Line #88 Main/MotorVehicleTropes


1	Tropes about cars, trucks, buses, and their drivers. Whether it's for a ChaseScene, illegal underground racing, or buying one at HonestJohnsDealership, be sure to buckle up for these tropes.
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3	!!Tropes:
4	[[index]]
5	* AbsurdlyLongLimousine: A stretch limousine is shown to be far longer than humanly possible.
6	* AccidentalPassenger: A person or object accidentally boards a vehicle, which then moves.
7	* AlcoholIsGasoline: Using grain alcohol as a substitute for gasoline.
8	* TheAllegedCar: The car is in such disrepair that it can barely function as a car.
9	* AmphibiousAutomobile: A car that can drive on or in water.
10	* AreYouSureYouCanDriveThisThing: An inexperienced driver is forced to pilot a vehicle, often one with which they are completely unfamiliar.
11	* ArmedBlag: A crime involves robbing an armored vehicle.
12	* ArtisticLicenseCars: Liberties in how cars are presented in fiction.
13	* AutoErotica: Having sex in or on a car.
14	* AutomatedAutomobiles: The car drives itself, and/or may have other advanced automated features.
15	* AutomobileOpening: A piece of media opens with a car driving past various locations.
16	* AutomobilesAreAlien: Non-humans perceive cars as incomprehensible and may even believe them to be living creatures.
17	* AwkwardStoplightMoment: When a car stops, a second driver can see the driver in an embarrassing or awkward moment.
18	* BackseatChangingRoom: Changing in the backseat.
19	* BackseatDriver: A passenger constantly gives driving instructions to the driver.
20	* BadassBiker: Bikers are presented as the epitome of cool.
21	* BadassDriver: A driver can do impossible stunts when behind the wheel.
22	* BananaInTheTailpipe: A banana is placed in a car's tailpipe to prank the owner or disable the vehicle.
23	* BigBadassRig: A big rig is depicted as cool and well-equipped.
24	* BigHonkingTrafficJam
25	* BlindDriving: A person who can't see drives a car.
26	* BottomlessFuelTanks
27	* BrakeAngrily: Stamping on the brakes in a moment of anger.
28	* BurningRubber: A car goes fast enough to leave trails of fire behind.
29	* CarChaseShootOut
30	* CarFu
31	* CarHoodSliding
32	* CarloadOfCoolKids
33	* CarMeetsHouse
34	* CarPorn
35	* CarRadioDispute: Fighting over who gets to choose the music in a car.
36	* CarRideGames
37	* CarSkiing
38	* CarSong
39	* CarsWithoutTiresAreTrains: With its tires removed, a car can drive on train tracks with its rims.
40	* ChaoticCarRide
41	* ChronicallyCrashedCar
42	* ConstructionVehicleRampage
43	* ConvenientlyEmptyRoads: The roads are completely empty when it suits the plot, even in places where there should be traffic.
44	* CoolBike
45	* CoolCar
46	* CoolSidecar
47	* CreepyStalkerVan
48	* CupHolders
49	* DancingOnABus: A choreographed song sequence that takes place in a moving vehicle.
50	* DangerTakesABackseat: A character realizes too late that an intruder is present in their car.
51	* DangerousKeyFumble: A character fumbles with their keys at a critical moment when trying to open or start a car.
52	* DeadlyRemoteControlToy
53	* DeadManHonking: A deceased person falls forward onto their car horn, causing it to honk incessantly.
54	* DeathByAmbulance
55	* TheDinnermobile: A vehicle shaped like an item of food.
56	* DisposableVehicleSection: A vehicle can discard a damaged section and function as a smaller vehicle.
57	* DoesNotDrive
58	* TheDriver
59	* DriverFacesPassenger: The driver of a car faces the passenger while conversing and does not look at the road.
60	* DriverOfABlackCab: A cab driver, particularly in England, freely expresses his opinions on society while driving a fare.
61	* DrivesLikeCrazy
62	* DrivingADesk: Characters are show in a fake car with the passing scenery projected around them.
63	* DrivingIntoATruck
64	* DrivingSong
65	* DrivingStick
66	* DrivingTest
67	* DrivingTestSmashers
68	* DrivingUpAWall
69	* EmergencyCargoDump
70	* EmergencyRefuelling
71	* EmergencyTaxi
72	* EnormousEngine
73	* EveryCarIsAPinto: A vehicle immediately bursts into flames no matter how minimal the damage.
74	* ExternalCombustion
75	* FailingATaxi: Taxis don't stop for a character.
76	* FakingEngineTrouble
77	* FanserviceCarWash: Attractive attendants handwash a car, allowing them to be shown wet, soapy, and scantily dressed.
78	* {{Fauxrrari}}: A fake model of vehicle meant to represent a prestigious car without using its brand name, with Ferrari being a particularly common example.
79	* FellAsleepDriving
80	* FlyingCar
81	* ForkliftFu
82	* FreeWheel
83	* FuturisticSuperhighway
84	* GanglandDriveBy
85	* GasolineLastsForever: A car never runs out of gasoline and is never shown being refueled.
86	* GasSiphoning: Stealing gas from another vehicle using suction and a hose.
87	* GetawayDriver
88	* HadTheSillyThingInReverse: Accidentally driving a vehicle backwards.
89	* HardTruckin
90	* HassleFreeHotwire: Hotwiring a vehicle is portrayed as incredibly quick and easy.
91	* HerosClassicCar
92	* HippieVan: A retro van serving as transportation/a makeshift home for travelling hippies.
93	* HollywoodPoliceDrivingAcademy
94	* HonkingArrivingCar
95	* HoodHopping
96	* HoodHornament: A pair of cattle horns is mounted on the hood of a vehicle.
97	* HoodOrnamentHottie: An attractive person poses on top of a car.
98	* HotPaintJob: Flames painted on a vehicle.
99	* HotPursuit: A police chase involving dozens of police vehicles.
100	* HubcapHovercraft: A conventional vehicle can fly when its tires are rotated 90 degrees.
101	* HummerDinger
102	* ImmortalIconicCar: A particularly iconic car is never replaced or destroyed.
103	* ImprobableParkingSkills" A BadassDriver is skilled enough to park anywhere.
104	* ImprobablyCoolCar: A character owns a car so cool it seems out of place with the locale or their finances.
105	* InvincibleClassicCar: A classic car is shown to be virtually indestructible. This is attributed to "they built them better back in the day."
106	* JustKeepDriving: Cars don't stop, no matter what's happening.
107	* KidsDrivingCars: A person too young to drive legally finds themselves behind the wheel.
108	* LivesInAVan: A character's home is their vehicle, often a van.
109	* MatchingBadGuyVehicles: All the bad guys drive the same make, model, and color car.
110	* MetallicarSyndrome: A car so distinctive that it ''should'' be a liability, isn't.
111	* MidlifeCrisisCar: A middle-aged person buys an incredibly fancy, expensive, or impractical car.
112	* MissedTheBus
113	* MolotovTruck: A vehicle becomes an improvised weapon by loading it with explosives and crashing it into a target.
114	* MommyMobile: A boring but practical car meant for transporting families.
115	* MonowheelMayhem: A motorcycle or other small vehicle inside a giant wheel.
116	* MotorcycleDominoes: A row of parked motorcycles is knocked over.
117	* MotorcycleJousting
118	* MotorcycleOnTheCoastRoad
119	* MultiTrackDrifting
120	* MurderByRemoteControlVehicle
121	* MyCarHatesMe: The car doesn't work correctly no matter what the driver does.
122	* NitroBoost
123	* OneWheeledWonder: A vehicle that balances on a single wheel.
124	* OptionalTrafficLaws: A piece of media, often a video game, where users are allowed to break common traffic rules without penalty.
125	* ParallelParking: Parking parallel to the curb. This is portrayed as very difficult and can be shown to use a driver's inexperience (if they're bad at it) or expertise (if they do it with ease).
126	* ParkingPayback: Revenge for taking someone's parking spot.
127	* ParkingProblems: Making do with whatever parking space is available, even if it's unusual, illegal, or downright impossible.
128	* PassingJudgment: Character does something embarrassing in public and gets stared at by appalled passengers of a vehicle.
129	* PedalToTheMetalShot: A shot of a character's foot pressing the gas pedal all the way down.
130	* PedestrianCrushesCar: A pedestrian causes serious damage to a moving car while remaining unharmed.
131	* PimpedOutCar: A car with all the bells and whistles.
132	* PitGirls: An attractive woman at the races who performs ceremonial duties such as waving the starting flag or bringing a trophy to the winner.
133	* PopTheTires: Damaging a vehicle's tires in order to stop it.
134	* PostApocalypticTrafficJam: After the apocalypse, the highways leading out of the cities are jammed with long-abandoned cars that were attempting to flee.
135	* ThePreciousPreciousCar: A car is a character's most prized possession and they refuse to let anyone else touch it.
136	* PunkInTheTrunk: A person hidden in the trunk of a car.
137	* RamByBraking: Stopping your vehicle abruptly to cause your pursuer to crash into you.
138	* ResurrectTheWreck: An abandoned or derelict vehicle is restored to functioning.
139	* RiceBurner: A cheap but fuel-efficient vehicle, often of Japanese origins.
140	* RockStarParking: The driver always gets the best parking spot.
141	* RomanticRideSharing: Two characters bond by sharing a vehicle that holds only two (such as a horse or motorcycle), requiring them to be in close proximity.
142	* RunningOverThePlot: Someone is hit or run over by a car, kicking off the plot.
143	* SafeDrivingAesop: The moral of the story emphases safe driving.
144	* SentientVehicle: The car is aware of its occupants and surroundings.
145	* ShagWagon: A vehicle set up to facilitate love-making.
146	* SinisterCar: A car that is visibly up to no good.
147	* StealingTheHandicappedSpot: An unauthorized person parks in a handicapped spot to show their disregard for others.
148	* SunroofShenanigans: Using a sunroof to misbehave or have fun.
149	* SurpriseCarCrash: A car crash comes out of nowhere, taking the driver and the audience off-guard.
150	* TankGoodness: A tank portrayed as the ultimate vehicle for defense.
151	* TanksButNoTanks: Vehicles similar to (but not technically ) tanks are just referred to as tanks.
152	* TanksForNothing: Tanks are ineffective.
153	* TheTaxi: A taxi and/or its driver is an important or central element of the story.
154	* ThatPoorCar: An event large enough to set off the alarms of multiple cars at once.
155	* TechnicallyATransport: A civilian vehicle is upgraded to withstand an attack.
156	* {{Thememobile}}: The vehicle is themed to match its driver's motif.
157	* TourGuideGag: A tour guide explains to their tourists the action happening outside their vehicle.
158	* ToyotaTripwire: A person or vehicle crashes into a car door that opens suddenly.
159	* TrappedInASinkingCar: A character is trapped inside a vehicle as it goes underwater.
160	* TrojanAmbulance: An ambulance is used for a purpose other than medical rescue, due to the fact that people in general do not attempt to hinder ambulances.
161	* UnconventionalVehicleChase: A chase using vehicles other than a standard car.
162	* UnderTheTruck: A chase scene in which another, smaller vehicle is able to pass under a big rig.
163	* V8EngineNoises: A vehicle's engine makes the distinctive V8 revving noise, even though it does not have a V8 engine.
164	* VanInBlack: A van used by a government agency for surveillance or a sting operation.
165	* VanityLicensePlate: A car has a specialty plate reflecting the personality of its owner.
166	* VehicularAssault: Using a vehicle as a weapon to harm others.
167	* VehicleBasedCharacterization: The character's car reflects their personality.
168	* VehicularKidnapping: Kidnappers throw their victim into a vehicle and drive away.
169	* VehicularSabotage: A vehicle is rendered inoperable.
170	* WatchThePaintJob: The likelihood of a car being damaged is inversely proportional to the owner's desire to keep it pristine.
171	* WeaponizedCar: A car is custom-fitted with weaponry.
172	* WiperStart: A driver attempts to start a car but only succeeds in turning on the wipers.
173	* TheWorkhorse: A vehicle which, while not the newest, fanciest, or prettiest, is incredibly tough and reliable.
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