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4->''"It's the car, right? Chicks love the car."''
5-->-- '''Batman''', ''Film/BatmanForever''
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7Heroes need to be able to get to where the action is. And when they have to get from point "A" to point "B", no ordinary vehicle will do. The hero's ride has to be just as unique and awesome as the hero is. Enter a Cool Car!
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9[[ShapedLikeItself It looks cool]], it goes fast, it might be modified to go even faster, its engine can be expected to make the SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound, it may even be bulletproof and contain [[WeaponizedCar an assortment of weapons and gadgets]]. A ''really'' Cool Car can ''{{fly|ingCar}}''.
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11Most Cool Cars, even ones that have no inherent super abilities, will be curiously immune to breakdown, physical damage or a realistic fuel range. No matter [[DrivesLikeCrazy what manner]] it is in which the hero drives, as long as he's determined to stay on the straight and narrow and fight for the forces of good, his car shows an EmpathicWeapon's ability to never get scratched, dented or even dirty. It may also be able to outperform similar or even superior vehicles simply by virtue of having the hero behind the wheel. Driving one also seems to ensure you'll have RockStarParking privileges. If you're ''really'' lucky, you'll have a CoolGarage to park it in.
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13Sometimes, the car is cool enough that it actually can become a protagonist in the series -- ''e.g.'' KITT in ''Series/KnightRider'' and the General Lee in ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' are arguably the ''main'' protagonists of their respective shows and are as iconic to the audience as the human stars. A CarSong is where a Cool Car is the star of a song instead.
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15When a car ''literally'' becomes a character, see SentientVehicle. For a living creature that serves as both a vehicle and a character, see SapientSteed.
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17A SuperTrope to PimpedOutCar, WeaponizedCar, HerosClassicCar (a classic car driven by TheHero). A ThemeMobile is a CoolCar that ties into the character's motif in some way (e.g. the [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Batmobile]].)
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19Contrast TheAllegedCar, as well as RiceBurner -- but ''compare'' WhatAPieceOfJunk. See ImprobablyCoolCar for cars that are just ''too'' cool for the setting or the characters, and MetallicarSyndrome for eye-catching vehicles driven by people who would be better off picking something less conspicuous.
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21As any car could be considered this in reality, Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease For a look at appearances of real-life automobiles in fiction, see UsefulNotes/CarsOfFiction.
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30* As a general rule, this trope is the norm in any ad for a luxury or performance vehicle, emphasizing how fast it can go or how cool it will make you. There's a reason why, in many countries, regulators restrict just what automakers can put in car ads, or force them to add disclaimers informing viewers that everything they're seeing was [[DoNotAttempt done by professional drivers on closed courses]].
31* One UsefulNotes/McDonalds commercial had Ronald driving an invisible car that could rewind time by driving in reverse.
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35* ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'' has Uncle Jam's Anpanman Go and Shokupanman's van, both of which can do, well, all sorts of things. Shokupanman's van has wheels that are basically extendable legs, and both vehicles can punch and jump.
36* Roger Smith's Griffon in ''Anime/TheBigO'' definitely qualifies. It has surveillance equipment, machine guns, a big beefy engine, and it can ''change color''.
37* The team's car in ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' is a 1965 Pontiac GTO, and is one of the most well-known, highly sought-after and collectible classic American muscle cars in the world. Not only is it cringe-inducing to see the kind of abuse it gets, but it's valuable enough to where they could sell it and have more than enough money to buy a brand-new car that's faster, more fuel-efficient and more comfortable, but, well, then [[RuleofCool they wouldn't be driving around a freakin' 1965 GTO]].
38** In the first and second seasons, Benny owns a 1969 Dodge Coronet R/T (fitted with a hood from a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner). Another very valuable and sought-after piece of muscle-car history that is destroyed by Lagoon Company.
39* The ''Anime/BraveSeries'' are no slouches to the trope too, and they overlap with TransformingMecha as well. A few to list:
40** ''Anime/BraveExkaiser'' has Dash Max's vehicle mode be a race car, while Exkaiser's is a futuristic sports car.
41** ''Anime/TheBraveFighterOfSunFighbird'' has Road Baron, Guard Star, Guard Rescue and Guard Fire.
42** ''Anime/TheBraveFighterOfLegendDaGarn'': Da Garn, Mach and Turbo Lander all have cool cars of various kinds as alternate modes.
43** ''Anime/BravePoliceJDecker'' with Deckerd, who is a police car.
44** ''Anime/TheBraveOfGoldGoldran'': Dran's vehicle mode is a three-seater with the steering column in the middle.
45* ''Anime/CannonBusters'': Philly the Kid's ride, [[ICallItVera Bessie]]. A coin-operated land yacht of a convertible with a hot magenta paint job that [[TransformingMecha transforms into a bull-themed mecha]]. As impossible as it seems, it's actually ''more'' awesome than it sounds.
46* ''Manga/DeathNote'' gives us Matt's 1967 Chevy Camaro (or in the anime version, a 1968 Plymouth Road-Runner with a taillight panel from a 1969 Dodge Coronet 440, and in some fanworks a 1970 Chevy Chevelle), which he uses to lead Takada's bodyguards on a ChaseScene through Tokyo. [[spoiler: It does not end well.]]
47* ''Manga/FireForce'': The Special Armoured Fire Engine are custom armored fire trucks used by the Special Fire Brigades.
48* Just about every single race car in ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'' in its many iterations. The main car, the Asurada series of racers, is able to shapeshift (especially in its much later versions) has 6WD (except for GSX, which has the standard 4 wheels), rocket boosters, active fans for extra downforce and engine cooling, and needs an AI supercomputer to be driven properly. Its rivals over the years are just as colorful, including, but not limited to:
49## The HG Series (known as Steel) a family of electric-powered super-racers that leans like motorcycles into curves.
50## The Spiegel Series (from the HG family), a windowless racer that has the driver lie in it like a closed-cockpit luge sled.
51## The Issuxark Series, which has a rotating roter on it.
52## The Ogre AN-21, which is the ''SuperPrototype'' to the Al-Zard.
53* ''Manga/GTOTheEarlyYears'': Since they don't have a car for the Valentines' Day Car Parade, Eikichi and Ryuji steal a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koenig_Specials König]] Benz car from a mechanic shop, mistakenly thinking it was the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Cedric Cedric]] (also stolen) that they'd asked the mechanic to modify to look like a König. Eikichi then modifies it further by making the doors [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull-wing_door open vertically]] and adding teeth and eyes to the front.
54* Rally Vincent's 1967 Shelby /[=GT500=]KR/ from ''Manga/GunsmithCats''. The licence plate number has a ''[[Film/TheBluesBrothers Blues Brothers]]'' ShoutOut: the car number is BRD 529. After the Shelby is [[SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome unceremoniously blown up]] in the follow-up manga ''Burst'', Rally gets a Mustang II that is heavily modified with a turbocharged engine and light armoring... and it bears mention that Rally still considered it TheAllegedCar until she gave it a test drive.
55* ''Anime/HelloSandybell'':
56** The fan-nicknamed Sandybell Car (despite being a van), which Mr. Ronwood gave to Sandybell so that she could report news stories better. It has many features, like a built in hose, metal arms, an alarm system, hyper speed, moving doors and many other features that can be accessed with the push of a button. It is plain white with red highlights, and has a red heart on the back with a heart-shaped window. It's sheer epicness stands out in contrast to the anime's realistic tone. And of course, it's piloted by KidsDrivingCars. To ham it up, in the theme song, the van is seen flying while carrying Sandybell and her friends.
57** In RealLife, the anime was sponsored by toy manufacturer Popy, and they intended to sell the Sandybell car as [[Merchandise-Driven merchandise]]. However, it didn't sell well.
58* An expensive Italian sports car makes an appearance in ''Manga/IAmAHero'', driven by two men with an air soft pistol. [[spoiler:The trope ends up subverted when their car is too loud and draws the wrong kind of attention from the living dead]].
59* ''Anime/InazmaDelivery'': has three.
60** First up is Hemmingway's delivery van [=LightningInazma=]. At first glance, it's just a cute little yellow van but when Hemmingway gets serious, it suddenly goes from a delivery van to an electrically-charged high-speed cannonball able to take serious damage, and with Hemmingway's driving skills, can even drive on walls and ceilings!
61** Next up is [=Blacknoir=], Catherine's modified 1960 Rolls-Royce Phantom complete with a number of spy gadgets literally under the hood ranging from a mechanical arm to a machine gun to a laser to rockets!
62** And finally [=GiantJumbo=], Ballow's big red delivery transport armed with four excavator arms perfect for pulverizing anything in his way.
63* The Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (often called the "8-6" for short) from ''Manga/InitialD'' is a nice subversion: Takumi, arguably the fastest racer in the series, owns possibly the [[WhatAPieceOfJunk second-most uncool car in the series]] while beating an armada of [=EVOs=], RX-7s, and R32s. Granted, it was heavily modified halfway into the series, resulting in larger horsepower and lightened weight. It proved so popular it pushed the [=AE86=] (particularly the Trueno liftback configuration) [[TheRedStapler from "old used car" to "sought-after classic" almost singlehandedly]] - in Japan, it did this before the newest examples were even 10 years old! As a matter of fact, you can also see the original Hachi-Roku in the [=PS2=] iterations of the ''Gran Turismo'' series (labeled as the Sprinter Trueno "Shuichi Shigeno" Edition), as well as in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground 2'' and ''Carbon'' (as the Toyota Corolla GT-S).
64** It's really not a bad car, just considered outdated by the majority of racers in the series. Takumi's character model, the original Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya, started out with this car, and still considers it his favorite. Heck, [[OlderThanTheyThink its Corolla Levin counterpart took part in touring car races before]].
65** The award for most uncool car of the series goes to Itsuki's [=AE85=]. Itsuki attempts to buy the Corolla Levin variant of Takumi's [=AE86=] and gets ripped off with an authentic POS.
66*** Not necessarily TruthInTelevision. These now being 20-plus-year old cars and engine swaps being easier than extensive rust repair, condition is more important than original spec.
67* In ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'', King Dedede starts with Escargon driving him around in a military ATV (complete with {{BFG}}), but eventually orders a huge old fashioned limousine loaded with gadgets and weapons (described as a '[[ShoutOut Demon Beast On Wheels]]') for an episode of WackyRacing (in the same episode, Meta Knight races in an old-fashioned Formula 1 car, and Kirby in his ''spaceship''). [[spoiler:They crash spectacularly by the end of the episode, but]] they are seen driving around in the car for the rest of the series.
68* Iina from ''Manga/KokoroLibrary'' drives what appears to be a Volkswagen Schwimmwagen amphibious car used in the second world war by the German army. Hers is white with cute cat print seat covers. The huge rear propeller isn't only for show though, since it functions perfectly fine as a boat.
69** It could be an Amphicar, an actual 1960s-era German car inspired by the Volkswagen Schwimmwagen. Ampicars are cute, collectible, and handle like dogs both on the road and in the water.
70*** It could also be a civilian Schwimmwagen. VW supposedly sold some leftover Schwimmvagens on the civilian market after the war.
71* Cousin Yui's Subaru Vivio[[note]]Or at least it looks like one.[[/note]] is supposedly this in the ''Manga/InitialD'' parody in one episode of ''Manga/LuckyStar''. She was able to outdrive a Mazda RX-7 FD while driving at 40 km/h (or roughly 25 mph), which is well under the speed limit! The really funny part? She's supposed to be a traffic officer!
72-->'''Kagami''': What's with the [bleep] D-like driving?![[note]]A frequent RunningGag in the series is when any copyrighted names are bleeped out because they don't have permission to use them.[[/note]]
73* ''Franchise/LupinIII'' has two to his name:
74** A Fiat 500, complete with a turbocharger and practically indestructible. It suffers a grenade hit and the only thing destroyed is the glass.
75** While the Fiat has it's charm, it pales in comparison to his other car: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_SSK The Mercedes-Benz SSK]]. That sound you just heard was the collective noise of car enthusiasts jaws dropping in unbridled envy. That said, it often and rather hilariously suffers from being a ChronicallyCrashedCar.
76* The main point of ''Anime/MachineHayabusa''. The protagonist drives an oddly-shaped car propelled by jet engines (and their number [[NextTierPowerUp keeps increasing]] throughout the series); each of the cars of his [[TheTeam teammates]] has some trick or distinguishing feature as well, including a [[FlyingCar flying car]]. The opponents use more literal examples of [[WeaponizedCar Weaponized Cars]].
77* Sheryl Nome's Ferrari California in ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' Nyan Cli, a cool car by definition. Every detail inside and out was exactly drawn, from the 8000 RPM red line tachometer to the shiny Ferrari badges to the six-speed manual shift column. Yes, that's right, Sheryl Nome drives a stick.
78** Intriguingly, of all the first-gen California roadsters produced, only ''two'' of them rolled off the production line with the 6-speed manual (and these two were never sold), while the rest of the examples received the 7-speed automated dual-clutch unit instead. Sheryl probably picked a manual because it's badass (or because she's [[{{Fanservice}} Playing To The Fetishes]] ''again'').
79** Ozma Lee is seen driving a Lancia Delta Integrale. It may not look as impressive as a Ferrari, but [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancia_Delta_Group_A as one of the most sucessful rally cars ever]], it definitely qualifies as a cool car.
80* In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', Fate owns a car which, due to it having the same color scheme as her Intelligent Device. Unfortunately, it isn't a [[VehicularThemeNaming Ferrari Testarossa]].
81* Hinako's car in ''Manga/{{Murcielago}}''.
82* Misato's Renault Alpine A310 in ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' certainly qualifies, even when it's so badly driven.
83* Mikaze from ''Anime/OccultAcademy'' has a flashy car. When Abe sees it he's surprised that a low-key looking waitress like her owns one. He had wanted one since childhood. Mikaze [[DrivesLikeCrazy drives very fast]], which freaks out Abe.
84* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterBelt'': Panty and Stocking's Hummer H1 named See-Through and Scanty and Kneesocks's G-Wagen limo named G-string are both capable of some [[CarFu very awesome action.]]
85* In ''Literature/ThePerfectInsider'' anime, Moe Nishinosono's Alfa Romeo 4C qualifies.
86* All the racers in Takeshi Koike's ''Anime/{{REDLINE}}'' are cool cars and then some, from Sweet JP's yellow TRANSAM, to a pink dragster styled to look like a [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything woman lying on her back with her legs in the air]], and a giant montrosity where the driver becomes part of the machine.
87* In ''Anime/RidingBean'', Bean Bandit has a stylish car, called the Roadbuster, that not only has a high performance engine that can match most race cars, but it can orient its wheels to move sideways or extend brake blades for extremely rapid stops.
88* ''Manga/SailorMoon'': Haruka (Sailor Uranus) drives a ''roofless'' Toyota [=2000GT=], only two were ever made, as the Cool Car in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''.
89* The G2 in ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' not only transforms from a Nissan Skyliner into an awesome-looking racer, it's equipped in later episodes with a ''[[GatlingGood Gatling gun]]''.
90* ''Anime/SpeedRacer'':
91** The Mach 5 is so goddamn cool it's even listed as a {{Super Robot|Genre}}.
92** Racer X's car, the Shooting Star, while not explicitly equipped with an arsenal of super gadgets, was shown jumping from one clifftop to another in flagrant violation of the Earth's gravity.
93** The Car Acrobatic Team all sported miniature wings which turned them into gliders.
94** The "evil twin" of the Mach 5 had full-blown airplane wings and a jet engine, in addition to a DeathRay.
95** The Mammoth Car was the size of a passenger train, and [[spoiler:made of solid gold]].
96** The GRX could go faster than human reflexes could handle, necessitating use of [[SuperSerum V-Gas]] which reacts badly with water and simultaneously dehydrates the user.
97** The X3 Melange was driven by remote-control (with a robot dummy driver) by the revenge-fueled son of a dead racer.
98** The "assassins", who were clearly ninjas, drove around in ''ninja cars''.
99** In one episode, Speed even test-drove a ''supersonic rocket car''.
100* In ''Anime/SpeedRacerX'' The Mach 5 is, as always, very cool. It used to belong to Go's older brother Kenichi, until he crashed and was assumed dead. After that, Pops installed the Safety Seven System, seven functions, like deploying wires or cutting blades, each activated by pressing the corresponding letter on the Mach 5's steering wheel. During the second story arc, the Mach 5 becomes capable of traveling through time when its velocity reaches 555 km/hr.
101* ''Anime/SupercarGattiger'' is all about its title Cool Car.
102* ''Anime/TomicaHyperRescueDriveHeadKidouKyuukyuuKeisatsu'' essentially runs on this trope, with all of the heroes driving various cars, which can become HumongousMecha.
103** Additionally, [[MadScientist Karigari]] has a FlyingCar.
104* In ''Manga/WanganMidnight'', Akio Asakura drives a heavily-tuned vintage Nissan Fairlady Z (specifically, a model that was sold as the Datsun Z on this side of the Pacific Rim), known widely as the "Devil Z" for [[BlessedWithSuck a very good reason]].
105** ''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2'' and its sequels let you drive a Toyota [=HiAce=]. Which is a ''van''. That, like any other car, can be tuned to upwards of ''800'' horsepower.
106** The real car is a true two-seater,[[note]]It’s roofless rather than a convertible because there wasn’t even room to store the roof.[[/note]] the anime car has conveniently grown spacious back seats.
107** She either has two, one left-hand drive and one right-hand drive, or an animator [[OffModel flipped over the cel]].
108* ''Manga/YoureUnderArrest'' being Creator/KosukeFujishima's giant love letter to the motoring universe, is chock full of various cool cars and cool bikes:
109** [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Oshou's]] E.R.A. Mini Turbo is a fastest original Mini around that was produced serially, and, officially rated at 185 kph, is basically on par with the legendary Mini Cooper of TheSixties.
110** Miyuki's extensively modified and tuned Toyota S800.
111** The girls mini-patrol car may look like a stock Honda Today from the outside, but Miyuki has modified it no less than her own S800 — [[https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/370544395549933569/893700598191493160/honda_today.jpg As per the build sheet]], its 2-cylinder engine had its factory single-cam cylinder head replaced with a custom twin-cam head, and its block bored out from [=547cc=] to [=800cc=]. To help it breathe better, a higher-flow 2-barrel Weber carburetor, as well as a [=TD025=] turbocharger and matching intercooler were installed. Top it off with a nitrous oxide injection system, and all these engine mods combine to boost the engine's power output from 31BHP to more than double that, at EIGHTY BHP. Helping to put all that power to the ground as well as help it turn and stop better are improved brakes, strengthened suspension, and better tires, making it arguably the fastest Today ever existing.
112** [[RichBitch Chie Sagamiouno's]] patrol Carrera, which was actually bought to her by her father.
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116* Creator/BillCosby talked about the car that Fat Albert had growing up, Erich, started as the hull of a 1941 Mercury. Fat Albert spent all his money on restoring it, but instead of a regular engine, he bought a Cessna Airplane engine. This gave the car a very ''unique'' sound, and quite a bit of power, that he and all his friends loved.
117** Cosby also talked about a custom car he had built which went over 200 MPH, with automatic transmission, 900 Horse Power, was 427 cubic inches, and had dual superchargers, horsepower, engines, wheels, steering wheels, glove compartments, dual ''everything''.
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121* The Batmobile from ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'', in its various incarnations, has [[TropeCodifier come to define this trope]] to the point where any character's cool car may be dubbed the [[{{Thememobile}} (Character's Name)-mobile]] (real-world example: the famous "[[UsefulNotes/ThePope Popemobile]]"). Just to let you know, the Batmobile (nicknamed "The Tumbler") in ''Film/BatmanBegins'' is ''a Lamborghini Gallardo-Hummer H2 crossover''. When Lt. Gordon gets a view of the Batmobile, he says:
122-->'''Lt. Gordon:''' I ''gotta'' get me one of those.
123** The Batmobile in ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'' '''was''' a [[TankGoodness Cool Tank]].
124** Various non-comic versions of the Batmobile are in the Film and Western Animation sections.
125** Tim Drake's ComicBook/{{Robin|1993}} had the Redbird. An armored sports car designed to shift some panels and blend in with civilian cars at the push of a button that was equipped with some of the same gadgets as the Batmobile.
126* ''ComicBook/{{Crossed}}'' is a series about "zombies" who are intelligent enough to drive, lack any inhibition, and love theatrical violence. In the webcomic arc "Wish You Were Here", this combination of traits leads a group to acquire some sort of generic European super car [[spoiler:which they drive to a hospice to viciously 'buggerkill' the sick and elderly residents]].
127* In ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'', Paperinik (Donald Duck superhero alter ego) started using a modified version of his 313 able to fly. Then when he was upgraded to ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' he got the Pi-kar which not only can fly, but it's ironclad, can repair itself, change form to be disguised and has too many features to be listed here.
128* Since ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'' originally followed in the footsteps of Batman, it's no surprise that he drove around in the ''Arrowcar.'' [[note]]SEE: WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold[[/note]] After Oliver lost his fortune, the Arrow-Car became too expensive to keep and he decided to destroy it.
129* Especially in the Golden Age, a lot of super-heroes had Cool Cars. Star-Spangled Kid had [[FlyingCar one]] in spite of ''not actually being old enough to drive''.
130* During UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}}, ComicBook/TheFlash had an enemy called the Fiddler who was [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain a lame villain]] at best, but he's worthy of mention for having the most absurd-looking vehicle in the history of comic books: a car shaped like a giant violin.
131* ''ComicBook/JetDream and her Stunt-Girl Counterspies'' drive a variety of sports cars laden with all manner of gadgetry, including machine guns, rear-mounted "stench bomb" launchers, and an AwesomeButImpractical (and quite large) TV camera with a zoom lens on a boom extending from the trunk such that Petite can see the faces of the bad guys chasing her on a dashboard-mounted screen.
132* Jen's 1958 Corvette in ''ComicBook/TheMazeAgency''.
133* ComicBook/PhantomLady's Phantom -- A car that could shroud itself in dark. Arguably kind of dangerous but....
134* Best of the lot: Vic Sage's red Volkswagen Beetle in Denny O'Neill's run on ''ComicBook/TheQuestion''. It was a bog-standard old-school Beetle, but modified so that, under the bonnet, there was a honking great V-8 engine...
135* Almost every car used in ''ComicBook/SinCity'' is a vintage car with many main characters discussing their love for them. Creator/FrankMiller has mentioned that Sin City was spawned from an excuse to draw things he considered cool, such as old cars.
136* The Turbotraction Turbot-Rhino I and its successor were the cool cars owned by ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio''. Creator/AndreFranquin's backgrounds were populated by great representations of actual cars of the TheFifties and TheSixties. The Turbotraction, which was his design, blended in perfectly with the 'real' cars as it was based on rocket car concepts of that era. Part of its coolness was the realism with which it was portrayed (and it was really fast because of some sort of jet engine and had a magic roof, too). After the comic was taken over by other artists, Spirou and Fantasio's rides were 'real' and mundane cars, although very likely chosen for their unique design as well.
137* Diabolik uses a black [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_E-Type Jaguar E-Type.]] Diabolik being CrazyPrepared he immediately replaced the engine with a more powerful one and added bulletproof armor, and after Ginko hit it with his own Cool Car (a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_DS Citroën DS]] and managed to arrest him ([[CardboardPrison keeping him in for about two days]]) he started adding gadgets.
138* The black and white 1960 [=DeSoto=] Adventurer used by ''ComicBook/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice''. It's versatile, practically invincible, and can get literally anywhere in the world in seconds (They got to the moon at one point by stuffing the exhaust pipe with matches). In the Telltale Games, it gets possessed by a demon but is no worse for wear.
139* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': This trope was spoofed and subverted in ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' #126, in which a car company gave Spidey the Spider-Mobile for publicity reasons. It was a dune-buggy that could race up walls and came complete with web-cannons. Since Spidey can webswing and crawl up walls on his own, he saw no reason to take it except for the paycheck the company gave him for their product placement. The vehicle was destroyed in the same story. It's been built, rebuilt, and in ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'' got a new paint job courtesy of ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} to make it the "Dead-Buggy". During ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManDanSlott'', Peter got himself another Spider-Mobile, this one a little more sleeker and with more toys. He lost this along with the rest of Parker Industries during ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire''.
140* In the German comic ''ComicBook/{{Werner}}'': The Metülisator, a car with a radial engine from a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII warbird(!) running on methyl alcohol.
141** And the Regentenschüssel, the heavily customized 1975 Oldsmobile 98 Regency featured in the fourth movie, ''Gekotzt wird später!''
142** Nobelschröder's Bentley Blower counts too. After all, it can keep up with the 1,500hp Metülisator in ''Wer bremst hat Angst!''
143* Jack Tenrec, the protagonist in ''ComicBook/XenozoicTales'' (later an animated series called ''Cadillacs and Dinosaurs'') lived in a post-apocalyptic future and, in his main job as a mechanic, restored late 1940s & early 1950s Cadillacs and converted them to run on methane generated from dinosaur dung. Fortunately there were plenty of dinosaurs roaming around so running out of fuel was not a concern.
144** In 2004, Franco Sbarro built a [[http://sbarro.perso.neuf.fr/voitures/turbotraction/turbot_rhino1gb.html real life replica,]] but without the jet engine.
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148* ''Fanfic/CyclesUponCycles'': The Piranha. Originally a [[VideoGame/StarCraft Hellion]] chassis, it swaps out the flamethrower for a dual auto-cannon scavenged from a Goliath, has had its frame and engine modified to be whisper-quiet, and has a sensor suite that allows it to detect cloaked enemies. It can hold two normal-sized people, or a single Marine in full armor.
149* ''Manga/Evangelion303'': Shinji owns a 1963 Corvette red convertible. When she sees it, Asuka asks "How much are they paying you?"
150* ''Fanfic/HowFriendshipAccidentallySavedMagicalBritain'': Tom liberates the Weasleys' now-feral Ford Anglia from the Forbidden Forest and spends the summer of 1993 fixing it up and giving it a new, shiny coat of bright red paint. The car still has expansion charms on it from when it was with the Weasleys so it can comfortably seat several people plus luggage, and it's also fully sentient now and very happy to fly itself.
151* ''Fanfic/KitsuneNoKenFistOfTheFox'': The Hyuga family has a white limousine, which Naruto can't help but admire when he sees it for the first time. Also, for his own personal ride Neji has a dark blue two-seat Porsche Boxter.
152* [[Creator/DetsniyOffSkiword Profesor Layton Vs Jack The Raper]] gives [[Manga/DeathNote Watari]] the Watarimobile, which is compared to a "supper-car", and it cannot be chased due to being "[[DamageProofVehicle invincibile]]".
153* In the ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fic ''Fanfic/TurningRedSecretsOfThePanda'', Jason and the rest of the PCA members drive heavily modified black sedans that have been heavily tuned for higher performance, useful for chasing after the giant shapeshifting red pandas.
154* ''Fanfic/ValesUnderground'': Mob boss Cinder drives a red Ferrari that she is very proud of having. She even tells Mercury that she'd kill him if he ended up crashing it. (And chances are she's [[NotHyperbole not exaggerating]].)
155* ''Fanfic/Zootopia2TheMovie'': Nick and Judy are given a fresh out of production police vehicle called a Police Truck, which resembles a fire truck only white with red and blue accents, sirens, a large movable claw on top plus a grappling hook in a small port on the front of it.
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159* Cruella de Vil's roadster in ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''. It steers like a brick (or Cruella is a terrible driver who bribed her way into getting a driver’s license) and the roof and hood fly off like it's paper near the end, but it still pulls off the oh-so-sinister RichBitch look.
160* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys2022'', Mr. Wolf's getaway car is a jet black muscle car that resembles a mix between a Chevy Camaro and a Dodge Challenger. And being a BadassDriver, Mr. Wolf shows just what it's capable of. [[spoiler:Its upgraded version in the mid-credits scene, a convertible version with yellow Crimson Paw stripes, also counts.]]
161* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'': Not only does the Batmobile appear, but so does the Turtles' Party Wagon. Both cars get to show off their awesomeness.
162* The entire cast of ''Franchise/{{Cars}}''.
163* ''Franchise/DespicableMe'': Gru's giant smoke-spewing and road hogging airship/tank makes Hummers look inconspicuous and eco-friendly.
164* In ''WesternAnimation/Home2015'', Oh makes a few modifications to Tip's car so it can fly, which apparently made it semi-sentient, as its expression is shown to change occasionally.
165* The Incredibile from ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1''. Too bad it was only seen in the opening. His black sports car is stylish, with elements of the Mercedes 300SL, Jaguar E-Type and Corvette Stingray mashed together.
166** It does, however, make a comeback in ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' where it's revealed that Bob has a remote for the vehicle that can activate all of its features, including its ability to transform into a boat. [[spoiler: And he gets a new Incredibile by the end of the film, this one having a [[RedIsHeroic red color scheme]]]].
167* WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'s invisible car. AwesomeButImpractical, since he forgot where he parked it and lost track of it for weeks!
168* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'', [[spoiler:DJ Pon-3 drives a really rad convertible that is able to transform into an equally sweet DJ station.]]
169* In ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'', the evil LoanShark Sykes actually drives a giant black car whose hood ornament is shaped like a leaping Doberman Pinscher (guess which animals he owns as pets!), and in the climax, it can actually shred apart its own tires so that he can drive on rails!
170* [[http://www.caprino.no/pages/en/iltempo.asp Il Tempo Gigante]] from ''WesternAnimation/PinchcliffeGrandPrix''. The other cars in the race are also cool, but not quite up to the same level as the protagonists' car.
171* A similar-looking car makes an appearance at the very beginning of ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'', where it is now driven by Madame Medusa.
172* [=McLeach's=] half-track bushwacker in ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'', which is absolutely monstrous. It even has a built-in rocket launcher and a crane!
173* Speaking of wagons, the Reptar Wagon from ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'' is, as Stu Pickles described it, the "perfect children's toy". Seriously, besides being designed as the eponymous dinosaur himself, the Reptar Wagon is a multifunctional ATV with flashlight headlight eyes, mechanical moving claws and can automatically double out as a flotation boat via "Aqua Reptar" mode. And, to top it off, it's voiced by Music/BustaRhymes in a Darth Vader-esque voice. Now [[http://www.rugratonline.com/repwag.htm Defictionalized]]!
174* The Patty Wagon in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie'' is pretty cool. It can drive even though it's just a stack of unattached pieces, some of which probably aren't even mechanical, and every part of it is fast food-themed. It runs on frying oil, its wheels are pickle slices, it has actual sesame seeds, etc. Most notably, despite [=SpongeBob=] himself having repeatedly failed his driving test and lacking a proper license, "[[LoopholeAbuse you don't need a license to drive a sandwich]]," so he can operate it perfectly competently.
175* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': ''Sugar Rush'' being a racing game, the racers' karts are as integral to the game as they are, although how they manage to hold up when they're made of candy, ice cream, peppermints, marshmallows, and (in one case) a giant hollowed-out popsicle is anyone's guess.
176* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'', Judy Hopps and [[spoiler:Nick Wilde]] get issued an interceptor vehicle to track down a street racer in their first assignment together. It's a long distance from [[TheAllegedCar her meter maid cart]].
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180* ''[[Film/TwoThousandTwelve 2012]]'' has the sports cars in Yuri's plane which include a Lotus Elise, Lamborghini Gallardo, Porsche Carrera GT and a Bentley Continental that they use to escape the crash.
181* In ''Film/TwoLaneBlacktop'', the two main protagonists are street racers who tour the country in a monster Chevy 150 painted primer-grey. One of them is responsible for driving it, while the other maintains it. They get challenged to a cross-country race by a man in a cherry 1970 Pontiac GTO.
182* ''Film/FortyEightHrs'' has Reggie Hammond's Porsche 356 (replica) convertible, in contrast to Jack Cate's 1964 Cadillac Coupe deVille [[WhatAPieceOfJunk ragtop]].
183* The Jet Car from ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossThe8thDimension''. Seriously, Banzai drove it '''through''' a mountain!
184* Every car in ''Film/AmericanGraffiti''.
185* In ''Film/AngelsRevenge'' (aka ''Angels Brigade''), the team of "angels" puts together a van that looks like a rip-off from the A-Team, except that this movie was made before the A-Team.
186* The Deathmobile in ''National Lampoon's Film/AnimalHouse''.
187* The [=DeLorean=] in the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' film trilogy. The version in ''WesternAnimation/BackToTheFuture TheAnimatedSeries'' had even more gadgets attached.
188-->'''Doc Brown''': The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some ''style?''
189** The best part of this is that the actual [=DeLoreans=] were dogged by controversial business practices and mechanical failures, but the ''BTTF'' [=DeLorean=] was so cool it saved the car's reputation in popular culture. It even got [[TheRedStapler a limited-run of replicas!]]
190* ''Film/BadBoysII'' has the Ferrari 550 Maranello and the Hummer H2.
191* Every ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' film...
192** The [[Film/BatmanTheMovie 1966 Batmobile]] is still cool.
193** The Creator/TimBurton Film/{{Batman|1989}} films introduced an armored version, but kept the jet exhaust from the [[Series/Batman1966 TV series]]. In ''Film/BatmanReturns'', we learn that it can also become a narrower, more streamlined version called the Batmissile in order to fit through more narrow spaces like alleyways.
194** The first Creator/JoelSchumacher film had it more skeletal-looking with blue lighting.
195** In ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', Bruce Wayne owns several sports convertibles as part of his "billionaire playboy" cover he uses to hide from others the fact that he is Batman. In ''Film/BatmanBegins'', when he is complimented by the valet while showing up at a Wayne Enterprises dinner, he merely tells the guy, "You should see my other one," referring to the Tumbler. In ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', Bruce gets a Lamborghini Murciélago (which must mean a lot to Bruce because the car name is Spanish for "bat"). In ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', Bruce uses the Murciélago's successor, the Aventador. There is a funny scene early in the movie where Selina Kyle kisses Bruce, in the process palming his valet ticket, then steals his car by pretending to be his wife. The sly grin on her face when we see her behind the wheel of the Aventador sells it.
196** The Batmobile in ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' is a sleek monster, forgoing the usual black for a gray coloring and a little more heavier to deal with Batman's more darker mindset in the film. When it reappears in ''Film/{{Justice|League 2017}} [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague League]]'', it is outfitted with heavier firepower to deal with Steppenwolf and his Parademons.
197** The Batmobile in ''Film/{{The Batman|2022}}'' is far less spectacular than previous iterations. It's effectively just a heavily armored muscle car with a rear-mounted jet engine - aside from the tires and the engine, the vehicle looks like it was built piecemeal from whatever Bruce could find, and even the center console looks like it was made from assorted aftermarket components. That said, underestimating the machine would be a ''very stupid'' thing to do. While the car may not ''look'' impressive, the way it ''sounds'' more than makes up for it.
198* In ''Film/{{Battletruck}}'', the town's mechanic Rusty rigs an armored VW Bug for Hunter to use in the climactic battle.
199* ''Film/Bedazzled2000'': As part of the Devil's attempts to sway Elliot into selling his soul she offers him a lift in her Lamborghini [[MeaningfulName Diablo]], which even comes with the VanityLicensePlate "BAD 1". Elliot was pretty skeptical of her but the car does start to win him over.
200* The old police cruiser used by ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'' is emblematic of the brothers' style and situation. It is strongly implied that the brothers are indeed on a MissionFromGod, as the car survives numerous mishaps and displays near-magical powers right up until the moment said mission no longer requires its presence, whereupon it literally falls to pieces on the sidewalk.
201* The titular car in the 2003 thriller, ''Film/BlackCadillac''.
202* Pick a [[Film/JamesBond Bond]] film, any Bond film.
203** The Aston Martin [=DB5=] from ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}''. Because of its instant and long-time iconic status, the car also appeared in ''{{Film/Thunderball}}'', ''Film/GoldenEye'', ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'', a deleted scene from ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'', ''Film/{{Spectre}}'' and ''Film/NoTimeToDie''. (and in ''Film/GoldenEye'', it's featured in a race against an equally cool Ferrari)
204** Bond goes to UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'', thus it featured the Toyota 2000GT. As Creator/SeanConnery was too tall for the original fastback coupe, Toyota cobbled together a one-off open roadster in a short matter of weeks.
205** ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'' sees Bond [[LemmingCops flummox the Las Vegas Police]] with a Mach I Mustang.
206** The AMC Hornet from ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'' [[TheAllegedCar is really pushing it]], but is arguably saved by pulling off an incredible spiral-jump that could only have suceeded with Bond behind the wheel.
207** The Lotus Esprit submarine from ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'', nicknamed "Wet Nellie" by fans. After the film came out, [[TheRedStapler demand grew so much that customers were put on a three-year waiting list]].
208** Lotus Esprit Turbo from ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' sadly doesn't last long and Bond has to make do with a [[TheAllegedCar Citroën 2CV]].
209** BMW benefitted very much from the ProductPlacement in Creator/PierceBrosnan's first three Bonds.
210*** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in ''Film/GoldenEye'' where James gets a car as cool as any of the others, but never uses it in battle (TankGoodness they had a nice substitution for the vehicle chase scene).
211*** ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'' gave Bond a rocket-firing, fully loaded BMW [=750iL=] that he could drive by remote control. Yes, that's as awesome as it sounds.
212*** ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'' puts Bond back in a two-seater, this time packing guided missile launchers...and we don't see much else, because [[WatchThePaintJob it got sawn in half afterwards]].
213** ''Film/DieAnotherDay'' marks the return of Bond's ass in the seat of an Aston... but gives his enemy a Jaguar XKR equal in gadgets to 007 himself. The resulting duel is considered one of the high points of the film. Whether the Vanquish's (or as Q calls it, the Vanish) ability to turn invisible is cool or ridiculous is somewhat debatable.
214** ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'' and ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' feature [[Creator/DanielCraig a new James Bond]], and with him the then flagship of a new Aston Martin line, a [=DBS V12=].
215** ''Film/{{Spectre}}'' goes one beyond, and sees Bond behind the wheel of an Aston Martin [=DB10=], specifically designed for the film, in team with the producers and director, a series' first. Only 10 cars were ever made. In the car chase, it's pursued by another specially developed vehicle, a Jaguar based on a cancelled prototype.
216** In ''Film/CasinoRoyale1967'' David Niven drives a suitably old-school Bentley roadster.
217* Sam Lowry's car in ''Film/{{Brazil}}'' - actually a Messerschmitt [=KR200=] - is cool in a similar way to the Steve Urkel[=/=]''Series/FamilyMatters'' example mentioned in Live Action TV, and sometimes shows up at UK car shows.
218* The pedal cars from ''Film/BugsyMalone''. What kid wouldn't want one of those?
219* ''Film/{{Bullitt}}'''s incredibly badass 1968 Ford Mustang 390 CID Fastback, although it sports no gadgets or gimmicks, is one of the oldest ones in the book, as is the 1968 Dodge Charger R/T he chases around San Francisco.
220* ''Film/TheCaliforniaKid'' has Michael's souped-up car with flames painted on the sides. Almost everyone who sees it comments on how cool it is, and the local teenagers are delighted when Michael lets them drive it.
221* ''Film/{{Cannonball}}'' features a cross-country road race. Entrants include two identical Pontiac Firebirds, a Dodge Charger, C3 Corvette Stingray, [=DeTomaso=] Pantera, Lincoln Mark [=III=], and a modified van. Later, one of the Firebirds crashes and the driver switches to a '69 Mustang.
222* The Red Skull's six-wheeled Hydra Coupé in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''. Scratch it at your own risk. This was inspired by the real six-wheeled [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W31 Mercedes W31 G4,]] which was created specifically as an off-road limo for high-ranking Nazis and Wehrmacht officers.
223* ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' sequel had Nick Fury driving around in a SHIELD issued SUV, complete with armor, an AI, BFG, a med-kit, and it apparently had flight capability but it was damaged in an attack.
224* The eponymous vehicle in the horror movie ''Film/TheCar''. Just because the thing is a driverless Satanic serial killer doesn't mean it can't be cool.
225* The Lazarus was a top of the line luxury car even before it became a [[HauntedTechnology sentient murder machine]] in ''Film/TheCarRoadToRevenge''.
226* The 1976 film version of ''Film/{{Carrie|1976}}'' upgrades Billy's car from a [[TheAllegedCar beat-up '61 Chevrolet Biscayne]] in [[Literature/{{Carrie}} the original novel]] to a ruby-red '67 Chevy Chevelle. The [[Film/Carrie2002 2002 TV remake]] gives him a customized Chevy pickup, while the [[Film/Carrie2013 2013 remake]] gives him a '71 Pontiac GTO. [[spoiler:The car is used to try and [[CarFu run Carrie down]] during the climax (by Billy's girlfriend Chris in the '76 film, by Billy himself in the other versions), and given Carrie's PsychicPowers, [[EveryCarIsAPinto it doesn't end well]]. Given who [[{{Delinquents}} Billy]] and [[AlphaBitch Chris]] were, the only thing anybody is feeling sorry for in that scene is the car.]]
227* The spiked VW Beetle in ''Film/TheCarsThatAteParis''
228* ''Film/CharliesAngelsFullThrottle'' had lots of cool cars, and a special featurette on the DVD to showcase them all.
229* Ditto the Plymouth Fury in ''Film/{{Christine}}''.
230* ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang'' herself, who possesses buoyancy and flight capabilities.
231** Buddy also gets a sweet 1968 Camaro, probably for visual contrast with Christine.
232* Film/CleopatraJones has a black and silver Corvette Stingray with mag wheels, an automated hatch roof to keep tall people from breaking their necks getting in and out, a cassette player (~$200 in 2015 dollars) and a mobile phone (~$890 in 2015 dollars) plus a gun storage rack in the passenger-side door.
233* The so called "Durango 65" from Creator/StanleyKubrick's ''Film/AClockworkOrange'', actually an [[http://www.adamsprobe.com/adams_probe_16.html M-505 Adams Brothers Probe 16]] - a super limited edition (only 3 were ever built) supercar built in England in 1969. The car was specifically chosen by Kubrick based on how cool and futuristic it was. It's main party piece was the fact that it was so low (only 86 cm or 34 inches in height) that it couldn't use normal doors, instead driver and passenger ingressed via an electric sliding glass roof.
234* Malloy's car in ''Film/ConAir''.
235-->'''Malloy''': Beautiful?! Sunsets are beautiful. Newborn babies are beautiful. This? This is [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] spectacular!
236* The titular hero of Disney's ''Film/{{Condorman}}'' persuades the CIA to build him a Bond-esque racecar that: starts out disguised inside a rickety truck; boasts rockets, mines, a flamethrower, and a blast shield, among other toys; and converts into a hydrofoil for ocean travel. He gets a CoolBoat later in the film, too.
237* ''Film/DeathProof'' features several cool cars, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Chevy Nova.
238* Almost every car in ''Film/DeathRace''
239* ''Film/DoctorInDistress1963'': After returning from Italy, Delia now drives a crimson Maserati Sebring.
240* Ironically, ''Film/Drive2011'' had very little driving compared to many movies that feature a "driver" as the main character, but it did have a couple pretty cool cars in the main chase sequence: a black 5th Gen (second body style) Mustang and a modern Chrysler 300. One must also remember the Impala SS used by the Driver at the very beginning of the film.
241* Every car in ''Film/DriveAngry''.
242* ''Film/DumbAndDumber'' has the Shaggin Wagon, a car that looks like a dog. It's even necessary to raise the leg in order to fuel! Even though they lose it halfway through the movie, the AnimatedAdaptation has them with it again (where it's nicknamed Otto) and the sequel's poster features the car, implying they'll get it back. [[spoiler:They do. And then they crash it in the very next scene.]]
243* [[Creator/ElviraMistressOfTheDark Elvira]] in ''Film/ElviraMistressOfTheDark1988'' has the Macabremobile. It was later featured in ''Series/CountingCars''.
244* The 1985 Argentine film ''Esperando la Carroza''(Waiting The Hearse) has the Antonio Musicardi's beige Mazda RX-7 ([=SA22C=]), a Japanese car that became common to find in Argentina in the 80's which is the main source of [[MemeticMutation memetic]] catchphrases like "Ahí lo tenés al pelotudo" ("Here you have the fool") and "Qué miseria, che, tres empanadas para dos personas" (What a misery, che[[note]]an Argentinian slang of "hey"[[/note]] three empanadas for two people).
245* The film ''Eye of the Tiger'' is worth watching because of only three things: Creator/GaryBusey being a badass, Creator/YaphetKotto being his TokenBlackFriend, and the bulletproof, [[WeaponizedCar heavily-armed]] Dodge Ram that Gary Busey's character gets as a favor for saving a Cartel member in prison, and which he uses to totally annihilate a group of psycho bikers terrorizing his town.
246* "The Beast," a modified truck driven by the kangaroo poachers in ''{{Film/Fair Game}}.''
247* ''Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious'' is a series ''runneth over'' with Cool Cars so hard, they're pretty much about this trope. Just pick a car, any car. Except for the Chevelle and the Ferraris, being the former apparently uncool and the latter portrayed as "already awesome", all these cars are rigged with the most powerful, badass engine upgrades in the world, enough to make them run like Formula 1 cars, and on top of that, all of them are equipped with bangin' sound systems, neon lights, all sorts of sophisticated control computers (except for the muscle cars, of course, which rely on good ol' [[BiggerIsBetter humongous block]]), LCD monitors, and, of course, a lot of NitroBoost. The list includes:
248## Two sleek Ferraris (TFATF, [=2F2F=]).
249## Four Mitsubishis with an awesome paint job (all movies: two were Evolutions (VII and VIII) and two were Eclipses).
250## Three RX-7s (all movies).
251## A Dodge Charger (TFATF).
252## A Chevrolet Camaro ([=2F2F=]).
253## A 1970 Dodge Challenger ([=2F2F=]).
254## A Chevrolet Monte Carlo in primer (Tokyo Drift).
255## A Dodge Viper (Tokyo Drift).
256## Two Nissan Skylines ([=2F2F=], Tokyo Drift).
257## A Nissan Fairlady [=350Z=] and Silvia (Tokyo Drift).
258## A green Volkswagen Touran (Tokyo Drift).
259## A 1967 Ford Mustang with a Nissan Skyline engine (Tokyo Drift).
260## Several Nissan GT-Rs (Fast Five, Furious 6).
261## ''Two'' Koenigsegg [=CCXRs=] (Fast Five).
262## Lamborghini Murcielago [=LP670-4=] SV (Fate of the Furious).
263## And the list keeps going on and on and on...
264* ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'': The 1961 Ferrari 250GT California.
265-->'''Cameron:''' Less than a hundred were made. My father spent three years restoring this car. It is his ''love''. It is his ''passion''...
266-->'''Ferris:''' It is his ''fault'' he didn't lock the garage.
267-->'''Cameron:''' Ferris, what're you talking about?
268-->'''Ferris:''' Whoo!
269-->'''Cameron:''' Ferris, my father loves this car more than life itself.
270-->'''Ferris:''' A man [[SkewedPriorities with his priorities so out of whack]] doesn't deserve such a fine automobile.
271-->'''Cameron:''' No. No! Apparently, you don't understand!
272-->'''Ferris:''' [ignoring Cameron] Wow.
273-->'''Cameron:''' Ferris, he never drives it! He just rubs it with a diaper!
274** And then [[spoiler:he destroys it at the end.]] The car is worth between 5 and 10 million dollars - depending on how much a person is willing to spend.[[note]] No actual Ferraris were harmed in the making of this film. In fact, no actual Ferraris were used in the film--the production had three mock-ups built, which explains why it had a backseat when the real deal did not.[[/note]]
275* Played straight in ''Film/{{Gattaca}}'': Despite being set in the future, it features, because of ''RuleOfCool'', a Rover 3.5 l, a Studebaker Avanti, a Jaguar E-Type Superlight and for maximum coolness a Citroën DS Convertible. All of them seemed to be powered not by the original combustion engines but by some sort of turbine or electrical motor.
276* Subverted in 2008's ''Film/GetSmart''. The Tiger Sunbeam Don Adams drove in the first few seasons was part of a UsefulNotes/ColdWar museum display, and after Smart (Creator/SteveCarell)'s PrisonBreak, he takes it to try to catch the bad guys. Unfortunately, though, it runs out of gas shortly thereafter, leaving him needing to find other transportation. Other cars from the series (an Opel GT and Volkswagen Karmann Ghia) also appear in the movie.
277* The Ecto-1 from ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' and its [[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters related]] [[WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters material]]. It may be a bit of a subversion, as the model of car used was shown to be old and junky (and generally used as a hearse, i.e., to transport dead bodies for burial), yet it is still considered a cool car due to its visually striking appearance.
278** On the other hand, the Ghostbuggy is the preferred mode of transport for the other guys, ''WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters''--is an uncool, beat-up old jalopy. At least until it decides to transform into an airplane, speedboat, snowmobile... "[[Series/DoctorWho Did I mention it]] ''[[Series/DoctorWho also]]'' [[Series/DoctorWho travels in time?]]"
279* Eleanor from ''Film/GoneInSixtySeconds1974'' (and most of the other cars being stolen are pretty darned cool, too).
280* The green Gran Torino from, well... ''Film/GranTorino'' is an awesome car that kicks off the plot for being too damn cool (aka Theft Bait)
281* [[Film/{{Grease}} Greased Lightning]]!
282* The villain's Auburn and the hero's Duesenberg in Film/TheGreatGatsby2013. Both were AnachronismStew for the movie.
283* The villain's Hannibal 8 and the hero's Leslie Special in Film/TheGreatRace. Both were custom-made for the movie.
284* ''Film/TheGumballRally'' and ''Film/TheCannonballRun'' movies: Cool cars in cross country races: Some were just born cool (Shelby Cobra, Ferrari Daytona, Lamborgini Countach) while others (The souped-up Dodge Ambulance) had coolness thrust upon them.
285* After Harold's mother in ''Film/{{Harold and Maude}}'' gets rid of his hearse, hoping he will let go of his obsession with the grave, she gets him a Jaguar XK-E. Which he then turns into a hearse.
286* ''Film/{{Harper}}'' drove a Porsche Speedster - as befits the low-rent detective, it's painted a couple shades of primer (and presumably, in the mid-1960s, Speedsters were still affordable for low-rent detectives).
287* Every car driven by Creator/WillSmith in ''Film/IAmLegend''.
288* Michael Korben's Lotus Esprit in ''Film/IfLooksCouldKill''.
289* Tony Stark in the ''Film/IronMan1'' movie had plenty of these. A lot of them are [[ProductPlacement Audis]].
290* Pretty much all the cars in ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld'' for their mid-century flash, but especially Dick Shawn's '62 Dodge - as he furiously drives it while blubbering for his mama, he gets it airborne over a road dip.
291* Film/JohnWick loves his American muscle cars, starting with the 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 he drives at the start of the film. He loves that car so much, in fact, that [[spoiler:his wife's dying note to him]] has to ''specifically mention that "the car doesn't count"'' when explaining "something to love" as [[spoiler:her parting gift]]. The theft of the car is one of the plot devices in the film's IncitingIncident.
292** As a complementary replacement, the chop-shop owner provides Wick a loaner Chevelle SS 396. The staff of the Continental also gift him a modern V8 Charger, which [[CarFu he uses in the final chase scene]].
293* The protagonist of ''Film/{{Kate}}'' steals a car for a chase scene. It's kitted out with aftermarket neon and stereo to impress onlookers, but likely not to improve performance.
294* The pussy wagon in the ''Film/KillBill'' is an obvious example to this trope.
295* ''Film/TheLastStand'' has two: first is the ''Chevrolet Corvette [=ZR1=]'' which is used by Cortez; the second is ''Chevrolet Camaro [=ZL1=]'' which Ray uses to chase after him at the climax of the film.
296* Centauri's car in ''Film/TheLastStarfighter'' took the angular wedge design of the [=DeLorean=], then made it a ''[[TransformingMecha transforming]]'' FlyingCar and CoolStarship.
297* ''Film/TheLastWitchHunter'' has Aston Martin Rapide which Kaulder uses frequently in the present.
298* The Car (and Nemo's CoolBoat) are probably reasons to watch the ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' movie in and of themselves.
299* [[Creator/SteveMcQueenActor Steve McQueen]] could only out-cool the Mustang by using a real racing car - hence the ''Film/LeMans'' movie in 1970. His timing was fortunate since the Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512, two of the coolest cars ever and frankly the main reason for watching the film at all, were outlawed by new rules in 1972 and Le Mans cars were much less cool for many years.
300* Herbie the Volkswagen Beetle from ''Film/TheLoveBug'' and its sequels. Even though the Última Edición version, with its marginal 50-70 hp, is ''the most powerful version ever made'' (a stock 1963 model- Herbie's {{canon}} age- had 40 hp), it still manages to be as powerful as a stock car.
301** Notice, however, that thanks to the Beetle's extremely light weight (~750 kg / 1650 lb) it ''is'' possible to turn an ordinary Beetle into something as fast as a stock car without having to use a huge engine.
302** Rally-racing Beetles have usually 100-120 hp engines, rarely 150 hp, and they are stripped down to about 650 kg. They outrun Vipers in the twisties. And out-accelerate them in straight lines.
303** Reportedly, the version of Herbie used in the track racing scenes was stripped down and outfitted with a Porsche 911's flat-6.
304** More than a few impressive-looking racing cars appear throughout the series. Plus, Herbie’s evil twin, [[EvilKnockoff Horace]], looks strikingly malevolent.
305* "The Last of the V-8 Interceptors", or also known as the "Pursuit Special", the 1973 Ford XB Falcon, in the first, second and the fourth ''Film/MadMax'' films. One of the most [[SimpleYetAwesome understated]] cars on this page but one of the greatest for it.
306** In ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', while the majority of the action is based on a BigBadassRig, [[BigBad Immortan Joe's]] [[https://madmax.fandom.com/wiki/The_Gigahorse Gigahorse]] - a pair of 1959 Cadillac Coupe de Villes merged into one overengineered, double-engined monstrosity - is so awesome you almost forget that its owner has no redeeming features.
307* The vehicles used by the elite unit in ''{{Film/Megaforce}}'' are these - featuring camouflage and some serious firepower.
308* The Ford LTD from ''Film/MenInBlack'' ''appears'' to be uncool at first.
309** J even notes that the MIB have "unlimited technology from around the galaxy, and [they] have to drive around in a Ford POS". He eats his words when it comes time to push the little red button on the stick shift...
310** J's Mercedes in the sequel is a nice [[FlyingCar upgrade]].
311** Agent H's 2003 Audi in ''Film/MenInBlackInternational'' is not too shabby either. It's a ''literal'' "[[Series/TheGreenHornet rolling arsenal]]".
312* ''Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries'': IMF agents, and their targets at high level events, occasionally get to drive very nice cars. The franchise has a partnership with BMW that has resulted in some very nice Beamers appearing in the films.
313** ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'': Zhen gets to drive an orange Lamborghini Gallardo to the BlackTieInfiltration at the Vatican. She is loath to blow it up despite the plan calling for it, as it is such a nice car.
314** ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'': The team gets to drive a i8 Concept car to the party. Prior to the car appearing he points it out as the coolest bit of "gear" they've acquired for the mission.
315* Speaking of cool ambulances, Mother's customized Chevy in ''[[Film/MotherJugsAndSpeed Mother, Jugs & Speed]]''.
316* The custom-built monster truck in ''Film/MonsterMan''. Behind the scenes it was actually [[AwesomeButImpractical unusable for actual driving]], as it was hard to steer and ran on expensive rocket fuel.
317* The 1959 [=DeSoto=] Firesweep in ''Film/MysteryDate1991''.
318* Rikkert's Opel Manta B in ''Film/NewKidsTurbo'' and ''[[Film/NewKidsNitro Nitro]]''.
319* ''Film/{{Pixels}}'' has four color-coded Mini Coopers fitted with photon fields to fight giant Pac-Man. They even have custom license plates identifying them as Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde.
320* The Cadillac limo used by Lee Marvin in Film/PrimeCut
321* Played with in ''Film/RevengeOfThePinkPanther'' with the Silver Hornet. For 5 seconds, it's an incredibly cool-looking car ... then [[TheAllegedCar it falls completely apart]].
322* Music/TheRamones arrive at their concert in a cool, possibly custom, pink Cadillac convertible, and Eaglebauer provides Tom with a cool custom Chevy Van as a part of his date package in ''Film/RockAndRollHighSchool''.
323* ''Film/RollingVengeance'': When a [[HillbillyHorrors family of evil hicks]] kills a man's entire family and rapes his girlfriend, normally he would just pick up a gun in order to [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge get even]]. But not Joey Russo, who decides to build, all by himself, a ''bulletproof monster truck'' and proceeds to ([[ThisIsADrill mostly]]) literally flatten his enemies.
324* The movie ''[[Film/SmokeyandtheBandit Smokey and the Bandit]]'' prominently featured the badass new 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am Special Edition, [[TheRedStapler which went on to sell like hotcakes thanks to the film]].
325* Balthazar's car in ''Film/TheSorcerersApprentice'' can change according to his whims. Naturally, it gets cool.
326* It's not precisely theirs (any more than it is all American taxpayers'), but John & Russell drive the world's coolest GMC RV, aka the EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle, in ''Film/{{Stripes}}''.
327* ''Film/StrokerAce'' features the red, ninth generation Ford Thunderbird that Stroker drives, which looks much sleeker compared to the other '80s period race cars.
328* The lifted, nitrous oxide-boosted, bulletproof 1988 Silverado 2500 driven by Film/TangoAndCash, featuring an on-board computer, mounted machine gun, and 120mm cannon.
329-->'''Tango:''' What is ''that?''\
330'''Cash:''' That is an RV from Hell. Care to join me?
331* The [[Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice Team America]] Hummer, in all its star-spangled glory. It even has hidden weaponry for when that terrorist just needs to get taken care of.
332* From the ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries'' of ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': [[KidAppealCharacter Bumblebee]] as a fifth generation Chevrolet Camaro, Jazz as the Pontiac Solstice, Sideswipe the Corvette Stingray Anniversary concept, and in the third film, a Ferrari 458 Italia. There's also the Wreckers, a trio of NASCAR cars that combine this with MoreDakka.
333* Frank Martin of ''Film/TheTransporter'' has used a few these, including a one-off manual BMW E38 750i--or 735i; depends on the interpretation of Tarconi's accent--(the [[Film/TheTransporter first film]]), an Audi A8 L, a Lamborghini Murcielago (both in the [[Film/{{Transporter 2}} second]]) and a W12-powered Audi A8 (the [[Film/{{Transporter 3}} third movie]]).
334* The ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' movie had a double subversion of this trope. The first car Creator/BrendanFraser and Daffy find in Timothy Dalton's garage is a beat-up old Gremlin which barely makes it out of the driveway. About a minute after they leave, however, the floor of the garage flips over and a stereotypical spy car is revealed, complete with [[Film/JamesBond Bond]]-esque musical sting.
335** Said spy car is actually a TVR Tuscan Speed 6 which was [[ImprobablyCoolCar not even imported to America]] due to it being only right hand drive.
336* ''Film/UndercoverBrother''. The title character's Cadillac Coupe de Ville, with built-in tape launcher and slick sprayer.
337* ''Film/VanishingPoint'' essentially starred an Alpine White 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T.... [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Barry Newman]].
338* Say what you will about ''Film/SonOfTheMask'', but even WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic admits that the car that Tim (as the Mask) drives at the end, when he's trying to catch up with Loki to get his son back, is made of 100% insta-win awesome.
339** Loki's black and green '66 Ford Mustang Coupe can also apply. Its license plates (that say "Low Key") even have flame designs on them.
340* Xander Cage's car in ''Film/XXx'' is cool squared. Not only is it a '67 Pontiac GTO, it's also stuffed with enough weaponry and gadgetry for more than half a dozen ''Film/JamesBond'' movies.
341* A CoolShip on wheels picks up the main character from the airport in ''WesternAnimation/WakingLife''. The painted visual effects make it appear to cruise just as smooth as if it were on water (even without chemical assistance for the viewer).
342* ''Film/TheWomanInRed'': The limousine Teddy and Charlotte ride in to her apartment.
343* Film/TheWraith . An unnaturally cool car.
344** Based on a Dodge [=M4S=] Turbo Interceptor. [[http://www.allpar.com/cars/concepts/wraith-M4S.html There's an article about it here.]]
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347[[folder:Literature]]
348* ''Literature/TheThreeInvestigators'' rode around in a gold Rolls-Royce, complete with a cool chauffeur, Worthington.
349* ''Literature/BlackTrip'' has a city full of these, every car is some sort of a [[{{Fauxrrari}} mutant '70ies Detroit barge]] [[TheAllegedCar in a sorry state]] but full working order.
350* ''Literature/JamesBond''
351** Bond drove a series of Bentleys and a modified Aston Martin in the original Creator/IanFleming novels.
352** In ''Literature/{{Thunderball}}'', Bond drives "the most selfish car in England," which he calls "my locomotive;" a Mark II Continental Bentley that Bond buys from a salvage yard, has Rolls fit with a Mark IV engine "with 9.5 compression" and twin two-inch pipe exhausts, and has Mulliners (a now-defunct custom auto body manufacturer) put on a 2 seater rough grey convertible body with black morocco upholstery.
353** Bond's CIA friend Felix Leiter drove an old Cord in one novel, and a Studillac (a real car, a 1953-era Studebaker coupe-turned-roadster with a powerful Cadillac engine) later on in ''Literature/DiamondsAreForever''.
354** In John Gardner's novels, starting with ''Literature/LicenceRenewed'', Bond drove a tricked-out Saab 900 that was later nicknamed the "Silver Beast".
355* John Lanchester uses expensive cars in ''Literature/{{Capital}}'' in much the same way as Fitzgerald: as a symbol of the wealthy characters' materialism and ConspicuousConsumption.
356* Chitty Chitty Bang Bang of the eponymous novel (and film). Written by - who else? - Creator/IanFleming.
357* The 1970 Charger in ''Literature/{{Demon Road}}''. First impressions were that it was nice, though one can somewhat feel Amber's eyeroll (or just disinterest) as Milo turns to CarPorn while describing the machine. Always shiny in the morning, even though Milo is never seen to wash it, looks badass and Amber has to admit it is impressive when it is first started in the book, her pulse quickening as Milo revs the car. It repairs itself after a brutal CarFu battle with a pickup, which ended when the targets tossed a Molotov cocktail on the bonnet and sprayed the car with automatic fire, and tortures anyone who tries to take it (to death, if you leave it long enough, presumably.) [[spoiler: Also it is digesting an undead serial killer in the boot by this time. The car is Milo's daemonic symbiote and has been since he was the urban legend known as the Highway Ghost.]]
358* ''Literature/{{DFZ}}'': Nik's vintage manual sports car, which runs on gasoline and has no onboard AI. Nik insists that it's purely practical (no AI means nothing to get hacked, high performance means he can catch or escape anything he wants), but he gets embarrassed when Opal asks if he named it.
359* The standard Cool Car in Creator/KimNewman's ''Literature/DiogenesClub'' stories is the Rolls Royce [=ShadowShark=], only five of which were ever made. [[TheCowl Dr Shade]] had one. [[BigBad Derek Leech]] has one (which may be the same one Dr Shade had). [[TheHero Richard Jeperson]] has ''three''.
360-->'''Leech''': Mine plays the theme from ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' when I press the horn.\
361'''Jeperson''': Mine, I'm delighted to say, doesn't.
362* Literature/{{Dirk Pitt|Adventures}} has an entire ''aircraft hanger'' full of classic automobiles (Along with two airplanes, a train car, a boat, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a bathtub fitted with an outboard motor]]). The author actually owns many of the vehicles that Dirk is shown driving, which are on public display in a museum in Colorado.
363* While the main character of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' has a Blue Beetle [[TheAllegedCar that barely qualifies as a car]] (except maybe for other [[WalkingTechbane wizards]]), Thomas' Hummer is cool.
364** And [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Silver_Wraith Lara's loaner]] is the stuff of legends.
365** Grevaine's ride ain't half bad--it's a classic Cadillac with a souped-up sound system used to power the living dead.
366* Illuminati assassins in ''{{Literature/Duumvirate}}'' have the shapeshifting, fusion-powered Deathmobile. There's a crematorium under the hood for body disposal.
367* VigilanteMan Mack Bolan known as "''Literature/TheExecutioner''" has a decidedly uncool GMC motorhome, which does however have the advantage of being the last thing anyone would expect a OneManArmy to be driving. It has advanced electronic surveillance capabilities, an onboard computer system with phone link (in the 1970s!) and a retractable 4-shot guided missile launcher, but no armour except for some steel plates around the driver's seat, as Bolan only uses it for long-range combat.
368** Perhaps a prototype of the EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle "borrowed" by Privates Winger and Ziskey, referenced above.
369* The Great Red Shark and The Great White Whale from ''Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas''. The Great Red Shark is arguably the fourth biggest character (behind Raoul Duke, Dr. Gonzo, and Drugs).
370* In ''Literature/FlaviaDeLuce'', the Rolls Royce Phantom that belonged to Flavia's mother Harriet is standing mostly unused in the garage after Harriet's death, but both Flavia and her father like to sit in there to find refuge and reminisce, and Flavia has uttered the wish that, someday, she'll be taught driving with it.
371* The Bugatti in ''[[Literature/FuturisticViolenceAndFancySuits Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits]]''.
372--> '''Zoey''': Is that an expensive one?\
373'''Armando''': This is a 2020 Bugatti Chiron. Fifteen hundred horsepower, widely thought to be the apex of the gasoline-powered automobile. Only thirty of them were manufactured. At top speed it gets three miles to the gallon, which means you could get a five-hundred-dollar ticket just for being caught driving it today."\
374'''Zoey''': Looks pretty cool.\
375'''Armando''': This, Zoey, is a twenty-million-dollar car.\
376'''Zoey''': Oh. Wow. I bet the insurance is outrageous.
377* Crowley's Bentley in ''Literature/GoodOmens''. His infernal powers literally protect it from damage, [[spoiler:at least until he drives it through a wall of fire formed by a highway shaped like a diabolical sigil. He continues to drive it all the way to his destination, holding it together through sheer force of will, until it no longer resembles a classic Bentley, or a car for that matter.]]
378* Literature/TheGreatGatsby: Possibly parodied with Gatsby’s car: The car attracts attention, but Fitzgerald’s narration is ambiguous: We don’t know if it’s because his coolness or only because it reflects [[NouveauRiche Gatsby's crass tastes]]:
379--> He saw me looking with admiration at his car.
380--> "It's pretty, isn't it, old sport." He jumped off to give me a better view. "Haven't you ever seen it before?"
381--> I'd seen it. Everybody had seen it. It was a rich cream color, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length with triumphant hatboxes and supper-boxes and tool-boxes, and terraced with a labyrinth of windshields that mirrored a dozen suns. Sitting down behind many layers of glass in a sort of green leather conservatory we started to town.
382* Clarice Starling is described as a "car buff" in ''Hannibal'', and she is quite fond of her Roush Mustang. More than she can really afford, but she got it cheap at a police auction.
383* Jerry's Mustang in ''Literature/InstinctRising''. Modified with off-road tires, raised suspension, and a mounted spotlight. It was red at some point, but age, rust, and countless abuses (including running over werewolves) have worn it down some. He doesn't take very good care of it apart from keeping it in excellent running condition, even shooting it several times with his HandCannon just to make a point to another character.
384* Subverted in Creator/CharlesStross's ''Literature/TheJenniferMorgue'': Bob's company Smart Car is suited for city cruising. It is emphatically ''un''suited for driving on the Autobahn, where every passing Mercedes and Porsche sets it rocking in the turbulence. It is ''further'' unsuited for the offroad driving that he has to do, where the suspension manages to make him nauseous. [[spoiler:That is, until Pinky and Brains manage to make a couple of [[Film/JamesBond Q-style]] upgrades to it, which boosts the coolness rating waaay up. And then it's finally subverted ''again'' at the end when the engine locks up and demands to be returned to the factory for maintenance.]]
385* Creator/StephenKing has written not one but '''two''' novels about haunted Cool Cars - ''Literature/{{Christine}}'' and ''Literature/FromABuick8''.
386** Also The Kid's lovingly-customized deuce coupe in ''Literature/TheStand''. Not supernatural, but it still, unusually, warrants almost half a page of description.
387* Literature/LordPeterWimsey drives a succession of V12 sleeve-valve Daimlers that he names "Mrs. Murdle," after a character from Charles Dickens (the character was famously against "row", and sleeve-valve engines were famously quiet for the time period, at the cost of considerably worse emissions). He likes to drive fast, too, but is fortunately very good at it.
388* All Dealers in ''Literature/MagistellusBadTrip'' have one of these. Kaname has a mint green coupé, while Lilikiska has an oversized limousine with bulletproof armour and a powerful engine.
389* The Creator/JulesVerne thriller ''Literature/MasterOfTheWorld'' features the ''Terror'', an armored car that can go twice as fast as any other vehicle on the road.
390* Literature/PhryneFisher drives a red Hispano-Suiza.
391* ''Literature/ThePretenders'': Carmen Villa drives a bright red Ford Thunderbird, and an original 1950s model too. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as the novel's set in [[TheFifties the late 1950s]].
392* Literature/TheSaint had a fictional car called a Hirondel, because Leslie Charteris didn't think any real car was cool enough for him to drive. In ''Vendetta for the Saint'', even an Italian mechanic who owns a Bugatti Type 41 Royale[[note]]A legendary real-life super-luxury car of which only seven were made[[/note]] is awed when Simon Templar tells him he used to have a Hirondel.
393* The villain of ''[[Creator/MatthewReilly Scarecrow]]'' owns a Ferrari Modena, a Porsche GT-2, an Aston Martin Vanquish, a Lamborghini Diablo and several Subaru rally cars. They ''all'' get stolen and most are destroyed in what is probably the biggest car chase of any medium, which involved the above supercars, a pair of big rigs, a helicopter, two fighter jets, ''and a French destroyer.'' By the end of it, only one car, one truck, one helicopter, and the destroyer are still intact, and several miles of the French countryside are missing. The author himself drives a Delorean.
394* ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'': The Tatra 603 and 1959 Chrysler Imperial in TheFilmOfTheBook.
395* In ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'' the title character starts off driving a classic Bentley, but when it gets wrecked is forced to temporarily replace it with a hideous [[TheAllegedCar yellow hatchback]].
396** The third book reveals that Skulduggery has uncool cars stashed all over the place. This suggests that he is either very fond of his car (and doesn't want to drive it into situations he knows will be dangerous) or it gets damaged a lot.
397* The Deliverator from ''Literature/SnowCrash''. Probably the only Cool Car with its own pizza warmer.
398** Ng, a weapons dealer who plays a central role in the book's plot, also has a "wheelchair" which he converted from a German airport firetruck and outfitted with all sorts of goodies, such as a spy helicopter, guided missiles, and cybernetic attack dogs.
399-->'''Ng:''' I tried prostheses for a while--some of them are very good. But nothing is as good as a motorized wheel chair. And then I got to thinking, why do motorized wheelchairs always have to be tiny pathetic things that strain to go up a little teeny ramp?
400* Men Literature/StephaniePlum is acquainted with consider Uncle Sandor's Buick, Big Blue, to be this. Women do not.
401* Literature/TomSwift, Jr.'s Triphibian Atomicar was a convertible that could transverse land, sea and air.
402* Maggie of ''Literature/TrailOfLightning'' drives a 1972 Chevy pickup with custom paint and chrome detailing. She somehow maintains this vehicle in a post-apocalyptic world with no replacement parts.* John D. [=MacDonald=]'s "salvage expert" Literature/TravisMcGee drove Miss Agnes, the world's only custom-made hybrid of a Rolls Royce and a pickup truck. An unknown previous owner did the custom work. Trav named the car after one of his elementary-school teachers because the blue paint job reminded him of the color of her hair. The problem with it is that it's ''too'' memorable, so he never drives it on a job.
403* The only indulgence Tom Broadbent of ''Literature/TyrannosaurCanyon'' made upon his multi-million dollar inheritance was to buy a classically restored 1957 Chevy pickup. It's considered his signature around town.
404* All the cannibals in ''Literature/TheUltimateKillingGame'' have a cool car, courtesy of Ballard Customs.
405* In ''Literature/{{Vampires In The Sunburnt Country}}'', for the short time it is seen there is Kevins' Holden Commodore, as well as the Night Riders' custom - painted Holden Sandman. However the coolest is Kala's Holden Monaro. Coveted even by the Von Schiller operatives, it is taken as a prize, and eventually recaptured by the end of the first book. In the second book, it becomes cooler with a new spoiler, paint job etc., in an attempt to keep the VS from spotting it; however they already have, and spotted the garage it went into. Kevin ends up finding other ways to get around Brisbane.
406* Being a pulp hero Expy, [[spoiler:Pendrake]] from ''Literature/WarOfTheDreaming'' has one of these. It's bulletproof, radar-invisible, and has a max speed of around two hundred MPH.
407* In ''Literature/MagicExLibris'', Isaac Vainio is driving around in a black 1973 Triumph convertible that had been magically enhanced with everything from bullet protection to supernatural traction.
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410[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
411* Given how many of the examples below he created, famed car customizer George Barris may deserve his own Creator page. [[http://www.barris.com/carsgallery/tvmovie/cars-tvmovie.php His site features pictures of many of them here.]]
412* ''Series/OneThousandWaysToDie'':
413** The season 1 segment "Car Jacked" features a car thief attempting to steal a chef's prized GTO Judge, only for his slackline to get tangled, causing him to hang upside-down for the next 24 hours and die of blood pooling in his brain.
414** The season 3 segment "Trucked Up" features a guy named Leonard who had recently bought a BoringButPractical car, and his obnoxious cousin Todd whose parents bought him a Silverado with bells and whistles like chrome rims, [=LEDs=], a DVD player, and an 8-ball gear shift. Naturally, it ends up being his undoing: against the manufacturer's warning, Todd also added a remote starter function and turns the car on while standing right in front of it, unaware that he accidentally put it in drive while showing off the aforementioned gear shift, causing the car to roll over Todd and crush his head to a bloody pulp.
415* Eric's Vista Cruiser, Kelso's Volkswagen Samba Bus, and Red's Chevy Corvette from ''Series/That70sShow''.
416* ''Series/TheATeam'' had a cool black GMC van.
417** In the MemeticMutation SpiritualSuccessor "Creator/MrT vs." it could reach any destination in just five minutes.
418** Face's white Corvette with a thick red stripe counts, too.
419* The various versions of ''Series/Adam12'''s police cruiser.
420* Lola, Coulson's [[FlyingCar flying]] Chevrolet Corvette, from ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''. Another example is the Hell Charger ([[https://www.instagram.com/p/BKOTjR-Dt1x/ or Lucy]]), a modified gen 2 Dodge Charger driven by [[ComicBook/AllNewGhostRider Robbie "Ghost Rider" Reyes]], which Robbie can ''[[PlayingWithFire imbue with fire]]''.
421* Semir's 3-Series BMW in ''Series/AlarmFuerCobra11''.
422** Also, [[LabRat Hartmut's]] tuned-up Ferrari.
423* ''Series/AntiquesRoadTrip'' features several different RealLife classic cars that the antiques experts get to drive in throughout their road trip, so there's bound to be a Cool Car for those who appreciate automotive history.
424* The Battletram in ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow'' serves as an [[BiggerOnTheInside impossibly-large mobile home]] for the team.
425* In ''Series/AshVsEvilDead'', the epilogue is set in a post-apocalypse future where the [[EldritchAbomination Dark Lords]] take over the world. Ash is brought out of suspended animation by a beautiful Android and is given some new toys, including a muscle car that has a built-in machine gun and a shotgun attachment to the driver's side door.
426* In ''Series/AuctionKings'', Paul has sold several. The recreation of the Delorean from Back to the Future impressed the crew from the actual movie enough that one of them came to the auction to promote it.
427* The car from the show ''Series/{{Automan}}''. In the show it's a hologram so it apparently doesn't have to follow the laws of physics. Possibly the only car that could really use inertial dampeners.
428* Emma Peel's Lotus Elan from ''Series/TheAvengers1960s''
429** Not to mention Mrs. Gale's white MGB (admittedly cooler today than it was then); Tara King's Cobra; and of course Steed's stable of fine Bentleys.
430* The Batmobile in the campy 1960s ''Series/Batman1966'' series was the coolest thing on the show.
431** It was reworked by George Barris for the show from a concept car made by Lincoln for the 1957 auto show circuit. [[http://www.bat-mania.co.uk/main/vehicles/images/lincoln_futura.jpg In its' original mint green with chrome trim,]] it's even cooler.
432* The [[TooGoodToLast ahead of its time]] NewOldWest / CattlePunk series ''Bearcats'' featured a 1914 Stutz Bearcat, of course. George Barris created 3 replicas for the series, one for stunts, one for regular use by the human stars, and one for show promotion. The promotional car also featured what appears to be a forward-firing Vickers machine gun and a rear-firing Lewis machine gun.
433* In the BBC cop show ''Series/{{Bergerac}}'', Jersey detective Jim Bergerac's 'maverick' personality was expressed by driving a Burgundy 1947 Triumph Roadster. The producers thought it looked cool but, as many a critic and viewer noted, it was a car supremely unsuited to Jersey's narrow, winding roads and 40mph speed limits. It still set a trend in 80s/90s British crime shows for any "quirky" cop, PI, or amateur detective to drive some kind of collectible car.
434* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' / ''Series/{{Angel}}'':
435** Angel's sleek black convertible, not to mention Gunn's vampire-hunting truck (for which he ''literally sold his soul'')
436** Angel had a whole fleet of Cool Cars in season 5. Spike destroyed a few of them.
437** Giles initially drove a [[TheAllegedCar potentially cool but very run-down Citroen DS]] but after Spike wrote it off in a car chase he acquired a shiny red BMW convertible, which was seen as a sign of his mid-life crisis and ridiculed by everyone. And Oz had a van which occasionally got close to being the Mystery Machine.
438** Spike's 1959 De Soto is super cool.
439** Played straight with Cordelia's (Chrysler Cirrus) convertible (QUEEN C) and Xander's (uncle's) 57 Chevy Bel Air.
440** Since Kennedy spearheaded the idea of Slayers becoming bodyguards in Season 9 she cruises around in a red Audi that rivals Giles' MidlifeCrisisCar for style.
441* Amos Burke's 1962 Rolls Royce Silver Phantom II on ''Series/BurkesLaw''. It became such a trademark of the character that he kept driving around in it even after he became a TuxedoAndMartini secret agent (he just bulletproofed it and equipped it with some special spy gadgets).
442* On ''Series/BurnNotice'' Michael Westen's black '73 Dodge Charger is a pretty, pretty thing. Even though [[TheAllegedCar it didn't run]] when he first got it. It's too bad he had to blow it up, but it came back in early season 5 with Fiona behind the wheel, serving as Michael's getaway vehicle.
443* ''Series/{{Caprica}}'': Joseph Adama's Citroen DS, and the Greystones' Jaguar Mark 2. (Although they're technically alien vehicles that happen to look just like them.)
444* [[Series/ChoujinkiMetalder Metalder's Metal-Charger]], a Mazda Familia with the ability to transform into a FlyingCar.
445* Creator/StephenColbert parodies this with his build-a-bear parody build-a-car workshop. It's a tank on monster truck wheels, has a sail and a sidecar attached to it,an American flag on the back and "You steer it with your balls."
446** There actually is a shop like Build-A-Bear, only with model cars. It's called Ridemakerz.
447* Every car in the 1980s Rat-Pack era ''Series/CrimeStory'', especially Torello's 1957 Chrysler 300.
448* George from ''Series/DeadLikeMe'' drives a Mustang that was owned by one of her reaps.
449* In ''Series/DoctorWho'' the Third Doctor spent much of his time on Earth driving around in 'Bessie', an antiquated canary-yellow roadster which on first glance would look the furthest thing from 'cool' you could think of. It's quickly revealed, however, that the Doctor's constant tinkering and playing around have made it a super-powered car that anyone would kill to drive.
450** He later traded up for a weirdly incongruous WesternAnimation/TheJetsons-style [[FlyingCar flight-capable]] bubble car.
451** Plus, an antique car fit rather well with his...let's say "classic" opera cape stylings.
452* Alex Tully's Dodge Challenger from ''Series/Drive2007''.
453* Ray Vecchio's 1972 Buick Riviera and Ray Kowalski's GTO from ''Series/DueSouth''
454* The General Lee from the ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard''
455* ''Series/TheEqualizer'' drove a black 1984 Jaguar [=XJ6=] Series III, much to the dismay of potential clients who naturally assumed his services were highly expensive.
456* Steve Urkel's BMW Isetta, from ''Series/FamilyMatters'', ''isn't'' cool. In fact, it's so [[TheAllegedCar terrible and antiquated]] that it may punch through the bottom, wrap around to the top and become cool. Or maybe not. ''He'' thinks it's cool, anyway.
457** ''May'' be so uncool it's cool? You've never seen the action around one at a car show!
458* ''Series/ForeverKnight'': Nick's 1962 Cadillac Convertible, which has it own fandom faction, the 'Caddywhackers'. He chose it for the trunk space, so he could fit inside if he got caught away from home in daylight. (incidentally, in the original film it was a '59 Caddy).
459* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Something of a subversion in that the brothers pride themselves on having top-of-the-line saloons, but [[TheAllegedCar they often break down]]. This eventually led to the episode "Motor Skills" where they attempt to improve their practicality.
460* ''Series/GetSmart'': the Opel GT was nice and the Shelby Mustang very impressive, but Max's Sunbeam Tiger was the trademark car with lots of style.
461* Dan Stark from ''Series/TheGoodGuys'' has a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am of which he is very protective.
462* The Black Beauty from ''Series/TheGreenHornet''. In the TV show, a customized 1966 Imperial Crown sedan with green headlamps. Generally [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2RDh0EqRH8 stored upside down in Britt Reid's garage.]]
463** [[Film/TheGreenHornet The film]] has at least ''three'' of them, all of them armed well enough to destroy several city blocks, and to top it all off ''it can change color.'' Possibly the only car ''cooler'' than the Batmobile.
464* The Coyote in ''Series/HardcastleAndMcCormick''.
465* Accidental subversion: as part of a ProductPlacement deal, Hiro and Ando treat the Nissan Versa as though it were a cool car in ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' -- when unfortunately, it's just a mundane family compact. And being from Japan, they wouldn't even know it as a "Versa" -- in Japan and Latin America, they call it "Tiida" (that last bit can be explained away by the fact that they read it in the ad for an American comic book. And it's a rental car bought in America).
466* Duncan [=MacLeod's=] black 1964 "Flair Bird" convertible Ford Thunderbird from ''Series/{{Highlander}}: The Series'', the Seacouver half. (He had a Citroen and then a Land Rover in Paris)
467** Also, Tessa's classic Mercedes in the first season.
468* ''Series/HomeImprovement'' had a couple hot rods that Tim Taylor built from the floor up - not to mention Jill's Nomad station wagon ''and'' Austin-Healey.
469* ''Series/HowItsMade: Dream Cars'' is pretty much Cool Cars: the series. Being a SpinOff of [[Series/HowItsMade How It's Made]], it's ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: how some of the world's most famous supercars are created, and what goes into their design.
470* ''Series/InspectorMorse'' drove a Jaguar Mk. II, but at the time quite a few British TV policemen seemed to drive a classic car (''Series/{{Bergerac}}'', for example).
471** Ironically, a Mk. II Jag would have been regarded by most TV viewers as a ''villain's'' car prior to ''Inspector Morse'', thanks largely to several of them being used as such in ''Series/TheSweeney'', which also starred Creator/JohnThaw.
472* ''Series/{{JAG}}'': Harm owns a '70s Chevy Corvette. It gets stolen and stripped for parts, but he eventually builds a new one. Mac buys herself a more modern Corvette at one point. Something of a Kick the Dog moment, however, as this was in the same episode that Harm's Corvette was stolen and stripped.
473* ''Franchise/KamenRider'':
474** ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'' (and its notorious adaptation, ''Series/MaskedRider'') had a car for the titular protagonist, the Ridoron, in addition to the usual bike.
475** ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'' has a car-like vehicle (it doesn't actually have controls, instead being remote-operated by his cellphone), but it holds the parts for his CoolBike and is indeed pretty cool.
476** ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'' drops the franchise's traditional bike in favor a full-on car motif: as a result, his personal ride, the Tridoron, is far more feature-packed than any other Rider vehicle. Not only is it the source of his superpowers, but it can transform into three different types of car, assist with his FinishingMove, channel his various superpowers while he's driving it, combine with a pair of auxiliary machines to become a jet, or combine with ''him'' to form his SuperMode. Crossover movies make the Tridoron even cooler: if ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' is riding shotgun, it can turn into a ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''-inspired spaceship, and if ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger'' are around, it can combine with their HumongousMecha.
477* KITT and [[PsychoPrototype KARR]] in ''Series/KnightRider''.
478** Danté, Domino, Attack Beast, Kat and Plato from ''Series/TeamKnightRider''.
479* Creator/SidAndMartyKrofftProductions' ''Wonderbug'' combined the titular Cool Car with a SecretIdentity as an old junker of a dune buggy called "Schlep Car". The buggy's secret identity was so junky that even the letters on its license plate were crooked, while its superpowered form was sentient, had an actual face (made by its headlights and bumper), and could ''fly''.
480* Gene Hunt's Ford Cortina GXL from ''Series/{{Life On Mars|2006}}''
481** It was actually one of the first things to go into the script, which had the working title of "Ford Cortina".
482** Later, in ''Series/AshesToAshes2008'', Gene Hunt has a bright red Audi. "Fire up the Quattro!"
483*** The actual car is a 1983 Quattro (in 1981, the Quattro wasn't available in a native British format). Phillip Glenister admitted in an interview that the producers knew it, but...well, it was a Cool Car.
484** Sam Tyler's [[CulturalTranslation Chevelle SS]] in [[Series/LifeOnMars2008 the American version]].
485* Hurley's Volkswagen Bus, which he found in the jungle during the third season of ''Series/{{Lost}}''.
486* Pretty much every car seen in ''Series/MadMen''. After Betty [[spoiler: inherits her late father's 1961 Lincoln Continental]] it's noted in-series that that ''is'' a Cool Car for a thirtysomething housewife and mother even in its day, it's not just the [[GorgeousPeriodDress Gorgeous Period Chrome]].
487* In ''Series/TheMagician'', Blake drives a white Chevrolet Corvette with custom license plates ("SPIRIT") and, for its time, an exotic feature: a car phone.
488* Speaking of Ferraris, there was of course the red 308 borrowed by ''Series/MagnumPI''
489* In several third and fourth season episodes of ''Series/TheManFromUncle'', Solo and Kuryakin got to drive an "U.N.C.L.E. car", which was a concept car developed from the Bertone Pirana.
490* ''Series/TheMentalist'''s Patrick Jane drives a classic French car - a metallic grey Citroen DS.
491* ''Series/MiamiVice'' had many cool cars. Sonny Crockett first drove a black Daytona Spyder, then a white Testarossa, then a red [=F430=] in TheMovie.
492* The Middlemobile [and other vehicles] from ''Series/TheMiddleMan'' and to a lesser degree, both of Dub-Dub's mundane cars.
493* ''Series/MikeAndMolly'' has Mike buying a 1957 Chevy Bel Air. It turns in [[TheAllegedCar a lemon]] [[InformedFlaw through dialogue alone]], and is sold back to the previous owner.
494* Say what you will about ''Series/TheMonkees'', that wild custom GTO was pretty cool.
495* Sonny Pruitt's green Kenworth W900 from ''Series/MovinOn''. It was equipped with Kenworth's VIT (Very Important Truck) package. An older W925 with a similar paint job was used in the pilot episode.
496* And say what you will about Series/TheMunsters, the Munster Koach and the Dragula racer were also pretty cool.
497* Gladys Crabtree (aka "Mother") from ''Series/MyMotherTheCar'' is likewise ''not'' a Cool Car.
498* The ''Series/{{Mythbusters}}'' treat their cars as cool cars, when most are junkers they got because they knew they would be ruined. Various cars have been fitted with RC rigs, prompting Adam to point out that he and Jamie should cruise for chicks in them, while remaining in the backseat. Their very first myth involved a rocket car, and when speed is a factor in the myths, they tend to call on expert drivers and very cool cars to help.
499* In another Don Johnson reference, the title character in ''Series/NashBridges'' drove a 1971 'Cuda Hemi ragtop. There were only 7 of them made, one in each color offered on the Barracuda, of which 6 survive to this day. It's worth a couple million dollars at auction, pushing this into ImprobablyCoolCar territory.
500* In season 6 of ''Series/{{NCIS}}'', Gibbs is required to return to his hometown to solve a case. Whilst there the car he drove up in (an NCIS company car) is fire-bombed to prevent his investigation. Then his father reveals he fixed up the old '70s Challenger he left behind when he joined the Marines. Needless to say, awesomeness ensues.
501** Abby drives a bright red 1932 Ford Deuce Coupe with the VanityLicensePlate "4NS CHIK." The car before this one was a hearse.
502* ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'': The Trotters' Reliant Regal three-wheel van is the SoBadItsGood of the automotive world, belonging under this heading ''as well as'' TheAllegedCar.
503* ''{{Series/Overhaulin}}'' is all about making someone's daily driver into one. Although some cars on the show qualify before the show gets to work on them.
504* ''Series/PoliceWoman'' takes place in 1970's Los Angeles, so there are plenty of cool cars around. It is not surprising that the drug dealers and other crime bosses drive flashy cars, but the detectives also drive brand-new Lincolns and Cadillacs, contrary to the cliché of the police always driving TheAllegedCar.
505* ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' and ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'' go all-out in having car-themed Rangers, and a number of other seasons give the Rangers car mecha.
506** ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' had the Radbug. A modified Volkswagen Beetle with flight capability and super speed capability while airborne. Technically came from ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', but it was used more often in American footage.
507* ''Series/PokerFace'': As seen in the trailer, main character Charlie drives around in a Plymouth Barracuda.
508* ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'': Patrick Mc Goohan's Lotus Seven, which, apart from the opening title sequence, only appears in one episode in the series.
509* The vehicle the boys use to traverse the titular road in ''Series/{{Route 66}}'': it starts off as a '60 Corvette Convertible, but gets updated every season to the latest, sleekest model through [[ProductPlacement means undetermined in-universe]].
510* The 1962/4 Volvo P1800 from ''Series/TheSaint'', driven by Roger Moore. When they decided to make the movie in 1996, the Volvo coupe had been so well connected to the character of The Saint that Val Kilmer drove the definitely less cool Volvo C70 because it was a Volvo coupe.
511* In ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', Sarah drives a Nissan Figaro, a tiny, incredibly cute, soft-top built in the early 1990s but designed to look like they were built in the 1950s. Only around 20,000 were built and they are very rare in real-life Britain.
512* ''Series/Sense8'':
513** Capheus' van, the Van Damn. First time in history an automobile [[ItMakesSenseInContext fly-kicked someone]].
514** More conventionally, the red Porsche 911 that Will drives in Iceland. In facts its coolness becomes something of a plot point, as Will is forced to destroy it [[spoiler:so as to distract the workers at the facility where Riley is being held]]. The whole plan hinges on the idea that a bunch of hetero-normative men will be unable to stand such a beautiful car going up in a cloud of smoke, and their misery will allow Will to slip past them. On hearing the plan even Will is reluctant to damage such a nice car.
515--->'''Guard 1:''' Now that's a real shame.\
516'''Guard 2:''' It's a ''Fourteen!''\
517'''Guard 3:''' Not even a year old!
518* ''Series/TheSpy'' features some cool cars from TheSixties.
519* The Gran Torino from ''Series/StarskyAndHutch''. Ironically, it was totally stock except for the vector stripe, which Ford later offered on several models - even the Pinto.
520* A different Ray's Corvette in ''Series/{{Stingray 1985}}''.
521** Israeli secret agent Eli Cohen fawns over a Syrian magnate's prized Peugeot to make a connection with the man and get a ride across the Syrian border.
522** Ma'azi, the spoiled nephew of a Syrian general, takes Cohen for a tour of Syrian fortifications in a convertible Alfa Romeo.
523* ''Series/StrangerThings'': Apart from the usual 1970s/early-1980s Oldsmobiles, Ford Pintos, and Chevy Blazers that the people of Hawkins drive, Steve Harrington drives (what is implied to be his father's) 1982 BMW 733i E23, which would have cost around $33,000 new in 1983 (around $80,000 adjusted for inflation today). A 1982 BMW E30 320i (a car which cost $13,000 new in 1983) can be seen pulling into Hawkins Middle School and is seen parked in front of the library in a later episode. Lonnie's also got a 1971 Oldsmobile 442. And ''then'', of course, is Billy's ridiculous '79 Camaro in Season 2, which even gets its own spot on the poster. Season 3 has Hopper steal a 1984 cream-yellow Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible with maroon interior and the license plate "TODFTHR."
524* The 1967 Chevy Impala, driven by the Winchesters on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', which, some have argued, has achieved co-protagonist status, along with Sam and Dean. Some fans believe it to be sentient, as seen in [[http://community.livejournal.com/the_dean_show/18319.html this webcomic]], which is quite popular in the fandom.
525** On Frank Devereaux's advice to be less conspicuous, the boys temporarily trade the Impala in for a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadian_(automobile) GM Acadian]]. Dean treats it as TheAllegedCar. In reality an Acadian, which was produced from 1962-71 for the Canadian market, would raise some eyebrows on its own.
526** The cars of the four HorsemenOfTheApocalypse also qualify. War drives a red 1965 Mustang, Famine a black Cadillac Escalade, Pestilence a green 1972 AMC Hornet with the license plate "SIKN TRD", and Death a white 1959 Cadillac with the license plate "BUH*BYE".
527* Some ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series would have a Cool car, mostly ran by the Red Senshi. Here's examples:
528** [[Series/HikariSentaiMaskman Spin Cruiser]].
529** [[Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman Live Cougar]], but this is mostly driven by Yellow Lion and Black Bison.
530** [[Series/KousokuSentaiTurboranger Turbo Attacker]].
531** [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman Jet Striker]], which doubles as BFG for the team, Fire Bazooka.
532** [[Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger Pegasus Thunder]], a 4th-generation Chevrolet Camaro with flight ability. Better known to Americans as [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Lightning Cruiser]]. The Ranger Vehicles/Turbo Zords also qualify, particularly as the Turbo Zords since those can sizeshift.
533* The Land Rover Defender in ''Series/{{Survivors}}''.
534* Derek's 2010 Chevrolet Camaro and Stiles' Jeep CJ-7 in ''Series/TeenWolf''.
535* On the show ''Series/ThirdWatch'', [[BigApplesauce NYPD Officer]] [[NobleBigotWithABadge Maurice Louis "Bosco" Boscorelli's]] off-duty ride, a blue 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1, is significantly cooler (not to mention massively more valuable) than his on-duty patrol vehicle.
536* The Core Striker from ''Series/TomicaHeroRescueForce'', which, due to its AI, also doubles as a RobotBuddy.
537* ''Series/TopGearUK'': The Bugatti Veyron SS - with nearly 1000bhp and a price tag in the millions, held the record for fastest lap until the Atom V8 knocked it off the top, [[CompanionCube Oliver]], ''every'' Aston Martin to have ever appeared on the show - [[SerialEscalation so cool they get their own mini-fridge that sits past the "Sub Zero" section]], the Koenigsegg CCX - a car so DifficultButAwesome that even [[BadassDriver The Stig]] found it hard to control... If we listed every example, we'd be here all week.
538* Used somewhat inexplicably in ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'', given that the titular organisation is meant to be a secret, making the decision to drive around in a very distinctive and eye-catching vehicle with the name stenciled onto it a rather strange idea.
539* Mel's classic Mercedes in ''Series/Tracker2001'', before she sold it to help Jess out.
540* [[Creator/JohnnyDepp Tom Hanson's]] '67 Mustang Fastback in ''Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet,'' which he inherited from his father before the beginning of the series.
541** Judy Hoffs' '58 Triumph also qualifies.
542* ''Series/UFO1970'' has Commander Straker's gas-turbine car (in reality an impossible-to-drive prop whose gull-wing doors had to be opened by an off-screen stagehand), the SHADO Mobiles (tracked armored personnel carriers with radar sets on top) and the missile-bearing Lunar Interceptor. All of them just crying out to be made into Dinky toys.
543* Some defense teams in the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' drive these.
544** In ''Series/UltramanTiga'' and its SequelSeries ''Series/UltramanDyna'', GUTS has a fairly standard-looking patrol car, but it comes equipped with a laser cannon on its roof that they can use to blast at kaiju.
545** ''Series/UltramanMax'': The car used by DASH can not only fire lasers from its hood, but '' fly''.
546** ''Series/UltramanX'''s Xio uses three vehicles -- a patrol car called Athos, a minivan called Aramis, and a truck called Porthos -- all equipped with powerful laser cannons to add some extra firepower to support Ultraman X against kaiju. They can also merge with Xio's planes, the Muskettys, for aerial combat.
547* The Dodge Viper in ''Series/{{Viper}}''
548* Most seasons of ''Series/WheelerDealers'' had a certain vehicle from it used in filler segments, as it was deemed the coolest:
549** Seasons 2 and 3 had the 1977 MGB GT,
550** Season 4 had the 1976 Porsche 911,
551** Season 5 had the 1983 Mercedes 280SL,
552** Season 6 had the 1975 Ferrari Dino 308,
553** Season 7 had the 1968 Lotus Elan,
554** Season 8a had the 1973 Jaguar E-Type,
555** Season 8b had the 1970 Dodge Charger,
556** Season 9a had the 1970 Fiat Dino,
557** Season 9b had the 2002 Gardner-Douglas Cobra,
558** Season 10a had the 1996 Aston Martin [=DB7=],
559** Season 10b had the 1972 Lamborghini Urraco.
560** Later seasons stopped the practice of using cars in filler segments.
561* The Russo family's flying carpet in ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace''.
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563
564[[folder:Music]]
565* The car Music/DeepPurple was praising in "Highway Star".
566* The "'59 Ford" in Music/NeilDiamond's [[Music/BrotherLovesTravelingSalvationShow "Memphis Streets"]].
567* Music/YoshikiHayashi ''collects'' these (or did to a certain point anyway), and owns 20 of them at last count including one of almost everything listed under the Ferrari or Lamborghini or Porsche marques in the RealLife section below (and he and his band X Japan even sponsored a Le Mans race team in Japan once). As a result the Cool Car tends to appear often in Music/XJapan and Music/VioletUK videos made after TheNineties, as well as in interview or RealLife footage of Yoshiki.
568* Sammy Johns and "Chevy Van." Released in 1975, much of the action takes place [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin in the back of one of these]]. Not only did it strike a chord due to its sexual liberation themes, but because customized Chevrolet vans -- the van itself is implied to be a post-factory conversion job -- were starting to become popular with young adults in the mid-1970s.
569* Music/{{Jamiroquai}} frontman Jay Kay is a car collector, and owns several cars, such as the Mercedes-Benz Pullman, the Lamborghini Miura SV and the Aston Martin [=DB5=], among others. Some of the music videos prominently feature cars, such as the Lamborghini Diablo in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-NvQ6VJYtE Cosmic Girl]]".
570* Music/JohnLennon's Rolls Royce, famous for its psychedelic paint scheme.
571* Music/MyChemicalRomance: The Dangercar. That is one badass Trans-Am.
572* Music/{{Rush|Band}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_NsiQVQiPs "Red Barchetta,"]] itself inspired by Richard S. Foster's short story [[http://www.fiatbarchetta.com/links/nice.html "A Nice Morning Drive."]]
573* When SurfRock groups weren't doing songs about surfing, they were doing songs about hot rods and sports cars. Some claim those songs are part of a separate genre called "Hot Rod Rock".
574** Music/TheBeachBoys have quite a few car songs in their repertoire such as "409" and "Little Deuce Coupe". They even released a whole album of these songs named after the latter.
575** Music/DickDale sang about street races and cool hot rods rather frequently.
576** Other big hits about cool cars include "Little Nash Rambler", "Hot Rod Lincoln", "Spring Little Cobra", and "Dead Man's Curve"
577* Music/TearsForFears: In the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGCdLKXNF3w Everybody Wants to Rule the World]]" music video, lead singer Curt Smith drives an antique mid-1960s Austin-Healey 3000 Mark III convertible sports car that was painted in British Racing Green.
578* Music/WeirdAlYankovic has been asked on multiple occasions about the car he drove in ''Film/{{UHF}}'' and the video for "All About the Pentiums": a Nash Metropolitan. Notably, it's the same car in both cases.
579* According to Music/{{Xzibit}}, his first album introduced him on the scene, his second album established his place, and his third album paid for his car.
580* Music/ZZTop's Eliminator hot rod. Later, [=CadZZilla=].
581* The gold Lamborghini in Seeed's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxAP6ieuDgI G€ld]].
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583
584[[folder:Pinballs]]
585* The "Tumbler" Batmobile from Creator/SternPinball's ''[[Pinball/BatmanStern Batman]]'' pinball.
586* In Creator/DataEast's ''Pinball/{{Checkpoint}}'', everyone drives a Porsche, with special attention given to the player's Porsche Carrera.
587* ''Pinball/{{Corvette}}'' is centered on this trope, as the player must race and collect various world-famous Chevrolet Corvettes, and ultimately try to get a Test Car Prototype model.
588* The cherry-red Lamborghini from ''Pinball/HighSpeed'' and the nitro-equipped one from ''Pinball/TheGetawayHighSpeed2''.
589* ''VideoGame/GhostbustersPinball'' wouldn't be complete without ECTO-1 on the playfield.
590* The red Corvette on the backbox translite of Creator/{{Premier}}'s ''Pinball/HollywoodHeat''.
591* In Creator/DataEast's ''Pinball/SecretService'' pinball, all agents are assigned cherry-red Ferraris.
592* Creator/SternPinball's ''[[Pinball/MustangStern Mustang]]'' is all about this trope, and the playfield even includes a model car on a turntable.
593* Naturally, ''Pinball/SpyHunter'' has Agent GK's [[WeaponizedCar weaponized sports car,]] complete with machine guns, oil slick, smoke screen, and surface-to-air missiles.
594* The TimeMachine in Data East's [[Pinball/TimeMachineDataEast Time Machine]]'' is a car that morphs from a pink Cadillac to a silver Corvette as it travels through time.
595* All of the cars in ''Pinball/{{Victory}}'' are UsefulNotes/{{Indy Car}}s loaded with [[SpikesOfVillainy spikes]] and [[VehicularCombat weapons]].
596[[/folder]]
597
598[[folder:Podcasts]]
599* ''Podcast/InterstitialActualPlay'' has Criss Angel's Bugatti, which can fly and travel through Gummy Space. It can also deploy a pair of drone turrets in a fight.
600[[/folder]]
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602[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
603* Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin got to drive a lot of awesome vehicles during the Attitude era, including (but not limited to) a tanker truck full of beer, a Zamboni, a collection of monster trucks, and a cement mixer (see below). You could also win his signature jeep in a 1996 Royal Rumble sweepstakes.
604-->'''Chris Jericho:''' I loved how the Austin character just morphed into a guy who would just drive any type of vehicle onto the show and trash things.
605* Wrestling/EddieGuerrero drove several lowriders -- often customized mid-1960s Chevrolet Impalas -- into various arenas for big pay-per-view shows.
606[[/folder]]
607
608[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
609* The Spectrum Pursuit Vehicles in ''Series/CaptainScarletAndTheMysterons'' (called the Rhino in ''WesternAnimation/GerryAndersonsNewCaptainScarlet'') are similar to the SHADO Mobiles. There was also the Spectrum Patrol Car (the Cheetah in TheRemake). Gerry Anderson really likes his vehicles.
610* In fact, the first {{UsefulNotes/Supermarionation}} show was ''Series/{{Supercar}}'', which was all about a Cool FlyingCar.
611* FAB-1, Lady Penelope's six-wheeled Rolls-Royce from ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}''. While the original was only a model, it was [[http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/top-Ford-FAB-Film-Thunderbirds.htm actually built]] for the [[Film/{{Thunderbirds}} 2004]] LiveActionAdaptation (though in an {{JustForFun/egregious}} example of ProductPlacement, it was no longer a Rolls Royce but a custom Ford Thunderbird).
612* ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'' is a showcase for cars, including Fozzie's Studebaker, the 1949 Ford De Luxe they get for only $11.95, and the Electric Mayhem's painted school bus.
613* On occasion, when not in his trash can, [[Series/SesameStreet Oscar the Grouch]] would give folks a ride in his Sloppy Jalopy.
614[[/folder]]
615
616[[folder:Roleplay]]
617* ''Roleplay/TVTropesRollToDodge'': The Jetbus is a Cool Bus, combined with a CoolPlane and CoolBoat in its updated version. With the armament it could also be an AwesomePersonnelCarrier.
618[[/folder]]
619
620[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
621* ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' has the Rotunda, a Star League-era scout car that had modular body kits to make it blend in with local cars. The appearance is only skin deep, as beneath those disguise kits is a shell of advanced Ferro-Fibrous armor, a fusion reactor, a large laser and a pair of short-ranged missile tubes.
622* A big feature of this subgenre, are the various futuristic cars you can develop and battle with in Road Warrior-style games like ''TableTopGame/CarWars'' and ''TabletopGame/DarkFuture''.
623* Most of the more technologically advanced worlds of ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' are home to at least a couple of these:
624** [[SolarPunk Kaladesh]] gives us the likes of [[https://scryfall.com/card/kld/214/fleetwheel-cruiser Fleetwheel Cruiser]] and [[https://scryfall.com/card/kld/225/ovalchase-dragster Ovalchase Dragster]]. Cars on that world seem to be built primarily with racing in mind, with trains and airships being more popular for actual transportation.
625** By comparison, automobiles are virtually ubiquitous on [[TheRoaring20s New]] [[{{Dieselpunk}} Capenna]], and they are quite cool indeed, being powered by [[FantasticDrug Halo]], [[FlyingCar floating]], and being ([[FlipFlopOfGod possibly]]) [[https://scryfall.com/card/snc/229/unleash-the-inferno forged from the]] [[MonsterOrganTrafficking carapaces of giant biomechanical insects]]. For some specific examples, see [[https://scryfall.com/card/snc/246/unlicensed-hearse Unlicensed Hearse]], [[https://scryfall.com/card/snc/22/mysterious-limousine Mysterious Limousine]], and [[https://scryfall.com/card/moc/21/deluxe-dragster Deluxe Dragster]].
626* ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'' appropriately enough for the name, features [[FlyingCar Rocket Cars]], but the tropes also applies to many other vehicles in the setting, as it is the 1930s and sports cars are available. In fact, a conventional vehicle isn't even going to cost a player anything, even if it is a hot-rod.
627* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
628** The [[ApocalypseCult Genestealer Cult]] army from the 1st Edition of the game included a gothic-styled limousine for the Cult leaders to ride in incognito. Although the Coven Limo hasn’t been a part of the game since then, many veteran Genestealer Cult players still hope for its return.
629** Orks for the most part prefer Trukks or tanks, but a few of their vehicles (such as the [[https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Shokkjump_Dragsta Shokkjump Dragsta]]) fall under the purview of this trope. They notably are almost mostly used by the "[[SpeedDemon Speed Freeks]]".
630[[/folder]]
631
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633* Toys/HotWheels are pretty much this trope in spades, with WackyRacing and {{Thememobile}}s thrown into the mix alongside 1/64 scale versions of numerous real-life cars. Moreover, when they first debuted in TheSixties, they were also this trope on a meta level; whereas older toy cars were meant to be rolled around by hand, Hot Wheels cars had an innovative design that let them roll much faster without crashing, allowing them to be raced on wooden or linoleum floors or on the special tracks that Hot Wheels sold to go with the cars. Lots of toymakers copied Hot Wheels' designs in the years to come.
634* Franchise/{{LEGO}} has made a number of cool cars over the years, both licensed designs and unlicensed original designs. Their ''Creator'' line has a Ferrari F40, for example. Their mechanical-themed ''Technic'' line one-ups this, with fully functional mechanics, such as the flagship model - a Porsche 911 - which has a 6 speed paddle shift gearbox, a flat six engine, and working steering. Many of the larger ''Technic'' sets are designed to be easily retrofitted with a LEGO Power Functions motor and battery pack, turning them into remote controlled cars.
635* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': Cool Cars that turn into cool robots! Sometimes the cars are fictional, sometimes the cars are real, such as a Lamborghini or Camaro. Occasionally, they may even do crossover toys that turn into specific and famous cool cars, such as the [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Ecto-1]].
636* Toys/{{Barbie}} and her pink convertible. While [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness her first car]] was a brown 1962 Austin-Healey roadster, since TheSeventies the car she's been most identified with has been the Chevrolet Corvette convertible, particularly the [=C4=] and [=C5=] models from the '80s and '90s. [[https://www.autobytel.com/auto-news/50-years-of-barbie-s-rides-105327/ Other cool cars]] that she's been given include a Jeep Wrangler, a Ferrari 328 GTS (in proper Italian red rather than pink -- Ferrari drew the line there), a Rolls-Royce, and a turquoise 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air.
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640* ''Agent: Intercept'' has six.
641** The Sceptre. It's a roadster, an off-roader, a boat, a snowmobile, a plane, [[spoiler: a submarine,]] and chock-full of weapons like the Perses Mines and Thunderbolt Laser.
642** The Specters created by CLAW. While it's ambiguous if they possess the same repertoire of weapons, they possess sawblades for sideswiping and nigh-impenetrable energy shields.
643** Eris' car in the third act, which possesses not only compatibility with the Nidhogg control unit for Project Harmony, but hover engines and a scorpion-tail laser cannon.
644** All three of your allies have special cars as well, though not to the extent or versatility of Eris and the Sceptre/Specters: HQ's Jupiter has a quad-barrel Thunderbolt, Penny's Neptune has Hades Missiles [[spoiler: and a specially modified security system for the event she was exposed as a double agent,]] and the Mercury prototype driven by Torpere has an improved boost that can outpace the Sceptre's.
645* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries''
646** In ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'', we see Batman using the Batmobile early on, a sleek little number reminiscent of the '89 Batmobile. Sadly, the thing is set into the ocean saving Batman from Bane.
647** In ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'', Batman hauls out a brand new tank-like Batmobile, armed with various weapons for crowd control, cool stunts and just about anything else.
648* All of the cars from ''VideoGame/BlastCorps'', from the muscle car to the rocket shooting Ballista. Except the Backlash. The Backlash is never cool.
649* S.O.P.H.I.A. from the ''VideoGame/BlasterMaster'' series, overlapping with TankGoodness. It's practically the only way Jason (and later his son Roddy, in ''Blaster Master: Blasting Again'') is able to survive underground against a horde of mutants. Comes equipped with a mounted cannon, homing and dumbfire missiles, and it can be upgraded to [[FlyingCar hover]], among other things.
650* The Deuce or "Druid Plow" from ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend''. Cool at the start, and can become even cooler with all the upgrades you can get it.
651* The cars from ''VideoGame/{{Burnout}}'', which range from classic gangster cars to slick fifty's cars to modern sports cars.
652** And ''VideoGame/BurnoutParadise'' features cameos from the likes of [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture the DeLorean]], [[Series/KnightRider KITT]], [[Series/TheDukesOfHazzard The General Lee]], and [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} the Ecto-1]].
653** If the series were to have a signature vehicle, it would likely be ''Burnout 2''[='s=] Custom Coupe (which itself is a ShoutOut to [[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious2001 Brian O'Connor's 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse]]), which has appeared in several other games in the series (as the "Custom Coupe Ultimate" in ''Takedown'', ''Legends'', and ''Dominator'' and as the "Kitano Hydros Techno" in ''Paradise'').
654* ''VideoGame/CarBattlerJoe'' is full of these.
655* Republican Bilbao Model 1939 armoured cars appear in ''VideoGame/COD2SpanishCivilWarMod'' during several missions. Each one is armed with a deadly machine gun and impervious to gunfire, grenades, and even Molotov cocktails.
656* Similarly, ''VideoGame/CrashTagTeamRacing'' has some fancy-looking rides for Crash and co. to drive around in, many of which would return in ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled'', which would also add in some cool karts of its own with the primary standout being the Champion kart, being basically a downscaled Lamborghini Huracan Performante Spyder.
657* The sequel/SpiritualSuccessor to ''Nitronic Rush'', ''VideoGame/{{Distance}}'', continues the trend of flashy cars that can fly and drive on walls, including the starting Spectrum, the unlockable Archive, the [[TheBusCameBack returning Interceptor]], the Encryptor (basically a skeletal version of the Spectrum) and even a golden version of the Spectrum dubbed the Halcyon which, unfortunately, can overheat unlike the Goldenceptor.
658* ''VideoGame/DoubleOhSevenRacing'', being a James Bond game where ''all'' the missions are based on driving, brings out most of the gadget-laden cool cars Bond had driven at that point of the franchise, including the [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} Aston Martin DB5]], [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe the Lotus Esprit]], [[Film/TheLivingDaylights Aston Martin V8 Vantage]], and the gadget-laden [[Film/GoldenEye BMW]].
659* ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' lets {{the Chosen One}} acquire a pre-War electric car (the Chryslus Highwayman) if they manage to find the fuel cell controller needed to power it. [[ClownCar It can hold the entire party,]] which can potentially include [[spoiler:a super mutant, a deathclaw, and a [[BrainInAJar robobrain]] containing the personality of a pre-War AI.]] It gets even cooler with upgrades installed. The trunk can hold [[HammerSpace several suits of power armor, a half dozen miniguns, and an infinite amount of ammo]].
660* Brynhildr from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' when in it's gestalt mode. With it's hellfire doughnuts, burnout that causes sparks, droids that fire on enemies, bombs when its jumps up and rolls up in the air, and the power of fire. A damn fine car indeed.
661* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'', there are ''three'' of them:
662** The Regalia, King Regis's personal car and the game's primary mode of transport.
663** Noctis's own Audi R8, the "Star of Lucis." It can be seen in the companion film, ''Anime/KingsglaiveFinalFantasyXV''.
664** And there's [[BigBad Ardyn]]'s muscle car. It's actually pretty plain looking, but he thinks it's awesome.
665* The ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' series has hundreds of them! And that's ''before'' you start loading them with [[CharacterCustomization performance upgrades, body kits]], and [[DesignItYourselfEquipment custom paint schemes]].
666* ''VideoGame/FZero'' has a lot of futuristic hi-tech vehicles used in the grand prix. They are all capable of traveling at incredible speeds and hovering slightly above the ground. In the manual to the original ''VideoGame/FZero1990'', it states that the machines uses magnetic repulsion to hover above the track, not unlike modern day Maglev trains. In later games the machines instead used G-Diffusors, sophisticaed anti-gravity devices.
667* The cars in the ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' series range from [[JokeCharacter Joke Cars]] (the ''one HP'' 1895 Benz Motorwagen!), to mundane sedans, to nice muscle cars, to great supercars, to ''awesome'' JGTC touring cars, to ''frikkin awesome'' Le Mans prototypes, to several Formula 1 styled racecars.
668** And then there's the Red Bull X2010. It was created because Kazunori Yamauchi (GT creator) wanted to know what the ultimate race-car would look like (no rules, no regulations). Powered by a turbo V6 generating 1,483 BHP, with 6Gs, or ''six times the force of gravity'' possible in a corner thanks to a fan generating constant downforce, a maximum speed around ''450 km/h or 279 mph,'' and saddled with an obviously high 0-60 speed; this is the {{Cyborg}} of all cars. And that's not getting into ''faster'' versions (see X2011, X2014 Fan Car)...
669** ''Gran Turismo 6'' brought us [[http://www.gran-turismo.com/us/vgt/ Vision Gran Turismo,]] a series of concept cars made by manufacturers of the likes of Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Renault-Alpine, and each and every one of them are as awesome as they come. From more "normal" concept cars such as the BMW VGT, the Mini Clubman VGT and the Infiniti VGT, to more over-the-top monstrosities like the ''laser-powered'' Chaparral [=2X=] and the ''2000 bhp'' SRT Tomahawk X, this line-up has it all.
670* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' has had a number of cool cars of some significance in each series since at least the third game, but the resemblance to real cars was until ''[=GTAIV=]'' only a resemblance. ''[=GTAIV=]'' made the cool cars cooler by being much closer to real life cars. ''[=GTAV=]'' takes it up a whole new level and the cars are almost trademark infringement. Some models have been changed to look like different cars throught the series's lifespan -- the "Infernus" in ''GTA III'' looks like a Jaguar [=XJ220=], in ''Vice City'' it looks like a Lamborghini Countach, in ''San Andreas'' it looks like a Honda NSX, and in ''GTA IV'' and ''V'' it looks like a hybrid between a Lamborghini Murciélago and a Pagani Zonda. To add to the cool car trope nature of the franchise, each of the three main characters has a specific cool car all their own.
671** While standard for the series, the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto2 Zaibatsu Z-Type]] gets special mention for being so cool that Rockstar decided to bring it back [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV almost fifteen years later]].
672* The Bone Wagon from ''VideoGame/GrimFandango''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXcS0S6KnLo#t=5m02s Take this for example.]]
673** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxKLz1VKNbs&feature=related#t=0m15s And this.]]
674--->'''Manny:''' What a relief. I was getting concerned that our transportation wasn't ostentatious enough.
675* In ''{{VideoGame/Grow}} Valley'', some engineers make a electrical UFO-like car and later redesign it into a dragonfly-like hovercar.
676* Gordon Freeman acquires a [[ScavengerWorld post-apocalypsized]] 1969 Dodge Charger as his main method of transport throughout the second half of ''VideoGame/HalfLife2: Episode Two''. Interestingly, the developer's commentary states that they were actually considering ''subverting'' this Trope by making Gordon drive a total junker and even having a character comment on its crappiness, but they ultimately decided that it's better if the player has a positive impression of the vehicle.
677** Also, fan reaction to an early preview of the "junker" was not positive, particularly since it was essentially the car from the previous game with a passenger seat and minus the tau cannon.
678* The Warthog from the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' series. Sure it handles like a blind man on roller skates and will flip over if you so much as lean casually against it, but damn it looks awesome. They're so iconic they even serve a vital role in the climax of the [[VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved first]] and [[VideoGame/{{Halo 3}} third]] games.
679** Even cooler, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jydDjf0Bmc0 they made one in real life.]] Though thankfully it's less tip-prone than the in-game version.
680** They made a "civilian" version for ''VideoGame/{{Forza}} Horizon 3''. Hell. Yeah.
681* ''VideoGame/HorizonChase'', being a tribute to the 16-bit racing games of yesteryear, features many spiffy-looking rides to choose from, with some of them even doubling as [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]] to certain franchises. That said, there are also some rather... strange choices (the Cable Guy, anyone?).
682* ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'' has a few of these.
683** Jacket drives a stylish [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture DeLorean]]. [[spoiler: It gets defaced by vandals about halfway through the game, but that doesn't stop him from still driving it around.]]
684** In [[VideoGame/HotlineMiami2WrongNumber the second game]], if Jake steals the BriefcaseFullOfMoney at the end of "Hard News", he arrives at the building in "Withdrawal" in a newly-bought monster truck. Regardless of if you take the briefcase or not, Jake will always appear later in "the Bar of Broken Heroes" with his default vehicle.
685** Also in the second game, the Son can be seen driving a [[Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am]].
686* As is ''VideoGame/{{Interstate 76}}''.
687* ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'':
688** Dune buggies in ''VideoGame/Jak3Wastelander''. Especially Dune Hopper that can ''jump 10 meters or so into the air''. And it is outfitted with grenade launcher. Ram Rod, which is Damas' personal vehicle and it's essentially a bulldozer that can break through massive walls, is also a notable example.
689** Arguably all cars in ''VideoGame/JakXCombatRacing''. Havoc V12 especially comes to mind.
690* [[https://mafiagame.fandom.com/wiki/Vehicles_in_Mafia The coolest old cars]] (oldest Cool Cars?) in a video game ''VideoGame/{{Mafia}}'' and ''VideoGame/MafiaII''
691* VideoGame/TheSaboteur has a lot of really cool cars, but the coolest of all comes from unlocking the third level racing achievement (in game). It is like the batmobile meets an F1 racer.
692* The Mako from ''Franchise/MassEffect''. Technically it's a tank, but even without the guns it would be one heck of a ride.
693* The entire point of the ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' games is racing and chasing in only the absolute coolest cars. Whether it be finely-crafted exotics, tricked-out tuners, or tough-as-nails police cruisers, ''NFS'' has players covered since 1994.
694** The colloquial Cool Car from ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]'' is a blue-and-silver FIA [=GT2=]-spec BMW M3 GTR (E46). In ''Most Wanted'', half the reason for the story is to get the car (the other half is revenge) but it's unmodifiable. In ''Carbon'', it's your starting car, but shortly gets trashed. However, completing an arbitrary set of objectives allows you to buy the street version of the M3 GTR, and then modify it to your liking. It also makes a reappearance as DLC in the later ''Most Wanted'' (and in the [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015 2015 reboot]]) in a pack full of other famed ''NFS'' cover cars, one of which included...
695** The Lamborghini Diablo SV, which was first iconic car for the ''Need for Speed'' series after its appearance in 1998's ''III: Hot Pursuit''. Being the fastest real life car in the game that was also available from the get-go when players first played it certainly helped. It received a good amount of attention in later ''Need for Speed'' games, appearing as DLC in 2010's ''Hot Pursuit'', 2011's ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedTheRun The Run]]'', and 2012's ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted2012 Most Wanted]]'', and later reappearing in the base games of the 2015 reboot, 2017's ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedPayback Payback]]'', 2019's ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHeat Heat]]'' and 2022's ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnbound Unbound]]'', satisfying classic fans' nostalgic needs.[[note]]Although the 2015 reboot and ''Payback'' dropped the iconic SV logo side vinyls, forcing fans to recreate them in the vinyl editors; ''Heat'' thankfully brought them back.[[/note]]
696** The most extreme cars of the world also deserve mention: the [=McLaren=] F1 (first appeared in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedII'', reappears in various later entries in both original and F1 LM models), the Bugatti Veyron (frequently appears in the series since ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedProStreet [=ProStreet=]]]'' as a DLC car, with Super Sport variant being featured as DLC in ''Hot Pursuit'' [2010]), the Hennessey Venom GT (its Spyder variant is a DLC in ''Most Wanted'' [2012]), the Koenigsegg One:1 (downloadable for free in ''Rivals''), the Koenigsegg Regera (available in ''Payback'', ''Heat'', and ''Unbound''), and the Bugatti Chiron (available in ''Unbound'').
697* The Inter Gray from ''VideoGame/NightStriker''. It's also a FlyingCar that can [[TransformingMecha transform]] into a HumongousMecha or a bike!
698* ''VideoGame/NitronicRush'' gives us the Interceptor, a car that can jump, fly for a short time, drive on walls and flip. It also has NitroBoost.
699** Then there's the Avenger, a van that tends to overheat faster in exchange for a more powerful boost, then there's the Commander, the expy of the [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture DeLorean]]. Finally, there's the Goldenceptor that can never overheat.
700* ''VideoGame/NoMansSky'' has the Roamer, a hefty rally car with spherical off-road wheels that can smash through trees and rocks like they're nothing. Depending on the player's upgrade choices, it can carry a heavy cannon and mining laser, a long-range scanner, or just drive really fast.
701* ''VideoGame/PacificDrive'' has the Remnant, a fully-customizable station wagon that starts out as a [[TheAllegedCar rusted, barely-functioning pile of crap]] but can be refurbished and [[PimpedOutCar upgraded]] over the course of the game with a variety of sci-fi gadgets. Notable features include a [[DeflectorShields repulsor field bumper]], loot rader, and [[FantasticRadiationShielding lead-lined body panels]].
702* ''VideoGame/PlanetSide 1'' has a variety of [[WeaponizedCar weaponized]] and armored cool buggies; the "Harasser" is a low-riding sandrail armed with a 12mm gun on the roof and a stealth system, the "Skyguard" is an AntiAir buggy with a rumbling V8 engine, the [[TheEmpire Terran Republic]]'s "Marauder" is a pickup truck with a 12mm turret on the roof and a 40mm grenade launcher on the bed, the [[MegaCorp New Conglomerate]]'s "Enforcer" is a rugged technical with a rocket launcher on the back, and the [[MachineWorship Vanu Sovereignty]]'s "Thresher" is a [[HoverTank hover buggy]] armed with a spammy PlasmaCannon. ''VideoGame/PlanetSide 2'' (currently) only has the Nanite Systems' "Harasser", which is an extremely fast and well armed buggy that can outrun anything else on the ground, [[MultiTrackDrifting perform sweet drifts]], and a soldier can ride in the back and shoot his gun or repair the buggy on the fly. It can can [[CharacterCustomization mount a variety of weapons]], such as rocket launchers, flak cannons, and empire-specific equipment like railguns or [[GatlingGood gatling guns]]
703* The antagonist organisation of ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'', Team Star, have their squad’s leaders drive a Starmobile, essentially a minivan like vehicle that is powered by Revavroom, a multi-cylinder engine like Pokémon introduced in this entry. All Starmobiles are the ace Pokémon of the relevant leader, and have SecretAIMoves of the squad’s signature type.
704* The Laytonmobile in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton'' is beloved by its owner, but most of the time, it's just a regular car (albeit with a specially raised roof to accomodate the Professor's top hat). In ''Professor Layton and the Unwound Future'', however, [[spoiler:it gets modifications that allow it to morph, with the press of a button, into a glider!]]
705* ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'', Squaresoft's old [=PS1=]'s "''High Speed Driving RPG''" game features night racing storyline with customizable cars. Equipping the body modifier parts into a regular city car will turn it into either a bespoke GT race car, a dragster, or even a Group C car. Not to mention the [[ArtifactOfDoom Tune-Up Of Doom]] machines that are seriously cool.
706* ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'' body shops give a lot of latitude for customization, and reputation boosts for pimping your rides. A few cars rewarded for gameplay are already as cool as they can get.
707* ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'' drive around in a (quite literally) invincible '60 [=DeSoto=] Adventurer. It's recently been demoted to [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed No Manufacturers Were Harmed]] status, though.
708-->'''Sam:''' Remember our old car, Max?\
709'''Max:''' I ''said'' I was sorry.
710** Upgraded coolness since its [[HauntedTechnology demonic possession]].
711* ''VideoGame/SheepDogNWolf'': Daffy Duck arrives in a limousine during the intro.
712* ''VideoGame/StreetRod'': The game is full of them, and the idea is to you have the coolest one of them.
713* Video game (and eventually movie) example: ''VideoGame/SpyHunter'' had the G-6155 Interceptor, that can transform into a boat.
714** In the [=PS2=] game, it could also turn into a bike. In all games, it had smokescreen, machineguns, oil slicks, and a rocket launcher. The series is essentially a Bond Car homage.
715* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
716** Many of the vehicles from the ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' series games, especially from ''[[VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash Double Dash!!]]'' onwards.
717** Wario has a pretty sweet ride, which first showed up in ''VideoGame/WarioLand4''. It resembles a purple Cadillac Eldorado with a decal of Wario's mustache on the hood.
718** As of ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosBowser Bowser]] has one too, and his intro with it includes gestures that practically say "Check out the new wheels, chumps!" In a later level, it even has TronLines!
719* Building these is one of the main features of ''VideoGame/TerraTech''. The player can build cars with missile launchers, cars that fly, cars that climb sheer cliffs, cars that build new components on the go, cars that deploy smaller cars... The sky is the limit.
720* ''VideoGame/TestDrive'' (especially the [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] ''VideoGame/TestDriveUnlimited'' and ''Unlimited 2'') and ''[=TDU2=]'''s spirital successors ''VideoGame/TheCrew'' and ''VideoGame/TheCrew2'' are this in essence. Any of this cars are cool in their own right from small hot hatches that are still very fast to Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Mercedes-Benz.
721* Every single car in the ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'' games.
722* The vehicles in the ''VideoGame/Vigilante8'' game series fit this trope.
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726* In the ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' Halloween Episode "Homestarloween Party", everybody (except Coach Z, The Cheat and the Poopsmith) takes turns telling a story about a goblin. According to [[HonestJohnsDealership Bubs]], the goblin has a Gremlin car that's so tricked out, it has a ''[[Franchise/BackToTheFuture flux capacitor]]''. According to Pom Pom, the Gremlin was so cool, the goblin attracted several bikini girls... [[spoiler: and then [[JerkAss Strong Bad]] and [[TheEeyore Strong Sad]] [[DownerEnding ruin the story by having a robot kill everyone (and then die itself in tragic circumstances).]]]]
727* In ''WebAnimation/{{Lackadaisy}},'' by dint of being driven by [[VenturousSmuggler booze-runners]] in TheRoaringTwenties, the cars are cool by association. The Lackadaisy runners' Fordor is modeled after an ([[https://lackadaisycats.tumblr.com/post/713889318440255488/could-1920s-cars-go-as-fast-as-showed-in-the admittedly]] ''slightly'' anachronistic) 1928 Ford Model A, while the wealthier Marigold Gang's top three HiredGuns ride in a 1927 Cadillac Series 314A. Though Marigold's is appropriately swankier and has more horsepower, they're both considerered classics.
728* The Mystery Van from ''WebAnimation/MysterySkullsAnimated'', fittingly as a shoutout to the [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Mystery Machine]], has a sweet paintjob and is full of things relating to Vivi, Arthur and [[spoiler:Lewis]]'s paranormal investigations.
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732* In ''Webcomic/AgentsOfTheRealm'', Adele DrivesLikeCrazy and has a car to match - black-and-orange sports vehicle. Norah's so enraptured with its shininess and general coolness that she's afraid to touch it.
733* [[http://centralcitytower.blogspot.com/2010/03/machine-introduction-buggy.html The buggy]] in Project 0 is essentially this for Aatu.
734* ''Webcomic/BatmanWayneFamilyAdventures'': The Batmoblie has a robust weapons system, ejection seats, is capable of being remotely driven, has an autopilot feature, and Batman's proteges all find it awesome.
735* A minor aversion in ''Webcomic/CockeyedComix''; the hero isn't into cars, but a supporting character has a [[http://cockeyed.webcomic.ws/comics/98 classic.]]
736* Fox from ''Webcomic/{{Curtailed}}'' (both the author and [[AuthorAvatar the character]]) owns a 2013 Dodge Charger Pursuit, and will happily show it off every chance he gets.
737* In ''Webcomic/DoubleK'', Kamina has the [[http://captainosaka.deviantart.com/gallery/11716754#/d1683lv Gurrenrod.]] [[spoiler: Unfortunately, it doesn't last very long.]]
738* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Colette's "Saloon", a large yellow steam powered auto with the family sigil on the back, is [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20150909 quite stylish.]]
739* In ''Webcomic/ImpureBlood'', [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Chapter007/ib040.html Mac geeks out over their car]] [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Chapter007/ib041.html and crawls under for a good look to pronounce it cool.]]
740* ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'' is chock full of cool cars, virtually every single character has one. The fact that almost every character is a street racer probably has something to do with it. However, it's also realistic in that many of these cars ''weren't'' inherently cool: they're the sort of cars High School kids could actually afford made cool through [[WrenchWench modification]] for their "Run what you brung" street races.
741* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' has the [[http://sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20091027 Displacement Drive Vehicle,]] which [[http://sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20091127 teleports any object it runs into out of its way,]] leaving you and your car undamaged while causing untold havoc on the world around you. [[http://sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20091229 And it's a Mole Chick magnet!]]
742** During the Mohkadun storyline, Riff builds a [[https://archives.sluggy.com/book.php?chapter=65#2013-11-29 monster dune buggy, complete with missiles, laser cannon and gatling gun]].
743* ''Webcomic/TheTrenches'': Isaac's Tesla Roadster.
744* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' -- [[http://www.warseer.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=85676&d=1269794315 Imperial cars.]] Look like [[http://www.warseer.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=85675&d=1269794315 fucking tanks.]] They look like something Hitler would drive, and that's no coincidence.
745* ''Webcomic/WhenHeavenSpitsYouOut'': The 1971 Cadillac Eldorado owned by Mátyás.
746* Parodied in ''Webcomic/YehudaMoonAndTheKickstandCyclery'' with Thistle's bakfiets (cargo bicycle). It's the envy of kids because it's not the usual soccer mom transport.
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750* The Time... Car from the pilot episode of ''WebVideo/TheTimeGuys''. Unfortunately, it was lost between Episodes I and II in a NoodleIncident.
751* Katie in ''Literature/{{Oktober}}'' is a very interesting case. Not only do none of the characters see Katie the same way, but it appears [[spoiler:her trunk is some sort of bizarre interdimensional portal.]]
752* ''Classic Game Room''
753** 1972 Chevrolet El Camino.
754** Mark's Audi A4 Avant daily-driver counts too.
755* Website/YouTube channel ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYRHyGZirQ1_vUQtIzJT-7xpoWRKpR7qV Star Cars]]'' features videos of fans who have recreated Cool Cars from films and television shows.
756* Half the point of the show {{WebVideo/Roadkill}}. Take a cool car, and go on some crazy journey with it. Notable mentions to the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Crusher Camaro]] and the Super Bee.
757* ''WebVideo/RegularCarReviews'' generally tends towards the mundane, but there have been some prominent exceptions: a Lotus Elise, a Ferrari 360 Modena (owned at that time by auto journalist Doug [=DeMuro=]), at least 3 different [=DeLorean=] DMC-12s,[[note]]one kept stock, one given the 2010s rebuild treatment, and one with the original engine swapped for a Chevrolet LS[[/note]] and a Toyota [=MR2 AW11=], the last of which impressed Mr. Regular so much he eventually bought one himself.
758** Also, Mr. Regular's classic car project, a 1960 Ford Falcon, dubbed "The Vagabond Falcon".
759* ''Blog/HowToHero'' has a whole guide to superhero vehicles [[https://howtohero.tumblr.com/post/160479314382/vehicles here]]
760* ''WebOriginal/MysteryFleshPitNationalPark'' brings us [[https://mysteryfleshpit.tumblr.com/post/190619043473/one-of-the-earliest-challenges-in-the-development the Grumman IAV]]. Described by one commenter as "an articulated racecar with a winch", the IAV made exploring [[WombLevel the Pit]] much safer and enabled the discovery of many new locations such as the famous [[BizarreAlienBiology Gift Gardens]]. After the park closed in 2007, the few surviving examples became highly sought-after by wealthy car collecters.
761* ''Podcast/PretendingToBePeople'' features Drew Andrew's cherry-red Mini Cooper
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765* WebVideo/ZimmerRoberts: The van from most of his videos is this. Even when it doesn't start until Lyson pumps the gas pedal for the 2nd time in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36ni4Vkhtfw this video.]]
766* ''WebVideo/ComediansInCarsGettingCoffee'' features Creator/JerrySeinfeld driving a classic car each episode (while [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin picking up other comedians to get coffee]]). We're treated to gorgeous action shots of each car, and Jerry introduces it in detail, sometimes humorously if the model was less reliable.
767* Alex Day, the host of WebVideo/FailRace, owns a 1965 Plymouth Fury with a vintage NASCAR-style livery.
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771* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingAdrenaliniBrothers'': The Adrenalinis' van, which is pretty much a heavily souped-up RV that has rocket boosters, a drill tank mode, and the ability to build anything that Enk makes on the computer.
772* The Chan Van from ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingChanAndTheChanClan'', which doubles as TransformingMecha thanks to Alan.
773* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE25TheClockKing "The Clock King"]], instead of the Batmobile, Batman travels through Gotham in Bruce Wayne's limousine. The version of the Batmobile featured in the show is a long, low rider that seems to stretch forever and wouldn't be out of place in ''Anime/{{REDLINE}}''.
774* Grandpa Max's Rust Bucket from ''WesternAnimation/Ben10''. It's [[WhatAPieceOfJunk highly idiosyncratic]], but it's also got alien tech devices and in episodes set in the future it can even fly and has a TARDIS-esque "basement".
775* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Breadwinners}}'', the main character's form of transportation is the Rocket Van, a delivery van that has a large Rocket on top of it, which allows it to fly. It also has an extremely high-tech security system that includes [[SlowLaser Slow Lasers]].
776* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' had the Geocruiser, which was solar powered. They also had an eco-friendly plane as well.
777* Di Lung's red vintage Corvette(?) in ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog''.
778* The Flintstones' car from ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'', which for some reason is actually powered by the driver's feet (along with all other cars in the series). His neighbor Barney Rubble has a cool one too; made entirely of one hollowed out log, it's a very early example of green technology.
779* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': Madame Foster owns a black Firebird. Even with the [[ThickLineAnimation stylized artwork]] it can still be [[ShownTheirWork clearly identified]] as either a 1977 or 1978 model.
780* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeRenegades'' features the Joe's method of transport, The Coyote, and Major Bludd's Mad Max inspired ride. Both also count as a WeaponizedCar.
781* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': Stan’s red and white classic [[BlandNameProduct ElDiablo]], which he’s had since his teenage years and is still in great shape.
782* ''WesternAnimation/HeathcliffAndTheCatillacCats'' have the "Catillac", a 1950's era Cadillac that on the surface would appear to be TheAllegedCar, but is possibly the fastest vehicle on the planet. And most of the time it doesn't even have wheels! It can also transform into an airboat and a camping trailer. It also has a trophy for a hood ornament. In one episode, they even add a submarine transformation.
783* The Phooeymobile from ''WesternAnimation/HongKongPhooey''. With the strike of a gong, it can change into anything.
784* ''WesternAnimation/HotWheelsBattleForce5'' is all about this trope!
785* The Gadgetmobile from ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'', a van that could turn into a police car. On the villain's end of the show, Dr. Claw had the Madmobile, a limo that could turn into a personal airplane or submarine.
786* The Question's car in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' looks to be a 60's Pontiac [=GTO=]. Extra points for using it to drive [[CarFu over some bad guys]].
787* The main cast of ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' own several of these. The most awesome one is probably the time travel car from Episode 75, a parody of the [=DeLorean=] from ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''.
788* WesternAnimation/KimPossible gets herself a cool car in season 4. It starts out as [[TheAllegedCar an ancient, rusty piece of junk]], but her brothers customise it. It ends up with rocket boosters, aquatic capabilities and eventually a flight mode, as well as other useful spy gadgets.
789* ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts'': The Flamingo Scarlemagne uses is black and pink, and the mid section of it is decked as a pink sports car from where he plays on a keyboard in the panel.
790* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''
791** In the first season, the new Team Avatar patrols republic city in Asami Sato's car, a kickass black roadster that fans have dubbed "The Korramobile". [[spoiler: Unfortunately, it is destroyed near the end of the season in a day-saving bit of CarFu.]]
792** It's not just that either, the series is full of them. But special mention has to go to the race cars in episode 7.
793* Pretty much every single car of the agents from both organizations in ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}''.
794* The ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' has a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda (already a Cool Car in and of itself) for a head. Megas is a giant robot. Somehow, the giant robot qualifies as a car for legal purposes due to this, and is street-legal.
795* All the cars in ''WesternAnimation/{{Motorcity}}''.
796* WesternAnimation/MrMagoo bought a 1910-era Baker Electric in one of his 1950s cartoons. His nephew Waldo considered it an [[TheAllegedCar alleged car]], but Magoo was proud of it -- and it held up fine after a detour into the ocean. Driving an ancient electric car when everyone else was in two-ton dreadnoughts -- Magoo was so anachronistic that he was 50 years ahead of the curve. ''Very'' cool.
797* The Lunamobile, from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', is basically a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot pegasus-with-batwings-pulled flying fourteenth century Batmobile]].
798* In ''Westernanimation/{{Phantom 2040}}'', Kit eventually gets his hands on a Mustang, the last car ever made that runs entirely on internal combustion, which Steele outfitted with a {{cloaking device}}, hover capability, and numerous weapons. It's called Hero, after the 21st Phantom's [[MyHorseIsAMotorbike horse]].
799* [[CoolUncle Uncle Bobby Proud]] of ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'' owns [[CrazyPrepared a tricked-out car that comes with various special features]], such as a parachute should the car drive off a ledge (as shown in "[[Recap/TheProudFamilyS2E22ThelmaAndLuis Thelma and Luis]]") and an anti-parking ticket device that enables him to transform his car into anything object he wants, such as a post office box, to avoid such outcome (as shown in "[[Recap/TheProudFamilyS2E8CrouchingTrudyHiddenPenny Crouching Trudy, Hidden Penny]]", [[ForgotToPayTheBill which caused the Prouds' electricity to go out]] because the mailman didn't pick up the electric bill, among others).
800* The golf cart from ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow''.
801* C.A.R. from ''WesternAnimation/TheReplacements'' is sentient, can fly, and is a lot smarter than [[TooDumbToLive his alleged driver, Dick Daring]].
802* ''[[WesternAnimation/RockPaperScissorsNickelodeon Rock, Paper, Scissors]]'': The titular trio named their car "The Susan", that's part bicycle, part hot rod, and as a bonus, is built in with a hot air balloon.
803* The Mystery Machine from ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo''. Its iconic status is solidified by being synonymous with Mystery Inc. as a whole -- almost ''every'' single piece of media in the franchise has ''always'' had the Mystery Machine, regardless of the main characters.
804* ''WesternAnimation/SpeedBuggy'' is a dune buggy that had helicopter & submarine modes. Also, he never lost a race he was in despite competing against race cars.
805* ''WesternAnimation/SpeedRacerTheNextGeneration'': The powerful Mach 5 itself is found by Speed Racer Jr. and restored for two final races. After it ends up totaled, its successor the Mach 6 is built. Speed's brother X's car, the Shooting Star, is also cool. The Mach 6 eventually gets an ''air-powered engine''.
806* Mike Chan's car in ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan''.
807* The Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles have the Turtle Van (also known as the Party Wagon[[note]]It's called the Turtle Van in [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the original series]], and the Party Wagon in the toyline and video games based on it, although the "Party Wagon" name was later used in the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 series]].[[/note]]), which, according to Turtlepedia, is filled with "all kinds of technology the Turtes found or developed". Among other things, it has laser guns on the roof, and on the fold-out doors. They also have other vehicles as well.
808* ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'': The Autobots, when in their vehicle modes. All of them.
809** So were the Stunticons.
810* Dick Dastardly may have been the token villain in ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'', but his Mean Machine was the coolest car in the group. Also it was apparently the fastest, it had to be for Dick to get far enough ahead of everyone else to [[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat stop and lay traps for them]].
811** Along with all the other cars, as well.
812* ''WesternAnimation/WheelieAndTheChopperBunch'' is set in an entire world of cool cars that can talk and drive themselves[[note]]Along with a group of not-so-cool motorcycles; the titular Chopper Bunch.[[/note]]
813* In ''WesternAnimation/WorldOfWinx'' we have the Winxmobile, a van that, among other things, can be disguised as anything the Winx can think of.
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