Iconic carts: 18 series and films with cars

Cars. You hate and love them equally. We hate them because they constantly clog the streets, pollute the environment and are still far too loud. But we also love them because they get us from A to B without any problems, some of them are really beautiful and they also regularly delight us in films and series. We therefore have thebest movies with carscompiled for you - a few series are also included.

There would certainly have been some other famous cars in film history, such as the classic Aston Martin from theJames-Bondfilms or the Gran Torino from the Clint Eastwood film of the same name. But you just have to set priorities, right?

You'd never seen anything like it before: it was a real spectacle when Ivan Reitman's 1984 ghost comedyGhostbusterscame to the cinema. This not only affected the plot, ghosts and acting performance, but also thatspectacular emergency vehicle for ghost hunters,called Ecto-1. The film car was a special version of one1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Ambulance, of which only 200 were built worldwide. Only one example of the car, whose nickname Ecto-1 refers to the parapsychological term ectoplasm, was available for filming.

InThe Transporterthe car is an integral part of the plot and even reflects the character of its protagonist. Frank Martin, played by Jason Statham, is a British mercenary living in France who becomes embroiled in a human trafficking conspiracy. His car, aelegant BMW 735i, stands for his way of working:precise, reliable and powerful. For the action film, the BMW was equipped with various modifications to make it compatible with the high-speed chase scenes.

ImFast-&-Furiousfranchise, which so far runs between 2001 and 2023ten filmscars play a central role. A group of street racers led by Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) fights criminal organizations; Cars with a lot of horsepower play a crucial role in this. Theis known for its impressive vehicles. The selection ranges fromclassic muscle carsabovestate-of-the-art super sports carsup toexotic imported cars– all heavily modified for maximum performance. Among those in use are a Dodge Charger, but also a Volkswagen Jetta and a Honda S2000.

A Ford Mustang is pretty stylish. If it's tuned, it must be a really cool sled. Actor Aaron Paul (known from the hit seriesBreaking Bad) had inNeed For Speedthe luck, oneShelby GT500 Super Snake Wide BodyVintage 2013 to drive. This pits his character, a talented but financially struggling mechanic, against promising competitors in a prestigious race called "De Leon." Other film cars include, among othersBugatti Veyron, aLamborghini Sesto Elementoas well as oneKoenigsegg Agera R.

In 1983 droveLee Majors als Colt Seaversin his legendaryGMC Sierra Grandebefore – namely in the US cult seriesA Colt for all occasions, which was shown on ZDF at the time. Pick-ups like these were almost unknown in Germany - Germany has never been a pick-up nation. But afterA Colt for all occasionsApart from KITT, there was hardly a cooler car than this one. Only Colt Seavers' theme song and his fellow bounty hunter Jody Banks (Heather Thomas) were more memorable than this car.

The filmLe Mans 66– also known by the titleFord v Ferrari– tells the true story ofAutodesigner Carroll Shelby(Matt Damon) andRacer Ken Miles(Christian Bale), who are commissioned by Ford to develop a racing car that can beat Ferrari in the prestigious "24 Hours of Le Mans" endurance race. The result is thisFord GT40. A light blue speedster that impresses not only with its sophisticated technology, but also with its elegant design. However, the film car is a replica of the original.

His love interest wants to know which celebrities he has driven as a chauffeur. But she misunderstood something. Because Baby (Ansel Elgort) doesn't drive people from A to B: As a member of a criminal organization, he drives getaway cars; However, after his last job he wants to get out. "Signature Car" in the action-packed car filmBaby Driveris arotor Subaru Impreza WRX, which features three gangsters after a bank robbery in the opening scene. Total arrived at productionover 150 cars were used.

After an accident, Ricky Bobby tries to...once successful NASCAR driverwith shattered self-confidence, trying to gain a foothold in professional racing again. Since Will Ferrell plays the title character, it is inTalladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobbyaround onesatirical comedy, which sometimes narrowly misses the boundaries of political correctness. The car that Ricky Bobby drives in the film is a souped-up one1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu.

The Checker Motors Corporation, a car manufacturing company from Kalamazoo in the USA, was completely unknown in this country - and theirsChecker-Taxiscertainly not. However, that changed in 1976, whenhis legendary filmTaxi Driverwith Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Jodie Foster. Sure, the taxi itself only plays a minor role in the drama, but without thatstriking and conservative appearanceof the car, the rest of the film would certainly have had a different impact. By the way, the protagonist's specific car is a1975 Checker Taxicab V8, a typical New York taxi from the 1970s.

And another oneclassic American film, in which a car plays a central role. InBlues BrothersThe two titular protagonists, Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd), try to get their old band back together to raise money for the orphanage where they grew up. During their road trip they get into all sorts of dangerous situations, from which their car saves them. The"Bluesmobile", ein 1974 Dodge Monaco, originally served as a police vehicle - recognizable by its black and white paintwork.

TheVW Beetle, a lower middle class car model with an air-cooled four-cylinder boxer engine and rear-wheel drivethe best-selling car in the world until the early noughties– until it was replaced as such by the VW Golf. And the Beetle was also convincing on the screen, at leastHerbie– after all, were the cinematic adventures of the bold beetlethe most successful live-action films for Walt Disneyat all. The car may look inconspicuous, but it is brave, fast, helpful and drives autonomously.

AVan, a type of minibus, was for a long time the epitome of stuffiness and had about the sexiness of a briefcase. However, that suddenly changed in 1983, when the...Action-SerieThe A Teamflickered across the screens, whose members always carried out their orders with the help of a van: Dem1983er GMC Vandura in Schwarzwith the distinctive red vertical stripe. Thanks to this series car, vans were suddenly no longer synonymous with stuffiness, but rather with excitement and adventure.

Among the best films with cars isDeath Proofcertainly one of the bloodiest. No wonder, he's also from. The horror flick starring Kurt Russell and Rosario Dawson, a homage to the exploitation and B-movies of the seventies, is about a psychopathic stuntman who, with his...1969er Dodge ChargerHunts and kills women. Equipped with a roll cage, among other things, his car is "death proof", meaning you survive supposedly fatal accidents - at least the driver. In the second part of the film, which unfortunately has sexist undertones, a group of women take revenge1970 Dodge Challengeron him.

In the filmOnly 60 seconds leftis a1967er Ford Mustang GT 500the secret star. The muscle car has the code name"Eleanor"and is the last and most difficult car on aList of 50 expensive vehicles, which former car thief Memphis Raines (Nicholas Cage) has to steal within 72 hours to save his brother's life. The daredevil is supported, among other things, by a no less powerful colleague, played byAngelina Jolie.

Batman has some legendary equipment and means of transportation up his sleeve. This includes the Batwing, his Batarang and of course thislegendary Batmobile. This has changed constantly over the course of its existence. The basis of the Batmobile from the 1960s series was oneLincoln Futures, later there were variations of oneChevrolet CapriceandBuick Rivieras. But certainly the most striking andThe most striking Batmobile is The Tumbler, which the production designer of theThe-Dark-Knight-Trilogy by directortimes asMixture of Lamborghini and Hummerreferred to – and that sums it up pretty well. A type of motorcycle, the so-called Batpod, can also be removed from the car. Heavy part!

BeforeBack to the futureyou've never had one in this countryCar on behalf of DeLoreanheard. AfterBack to the futurewas the nameDeLorean DMC-12for freedom, rebellion and unlimited possibilities. A car with which you could fly and travel back and forth in time was simply incredible - and the flux-compensating breeding ground for all 80s kids that anything could be possible.

And another iconic car from the 1980s: Back then there was no car cooler thanDavid Hasselhoffs K.I.T.T.It's just like that. And anyone who says otherwise is lying. Honestly: a talking car? How cool is that? Not even Colt Seavers' GMC Sierra Grande or the DeLorean DMC-12 could make itBack to the futureor the Coyote from the seriesHardcastle & McCormickkeep up. By the way, the acronym KITT stands forKnight Industries Two Thousandand not only had its elegant black appearance on the plus side, but also a few cool features. The most legendary is certainly thisTurbo Boost, through which the modifiedPontiac Firebird Trans AmCould record super speed and jump over all obstacles. Legendary.

He is simply “the driver”. The secretive protagonist in the car filmDrive, played by Ryan Gosling, drives various cars. During the day he is a stunt driver, at night he works as a getaway car driver. Similar to the driver inBaby DriverThe Driver helps criminal gangs escape safely after robberies. One of his most distinctive cars is asilver 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu. Thanks to its simple, unobtrusive elegance, the car is perfect for his nighttime jobs.Driveisone of the best movies with cars, star-studded cast - alongside Gosling, Carey Mulligan and Bryan Cranston are also in the cast - andstylistically masterfully staged. And this despite the fact that director Nicolas Winding Refn allegedly doesn't even have a driver's license and has failed his driving test eight times.