10 Badass Fictional Cars We Wish Were Real

Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1

The Ecto-1 was an integral part of many young lives. Ferrying the Ghostbusters about town, the original slime fighters’ motor was based on an old Caddy, purchased in a state of disrepair for $4,800. The Ghostbusters returned following their capture of those pesky Scoleri Brothers, and the Ecto-1 got upgraded. This included a Super Slammer Muon Trap on the roof to capture smaller ghosts with ease. An essential Ghostbusting option, of course.

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Lightning McQueen, Cars

Lightning McQueen is the ultimate alpha male. Based loosely on a kind of NASCAR/Dodge Viper hybrid with cute features, McQueen is a hero to kids the world over. Driven, successful and arrogant, the rookie star is forced to help some ‘normals’, who show him the importance of friendship and love. What a role model. And he even dates a sexy little Porsche. In the real world, Lightning could teach kids good morals and fast driving, though to be fair he's doing a mighty fine job as it is.

Kitt, Knight Rider

While not running around beaches in slow motion, David Hasselhoff was behind the wheel of KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand), an intelligent car that looked after him during his crazy escapades. The original KITT was based on a Pontiac Trans-Am and was packed full of features to make even James Bond jealous; a flame thrower, a laser and an anamorphic equaliser that allowed KITT to see in all visual wavelengths, to name but a few.

Warthog, Halo

The Halo series quickly became one of the biggest gaming series’ in history. And it’s not just shooting Grunts with pistols that takes up the UNSC soldiers' time. The M12 Force Application Vehicle ('Warthog') is a vital component in the ground assault units’ arsenal.

Jacked up to provide a 36-inch ground clearance with huge wheels, this awesome all-terrain vehicle might only hit 78mph, but it does it over literally anything in its path. The 12-litre hydrogen fueled engine has futuristic fuel saving tech, proving there’s no escaping the economy bores even in intergalactic war.

Bumblebee, Transformers

The Chevy Camaro is already a super cool muscle car, but something that’s missing from the options list is the ability to transform into a freakin’ robot! Originally a VW Beetle, we’re glad humanity could rely on something a little more butch. The attention to detail in his transformation is mind-blowing.

Audi RSQ, I, Robot

This is what we want future cars to look like. Please, God, let it be so! Produced solely as product placement in the movie, we unfortunately won’t be seeing spherical wheels on Audis in the near future, but Will Smith gets this beautiful mid-engined sports car to charge around future Chicago.

Batman’s Batmobile

There are a number of vehicles we could feature courtesy of Bruce Wayne’s commitment to riding the most badass whips around. The original 60’s motor is cool, but for Tim Burton’s re-imagination we get the ultimate Batmobile. Its long nose housing a jet turbine helps it hit 62 in 3.7 seconds after which Wayne canes it to 330mph.

Let us not forget, of course, the tank-like Tumbler from Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, as well as the Batpod. Ah, the Batpod. It emits some of the greatest noises that have ever been heard by anyone ever. And on a hard turn: CHKA-CHKA-CHKA!

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James Bond's Lotus Esprit

There are a tonne of Bond motors that we could feature, but they’re not really fictional, just highly modified. But the list wouldn't be complete without one of Q’s finest, so here is the Lotus Esprit. Submarine edition! It had the standard oil slicks and missiles, but what makes this so iconic is its ability to dive underwater. Making an underwater car came with its own difficulties, as a car is aerodynamically designed to push down as it travels. Stopping it diving to an unceremonious watery death bed was tough to overcome. Thankfully those plucky Brits pulled through, giving us one of Bond's finest moments.

De Lorean, Back to the Future

Based on the De Lorean DMC-12, Doc Brown’s time machine would travel through time and space once you hit 88mph. Running on plutonium the vital component is the flux capacitor, which, along with multiple quotes from the movie, have become ingrained in modern culture.

Doc Brown says it best: “...the way I see it, if you’re gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?” Exactly, Doc.

Red Bull X2010, Gran Turismo 5

This prototype was created by Red Bull’s magician Adrian Newey after Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi asked what the ultimate racing car, free from all rules and regulations, would look like. That was like a red rag to a red bull and together the pair came up with the X2010. It is a single seater with a canopy and covered wheels to reduce drag, with a 1479 HP engine and crazy suction fan technology that sucks the car to the ground to provide insane levels of grip.

Not put off by the fact the car isn’t real, Newey tinkered with his toy and created the updated X2011, which featured an optimised fan, even lower air resistance and an epic rear wing. Imagine a racing series with a grid full of these bad boys!

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