Movies Gallery 21 great pop culture cars See what's in our showroom of 21 awesome movie and TV rides, including James Bond's Aston Martin and the Ghostbusters' Ecto 1. By Marc Bernardin and Chris Nashawaty Chris Nashawaty Chris Nashawaty is a former senior writer at Entertainment Weekly. He left EW in 2019. EW's editorial guidelines Updated on April 25, 2023 09:55AM EDT Trending Videos Close this video player 01 of 21 KITT — Knight Rider (1982–86) NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Let's see...it could talk back, and, occasionally, help its driver score with the ladies. (And jump over canyons. And go up on two wheels. And drive itself. And eavesdrop on evil land barons.) And the Knight Industries Two Thousand even got a 21st-century movie makeover. My word, KITT, not too shabby. 02 of 21 Aston Martin DB5 — Goldfinger (1964) Everett Collection Duh. 03 of 21 The Batmobile — Batman (1966–68) Everett Collection Because it has "atomic batteries" and "turbines." Because it has fire — FIRE! — shooting out of the rear. Because it's the sexiest superhero car ever. 04 of 21 The General Lee — The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–85) Van Redin We fully acknowledge that flag that's on the roof — though nothing ever jumped over creeks and riverbeds and drifted around dirt roads like that bright orange Dodge Charger. Responsible for scores of people welding their doors shut. 05 of 21 Doc Brown's DeLorean — Back to the Future trilogy (1985–90) Everett Collection It's the only car that lets you go back in time, so you can see it for the first time over and over again. Plus, those gull-wing doors are badass. 06 of 21 The Pussy Wagon — Kill Bill — Vol. 1 (2003) Miramax Ninjas and samurais are sweet, but it's hard to get much cooler than Uma Thurman stepping out of the Pussy Wagon to scratch Vivica A. Fox from her marked-for-death list. 07 of 21 Trans Am — Smokey and the Bandit (1977) Photofest Later the car of Long Island gym enthusiasts reeking of cologne, the Trans Am turned Burt Reynolds into a rural icon — equal parts A.J. Foyt and Billy Jack. 08 of 21 The Pursuit Special — The Road Warrior (1981) Everett Collection The only bad thing about this Ford Falcon Interceptor was that you couldn't buy it in the States — it was an Australian model. But we got to live vicariously as Max (Mel Gibson) whipped it through the wastelands, supercharger wailing, and mutants tumbling in its wake in this Mad Max sequel. 09 of 21 Ecto 1 — Ghostbusters (1984) Everett Collection It looks like a hearse...which is good, since the Ghostbusters do all of their business with the dead. But it's got the best siren in the biz. 10 of 21 The Bluesmobile — The Blues Brothers (1980) Everett Collection Why the Bluesmobile? Ask Dan Aykroyd's Elwood: "It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters, so it'll run good on regular gas." In short, the perfect car for any mission from God. 11 of 21 B.A. Barracus' van — The A-Team (1983–87) The Kobal Collection The laws of physics dictate that any automobile with a center of gravity as high as this van would tumble in every one of the car chases it was involved in. But Mr. T don't obey your laws, sucka, and neither does his whip. (Why it has a spoiler still mystifies me.) 12 of 21 Gran Torino — Starsky & Hutch (1975–79) MPTV.net Pure American muscle, dressed up like an ice cream treat, and called the "Striped Tomato" by fans. Even if this ride looked a little silly, it did hustle these streetwise San Fran detectives to crime scenes in a hurry. 13 of 21 The Mach 5 — Speed Racer (1967–68) Everett Collection This anime's theme song kept repeating "Go, Speed Racer" — this is how he got there. Equipped with belt tires, rockets, killer headlights, rotary saws, a homing robot, and "auto jacks." None of it factory standard, all of it awesome. 14 of 21 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang — Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) The Kobal Collection Dick Van Dyke and "cool" may go together as uneasily as oil and water, but his flying jalopy is the alpha and omega of tricked-out wheels. 15 of 21 Christine — Christine (1983) The Kobal Collection If the Devil had a car, it would be this cherry red 1958 Plymouth Fury, which is capable of both restoring itself to mint condition and rendering anyone who messes with her (or her owner) fit for the junk heap. 16 of 21 The Warthog — Halo (2001–present) Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios How better to ferry video game Marines into harm's way than with this open-air military utility vehicle? You could roll it, jump it, flip it, or crash it, and the Warthog was ready for more. (Even if the steering took a little getting used to.) 17 of 21 Wagon Queen Family Truckster — National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) Everett Collection Yes, it's a station wagon. But the Family Truckster is also functional (strapping a dead aunt to the roof) and popular with the ladies (hello, Ms. Brinkley). 18 of 21 Herbie, the Love Bug — The Love Bug (1968) Everett This anthropomorphic Volkswagen Beetle, which doesn't even need a driver, first came into prominence with 1968's The Love Bug, with additional appearances in five films including 2005's Herbie: Fully Loaded. Some of Herbie's costars through the years include David Tomlinson, Helen Hayes, Don Knotts, Bruce Campbell, and Lindsay Lohan. 19 of 21 The Mystery Machine — Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (1969–70) Everett The Scooby gang's psychedelic van is a total product of the flower-power '60s, but has come to reach icon status through the many iterations of Scooby-Doo in subsequent decades. 20 of 21 Greased Lightning – Grease (1978) Paramount/everett Not every car gets its own song named after it, but Greased Lightning — modified from a 1948 Ford De Luxe Convertible — is the prototypical dream car of the '50s that a leather-jacket-wearing teen would want. 21 of 21 Baby – Supernatural (2005–20) Bettina Strauss/The CW The treasured car of Jensen Ackles' Dean, this 1967 Chevrolet Impala came in handy more often than not through the many seasons of Supernatural — and even exists in the show's version of heaven.