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The AC Cobra is a British sports car produced by AC Cars in 1962, which was sold in the United States as the Shelby Cobra.
It was the successor of the AC Ace, a similar two-seater roadster that utilized a pre-World War II Bristol straight-6, designed by BMW which was too dated for The '60s standards. In September 1961, American automotive designer Carroll Shelby stepped in and proposed to AC if they would build a car modified with a V8 engine, which Ford sees interest, which would compete with the Chevrolet Corvette. Thus Ford accepting the offer and provided Shelby two different engines.
The original Cobra comes with a 4.3L 260 cu in or a 4.7L 289 cu in Ford Windsor V8 engine and weighing about 900 kg, while its revised MkIII was uprated to a 7.0 427 cu in V8. The Cobra was capable of reaching 264 km/h (164 mph) which is pretty fast for a car at that time.
Le Mans driver Ken Miles once drove this at Sebring, which failed to finish the race due to engine and damper failures, as he proclaims that the car was deemed undrivable, and naming it "The Turd".
While production of original Cobras ended, and despite several complicated history about the company, AC has continued building Updated Re-release Cobras well into The New '10s and The New '20s with modern tooling and newer platforms, packing many safety features and even electric powertrain to keep up with the times.
Anime and Manga
- The Eye Catch of the "Call Me Queen" arc of Desert Rose depicts Irene Sanders sitting atop with her minigun on her Shelby Cobra.
- Saguru Hakuba in Magic Kaito gets picked up by this caretaker who drives a silver AC Cobra.
- You're Under Arrest! has Strikeman's modified Shelby Cobra sports car, the Strikemobile, which he fits with "crime-fighting" equipment in the finale of the manga.
- A blue 289 Cobra is the Hero's Classic Car the titular character used in Lupin III: Episode 0: First Contact. In one of the episode later on, it can be seen stored in the Lupin Gang's Cool Garage.
- Sparky in A Car's Life: Sparky's Big Adventure is a red sentiment sports car, modeled after a classic AC/Shelby Cobra.
- There is that toy Shelby Cobra seen in be spotted on Vaccaro's computer terminal in Air (2023), as an Easter Egg of Ford v Ferrari, because... Matt Damon.
- The Porsche vs Cobra
Car Chase through the airport runway during the climax of Bad Boys (1995). The black/white striped AC 427 was driven by French drug lord and Big Bad Fouchet, which the duo Marcus and Mike forced his car into a concrete barrier. - Ladies and gentlemen... Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle welcomes you... the cat fight in the Shelby Cobra.
- This classic Cobra would be the Cool Car in a movie featuring Elvis Presley. Usually during a race sequence.
- One of the competitors during the Grand Prix race is seen driving a red Cobra in Viva Las Vegas!.
- The 1966 movie Spinout has him as Mike driving his classic Cobra 427 for the Epic Race.
- ...and speaking of that, as one of Carroll Shelby's creations, expect to see his iconic Cool Car in Ford v Ferrari, especially one that was used by Ken Miles earlier in a race before the GT40 was born. Expect lots of it, whether if it's AC or Shelby.
- This is the Hero's Classic Car of Michael Bannon in The Gumball Rally. It's a black Shelby Cobra used for the Epic Race against vs. Smith's top-of-the-line Ferrari. Though it was red in the movie poster.◊Smith: So Mike... what is this, a vintage car event?
Bannon: Well Smitty, you know some things get meaner as they get older. - In a World… of hot rods, The Hollywood Knights has this 1966 Shelby Cobra as the Big Bad, driven by two Asian guys.
- In Iron Man, the Mark II's test flight ends with Tony falling through the roof and landing on one of his vintage sports cars, crushing it. Said car is a 1965 Shelby Cobra, which is worth millions of dollars. The icing on the cake? Cue Dum-E dousing him with fire extinguisher.
- The end of Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels has Big Chris purchase a 1962 Shelby Cobra Mark III with the stolen money.
- The opening of Romancing the Stone has Joan Wilder's sister in. Colombia abducted by some goofy kid. And said kid steals her red Shelby Cobra!
- Some Improbably Cool Car going on here at xXx: State of the Union, as 2004 Ford Shelby Cobra Concept is the hero car that was driven by Ice Cube.
- While The F.B.I. was associated with Ford, the beginning of one episode has a man named John Graham driving a red 289 Cobra before he was abducted and the his beloved car stripped down.
- Cobra (1993) is Exactly What It Says on the Tin! It's about the Hero's Classic Car: The classic AC Cobra.
- Following his fortune earnings from picking trifectas in the pilot episode, he titular John Doe buys himself a Shelby Cobra, which acts a his Cool Car throughout the rest of the series.
- The white 1965 AC Cobra 289 is the Cool Car of the titular protagonist Honey West.
- Jack Dalton in MacGyver (2016) is a proud owner of the Shelby Cobra roadster. In the climax of "Wrench" if he doesn't make it he talks to Riley about who will inherit his prized car, much to her surprise.Jack: My Shelby Cobra- if something goes wrong, I go boom boom, I want you to have it.Riley: No, Jack. We are not talking like that... Did you say "Shelby Cobra?"
- The episode "The Girls of Nazarone Affair" from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. has this Shelby 289 Cobra that plays its part of the episode.
- Aside from a Cool Boat and a Cool Plane, there is a Cool Car driven by Captain Lee Crane in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: a red street AC Cobra.
- "Five More Hours" by Deorro and Chris Brown features the duo pulling over their Cobra on the desert roads because... their car died, and would set up for song proper the music video.
- Kelsea Ballerini cruises in the middle of desolated desert nowhere with her black Cobra in Peter Pan.
- If there is a noteworthy song about the Shelby Cobra, then look no further to the Car Song "Hey Little Cobra" by The Rip Chords.Spring little Cobra getting ready to strike
Spring little Cobra now with all of your might
Hey little Cobra don't you know you're gonna shut 'em down - The opening of "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift stars the love interest driving his classic AC Cobra. After Swift catches him cheating, cue her Golf Clubbing said Cobra to death.
- Typing in the Cheat Code "how do you turn this on" in Age of Empires II gives you an AC/Shelby Cobra lookalike with mounted guns.
- This is the car of Final Boss Pete Baledin in CSR Classics: A grey Shelby Cobra 427. Following his arrest, he hands the keys to Marco Cerulli, the True Final Boss of the game, where it's a final race against hm for his car.
- The Cobra is drivable in Driver: San Francisco. Just complete the Speed Trap Activity 2 and John Tanner can get his hands in this American beauty.
- The Shelby Cobra has been long active since Gran Turismo 2, where the first two games have its roof up during in-game races. Starting with 4, there's also its British counterpart from AC Cars with its 427 S/C.
- The Mamba in Grand Theft Auto Online is based on the Cobra.
- The Cobra have appeared in every in every game since Forza Motorsport 2. This car was given away for free to VIP players in Motorsport 4 back in 2011.
- The Samson Opus in Mafia III is based on the 1967 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C, which one of the Racket Informants drives.
- In Midnight Club: Los Angeles, fitting a widebody to the Ford Shelby Cobra Concept allows the car to resemble to the classic Shelby Cobra.
- The Cobra 427 appears in Shift 2: Unleashed, and is the few stock cars that don't have any body modifications of any Works conversions.
- Also this was driven by the #9 racer on The Most Wanted List in Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012).
- In NightFire, Bond girl Dominique Paradis fancies herself with a Shelby Cobra where she drives it in Paris Prelude.
- The Bad Boy in OutRunners resemble a souped up Shelby Cobra. As the name implies, it is the baddest machine driven by two cowgirl babes who are outlaws who outrun the law.
- This classic muscle roadster appeared in Project Gotham Racing 2 & 4. The former under AC Cars, and the latter being under Shelby.
- The AC Shelby Cobra 427 has been present in the Test Drive series, starting with 4. Also in the Cobra list is the AC 289 or the "Baby Cobra", featured in Test Drive Unlimited. Plus the Ford Shelby Cobra Concept.
Six: Is it too flashy?
One: It blends into the Italian architecture.
Six: What, you don’t like this color?
Known as the Type 952, the Giulia name was revived from its iteration from The '60s and The '70s, unveilled in June 2015 and launched on February 2016, serving as the successor to the 159 which ended 5 years earlier.
The car was made by the same engineer who developed the Ferrari 458 Speciale as Alfa Romeo's request for a rear-wheel drive sports saloon, last seen in the 1992 Alfa Romeo 75, was what helps the company in Revisiting the Roots. The car has 50-50 front-rear weight distribution, carbon fibre driveshafts and aluminium alloy suspension components. It comes in different tiers of trims; the entry-based Giulia, mid-level Super and fully-loaded Speciale, all powered with 197 hp, a higher-performing Veloce and Veloce Ti offered in petrol or diesel engines and an optional AWD system, and the top-of-the line Giulia Quadrifoglio, utilizing a twin-turbo V6 engine producing 503 hp and a top speed of 307 km/h (191 mph), making it the fastest Alfa Romeo production car to date. A track-oriented GTA and GTAm were introduced on March 2020, limited to 500 units as a part of Alfa Romeo's 110th Milestone Celebration.
Alfa Romeo Giulia would be the go-to police car in Italy, replacing the outdated 159, where the Giulia Quadrifoglio serves as the car for the Carabinieri.
Film — Animation
- Tomoya Serizawa in Suzume owns a personal Cool Car, which is a red convertible with its bumpers appearing to be from an Alfa Giulia GTAm, where he takes the titular Suzume, Tamaki and Daijin to their original homeplace in Tohoku. It had a broken roof mechanism, crashes down a hill, thought he fixes it, Jeremy Clarkson-style. In the end credits, it breaks down completely.
- The Cool Car in 6 Underground is this flashy sublime neon green Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, acting as the getaway car for Ryan Reynolds's character during his escape from the local police and The Mafia while in Florence.
- Set in The Netherlands, Flikken Rotterdam features unmarked Alfa Giulias as the local city's police fleet. Quite a rare case to see Giulia police cars outside of Italy in Real Life.
- It's made available in The Crew 2 as part of the August vehicle drop. The outclassed edition comes with a green-and-black paint job, added exclusively to the S4/E1 Rewards Pass.
- The Giulia Quadrifoglio made its debut in Forza Motorsport 7 as part of the Samsung QLED Car Pack, and would later appear in the 2 subsequent Horizon games.
- The 1.27 update of Gran Turismo 7 adds the top-of-the-line Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm in the line up. The characters would mention about the absence of rear seats, which adds lightness to the vehicle. Vallerio Gallo drives this during the Nürburgring Nordschlefe event in the European Clubman Cup 600, where he blasts away in the lead, thanks to its high performance.
- Grid Legends has the track-oriented Giulia GTAm, placed in the Track Performance category, in par with the 991.2 GT3 RS.
- The final major update of Need for Speed Payback on June 2018 add this high-performing sedan of Alfa Romeo's, which would later appear as a regular car in its subsequent games.
Before the Porsche 911 became the Trope Codifier of rear-engine sports-cars, there was this "other" rear-engine sports car hailing from a small commune in Dieppe, France. The Alpine A110.
It is a sports "berlinette" coupe produced in 1963, effectively replacing the Alpine 108. It was a remarkable evolution to the brands name in terms of power output, where the car was completely powered by numerous components from the Renault R8 Gordini, including its inline-4 engine, producing at 51 hp at first, but its end of production sees three times the horsepower at 180 hp. The car catches the attention of Renault themselves, leading to factory financial support, forming the Societe Anonyme des Automobiles Alpine, or "Alpine" for short. The car would become the firsts in Rallying when the Alpine A110 won the inaugural World Rally Championship for manufacturers in 1973, though the car would see its twilight when it struggles to compete with its competitors due to its outdated performance, leading to the discontinuation of the car in 1977.
After Alpine's dissolution in 1995, it was reported that Renault was attempting to relaunch Alpine with its new concept car. One example is the Alpine A110-50 concept in 2012, dubbed the "Alpine revival", created by Renault for its 50th anniversary of the 1962 Alpine A110. Its concept design would also spawn the Renault DeZir, an electric-motor concept sports car. Two years later, in 2015, the new Alpine Celebration was created alongside its CGI-made Vision Gran Turismo. The former was created to celebrate Alpine's 60th Milestone Celebration, and with that, Alpine was resurrected in 2017, with the concept car finally pushing into a full-production car.
The brand-new Alpine A110 was introduced in 2017 at the Geneva Motor Show, built on an all-aluminium construction, powered by a turbocharged Nissan inline-4 engine, while still retaining its rear-engine layout. Its notable feature is its body design, a Retraux from the original Alpine A110 in 1962. The car saw success thanks to its performance and its retro-style design, it spawned two new variants, a high-performing and lightweight A110S in 2019 and the track-focused A110R (R stands for "Radical") in 2022.
The A110 has been owned by famous people like Tekken creator Katsuhiro Harada, Formula One driver Fernando Alonso, and former Top Gear host James May, who describes the A110 as "the greatest thing to come out of France since the Mouli cheese grater".
Anime and Manga
- Chapter 222 of Doctor Slump depicts an Eye Catch of Akane Kimidori driving Arale and Obotchaman inside a cartoon-y A110.
- Lupin III has another example of the small European classic from France:
- Fujiko Mine once drove this classic blue Alpine in the first five episode, probably used for cruising purposes.
- This becomes crucial in the movie Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo, where Lupin himself takes command of the blue Renault Alpine A110 Berlinetta this time, rather than his usual Fiat 500.
- Probably one of the most notable examples would be the Cool Car of Kouki Sawatari of MF Ghost; 2017 Alpine Blue Alpine A110, a lightweight sports car. Despite its inefficiency, Kouki has everything in his disposal to take the top spot, which he makes up for after failing to qualify after the Odawara Pikes Peak round. He gets into better trims in later rounds, such as the high-performing A110S for Round 4, and the track-focused A110R for Round 5.
- One of the official art of My Favorite Carrera depicts Clara Tomoe who owns a white 2017 Alpine A110.
- The gorgeous Alpine A110 1600 Berlinette is what the titular Balthazar drives throughout season one.
- A modern 2017 A110 can be seen in Formula 1: Drive to Survive in one episode of season 4, usually tied with the Alpine F1 Team.
- Alpines play a critically major role in the French live-action adaptation Les Aventures de Michel Vaillant. One documents about Henri Grandsire, who commandeers a 1966 Alpine A110 Berlinette used throughout the 13 episodes.
- The cover art of the album "Out Loud" by Japanese electronic music duo Boom Boom Satellites has the duo with their Alpine A110 Group 4 rally car.
- Any rally racing game that has the classic Alpine A110 would certainly count. It may not have the power, but its small lightweight body makes this one agile French rally car.
- Probably the car known for its tail-happy handling that "slides while cornering"; the Le Chariot A1 of DRIV3R, based off the 1961 Alpine A110.
- Coming in hot in Driveclub is this Renault Alpine A110-50 from the Redline Expansion Pack, alongside its free DLC, the Green Aesop Palette Swap Renault DeZir concept. Both would be the basis for the 2017 Alpine A110.
- Both Forza and Gran Turismo have the classic and modern-day Alpine A110 in the franchise. The former is one of the Barn Find cars of Horizon 2 as well as the reward car in the "Dirt Racing" Horizon Life of Horizon 4, while the latter has the modern A110 as the IA-License prize car for winning all gold in 7.
- The Toundra Panthere in Grand Theft Auto Online is loosely based on the 2017 Alpine A110.
- The Lusca in LEGO City Undercover is inspired by the 1962 Alpine A110, thanks to the shape of its yellow headlights.
The AMC Javelin is an American front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, two-door hardtop car manufactured by American Motors Corporation (AMC) across two generations: 1968 through 1970 and 1971 through 1974.
Styled by Dick Teague, the car was positioned and marketed in the pony car market segment and available in a range of trim and engine levels, from economical pony car to muscle car variants. It was designed to compete with the Ford Mustang, and to a certain degree, with the second-generation Plymouth Barracuda.
In addition to manufacture in Kenosha (Wisconsin), Javelins were marketed globally, being also assembled in Germany, Mexico, Philippines, Venezuela, and Australia.
The second-generation AMX variant was the winner of Trans-Am race series in 1971, 1972, and 1976; and was also the first pony car to be used as a standard vehicle for highway police by an American Law Enforcement agency.
Film — Live Action
- Cassandra's vintage muscle car in Saved! is this classy pony car from AMC's.
- A blue and black two-toned AMC Javelin is Dropkick's altmode in Bumblebee.
Live-Action TV
- Nacho Varga's Cool Car in Better Call Saul is his beloved cherry red and white AMC Javelin AMX. At the end of the show the car's fate remains unknown, whether it was destroyed or abandoned.
Video Games
- Baker from Crime Boss: Rockay City apparently owns a muscle car that resembles a 1974 AMC Javelin AMX coupe. Unfortunately, the car only appears during the intro of the campaign, and cannot be driven during actual gameplay.
- The Javelin AMX became a prominent rear-wheel drive muscle car since its introduction in Forza Motorsport 3.
- You have this Javelin-based RebelRat in Wreckfest, which has the tallest wing out of all cars in the game.
The AMC Pacer is a two-door compact car produced by AMC from 1975 to 1980.
The car was characterized by its aerodynamic "jellybean" styling consisting of rounded shape and large glass area, which were unusual compared with the three-box designs of the era. (To the point French advertisements for the car rather infamously compared it with a woman's buttocks.) Still, the Pacer's width was equal to full-sized domestic vehicles at the time, and as a result of this unique design feature the car was promoted by AMC as "the first wide small car." The Pacer was also the first modern, mass-produced, U.S. automobile design using the cab forward concept, which places the driver's compartment substantially farther towards the front than is common practice.
Reviews upon its introduction used descriptions like "futuristic, bold, and unique", though some publications such as Car and Driver also called it "the seventies answer to George Jetson's mode of transportation." By the late '70s, however, the luster had worn off the design, and as more sophisticated competitors were introduced, the press began criticizing the lack of power and performance, contributing to its short-lived production run.
Film — Animation
- In Cars 2, Acer and several other anthropomorphic 1975 AMC Pacers serve as supporting antagonists.
- In A Goofy Movie, Goofy's much-abused car is a thinly-veiled cartoon version of a 1978 AMC Pacer station wagon. It was based on the experiences of director Kevin Lima, whose elementary school was near an AMC dealership.
Films — Live-Action
- An AMC Pacer X appears in the 1976 French film The Wing or the Thigh, driven by Coluche.
- A 1977 Pacer D/L station wagon was featured in Oh, God!, starring John Denver and George Burns in the title role. Jerry (Denver) drives the car in several scenes, including one in which God makes rainfall only inside the car.
- A blue 1976 AMC Pacer was the "Burgermobile" in Good Burger. The car was modified with a large hamburger decoration encompassing the hood and other fast food-stylized decor attached to the rear bumper, hubcaps, windshield wipers, and roof. After the movie, the car was purchased by the International Hamburger Hall of Fame and the Hamburger Museum in Florida.
- A 1976 AMC Pacer hatchback is prominently featured in Wayne's World and its sequel as the "Mirthmobile". It is most famously seen in the introductory scene of the first movie, where Wayne (Mike Myers) inserts a cassette tape into the stereo of the Pacer, and he, Garth (Dana Carvey), and their friends enthusiastically enjoy listening to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. The Pacer used in both movies was painted bright blue with flame decals, with stock steel wheels and wheel covers in the front, aftermarket chrome-plated steel wheels in the rear, a two-tone light blue-and-beige vinyl interior, as well as a licorice dispenser mounted in place of the overhead light in the headliner. It has been noted that a '70s car in a '90s was integral to the movie's cultural references, as Wayne and Garth "are performing the seventies for the nineties."
- The Alleged Car Cole frequently mentions in Martin (1992) is the AMC Pacer.
- Driver: San Francisco brought something out of Wayne's World as it does serve as both The Alleged Car and the Joke Car due to its low stats. And by the gods... it is pathetically slow.
- The Pacer X appears in Forza Motorsport 4 & 7. In Horizon 3, the baby blue AMC Pacer from Wayne's World is present in all-but-name; one of the exclusive barn finds is a rusty old blue Pacer X with a flame-colored lightning bolt on its side and a guitar sitting on its hood, and your mechanic is dumbfounded that you haven't seen "the movie".
- The Rhapsody in Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned is meant to be a Shout-Out to Wayne's World's Mirthmobile, complete with a picture of Wayne and Garth on the dash. Unfortunately, the picture was removed in Grand Theft Auto V.
Audi's full size luxury sedan since 1994, serving as the successor to the Audi V8.
The A8 was presented during the 1994 Geneva Auto Show in March and full-scale factory production began three months later. The A8 uses an all-aluminium monocoque Volkswagen Group D2 platform which was marketed as the "Audi Space Frame" (ASF), aiding in the car's structural rigidity. The A8 is usually a saloon with a 113.5 in standard wheelbase (SWB), though the A8 L is offered a longer wheelbase (LWB) adding an extra 5 inches of rear legroom, as well as being offered in either front-wheel drive or a quattro-based all-wheel drive. The A8 is also the first ever production car to ever feture both front and rear side airbags.
It is also offered in various engine types, ranging from the either FSI petrol or TDI diesel types, as well as the standard entry-level 2.8 L-3.1 L V6, 3.7 L/4.2 V8, and powerful V10 and Volkswagen's patented W12 engine.
Film — Live Action
- A silver Audi A8 is seen in the hands of the Big Bad and his Mooks in 3 Days to Kill, where CIA Agent Ethan Renner (Kevin Costner) greets them during a Car Chase around the streets of Paris by deliberately ramming it in his Peugeot 208, take one of the mooks out while in speed and T-boning it off the bridge.
- An Ice Silver Audi S8 in Fifty Shades of Grey seen in various scenes. Given that Audi is the Product Placement of the film, 'sided Christian's beloved Audi R8.
- As seen in a Car Chase of From Paris with Love where the duo use an Audi A8 to chase down a suicide attacker in a Volvo along a busy French highway... with Charlie Wax (John Travolta) with a rocket launcher with some added kick.
- John Klien drives a black 2000 Audi A8 L in The Mothman Prophecies, in which the car breaks down, setting up the whole strange story which the movie circles around.
- The star of Ronin (1998) features this Nitro Boost-equipped black Audi S8 used in a Car Chase against a black Citroën
- As part of the Audi partnership, there are some notable examples of this full-size sedan throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe:
- This is Happy Hogan's car in Iron Man 2. It was replaced by the then-new 2018 Audi A8 L in Spider-Man: Homecoming, which would be much more prominent in a two-minute commercial where Tom Holland partakes in a Driving Test with this car.
- One of the Mandarin's henchmen originally uses this in Iron Man 3, in which it was stolen by Tony Stark after a fight.
- This is Happy Hogan's car in Iron Man 2. It was replaced by the then-new 2018 Audi A8 L in Spider-Man: Homecoming, which would be much more prominent in a two-minute commercial
- Since Audi was the Product Placement for Taken, a silver S8 is seen commandeered in Liam Neeson's character Bryan Mills, as he Drives Like Crazy, speeding through oncoming traffic on the tight streets of Paris while chasing down a yacht where her daughter takes hostage. And just listen to the roar of the V10 soundtrack!
- Perhaps every Car Chase movie fan would recognize this. This is Frank Martin's signature Cool Car in The Transporter film series where the black W12-powered Audi A8 serves as his car of choice in the second and third film. His portrayer Jason Statham personally owns one.
- Transporter: Refuelled replaces the A8 for an even more powerful Audi S8 instead.
- The Wolverine has Logan transported aboard in a luxurious Audi A8 around Japan in search for help from an old friend.
- This was Kim Wexler's car in Better Call Saul back when she worked for Schweikart & Cokely. In season 5, she no longer drives it and turns the keys of her Audi to her secretary Marcie.
- A silver A8 L was driven by patriarch Jay Pritchett in Modern Family, a precious full-size luxury sedan befitting a 1% luxurious family.
- The 2003 Audi A8 is one of unlockable cars in Konami's sim racing game Enthusia Professional Racing.
- "Leggo My Meg-O" in Family Guy parodies the famous Car Chase scene in Taken Brian and Stewie Griffin take control of a black luxurious sedan while they rescue Meg from her kidnappers on a yacht. That car strongly resembles a luxurious Audi sedan.
The German sports coupe that gave rise in the Rallying world.
The high-performance Audi quattro road car began production at the start of The '80s, where it was first introduced at the Geneva Motor Show on March 3, 1980. The name quattro is derived from the Italian word "four", which best represents the vehicle delivering its power to all its four wheels. This idea was dated back in 1977 by Audi's chassis engineer, Jörg Bensinger, who came up with an idea for a high-performance four-wheel drive car. Its existing Audi Coupé designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro would serve as the basis of the quattro.
As the name implies, the car uses a longitudinal front-engine, four-wheel drive layout, powered by an SOHC inline-5 engine, generating about 200 horsepower. The quattro's power can propel its top speed, reaching over 220 km/h (137 mph). Later iterations of the quattro had its engine modified throughout its production, such as the 1989 quattro's engine uprated with a powerful 20-valve 2.2 L DOHC, producing 20 more horsepower.
The last quattro was produced on May 17, 1991 with about 11,500 units made, before it was succeeded by the Audi S2 on the same year.
Quattros have became a part of the rally competition where it road-going models have been the basis as for the Group B category in the World Rally Championship. The car saw lasting success with Finnish driver Hannu Mikkola and German driver Walter Röhrl winning several rallies and even securing championship titles from 1982 to 1984. A powerfully evolved Sport quattro S1 E2 with an aggressive aero and a powerful 493 hp engine took rallies by storm, such as dominating the San Remo Rally in 1985 as well as achieving total victory at the Pikes Peak hillclimb in 1987.
Film — Live Action
- Since the quattro has played a critical part of the Rallying world, Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia has lots of Audi quattros to tally whether if its the road cars or the rally car Walter Röhrl used in the 1983 World Rally Championship, the film's central setting.
- DCI Gene Hunt's Cool Car is the bright red Audi quattro in Ashes to Ashes (2008), which he refuses drive through a pile of boxes with. And his iconic Character Catchphrase goes;Gene: Fire up the Quattro!
- The iconic car would ironically be used for the Labour Party posters of the 2010 general election, featuring David Cameron posing as Gene Hunt sitting atop of the quattro.
- The iconic car would ironically be used for the Labour Party posters of the 2010 general election, featuring David Cameron posing as Gene Hunt sitting atop of the quattro
- As a legendary Group B and Pikes Peak rally car, expect the quattro to be present in many rally games, especially being an Infinity+1 Car due to its overpowered stats;
- It's an almighty Difficult, but Awesome Group B car in both Colin McRae Rally and DIRT due to being powerful but difficult to control. Also for the latter has this monstrous hillclimber S1 Pikes Peak, and Travis Pastrana surely admits that it's his favorite.
- Sega Rally has two different Masters-class quattros; a classic Quattro A2 and the almighty S1 Pikes Peak, being a venerable Specialist on its own.
- Probably you won't be expecting a rally car being driven on the public roads in Driver: San Francisco as it includes Audi Sport Quattro S1, which would be one of the opponents in the aptly named "Group B Classic" race mission featuring Jun and Ayumu.
- Forza ensures the Sport quattro doesn't miss ever since its introduction in Motorsport 2, while it's also one of the 5 Horizon LCE cars. But what takes the cake here is that Barn Find in Horizon 4 featuring a wrecked red Quattro, possibly as a Shout-Out to the final episode of Ashes to Ashes (2008) where the car was destroyed during a shootout in the final episode.
- While the fourth game features the 1982 quattro road car, Gran Turismo 6 on the other hand offers two different rally monsters; the quattro S1 Group B and the hillclimbing S1 Pikes Peak, a prize car for dominiting the Super class in career mode. The latter would return in Sport oddly added with in the Gr. B category alongside the fictional rally cars.
- Befitting the rally car archetype, the Wulff Bolter in MotorStorm takes inspiration of the Audi Sport Quattro Group B car, driven by various racers in Apocalypse.
- Uniquely for a cross-country Epic Race, the Audi quattro 20 V made its one-shot appearance in Need for Speed: The Run, Which Jack can either use amongst the 3 available Audis for his gauntlet against the Mob. Its Rally Pack body kit/NFS Edition would resemble its A2 rally counterpart.
Audi's mid-engined supercar produced that was first conceived on the 2003 Audi Le Mans quattro concept car, first released in 2006.
The company's performance subsidiary, Audi Sport GmbH were responsible of developing and designing this car, and is based on the platform of the Lamborghini Gallardo. note It's notable for its aluminum monocoque which is built using space frame principles, as well as being the first Audi model with full LED headlamps.
The production model had some Early-Installment Weirdness, where it was initially equipped with a 414-horsepower 32-valve DOHC V8 engine which was very capable of reaching 301 km/h (187 mph) on its own, until the introduction of the 5.2 FSI quattro in 2009, which utilizes an FSI V10, which would future R8 models use. The second-generation R8 (Type 4S) was introduced in 2015, sharing the same platform as the Lamborghini Huracán. So far, Audi has made numerous variants throughout its production cycle:
- Type 42 (2006-2015):
- R8 4.2 FSI quattro (2006–2012) — Initial model, equipped with a V8 engine.
- R8 5.2 FSI quattro (2009–2012) — A revised edition of the base model, now utilizing an FSI V10 engine with 100 more horsepower.
- R8 GT (2011–2013) — A high-performance variant of the R8 V10 with slight aerodynamics mounted such as a fixed rear wing and canards.
- R8 V10 Plus (2012-2015) — A facelifted, even lighter and more powerful variant of the R8 V10, noted for its carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) air splitter.
- Type 4S (2015-2024)
- R8 V10 (2015-2018) — Initial model of the second-generation Audi R8.
- R8 V10 plus (2015-2018) — A powerful version of the second-generation Audi R8 with 70 extra horsepower.
- R8 RWS (2017) — Short for Rear Wheel Series, it is the rear-wheel drive version of the second-generation Audi R8, limited to 999 units.
- R8 V10 performance quattro (2019-2024) — A facelifted and more porwerful version of the R8 V10 plus, boasting at 612 hp.
- R8 V10 performance RWD (2022-2024) — The rear-wheel drive version of the R8 V10 performance quattro.
The R8 has been involved in various motorsports active; the Audi R8 LMS serves as the basis for the GT3 category race car, which saw success after winning the 2015 24 Hours of Nürburgring with Audi Sport Team WRT.
This is not to be confused with the Le Mans-winning R8 LMP, though it was named after it.
Anime and Manga
- As a Product Placement for the film, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV features a custom Ultrossic black 2015 Audi R8 dubbed the "Star of Lucis", serving that the transport car of Noctis Lucis Caelum. The Star of Lucis would later be defictionalized as a one-off special edition.
- Yuudai Sakamoto in MF Ghost is the driver behind a yellow second-gen Audi R8 V10 Plus. During the Odawara Pikes Peak, Shun Aiba's Nissan GT-R manages to slingshot him at the spot when he had the perfect chance. Yuudai is not surprised...
Film — Live Action
- The Bittersweet 17 year old Mike O'Donnell in 17 Again (2009) poses as Mark Gold, goes to his "first day" of high school in his Cool Car... an Audi R8. Everyone is stunned.
- Date Night: Steve Carell and Tina Fey in an R8 during a car chase, crashes into a taxi... Hilarity Ensues as the couple tries to push that poor taxi driver's.... oh god.Taxi Driver: WHY AM I GOING BACKWARDS?!
- In Fifty Shades of Grey and its sequel Fifty Shades Darker, the black Audi R8 V10 spyder belonged to Christian Gray as his personal Cool Car. Its final film Fifty Shades Freed swaps for a facelifted one.
- A red Audi R8 is the car Letty Ortiz has faced during a race war, at the beginning of Furious 7.
- Thanks to Marvel Studios's partnership with Audi, it became prominent in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, usually seen in the hands of Tony Stark, who is chock full of Audis.
- The very first movie Iron Man introduces us the titular hero's silver Audi R8. This would become "the car Iron Man drives" as this sports car slowly resonated with the character in future films.
- In Iron Man 2, Tony switches from the coupe to the V10 spyder variant.
- The fully electric R8 e-tron would be the third Audi car Tony owned in Iron Man 3.
- In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Tony now uses the brand new redesigned Audi R8. This same car was also later used in Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
- Sideways, a Decepticon in Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen can turn into an Audi R8.
- The Wolverine has the titular superhero lavishing a black R8 spyder through the streets of Japan. ..and despite being set in Japan, everybody seems to drive an Audi.
Live-Action TV
- The red Audi R8 spyder the Todd cruises into town in The Last Man on Earth.
Music
- Dutch DJ Hardwell in the remixed song "United We Are" features singer Amba Shepherd driving a silver R8 through the snowy Alpine mountains.
- "Let You Drive" by Manafest, has this pedal-to-the-metal themed tune feature this Audi supercar in the music video.
- Nas in his song "Hero", has the Ibis White R8 at night.
- The music video "Dirty Picture" (The One With… Kesha) features singer Taio Cruz rolling through the desert in his silver Audi supercar.
Video Games
- R8s are common in the Asphalt series, including the Green Aesop R8 e-tron in 8.
- The launch of the Allegedly Free Game CSR Racing has the R8 V10, and the almighty R8 LMS Ultra race car. The latter car is driven by Errol, The Leader of the Silver Skulls and the game's Final Boss
- While the 2008 Audi first appeared in Forza Motorsport 2 via Downloadable Content, the R8 5.2 FSI quattro in Motorsport 3 serves as the game's featured car cover. R8 LMS race car is included. ...and body kit with a Thule, too.
- It first appeared in Gran Turismo 4 using the improbable Le Mans quattro concept. Starting in 5 Prologue, the production R8 began rolling in and continues to carry over in its subsequent games, with the R8 LMS racing variant joining in the way.
- The 9F and 10F in Grand Theft Auto V are based on different R8 generations.
- GRID has the R8 LMS Ultra as one of the GT3 endurance cars. In GRID 2019, you get the souped-up Audi R8 1:1 Time Attack car with huge wings and comically large aerodynamic appendages. note
- The car becomes a Permanently Missable Content Midnight Club: Los Angeles where your chances of getting this R8 come and go since the obtain source in Rockstar's Social Club was shut down in 2014. The PSP version LA Remix on the other hand can be obtained for free by simply beating Booke, the Final Boss of LA.
- The Le Mans quattro in Need for Speed: Carbon is a very popular example of utilizing the Improbably Cool Car. This signature ride belongs to Darius, leader of Stacked Deck, in which the car is draped in red and black, the colors of said crew. Future NFS titles would use the production-going Audi R8. Beat him, and he'll surrender the keys to the car to you.
- In Nitro, Luis, the top racer of Madrid fancies himself a stylish custom Audi R8 as his Gold Cup car, in which his intro video shows a crow off-screen hilariously taking a caca on the bonnet of his ride.
- In Nitro, Luis, the top racer of Madrid fancies himself a stylish custom Audi R8 as his Gold Cup car, in which his intro video
- In Test Drive Unlimited 2, get a chance to win the Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro. Just simply play the slot machine and try your luck. Or the alternative? Buy it off for 1 million casino points.
- The overseas release of Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 adds this via January 2015 update. The car isn't customiazable at first until in 5DX. Some body kits allow the R8 to resemble its racing LMS, or even one imitating a Lamborghini Aventador.
The high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, the M3 was developed by BMW M, BMW's in-house motorsport division. Every generation of 3 Series has been accompained by M3 models ever since the E30 M3 was introduced in 1986.
It was initially available in a coupé body style, with a convertible body style made available soon after. The E36 (1994–1999) and E90 (2008–2012) generations additionally offered saloon versions. Since 2014, the coupé and convertible models have been rebranded as the 4 Series range, making the high-performance variant the M4, so that generation of 3 Series saw the M3 produced only as a saloon. In 2020, the M3 was produced as an estate (touring) for the first time, alongside the saloon.
In motorsport, the E46 M3 became known for its history in the American Le Mans Series, having competed in the 2000 edition and finishing third in the championship. Its straight-six engine was viewed as uncompetitive compared to the Porsche 996 GT3, however, so BMW began to develop a new M3 racing car based around a more powerful engine. The resulting E46 GTR racing car, introduced in February 2001, was powered by a 330 kW (443 hp) version of the 3,997 cc (4.0 L) P60 V8 engine, with which it went on to win the 2001 American Le Mans Series. However, this made the eligibility of the GTR became subject of controversy, as some rival teams considered that the GTR was an in-house prototype vehicle rather than a production model available for purchase by the general public as ALMS rules required competing cars to be. The ALMS homologation rules for 2001 in particular required the M3 GTR road car to be sold on at least two continents within twelve months of the rules being issued, which BMW claimed to fulfill by stating that 10 GTR road cars were available for sale. The ALMS rules were altered for 2002, now requiring that 100 cars and 1,000 engines must be built for a car to qualify without penalties; with the GTR road car never intended for production on this scale, BMW withdrew the GTR from competition. In 2003, the M3 GTR returned to competition at the 24 Hours Nürburgring, winning in 2004 and 2005, and also competed in the 24 Hours Spa.
Anime and Manga.
- In MF Ghost, a background racer known as Shintaro Natsume drives an E92 M3 Coupe during the 1st race at Odawara Pikes Peak. Midway through Lap 1, his M3 gets damadged in an attempt to reclaim his position after Kaito Akaba passed him earlier on in the race, causing the left-rear pannel to be banged up and interfere with the rear tire. This forced Shintaro to retire from the race early, as well as being Put on a Bus after the race is over.
Film — Live Action
- Scott Eastwood's 2017 movie Overdrive has his character drive the BMW M3 at the opening scene, where he tries to hijack a truck with a rare classic Bugatti inside the cargo.
- While fairly new for 2015, the brand new F80 is the car Ethan Hunt and Benji used to chase down Ilsa Faust through the streets of Morocco in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.
- Rosalie Hale of The Twilight Saga owns a BMW M3 cabrio in the first book. Bella Swan notes that several boys go to talk to Rosalie, not just because of her staggering beauty, but because they want to drool over her car. The movie has her drive a Mercedes instead.
- It's a Mid Life Crisis Car in Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Real Me", where Giles has replaced The Alleged Car with a red BMW M3 convertible. He's having trouble getting used to the automatic transmission. ...and he claims that it "seduced" him.Spike: He's bound to have some kind of midlife crisis transport. Something red, shiny, shaped like a penis.
- A black E46 M3 was once owned by Anthony Soprano Jr., whom his parents Tony and Carmela bought in The Sopranos, before it caught fire in the final episode and later replaced it with a Nissan.
- 2NE1 in "Away"... the racing part of the music video has CL racing her ex-boyfriend in a modified E36 M3, a la-DTM, and lost, that she frustated herself in defeat.
- The cover car of Frank Ocean's album "Nostalgia, Ultra◊" is an orange E30 M3 in plain sight amidst lush greenery. It's also the car of his dreams.
- "Better" by Khalid has E36 M3s everywhere around him.
- Blimey! Games (the dudes who would later become Slightly Mad Studios) once made a racing game featuring nothing but the BMW M3 (E92) in the so-called free-to-play game BMW M3 Challenge.
- Forza has every BMW M3 generation known to man.
- There are various M3 variants in Gran Turismo 4: the vanilla M3, CSL and the GTR (both in race and road-going). 5 adds the E92 M3 and 6 adds 2 different M3 GT2s, one of which is one of the Gr. 3 cars of BMW.
- Starting with Grand Theft Auto IV, the Sentinels in the series would be based on the M3.
- Juiced 2 Hot Import Nights claims to have the BMW M3 GTR, but the car featured in the game has the exhaust position wrong, two seats (and thus doesn't have the large tube where the passenger seat should be, which the actual M3 GTR has) and no roll cage. Simply put, the interior of the M3 GTR in this game is the same of what you'll typically find in an ordinary M3 road car. Also there is an ordinary M3 road car on the BMW list.
- The M3 E46 GTR would end up becoming synonymous with Need for Speed. Simply put, it is the Need for Speed car that defined the series in the Turn of the Millennium onward. It is so cool, it made many appearances after Most Wanted:
- The M3 GTR became forever definited by its debut in Need for Speed: Most Wanted, in which it is a MacGuffin, as the game's Career Mode consists of retrieving it (after having the chance to drive it for a few races at the start of the game) after being stolen by Razor, a street racer who won it in a race via cheating. It is so cool, it would make many appearances in various other entries after Most Wanted.
- ProStreet relegates the M3 GTR into just a good ol' regular regular vanilla M3. Joining the M crew also includes the V8-powered M3 E92 coupe, where a white G-Effect variant was driven by Grip King, Ray Krieger.
- The ALMS-spec M3 GT2 appears as the front cover of Shift, and you can get for free by completing the Need for Speed Live Championship. The same car would be the one Tommy Milner drives in the sequel. The same game also features its less-powerful road car cousin, the M3 E46, and is driven by Race King #7 Marc Demarcher in the PSP version.
- Then you have Jack Rourke's signature car, the E92 M3 GTS in The Run, one of the cars he can use to start his Epic Race journey.
- Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 adds this M-powered Beemer in its respective regions... the Japan release has the E92 M3, while overseas gets the E46 CSL. The 5DX in both sides get the other ends.
- The "FD Master" arc in 6 has Akio test drive that said M3 CSL around the Yokohane area, implying its lightweight body that would benefit Ogashima's car.
, Auto ExpressWhen BMW decided to convert the M3 to solely sedans, this coupé got a name of its own.
The BMW M4 is the top-of-the-line high-performance variant of the 4 Series lineup of coupes and convertibles, debuted in 2014 as the successor to the V8 powered M3 (E92). Typically it utilizes a 3.0 L twin-turbocharged inline-6 engine, capable of producing 425 horsepower. (much as previous M3 generations prior to the E92 use inline engines).
The second-iteration of the M4 (dubbed the M4 Competition) was introduced in 2020, based on the BMW Concept 4. It's quite widely known for adopting its large twin-kidney grille from the 4 Series.
The M4 saw action in motorsports, such as the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, where it saw success with Marco Wittmann winning the Drivers Championship in 2014 and 2016. The G82 M4 would also be the brand new Group GT3 race car, effectively replacing the M6 GT3 in 2022.
Anime and Manga
- Takuya Yanagida of MF Ghost swaps his M6 for a special DTM Champion Edition BMW M4 for Round 3 of the MFG, since it has a shorter wheelbase.
- The British Police Procedural Dramedy Code 404 has this black BMW M4 that plays its part. Keep in mind that it's set 20 Minutes into the Future, where the second-generation M4 was already in production.
- After Special Agent Dale Cooper of Twin Peaks wakes up from a coma in episode 16, he's quickly greeted by Janey-E and Sonny Jim in a 2015 BMW M4 cabrio, on their way to rendezvous at the Silver Mustang Casino.
- The track-oriented M4 GTS appears as one of the C-Class launch cars in Asphalt 9: Legends. Its predecessor, 8: Airborne adds that via the 2020 update.
- Can be obtainable in Driveclub via Ignition Expansion Pack.
- The M4 has become a mainstay in Forza since its inception in Horizon 2. In Horizon 3, you can choose this after you recruit your first Drivatar and it can be fitted with a Liberty Walk body kit.
- There were also later iterations of the M4 added after that; the track-oriented M4 GTS introduced in Horizon 3, and the 2021 M4 Competition in Horizon 5.
- It was added in Gran Turismo 6 during a post-launch update, alongside its safety car. The M4 also serves as the Gr. 4 race car in Sport and 7, notable for its big H&R logo.
- Since the M4 served as the safety car at that time in MotoGP, you get to drive this car in MotoGP 14, added as a bonus!
- Appears as one of the original launch cars of Need for Speed: No Limits, where it also gets a unique vinyl design akin to the one of the M3 GTR from Most Wanted.
- The 2015 reboot has the M4 available and features trendy body kits from Liberty Walk, Duke Dynamics and Varis. This was replaced by the M4 GTS in Payback, before the vanilla M4 returned in Heat.
- The BMW M4 (G82) is an unlockable limited time only event car in Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR. And the devs took good advantage of its boomerang-shaped digital tachometer, where as the boost meter is still analog though justified that it's an aftermarket one, but who cares.
The BMW M5 is a series of high-performance variant of the 4-door 5 Series introduced in 1984 under BMW's M sub-brand. Majority of the M5 were produced in saloon bodies, though some countries were also offered in wagon/estate.
Both the E28 (1984-1988) and the E34 (1988-1995) were initially a rear-wheel drive saloon powered by a 3.5 L or 3.8 L inline-6 engine before jumping into various levels. The E89 M5 was the first ever to use a V8 engine, capable of an increase of power up to 400 hp. The E60 M4 introduced in 2004 features a powerful V10 engine and a 7-speed paddle-shift gearbox used from BMW Sauber's Formula One car. The F10 M5 in 2011 became the first turbocharged M5 model while the F90 in 2017 was also offered in an xDrive all-wheel drive powertrain.
Film — Live Action
- It's quite noticeable in 6 Underground, despite the black E60 M5 gets barely any screen time.
- Luke Hobbs supplies Dominic Toretto's crew with BMW M5s used as an overwatch car and track down Owen Shaw's team in Fast & Furious 6. note Luke: Hey. That car is a hell of a car. You're talking about twin-turbo V8, spitting out 560 ponies, son. note
- In F9, Otto's private army are also supplied M5s as an escort car to secure the activation of Project Aries.
- The F90 M5 is the main form of transportation of Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) in Mission: Impossible – Fallout. There was also an E28 M5 seen during a chase scene in Paris.
- Ethan Hunt and Grace (Hayley Atwell) would soon be handcuffed inside a BMW 540i (with an interior disguised as a M5) without doors, during the long run against the local Italian police in Rome in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning.
- Since Ronin (1998) features lots of Euro hot-rod sedans, one of it has the BMW M5 driven by Deirdre in oncoming traffic.
- Season 3 of City on a Hill has "The '90s nostalgia of being reminded of the cars of that time is golden", one of which features the BMW M5 (E34) driving around the mountain roads.
- Driveclub offers two different BMW M5s; the 2011 model and the 2013 model (acquired via post-launch update), both being a four-door Performance class saloon. The sole difference is the latter has different set of rims, headlights and has slightly superior stats.
- Forza features every single generation of the BMW M5 as the series escalates. And by Horizon 4, it now has all the 6 generations of the M5 in the BMW lineup.
- The 2004 Concept M5 first appeared in Gran Turismo 4: Prologue obtainable by getting all gold medals in the Orange section. This would later be evolved into a full-production road car available in 4, with a fully detailed 2008 variant appearing in 5.
- The Schneller V8 in Midnight Club II is based of the E34 BMW M5 (and to a lesser extent, the 7-Series), owned by suave Italian F1 driver Primo. It's a top speed demon that best fits Primo's taste.
- The E39 M5 are both available as a racer car or police car in Need for Speed: High Stakes and Hot Pursuit II. For the former, the M5 police car is only seen in European and Australian tracks.
- This would later be the Cool Car featured in the game's cover of Need for Speed Payback, this time in its 2018 F90 iteration. This is the signature car driven by Getaway Driver Jessica Miller.
- BMW has the M5 E60 appearing as a fairly-balanced D-Class car in Project Gotham Racing 4.
Want to know the fastest production car in the world? Well... this is it...for its time.
This first ever hypercar to reach 400 km/h note is perhaps what kickstarted Bugatti to become a very popular luxurious brand. Named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, the Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 was introduced in 2005, succeeding the EB 110, and is the first model under Volkswagen AG.
Rare to any other car is Bugatti's unique W16 engine, having a displacement of over 8.L and four turbochargers. With that, its unusual engine can produce 987 hp (equivalent to 1,001 PS) and can reach 408.4 km/h (253.8 mph).
In 2009, a targa-top version of the Bugatti Veyron was unveiled with its extensive reinforcements to compensate the lack of the standard roof. In the same year, Bugatti launched a much more powerful version, called the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, capable of producing over 1,200 hp. Its top speed can reach up to 431 km/h (267 mph), with its Guinness World Records for the world's fastest production car is quite questionable but later verified when Pierre-Henri Raphanel drove it, without the electronic limiter. The Super Sport's open top variant, the Grand Sport Vitesse became the fastest production roadster in the world.
The Veyron ended production in late 2014 though special editions and one-off models continued until 2015 before everything was succeeded by the Bugatti Chiron in 2016, while its world records were broken by the Koenigsegg Agera RS in 2017.
Film — Live Action
- A white Veyron Grand Sport can be seen at the start of the Abu Dhabi scene in Furious 7, parading with the other supercars.
- It's part of Tony Stark's Cool Car collection of Iron Man 3, a Bugatti Veyron SS that got preciously destryoed by the Mandarin's forces at the near-end.
- One of the De Leon contenders in Need for Speed (2014) drives an expensive 16.4 Super Sport, which was ambushed and t-boned by a police cruiser.
- The Samurai-motif ex-Decepticon turned Autobot Drift from Transformers: Age of Extinction transforms into a black and blue 2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, as well as an unspecified attack helicopter, too.
- National Lampoon's take on The Cannonball Run called The Great American Run is where the Bugatti Veyron takes full spotlight, front and center.
- Ace Hood's Car Song "Bugatti" (feat. Future and Rick Ross). Are you man enough to guess the car in the music video?''You get money they started hating
I woke up in the new Bugatti - Flo Rida usually has this hypercar featured in "Good Feeling" and "I Cry".
- "Si Bugatti" by Gjiko. We dare you to guess what is the car featured in the video.
- In "Make Love" by Gucci Mane (and Nicki Minaj), his Cool House lavishes not only one, boy two red Bugatti Veyrons in two different version. Not that he drives it to empasize that the Red Ones Go Faster, but just only for show.
- "GATTI, the Car Song by the JACKBOYS, Pop Smoke and Travis Scott. Not only just the Veyron is featured in the music video, but also its successor, the Chiron.
- Since Lil Wayne is a proud owner of the Bugatti Veyron, it wastes no time of being featured in his music video "I'm Single" and "I Can Transform Ya".
- Speaking of Lil Wayne, he appeared as a Special Guest in Birdman's "Fire Flame" which also features the Bugatti Veyron.
- Speaking of Lil Wayne, he appeared as a Special Guest in Birdman's "Fire Flame
- "Come Wake Me Up" by Rascal Flatts features the guitarist's wife on a motorcycle being chased by a black Bugatti Veyron.
- Taylor Swift in "Look What You Made Me Do puts The Precious, Precious Car to waste, as she crashes her gilded Bugatti Veyron on a lamppost... the bystanders out there watching her crash this million-dollar hypercar didn't much give a fuck about it and only cared about getting a Paparazzi on Swift.
- The mixtape "Glitta by American rapper Tyga has him taking the Veyron for a spin around Los Angeles.
- The ultimate hypercar in Asphalt since its introduction in Asphalt 4: Elite Racing, also serving as the game's cover car.
- The Super Prototype aptly called "Super Prototype" in Burnout Dominator is an Expy to the Bugatti Veyron. note
- The Crew 2 and Motorfest features the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, including its rice burners as a Platinum reward in its Rewards Pass.
- Forza wastes no time on adding the fastest hypercar into the series, starting with the vanilla 16.4 appearing in Motorsport 3 and 4. Every game onwards features the almighty 16.4 Super Sport. The Record Breaker achievement in Horizon 4 tasks you with driving the Super Sport 258 mph on a speed trap.
- Bugatti debut in Gran Turismo (PSP) with obviously, the Veyron in the only brand's lineup. In 6, you get both the 2009 and the 2013 model, of which are both highly detailed.
- The Truffade Adder in Grand Theft Auto V is heavily based on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, as evident by the general shape. Devin Weston owns one, being an Eccentric Millionaire after all.
- Veyrons have been considered the ultimate car you can get since its introduction in Need for Speed: ProStreet as downloadable content and Undercover in the base game. In Hot Pursuit (2010), both the racer and the SCPD bring the entire Veyron family to the Hyper Series and Special Response respectively with the vanilla 16.4, 16.4 Grand Sport and the almighty Super Sport. In Most Wanted (2012), the Veyron is the car of the #3 racer of The Most Wanted list. Also in Most Wanted (2012), adds the Grand Sport Vitesse available via Ultimate Speed Pack.
- Test Drive Unlimited 2 brings the entire Veyron family, Palette Swap included: You get the 16.4 (and its Centenaire), the Grand Sport (and Grand Sport Sang Bleu) and even thm Super Sport. All of them are Class A1 vehicles. Tess Wintory's father Stuart drives one.
