History Main / AnimalVehicleHybrid

* All of the animals in the ''{{Franchise/Cars}}'' franchise resemble vehicles with animal-like body parts: For example, insects resemble tiny VW Beetles with insect wings and antennae, and tractors resemble and act like cows.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': After gaining a Transmetal mode, several of the Maximals and Predacons acquire new modes for their beast forms: Optimus gained a hoverboard for his gorilla mode, Cheetor gained aerial wings, and later a back thruster, for his cheetah mode, Rattrap gained a pair of wheels for his rat mode, Megatron gained skaters and a pair of thrusters for his Tyrannosaurus rex mode and Tarantulas gained motorcycle wheels for his tarantula mode.

* The eponymous creatures of ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinotrux}}'' are hybrids of dinosaurs and construction vehicles: the main character is combination of Tyrannosaurus rex and excavator with wrecking ball tail, one of his friends is a combination of brachiosaurus and crane, and so on.

* ''WesternAnimation/GabbysDollhouse'' has Carlita, who's part race car, part cat. She even has the word "Car" in her name (Although "Carlita" is an real life name).

* The eponymous creatures of ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinotrux}}'' are hybrids of dinosaurs and construction vehicles: the main character is combination of Tyrannosaurus rex and mechanical shovel, one of his friends is a combination of brontosaurus and crane, and so on.

[[caption-width-right:350:The Catbus: convenient for transport, and huggable to boot!]]

* ''WesternAnimation/GabbysDollhouse'' has Carlita, who's part race car, part cat. She even has the word "Car" in her name (Although "Carlita" is an real life name)

* The 2010 BMovie ''Super Hybrid'' involves an unusual species of man-eating GiantSquid that had [[HollywoodEvolution evolved]] to transform into perfect (with headlights and everything) look-alikes of automobiles in order to lure people inside them and eat them... or run people over if they are a threat.

* Sega Dreamcast ActionRPG ''VideoGame/NappleTale'' has Mayor Frocar, anthropomorphic frog on top and automobile on the bottom.

* In ''[[Anime/{{Dancougar}} Super Beast Machine God Dancouga]]'', the weapons of the Cyber Beast Force can [[TransformingMecha transform between beast, vehicle and humanoid modes]], and are programmed with the instincts of the animals they resemble. A sufficiently [[HotBlooded wild-hearted]] pilot can bond with their Cyber Beast on a spiritual level, granting it ferocious power. Later in the series this allows all four Beasts to [[CombiningMecha combine]] into the SuperRobot Dancouga.

** ''Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger'': The Kakuranger's mobile base is a sentient hybrid of a cat and a food truck named Nekomaru. Nekomaru is armed with a turret and is capable of biting and flying but rarely ever fights.

* ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger'' has The Engines; giant, sentient animal/vehicle hybrid creatures from the Engine World. They serve as the partners of the Go-Ongers, and make up [[CombiningMecha the parts]] of the teams HumongousMecha.
** Downplayed in [=GoOnger=]'s American adaptation ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'', since here the Engines counterparts are not sentient; just machines that only resemble a cross between an animal and a vehicle.

* Sega Dreamcast ActionRPG ''VideoGame/NappleTale'' has Frocar, anthropomorphic frog on top and automobile on the bottom.

* ''Anime/PuiPuiMolcar'' features Molcars, which are guinea pig/car hybrids. They act pretty much like regular guinea pigs, but they have wheels instead of feet and a shallow interior that people can come in and out of to drive them. According to the eleventh episode, these creatures somehow evolved from guinea pigs as we know them.

* The city where ''WesternAnimation/TucaAndBertie'' takes place in has giant snakes for subways.

* ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'' has the appropriately named Catbus, which acts as teleportation for the Totoros and you can ride much like a normal bus. The short form sequel, ''Anime/MeiAndTheKittenbus'', reveals that there are multiple types of catbuses, including the titular mini-sized Kittenbus, a long Catbus, and an enormous elderly catbus.

* ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'' has the appropriately named Catbus, which you can ride much like a normal bus.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': After gaining a Transmetal mode, several of the Maximals and Predacons acquire new modes for their beast forms: Optimus gained a hoverboard for his gorilla mode, Cheetor gained aerial wings, and later a back thruster, for his cheetah mode, Rattrap gained a pair of wheels for his rat mode, Megatron gained skaters and a pair of thrusters for his [[KingOfTheDinosaurs Tyrannosaurus rex]] mode and Tarantulas gained motorcycle wheels for his tarantula mode.

* The eponymous creatures of ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinotrux}}'' are hybrids of dinosaurs and construction vehicles: the main character is combination of [[KingOfTheDinosaurs Tyrannosaurus rex]] and mechanical shovel, one of his friends is a combination of brontosaurus and crane, and so on.

* ''Literature/AscendanceOfABookworm'': Members of the SupernaturalElite have highbeasts, which are basically magical statues that can be given the form of a horse or [[HorseOfADifferentColor another ridable animal of the user's choice]] with wings and are used like a magic-powered AutomatonHorse. When the protagonist with PastLifeMemories from modern-day Earth gets hers, she gets inspired by ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'' and makes it into a hybrid between a car and a red panda. The only reason it's not a cat is that her mentor forbade her from making the animal part into something similar to her family's feline sigil because it just looks silly to him. Perks of the form include a roof over her head and a windshield in bad weather, a one-person form just small enough that she can use it in larger hallways instead of walking and being able to make it accomodate as many people as she wants, versus the three-person maximum capacity of classic highbeasts.

''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' has Koraidon and Miraidon, a pair of draconic lizard-like legendary Pokemon who double as bikes and the players main means of transport. Miraidon, being a cyborg, actually transforms into a proper bike with functional wheels, while Koraidon, being a prehistoric creature, instead simply runs on its own four paws but oddly displays its tail and throat pouch into a pair of false "wheels".

* ''LightNovel/AscendanceOfABookworm'': Members of the SupernaturalElite have highbeasts, which are basically magical statues that can be given the form of a horse or [[HorseOfADifferentColor another ridable animal of the user's choice]] with wings and used like a magic-powered AutomatonHorse. When the protagonist with PastLifeMemories from modern-day Earth gets hers, she gets inspired by ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'' and makes it into a hybrid between a car and a red panda. The only reason it's not a cat is that her mentor forbade her for making the animal part into something similar to her family's feline sigil because it just looks silly to him. Perks of the form include a roof over her head in bad weather, a one-person form just small enough that she can use it in larger hallways instead of walking and being able to make it accomodate as many people as she wants, versus the three-person maximum capacity of classic highbeasts.

** The episode "Tin Man" had a telepathic creature called Gomtuu that was both a sentient organic being and a ship. It became suicidal after its crew died.

* ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}: The Legend Reborn'': The Skopio was a giant [[ScaryScorpions scorpion]] that the Great Beings tampered with and gave it SpiderTank qualities like tank treads and a cannon for a tail.

* In the backstory of the railroad building game ''Iron Dragon'', captured dragons are [[BalefulPolymorph magically transformed]] into cybernetic dragon locomotives.

* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020'' introduces Komondomon to the franchise's [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters large roster of Digimon]]. It's a [[BigFriendlyDog big, friendly komondor-breed dog]] mixed with a troop transport vehicle, and the Chosen Children use one as a means of getting around the Digital World quicker.

^ In the world of the Flintstones, airliners are pterodactyls with seating compartments strapped on their backs.