Frank started the beast.
Smoke spewed from the trunk.
Oil sprayed from the hood,
the can of nitro junk.
The car swelled then exploded,
flying across the street.
Frank slowly stepped out,
staggering to his feet.
Smoke spewed from the trunk.
Oil sprayed from the hood,
the can of nitro junk.
The car swelled then exploded,
flying across the street.
Frank slowly stepped out,
staggering to his feet.
— The W's, "Frank"
"This is an American-made car: every time they flip 25 feet into the air and crash down, they blow up. Let's get out of here!"
— Evil Kabukiman, Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
"Every single (vehicle) handles like a three-legged mule and occupying one during a battle is like occupying a pile of gasoline and matches that explodes when an enemy so much as coughs at it."
Calvin: Now really! How often do you get to see a car explode in real life?
Hobbes: That is such a stupid question, I refuse to answer it.
Hobbes: That is such a stupid question, I refuse to answer it.
"Why would [a tank] explode if it runs out of gas? Does that make any sense to you?"
James: Do you think it's going to explode?
Alyssa: It's not a film! (car explodes)
(Florence and Helix are atop a wheeled office chair)
Helix: Oh, no! We're headed towards the ship! I've seen movies! I know whenever two vehicles collide, they explode in a huge fireball! We've got to do something!
(Florence has stopped the chair by bracing her legs)
Helix: Whew! What a narrow escape!
Florence: (thinking) I really don't think this chair would explode, but with Sam's stuff, you never know.
— Freefall
"Fire is, obviously, a main concern any time you have fuel and oil, but those usually happen after an accident; this car just looks like it's on fire with very little to no damage!"
— A commentator remarking on Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s car bursting into flames during NASCAR's 2023 Bank of America ROVAL 400
Top of the line in utility sports! Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts!
— Canyonero commercial, The Simpsons
