one agile French rally car]]. |
| 150 | * Probably the car known for its tail-happy handling that "slides while cornering"; the Le Chariot A1 of ''VideoGame/Driv3r'', based off the 1961 Alpine A110. |
| 151 | * Coming in hot in ''VideoGame/{{Driveclub}}'' is this Renault Alpine A110-50 from the Redline Expansion Pack, alongside its free {{DLC}}, the GreenAesop PaletteSwap Renault [=DeZir=] concept. Both would be the basis for the 2017 Alpine A110. |
| 152 | * Both ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' and ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' have the classic and modern-day Alpine A110 in the franchise. The former is one of the Barn Find cars of ''Horizon 2'' as well as the reward car in the "Dirt Racing" Horizon Life of ''Horizon 4'', while the latter has the modern A110 as the IA-License prize car for winning all gold in ''7''. |
| 153 | * The Toundra Panthere in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline'' is loosely based on the 2017 Alpine A110. |
| 154 | * The Lusca in ''VideoGame/LegoCityUndercover'' is inspired by the 1962 Alpine A110, thanks to the shape of its yellow headlights. |
| 155 | [[/folder]] |
| 156 | |
| 157 | [[folder:AMC Javelin]] |
| 158 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amc_javelin.jpg]] |
| 159 | %%[[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]] |
| 160 | |
| 161 | ->''"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."'' |
| 162 | -->--'''''Muscle Car UK''''', AMC Javelin – Classic Muscle Car Review 2020 |
| 163 | |
| 164 | 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. |
| 165 | |
| 166 | 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. |
| 167 | |
| 168 | In addition to manufacture in Kenosha (Wisconsin), Javelins were marketed globally, being also assembled in Germany, Mexico, Philippines, Venezuela, and Australia. |
| 169 | |
| 170 | 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. |
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| 172 | [[AC:Film -- Live Action]] |
| 173 | * Cassandra's vintage muscle car in ''Film/{{Saved}}'' is this classy pony car from AMC's. |
| 174 | * A blue and black two-toned AMC Javelin is Dropkick's altmode in ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}''. |
| 175 | |
| 176 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 177 | * 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.]]]] |
| 178 | |
| 179 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 180 | * 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. |
| 181 | * The Javelin AMX became a prominent rear-wheel drive muscle car since its introduction in ''VideoGame/ForzaMotorsport 3''. |
| 182 | * You have this Javelin-based [=RebelRat=] in ''VideoGame/{{Wreckfest}}'', which has [[RiceBurner the tallest wing out of all cars in the game]]. |
| 183 | [[/folder]] |
| 184 | |
| 185 | [[folder:AMC Pacer]] |
| 186 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amc_pacer_brochure_1977.jpg]] |
| 187 | [[caption-width-right:350:Even the couple in the background is having second thoughts about it]] |
| 188 | |
| 189 | ->''"Rose is my daughter now. And you, Dorothy, are the biggest disappointment to hit the streets since the AMC Pacer!"'' |
| 190 | -->--'''Sophia''', ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' |
| 191 | |
| 192 | The AMC Pacer is a two-door compact car produced by AMC from 1975 to 1980. |
| 193 | |
| 194 | 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. |
| 195 | |
| 196 | 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. |
| 197 | ---- |
| 198 | [[AC:Advertising]] |
| 199 | * Advertising/JakeFromStateFarm in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vESFtmxlIzg Shoot!]]" 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. |
| 200 | -->'''Reggie Miller:''' ''[appears out of thin air]'' Someone call for an old pacer? |
| 201 | [[AC:Film -- Animation]] |
| 202 | * In ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'', Acer and several other anthropomorphic 1975 AMC Pacers serve as supporting antagonists. |
| 203 | * 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. In the movie, he takes his son Max to a silly {{road trip|Plot}}, much to his dismay. |
| 204 | |
| 205 | [[AC:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 206 | * An AMC Pacer X appears in the 1976 French film ''Film/TheWingOrTheThigh'', driven by Creator/{{Coluche}}. |
| 207 | * 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. |
| 208 | * 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. |
| 209 | * 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." |
| 210 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 211 | * TheAllegedCar Cole frequently mentions in ''Series/Martin1992'' is the AMC Pacer. |
| 212 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 213 | * ''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. |
| 214 | * 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". |
| 215 | * 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''. |
| 216 | [[/folder]] |
| 217 | |
| 218 | [[folder:Audi [=A8/S8=]]] |
| 219 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/audi_a8.jpg]] |
| 220 | [[caption-width-right:350:For every action movie CarChase in Europe.]] |
| 221 | |
| 222 | ->''"Something very fast. Audi S8. Something that can shove a little bit. I'm also gonna need a nitrous system."'' |
| 223 | -->--'''Larry''', ''Film/Ronin1998'' |
| 224 | |
| 225 | Audi's full size luxury sedan since 1994, serving as the successor to the Audi V8. |
| 226 | |
| 227 | 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. |
| 228 | |
| 229 | 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. |
| 230 | ---- |
| 231 | [[AC:Film -- Live Action]] |
| 232 | * 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]]. |
| 233 | * 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. |
| 234 | * 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. |
| 235 | * 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. |
| 236 | * 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]] |
| 237 | * As part of the Audi partnership, there are some notable examples of this full-size sedan throughout the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: |
| 238 | ** 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. |
| 239 | ** One of the Mandarin's henchmen originally uses this in ''Film/IronMan3'', in which it was stolen by Tony Stark after a fight. |
| 240 | * 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! |
| 241 | * 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. |
| 242 | ** ''Transporter: Refuelled'' replaces the A8 for an even more powerful Audi S8 instead. |
| 243 | * ''Film/TheWolverine'' has Logan transported aboard in a luxurious Audi A8 around Japan in search for help from an old friend. |
| 244 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 245 | * 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.]] |
| 246 | * A silver A8 L was driven by patriarch Jay Pritchett in ''Series/ModernFamily'', a precious full-size luxury sedan befitting a 1% luxurious family. |
| 247 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 248 | * The 2003 Audi A8 is one of unlockable cars in Creator/{{Konami}}'s sim racing game ''Enthusia Professional Racing''. |
| 249 | [[AC:Western Animation]] |
| 250 | * "[[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. |
| 251 | [[/folder]] |
| 252 | |
| 253 | [[folder:Audi quattro]] |
| 254 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/audi_quattro.jpg]] |
| 255 | |
| 256 | ->''"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."'' |
| 257 | -->--'''Description''', ''VideoGame/{{DIRT}} 3'' |
| 258 | |
| 259 | The German sports coupe that gave rise in the UsefulNotes/{{Rallying}} world. |
| 260 | |
| 261 | 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. |
| 262 | |
| 263 | 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. |
| 264 | |
| 265 | 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. |
| 266 | |
| 267 | 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. |
| 268 | ---- |
| 269 | [[AC:Film -- Live Action]] |
| 270 | * 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. |
| 271 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 272 | * 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; |
| 273 | -->'''Gene:''' Fire up the Quattro! |
| 274 | ** 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]]. |
| 275 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 276 | * 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; |
| 277 | ** 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. |
| 278 | ** ''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. |
| 279 | * [[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]]. |
| 280 | * ''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.]] |
| 281 | * 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. |
| 282 | * 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''. |
| 283 | * 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. |
| 284 | [[/folder]] |
| 285 | |
| 286 | [[folder:Audi [=R8=]]] |
| 287 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/audi_r8.jpg]] |
| 288 | |
| 289 | ->''"Driving most supercars is like trying to manhandle a cow up a back staircase, but this one is like smearing honey into Creator/KeiraKnightley."'' |
| 290 | -->--'''Creator/JeremyClarkson''', ''Series/TopGearUK'' |
| 291 | |
| 292 | Audi's mid-engined supercar produced that was first conceived on the [[SuperPrototype 2003 Audi Le Mans quattro concept car]], first released in 2006. |
| 293 | |
| 294 | The company's performance subsidiary, Audi Sport [=GmbH=] were responsible of developing and designing this car, and is based on the platform of the Lamborghini Gallardo. [[note]] It's due to Audi and Lamborghini being both in the same parent company.[[/note]] It's notable for its aluminum monocoque which is built using space frame principles, as well as being the first Audi model with full LED headlamps. |
| 295 | |
| 296 | The production model had some EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, where it was initially equipped with a 414-horsepower 32-valve DOHC V8 engine which was very capable of reaching 301 km/h (187 mph) on its own, until the introduction of the 5.2 FSI quattro in 2009, which utilizes an FSI [=V10=], which would future R8 models use. The second-generation R8 (Type [=4S=]) was introduced in 2015, sharing the same platform as the Lamborghini Huracán. So far, Audi has made numerous variants throughout its production cycle:\ |
| 297 | |
| 298 | * '''Type 42''' (2006-2015): |
| 299 | ** '''R8 4.2 FSI quattro''' (2006–2012) -- Initial model, equipped with a V8 engine. |
| 300 | ** '''R8 5.2 FSI quattro''' (2009–2012) -- A revised edition of the base model, now utilizing an FSI V10 engine with 100 more horsepower. |
| 301 | ** '''R8 GT''' (2011–2013) -- A high-performance variant of the R8 V10 with slight aerodynamics mounted such as a fixed rear wing and canards. |
| 302 | ** '''R8 V10 Plus''' (2012-2015) -- A facelifted, even lighter and more powerful variant of the R8 V10, noted for its carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) air splitter. |
| 303 | |
| 304 | * '''Type 4S''' (2015-2024) |
| 305 | ** '''R8 V10''' (2015-2018) -- Initial model of the second-generation Audi R8. |
| 306 | ** '''R8 V10 plus''' (2015-2018) -- A powerful version of the second-generation Audi R8 with 70 extra horsepower. |
| 307 | ** '''R8 RWS''' (2017) -- Short for Rear Wheel Series, it is the rear-wheel drive version of the second-generation Audi R8, limited to 999 units. |
| 308 | ** '''R8 V10 performance quattro''' (2019-2024) -- A facelifted and more porwerful version of the R8 V10 plus, boasting at 612 hp. |
| 309 | ** '''R8 V10 performance RWD''' (2022-2024) -- The rear-wheel drive version of the R8 V10 performance quattro. |
| 310 | |
| 311 | The R8 has been involved in various motorsports active; the Audi R8 LMS serves as the basis for the [=GT3=] category race car, which saw success after winning the 2015 24 Hours of Nürburgring with Audi Sport Team WRT. |
| 312 | |
| 313 | This is not to be confused with the Le Mans-winning R8 LMP, [[MeaningfulName though it was named after it]]. |
| 314 | ---- |
| 315 | [[AC:Anime and Manga]] |
| 316 | * As a ProductPlacement for the film, ''Anime/KingsglaiveFinalFantasyXV'' features a custom Ultrossic black 2015 Audi R8 dubbed the "[[IcallItVera Star of Lucis]]", serving that the transport car of Noctis Lucis Caelum. The Star of Lucis would later be [[{{Defictionalization}} defictionalized]] as a one-off special edition. |
| 317 | * [[InTheHood Yuudai Sakamoto]] in ''Manga/MFGhost'' is the driver behind a yellow second-gen Audi R8 [=V10=] Plus. [[spoiler:During the Odawara Pikes Peak, Shun Aiba's Nissan GT-R manages to slingshot him at the spot when he had the perfect chance, but took the place back when Shun overshot his brakes at a runoff, finishing 4th.]] |
| 318 | |
| 319 | [[AC:Film -- Live Action]] |
| 320 | * The Bittersweet17 year old Mike O'Donnell in ''Film/SeventeenAgain2009'' poses as Mark Gold, goes to his "first day" of high school in his CoolCar... an Audi R8. Everyone is stunned. |
| 321 | * ''Film/DateNight'': Creator/SteveCarell and Creator/TinaFey in an R8 during a car chase, [[EpicFail crashes into a taxi...]] HilarityEnsues as the couple tries to push that poor taxi driver's.... oh god. |
| 322 | -->'''Taxi Driver:''' WHY AM I GOING BACKWARDS?! |
| 323 | * In ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' and its sequel ''Fifty Shades Darker'', the black Audi R8 [=V10=] spyder belonged to Christian Gray as his personal CoolCar. Its final film ''Fifty Shades Freed'' swaps for a facelifted one. |
| 324 | * A red Audi R8 is the car Letty Ortiz has faced during a race war, at the beginning of ''Film/Furious7''. |
| 325 | * Thanks to Creator/MarvelStudios's partnership with Audi, it became prominent in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, usually seen in the hands of [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]], who is chock full of Audis. |
| 326 | ** The very first movie ''Film/IronMan1'' introduces us the titular hero's silver Audi R8. This would become "the car Iron Man drives" as this sports car slowly resonated with the character in future films. |
| 327 | ** In ''Film/IronMan2'', Tony switches from the coupe to the [=V10=] spyder variant. |
| 328 | ** The [[GreenAesop fully electric]] R8 e-tron would be the third Audi car Tony owned in ''Film/IronMan3''. |
| 329 | ** In ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', Tony now uses the brand new redesigned Audi R8. This same car was also later used in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. |
| 330 | * Sideways, a Decepticon in ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' can turn into an Audi R8. |
| 331 | * ''Film/TheWolverine'' has the titular superhero lavishing a black R8 spyder through the streets of Japan. ..and despite being set in Japan, [[EverybodyOwnsAFord everybody seems to drive an Audi]]. |
| 332 | |
| 333 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 334 | * The red Audi R8 spyder the Todd cruises into town in ''Series/TheLastManOnEarth''. |
| 335 | |
| 336 | [[AC:Music]] |
| 337 | * Dutch DJ Music/{{Hardwell}} in the remixed song "United We Are" features singer Amba Shepherd driving a silver R8 through the snowy Alpine mountains. |
| 338 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esiw9LfLxhA Let You Drive]]" by Music/{{Manafest}}, has this pedal-to-the-metal themed tune feature this Audi supercar in the music video. |
| 339 | * Music/{{Nas}} in his song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xvcXkKzd7Y Hero]]", has the Ibis White R8 at night. |
| 340 | * The music video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgnXl7fz0Bc Dirty Picture]]" (JustForFun/TheOneWith Music/{{Kesha}}) features singer Taio Cruz rolling through the desert in his silver Audi supercar. |
| 341 | |
| 342 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 343 | * [=R8s=] are common in the ''VideoGame/{{Asphalt}}'' series, including the GreenAesop R8 e-tron in ''8''. |
| 344 | * The launch of the AllegedlyFreeGame ''CSR Racing'' has the R8 [=V10=], and the almighty R8 LMS Ultra race car. The latter car is driven by Errol, TheLeader of the Silver Skulls and the game's FinalBoss |
| 345 | * While the 2008 Audi first appeared in ''VideoGame/ForzaMotorsport 2'' via DownloadableContent, the R8 5.2 FSI quattro in ''Motorsport 3'' serves as the game's featured car cover. R8 LMS race car is included. ...and body kit with a ''Thule'', too. |
| 346 | * It first appeared in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 4'' using the [[ImprobablyCoolCar improbable Le Mans quattro concept]]. Starting in ''5 Prologue'', the production R8 began rolling in and continues to carry over in its subsequent games, with the R8 LMS racing variant joining in the way. |
| 347 | ** Completing the Super License in ''7'' rewards you the 2019 R8 LMS Evo. A rear wing and rear bumper modification can turn it into the 2022 R8 LMS Evo II. |
| 348 | * The [=9F=] and [=10F=] in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' are based on different R8 generations. |
| 349 | * ''VideoGame/{{GRID}}'' has the R8 LMS Ultra as one of the [=GT3=] endurance cars. In ''GRID 2019'', you get the souped-up Audi R8 1:1 Time Attack car with [[RiceBurner huge wings and comically large aerodynamic appendages]]. [[note]]This is a time attack car built by the Finnish team Racingline as an entrant in the 2017 Sydney's World Time Attack Challenge.[[/note]] |
| 350 | * The car becomes a PermanentlyMissableContent ''VideoGame/MidnightClub: UsefulNotes/LosAngeles'' where your chances of getting this R8 come and go since the obtain source in Rockstar's Social Club was shut down in 2014. The PSP version ''LA Remix'' on the other hand can be obtained for free by simply beating Booke, the FinalBoss of LA. |
| 351 | * 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.]] |
| 352 | ** In ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedNitro Nitro]]'', Luis, the top racer of Madrid fancies himself a stylish custom Audi R8 as his Gold Cup car, in which his [[https://youtu.be/vZfn1aNU1Ts?feature=shared&t=47 intro video]] shows a [[BirdPoopGag crow off-screen hilariously taking a caca on the bonnet of his ride]]. |
| 353 | ** With the return of Audi during the Vol. 6 update of ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnbound Unbound]]'', one of the returning cars was the R8 Plus Performance, last seen in ''Heat''. The first thing Criterion did is a RewardsPass reward recreating Darius's Le Mans Quattro back from the aforementioned ''Carbon''. |
| 354 | * In ''VideoGame/TestDriveUnlimited2'', get a chance to win the Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro. Just simply play the slot machine and try your luck. Or the alternative? ''Buy it off for 1 million casino points''. |
| 355 | * The overseas release of ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune 5'' adds this via January 2015 update. The car isn't customiazable at first until in ''[=5DX=]''. Some body kits allow the R8 to resemble its racing LMS, or even one imitating a ''Lamborghini Aventador''. |
| 356 | [[/folder]] |
| 357 | |
| 358 | [[folder:BMW [=M3=]]] |
| 359 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bmw_m3_models.jpg]] |
| 360 | [[caption-width-right:350:M Times Three = Performance]] |
| 361 | |
| 362 | ->''"Ah, the BMW M3. Love it or hate it, there's no doubting the fact it's an automotive icon. Originally built as a way for BMW to compete in Group A rally racing and the DTM racing series, the M3 today lives on as the crown jewel of the 3 Series sedan model line."'' |
| 363 | -->--'''''[=MotorTrend=]''''', [[https://www.motortrend.com/features/bmw-m3-history-photos-details/ "The BMW M3 Visual History: Tracing the Iconic M Car's Arc"]] |
| 364 | |
| 365 | The high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, the M3 was developed by BMW M, BMW's in-house motorsport division. Every generation of 3 Series has been accompained by M3 models ever since the E30 M3 was introduced in 1986. |
| 366 | |
| 367 | It was initially available in a coupé body style, with a convertible body style made available soon after. The E36 (1994–1999) and E90 (2008–2012) generations additionally offered saloon versions. Since 2014, the coupé and convertible models have been rebranded as the 4 Series range, making the high-performance variant the M4, so that generation of 3 Series saw the M3 produced only as a saloon. In 2020, the M3 was produced as an estate (touring) for the first time, alongside the saloon. |
| 368 | |
| 369 | In motorsport, the E46 M3 became known for its history in the American Le Mans Series, having competed in the 2000 edition and finishing third in the championship. Its straight-six engine was viewed as uncompetitive compared to the Porsche 996 [=GT3=], however, so BMW began to develop a new M3 racing car based around a more powerful engine. The resulting E46 GTR racing car, introduced in February 2001, was powered by a 330 kW (443 hp) version of the 3,997 cc (4.0 L) P60 V8 engine, with which it went on to win the 2001 American Le Mans Series. However, this made the eligibility of the GTR became subject of controversy, as some rival teams considered that the GTR was an in-house prototype vehicle rather than a production model available for purchase by the general public as ALMS rules required competing cars to be. The ALMS homologation rules for 2001 in particular required the M3 GTR road car to be sold on at least two continents within twelve months of the rules being issued, which BMW claimed to fulfill by stating that 10 GTR road cars were available for sale. The ALMS rules were altered for 2002, now requiring that 100 cars and 1,000 engines must be built for a car to qualify without penalties; with the GTR road car never intended for production on this scale, BMW withdrew the GTR from competition. In 2003, the M3 GTR returned to competition at the 24 Hours Nürburgring, winning in 2004 and 2005, and also competed in the 24 Hours Spa. |
| 370 | ---- |
| 371 | [[AC:Anime and Manga]]. |
| 372 | * In ''Manga/MFGhost'', a background racer known as Shintaro Natsume drives an E92 M3 Coupe during the 1st race at Odawara Pikes Peak. [[spoiler:Midway through Lap 1, his M3 gets damaged in an attempt to reclaim his position after Kaito Akaba passed him earlier on in the race, causing the left-rear pannel to be banged up and interfere with the rear tire. This forced Shintaro to retire from the race early, as well as being {{Put on a Bus}} after the race is over.]] |
| 373 | |
| 374 | [[AC:Film -- Live Action]] |
| 375 | * Creator/ScottEastwood's 2017 movie ''Overdrive'' has his character [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUAwEDlmlO0 drive the BMW M3 at the opening scene, where he tries to hijack a truck with a rare classic Bugatti inside the cargo]]. |
| 376 | * While fairly new for 2015, the brand new [=F80=] is the car Ethan Hunt and Benji used to chase down Ilsa Faust through the streets of UsefulNotes/{{Morocco}} in ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation''. |
| 377 | * The four Brazilian bank robber girls of the 2004 Americanized ''Film/{{Taxi|2004}}'' jump from thei 7-series Beemers to their slick looking Ti E46 M3 cabrios as their new getaway car. |
| 378 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 379 | * Rosalie Hale of ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' owns a BMW M3 cabrio in the first book. Bella Swan notes that several boys go to talk to Rosalie, not just because of her staggering beauty, but because they want to drool over her car. The movie has her drive a Mercedes instead. |
| 380 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 381 | * It's a MidLifeCrisisCar in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E2RealMe Real Me]]", where Giles has replaced TheAllegedCar with a red BMW M3 convertible. He's having trouble getting used to the automatic transmission. ...and he claims that it "seduced" him. |
| 382 | -->'''Spike:''' He's bound to have some kind of midlife crisis transport. Something red, shiny, shaped like a penis. |
| 383 | * A black E46 M3 was once owned by Anthony Soprano Jr., whom his parents Tony and Carmela bought in ''Series/TheSopranos'', [[spoiler:before it caught fire in the final episode and later replaced it with a Nissan.]] |
| 384 | * A silve E36 M3 cabrio was seen in the {{Pilot}} of ''Series/TheWestWing''. |
| 385 | [[AC:Music]] |
| 386 | * Music/TwoNEOne in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yW13T2sfKgGo Away]]"... the racing part of the music video has CL racing her ex-boyfriend in a modified [=E36=] M3, a la-DTM, and lost, that she frustated herself in defeat. |
| 387 | * The cover car of Music/FrankOcean's album "[[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/Frank_Ocean-Nostalgia_Ultra.jpeg Nostalgia, Ultra]]" is an orange E30 M3 in plain sight amidst lush greenery. It's also the car of his dreams. |
| 388 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3bfa3DZ8JM Better]]" by Music/{{Khalid}} has E36 [=M3s=] ''everywhere'' around him. |
| 389 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 390 | * Blimey! Games ([[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedShift the dudes who would later become]] [[VideoGame/ProjectCARS Slightly Mad Studios]]) once made a racing game featuring nothing but the BMW M3 ([=E92=]) in the [[AllegedlyFreeGame so-called free-to-play]] game ''[[https://racesimcentral.net/bmw-m3-challenge/ BMW M3 Challenge]]''. |
| 391 | * ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' has every BMW M3 generation known to man. |
| 392 | * There are various M3 variants in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 4'': the vanilla M3, CSL and the GTR (both in race and road-going). ''5'' adds the [=E92=] M3 and ''6'' adds 2 different M3 [=GT2s=], one of which is one of the Gr. 3 cars of BMW. |
| 393 | * Starting with ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'', the Sentinels in the series would be based on the M3. |
| 394 | * ''VideoGame/Juiced2HotImportNights'' 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. |
| 395 | * The M3 [=E46=] GTR would end up becoming synonymous with ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed''. Simply put, it is '''the''' ''Need for Speed'' car that defined the series in the TurnOfTheMillennium onward. It is so cool, it made many appearances after ''Most Wanted'': |
| 396 | ** The M3 GTR became 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''. |
| 397 | ** ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedProStreet [=ProStreet=]]]'' relegates the M3 GTR into just a [[BroughtDownToNormal good ol' regular regular vanilla M3]]. Joining the M crew also includes the V8-powered M3 [=E92=] coupe, where a white G-Effect variant was driven by Grip King, Ray Krieger. |
| 398 | ** 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. The same game also features its less-powerful road car cousin, the M3 [=E46=], and is driven by Race King #7 Marc Demarcher in the PSP version. |
| 399 | ** Then you have Jack Rourke's signature car, the [=E92=] M3 GTS in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedTheRun The Run]]'', one of the cars he can use to start his EpicRace journey. |
| 400 | ** You have Robyn's E46 M3 in the [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015 2015 reboot]] that looks bone-stock other than the CSL front and the stickerbomb fender. |
| 401 | * The Hailkal R of both ''VideoGame/WatchDogs'' and ''VideoGame/WatchDogs2'' is clearly a BMW M3 (E92), just without the signature BMW kidney grille. |
| 402 | * ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune 5'' adds this M-powered Beemer in its respective regions... the Japan release has the [=E92=] M3, while overseas gets the [=E46=] CSL. The ''[=5DX=]'' in both sides get the other ends. |
| 403 | ** [[spoiler:The "FD Master" arc in ''6'' has Akio test drive that said M3 CSL around the Yokohane area, implying its lightweight body that would benefit Ogashima's car]]. |
| 404 | [[/folder]] |
| 405 | |
| 406 | [[folder:BMW [=M4=]]] |
| 407 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bmw_m4.jpg]] |
| 408 | [[caption-width-right:350:M Three Plus One]] |
| 409 | |
| 410 | ->''"The turbo engine in the BMW M4 lacks the frenetic power delivery of the old M3 coupé’s V8, and doesn’t sound as good, but you can’t question its superior performance. And as everything else about the new model is so well sorted, there is no doubt this is the best M car currently on sale. In fact, given its range of abilities, the £56,000 price tag looks quite good value."'' |
| 411 | -->--'''Mat Watson''', [[https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/bmw/4-series/86982/bmw-m4-coupe-2014-review BMW M4 Coupe 2014 review]], ''Auto Express'' |
| 412 | |
| 413 | When BMW decided to convert the M3 to solely sedans, this coupé got a name of its own. |
| 414 | |
| 415 | The BMW M4 is the top-of-the-line high-performance variant of the 4 Series lineup of coupes and convertibles, debuted in 2014 as the successor to the V8 powered M3 ([=E92=]). Typically it utilizes a 3.0 L twin-turbocharged inline-6 engine, capable of producing 425 horsepower. (much as previous M3 generations prior to the [=E92=] use inline engines). |
| 416 | |
| 417 | The second-iteration of the M4 (dubbed the M4 Competition) was introduced in 2020, based on the BMW Concept 4. It's quite widely known for adopting its large twin-kidney grille from the 4 Series. |
| 418 | |
| 419 | The M4 saw action in motorsports, such as the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, where it saw success with Marco Wittmann winning the Drivers Championship in 2014 and 2016. The [=G82=] M4 would also be the brand new Group [=GT3=] race car, effectively replacing the M6 [=GT3=] in 2022. |
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| 421 | [[AC:Anime and Manga]] |
| 422 | * Takuya Yanagida of ''Manga/MFGhost'' [[spoiler:swaps his M6 for [[MidSeasonUpgrade a special DTM Champion Edition BMW M4]] for Round 3 of the MFG, since it has a shorter wheelbase]]. |
| 423 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 424 | * The British PoliceProcedural {{Dramedy}} ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_404 Code 404]]'' has this black BMW M4 that plays its part. Keep in mind that it's set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, where the second-generation M4 was already in production. |
| 425 | * After [[spoiler:Special Agent Dale Cooper]] of ''Series/TwinPeaks'' [[spoiler:[[HesBack wakes up from a coma in episode 16]], he's quickly greeted by Janey-E and Sonny Jim in a 2015 BMW M4 cabrio, on their way to rendezvous at the Silver Mustang Casino.]] |
| 426 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 427 | * The track-oriented M4 GTS appears as one of the C-Class launch cars in ''VideoGame/{{Asphalt}} 9: Legends''. Its predecessor, ''8: Airborne'' adds that via the 2020 update. |
| 428 | * Can be obtainable in ''VideoGame/{{Driveclub}}'' via ''Ignition Expansion Pack''. |
| 429 | * The M4 has become a mainstay in ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' since its inception in ''Horizon 2''. In ''Horizon 3'', you can choose this after you recruit your first Drivatar and it can be fitted with a Liberty Walk body kit. |
| 430 | ** There were also later iterations of the M4 added after that; the track-oriented M4 GTS introduced in ''Horizon 3'', and the 2021 M4 Competition in ''Horizon 5''. |
| 431 | * It was added in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 6'' during a post-launch update, alongside its safety car. The M4 also serves as the Gr. 4 race car in ''Sport'' and ''7'', notable for its big H&R logo. |
| 432 | * Since the M4 served as the safety car at that time in [=MotoGP=], you get to drive this car in ''[=MotoGP 14=]'', added as a bonus! |
| 433 | * Appears as one of the original launch cars of ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed: No Limits'', where it also gets a unique vinyl design akin to the one of the [[CoolCar M3 GTR]] from ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted]]''. |
| 434 | ** The [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015 2015 reboot]] has the M4 available and features trendy body kits from Liberty Walk, Duke Dynamics and Varis. This was replaced by the M4 GTS in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedPayback Payback]]'', before the vanilla M4 returned in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHeat Heat]]''. |
| 435 | * 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 M4 would later be available as a regular car in the roster in ''[=6RR+=]''. |
| 436 | [[/folder]] |
| 437 | |
| 438 | [[folder:BMW [=M5=]]] |
| 439 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bmw_m5.jpg]] |
| 440 | [[caption-width-right:350:6 generations, 5 series + one M.]] |
| 441 | |
| 442 | ->''"Studying the M5's specs gives you a clue: 400 horsepower, 395 pound-feet of torque, 11.0:1 compression ratio, 7000-rpm redline, six-speed manual gearbox, and 18-inch wheels should make for a lot of fun in any car. But it only takes one drive to convince you beyond the shadow of a doubt: BMW has herewith created the greatest super-sedan of all time."'' |
| 443 | -->--'''''[=MotorTrend=]''''' |
| 444 | |
| 445 | The BMW M5 is a series of high-performance variant of the 4-door 5 Series introduced in 1984 under BMW's M sub-brand. Majority of the [=M5=] were produced in saloon bodies, though some countries were also offered in wagon/estate. |
| 446 | |
| 447 | Both the [=E28=] (1984-1988) and the [=E34=] (1988-1995) were initially a rear-wheel drive saloon powered by a 3.5 L or 3.8 L inline-6 engine before jumping into various levels. The [=E89=] M5 was the first ever to use a V8 engine, capable of an increase of power up to 400 hp. The [=E60=] M4 introduced in 2004 features a powerful [=V10=] engine and a 7-speed paddle-shift gearbox used from BMW Sauber's UsefulNotes/FormulaOne car. The [=F10=] M5 in 2011 became the first turbocharged M5 model while the [=F90=] in 2017 was also offered in an [=xDrive=] all-wheel drive powertrain. |
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| 449 | [[AC:Film -- Live Action]] |
| 450 | * It's quite noticeable in ''Film/SixUnderground'', despite the black [=E60=] M5 gets barely any screen time. |
| 451 | * Luke Hobbs supplies Dominic Toretto's crew with BMW [=M5s=] used as an overwatch car and track down [[BigBad Owen Shaw]]'s team in ''Film/FastAndFurious6''. [[note]]The BMW M5 models seen on screen are not actually M models at all. Instead, the filmmakers used 14 modified BMW 5 Series sedans to double as M5 in the shots.[[/note]] |
| 452 | -->'''Luke:''' Hey. That car is a hell of a car. You're talking about twin-turbo V8, spitting out 560 ponies, son. [[note]]The [=M5s=] provided were 2010 [=E60s=] which use a naturally-aspirated [=V10=] engines.[[/note]] |
| 453 | ** In ''Film/{{F9}}'', Otto's private army are also supplied [=M5s=] as an escort car to secure the activation of Project Aries. |
| 454 | * The [=F90=] M5 is the main form of transportation of Ethan Hunt (Creator/TomCruise) in ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout''. There was also an [=E28=] M5 seen during a chase scene in Paris. |
| 455 | ** Ethan Hunt and Grace (Creator/HayleyAtwell) would soon be handcuffed inside a BMW [=540i=] (with an interior disguised as a M5) ''without doors'', during the long run against the local Italian police in Rome in ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning''. |
| 456 | * Since ''Film/Ronin1998'' features lots of Euro hot-rod sedans, one of it has the BMW M5 driven by [[spoiler:Deirdre in oncoming traffic]]. |
| 457 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 458 | * Season 3 of ''Series/CityOnAHill'' has "TheNineties nostalgia of being reminded of the cars of that time is golden", one of which features the BMW M5 ([=E34=]) driving around the mountain roads. |
| 459 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 460 | * ''VideoGame/{{Driveclub}}'' offers [[PaletteSwap two different BMW [=M5s=]]]; the 2011 model and the 2013 model (acquired via post-launch update), both being a four-door Performance class saloon. The sole difference is the latter has different set of rims, headlights and has slightly superior stats. |
| 461 | * ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' features every single generation of the BMW M5 as the [[SequelEscalation series escalates]]. And by ''Horizon 4'', it now has ''all the 6 generations'' of the M5 in the BMW lineup. |
| 462 | * The 2004 Concept M5 first appeared in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 4: Prologue'' obtainable by getting all gold medals in the Orange section. This would later be evolved into a full-production road car available in ''4'', with a fully detailed 2008 variant appearing in ''5''. |
| 463 | * The Schneller V8 in ''VideoGame/MidnightClub II'' is based of the [=E34=] BMW M5 (and to a lesser extent, the 7-Series), owned by suave Italian F1 driver Primo. It's a top speed demon that best fits Primo's taste. |
| 464 | * The [=E39=] M5 are both available as a racer car or police car in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHighStakes'' and ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHotPursuit Hot Pursuit II]]''. For the former, the M5 police car is only seen in European and Australian tracks. |
| 465 | ** This would later be the CoolCar featured in the game's cover of ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedPayback'', this time in its 2018 [=F90=] iteration. This is the signature car driven by GetawayDriver Jessica Miller. |
| 466 | * BMW has the M5 [=E60=] appearing as a fairly-balanced D-Class car in ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing 4''. |
| 467 | [[/folder]] |
| 468 | |
| 469 | [[folder:Bugatti Veyron]] |
| 470 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugatti_veyron.jpg]] |
| 471 | |
| 472 | ->''"[A Bugatti Veyron is] quite the most stunning piece of automotive engineering ever created....At a stroke then, the Veyron has rendered everything I’ve ever said about any other car obsolete. It’s rewritten the rule book, moved the goalposts and in the process, given Mother Nature a bloody nose."'' |
| 473 | -->--'''Creator/JeremyClarkson''' |
| 474 | |
| 475 | Want to know the fastest production car in the world? Well... ''this is it''...for its time. |
| 476 | |
| 477 | This first ever hypercar to reach 400 km/h [[note]]Technically speaking, it's the Dauer 962 Le Mans, a road car variant of the Le Mans racing prototype Porsche 962, which was the first to reach 400 km/h. And it was produced in 1993, albeit in limited quantities.[[/note]] is perhaps what kickstarted Bugatti to become a very popular luxurious brand. [[MeaningfulName Named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron]], the Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 was introduced in 2005, succeeding the EB 110, and is the first model under Volkswagen AG. |
| 478 | |
| 479 | Rare to any other car is Bugatti's unique [=W16=] engine, having a displacement of over 8.L and ''four'' turbochargers. With that, its unusual engine can produce 987 hp (equivalent to '''1,001 PS''') and can reach 408.4 km/h (253.8 mph). |
| 480 | |
| 481 | In 2009, a targa-top version of the Bugatti Veyron was unveiled with its extensive reinforcements to compensate the lack of the standard roof. In the same year, Bugatti launched a much more powerful version, called the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, capable of producing over 1,200 hp. Its top speed can reach up to 431 km/h (267 mph), with its Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords for the world's fastest production car is quite questionable but later verified when Pierre-Henri Raphanel drove it, without the electronic limiter. The Super Sport's open top variant, the Grand Sport Vitesse became the fastest production roadster in the world. |
| 482 | |
| 483 | The Veyron ended production in late 2014 though special editions and one-off models continued until 2015 before everything was succeeded by the Bugatti Chiron in 2016, while its world records were broken by the Koenigsegg Agera RS in 2017. |
| 484 | ---- |
| 485 | [[AC:Film -- Live Action]] |
| 486 | * A white Veyron Grand Sport is driven by Roman Pearce during the start of the Abu Dhabi scene in ''Film/Furious7'', parading with Dom's gang in supercars. |
| 487 | * It's part of Tony Stark's CoolCar collection of ''Film/IronMan3'', a Bugatti Veyron SS [[spoiler:that got preciously destryoed by the Mandarin's forces at the near-end.]] |
| 488 | * One of the De Leon contenders in ''Film/NeedForSpeed2014'' drives an expensive 16.4 Super Sport, [[spoiler: which was ambushed and [[CarFu t-boned]] by a police cruiser.]] |
| 489 | * The [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Samurai-motif]] [[HeelFaceTurn ex-Decepticon turned Autobot]] Drift from ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction'' transforms into a black and blue 2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, as well as an unspecified attack helicopter, too. |
| 490 | * Film/NationalLampoon's take on ''Film/TheCannonballRun'' called ''The Great American Run'' is where the Bugatti Veyron takes full spotlight, ''front and center''. |
| 491 | [[AC:Music]] |
| 492 | * Ace Hood's CarSong "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djE-BLrdDDc Bugatti]]" (feat. Music/{{Future}} and Music/RickRoss). Are you man enough to guess the car in the music video? |
| 493 | -->''You get money they started hating\ |
| 494 | I woke up in the new Bugatti |
| 495 | * Music/FloRida usually has this hypercar featured in "Good Feeling" and "I Cry". |
| 496 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_BuxMwkrUs Si Bugatti]]" by Gjiko. We dare you to guess what is the car featured in the video. |
| 497 | * In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSZ78KaaAyo Make Love]]" by Music/GucciMane (and Music/NickiMinaj), his CoolHouse lavishes not only one, boy ''two'' red Bugatti Veyrons in two different version. Not that he drives it to empasize that the RedOnesGoFaster, but just only for show. |
| 498 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx7P_ENnDPE GATTI]], the CarSong by the JACKBOYS, Pop Smoke and Music/TravisScott. Not only just the Veyron is featured in the music video, but also its successor, the Chiron. |
| 499 | * Since Music/LilWayne is a proud owner of the Bugatti Veyron, it wastes no time of being featured in his music video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bpc9vxNufE I'm Single]]" and "I Can Transform Ya". |
| 500 | ** Speaking of Lil Wayne, he appeared as a SpecialGuest in Birdman's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DALvNCbgcKg Fire Flame]]" which also features the Bugatti Veyron. |
| 501 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ighEKw6RDBQ Come Wake Me Up]]" by Music/RascalFlatts features the guitarist's wife [[BadassBiker on a motorcycle]] being chased by a black Bugatti Veyron. |
| 502 | * Music/TaylorSwift in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tmd-ClpJxA Look What You Made Me Do]] puts ThePreciousPreciousCar to waste, as she crashes her [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny gilded]] Bugatti Veyron on a lamppost... the bystanders out there watching her crash this million-dollar hypercar [[ApatheticCitizens didn't much give a fuck about it]] and only cared about getting a {{Paparazzi}} on Swift. |
| 503 | * The mixtape "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZHycUA_42M Glitta]] by American rapper Tyga has him taking the Veyron for a spin around UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. |
| 504 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 505 | * ''The'' ultimate hypercar in ''VideoGame/{{Asphalt}}'' since its introduction in ''Asphalt 4: Elite Racing'', also serving as the game's cover car. |
| 506 | * The SuperPrototype aptly called "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Super Prototype]]" in ''VideoGame/{{Burnout}} Dominator'' is an {{Expy}} to the Bugatti Veyron. [[note]]Actually, it's based on the Bugatti 18/3 Chiron, a 1999 concept car that became the full production Bugatti Veyron.[[/note]] |
| 507 | * ''VideoGame/TheCrew2'' and ''Motorfest'' features the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, including its [[RiceBurner rice burners]] as a Platinum reward in its RewardsPass. |
| 508 | * ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' wastes no time on adding the fastest hypercar into the series, starting with the vanilla 16.4 appearing in ''Motorsport 3'' and ''4''. Every game onwards features the almighty 16.4 Super Sport. The ''Record Breaker'' achievement in ''Horizon 4'' tasks you with driving the Super Sport 258 mph on a speed trap. |
| 509 | * Bugatti debut in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo (PSP)'' with obviously, the Veyron in the only brand's lineup. In ''6'', you get both the 2009 and the 2013 model, of which are both highly detailed. |
| 510 | * The Truffade Adder in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' is heavily based on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, as evident by the general shape. [[BigBad Devin]] [[DirtyCoward Weston]] owns one, being an EccentricMillionaire after all. |
| 511 | * Veyrons have been considered the ultimate car you can get since its introduction in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedProStreet'' as downloadable content and ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]'' in the base game. In ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHotPursuit Hot Pursuit (2010)]]'', both the racer and the SCPD bring the entire Veyron family to the Hyper Series and Special Response respectively with the vanilla 16.4, 16.4 Grand Sport and the almighty Super Sport. In ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted2012 Most Wanted (2012)]]'', the Veyron is the car of the #3 racer of TheMostWanted list. Also in ''Most Wanted (2012)'', adds the Grand Sport Vitesse available via [[DownloadableContent Ultimate Speed Pack]]. |
| 512 | * ''VideoGame/TestDriveUnlimited2'' brings the entire Veyron family, PaletteSwap included: You get the 16.4 (and its Centenaire), the Grand Sport (and Grand Sport Sang Bleu) and even thm Super Sport. ''All of them'' are Class A1 vehicles. Tess Wintory's father Stuart drives one. |
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