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Most of the time a CoolCar; if the character isn't supposed to be particularly enthusiastic about cars, or fabulously wealthy, or have specialized transportation needs it counts as an ImprobablyCoolCar. For a specific type of Thememobile, see {{Faceship}}. Not to be confused with the [[IncrediblyLamePun Pope Mobile]], although it is an example of this trope. May overlap with SignatureTeamTransport, AbsurdlyLongLimousine or (if there are no performance upgrades at all) RiceBurner.

* Creator/SamRaimi's [[https://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2013/04/09/the-classic-sam-raimi-and-the-1973-oldsmobile-delta-88/ 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88]]. That is, he is said to have four of these. In most of his films, one of them shows up at some point.

* VideoGame/ProfessorLayton's Laytonmobile is specifically designed to accommodate him and his [[NiceHat hat]]. It also shares the same rust red color scheme of the Professor's outfit.

If the vehicle stands out from being at least some decades old in the setting, it is the HerosClassicCar.

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* Arguably, Optimus Prime (or any other sufficiently well-known [[{{Transformers}} Transformer]]), but instead of driving his signature vehicle, he [[TransformingMecha transforms into it]].

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''

* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' infamously gave Spider-Man a Spider-Cycle, despite the hero being able to crawl up walls and swing by using his webbing. In-universe, ComicBook/NickFury justifies the vehicle's existence by claiming that it's faster and more efficient than web-swinging, and saves tons of valuable web fluid.

** Homer suggests the family get "to the Simpsonmobile!" to rescue Selma from Sideshow Bob. [[{{MundaneMadeAwesome}} It is actually their car]].

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': Mermaid Man who is a combined parody of both [[ComicBook/BatMan Batman]] and [[ComicBook/AquaMan Aquaman]] has the Invisible Boatmobile. Which itself is also a combined parody of the Batmobile and ComicBook/WonderWoman's Invisible Jet from [[WesternAnimation/SuperFriends The Superfriends]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'', the human version of Vinyl Scratch owns a sweet ride very much following her color scheme, with musical notes decorations and a hood ornament shaped like DJ Pon-3's unicorn counterpart. (The toy version even has a detachable windshield that can be used as CoolShades.) It has various {{fan nickname}}s (Vinylmobile, [=DJmobile=], Wubmobile...) with the most popular being Bassmobile. To top it all, [[spoiler:it is a TransformingVehicle that can become a DJ booth with several big speakers and a laser light show]].

* Fans and readers of ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'' [[FanNickname dubbed]] the team vehicle Catmobile or Cattank due to his [[http://sssscomic.com/comic.php?page=193 characteristic appearance]]. The author eventually started to [[AscendedMeme use the name as well]], although not in-story, so far.

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[[caption-width-right:330:Look, if it bugs you, then ''[[WhoWillBellTheCat you]]'' tell [[UnstoppableRage him]] he can't have a [[CoolBike Hulk-cycle]]!]]

* The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wienermobile Oscar Mayer Weinermobile]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': Cyborg and the T-Car, the giant T-shaped Titans Tower and the T-Sub which [[SpaceIsAnOcean doubles as a spaceship]]. Also, in an episode, there was a road race of all the villians plus Robin, where they all had theme vehicles, such as Mad Mod driving a car shaped like Big Ben's clocktower.

* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'': Played for laughs. Three thugs (and the rest of Gotham) discover Batman's secret identity. HilarityEnsues.
-->'''Thug 1:''' ''[jokingly]'' Oh no! He's coming to get us in the Waynemobile!\\
'''Thug 2:''' ''[joining in]'' Look out boys! Wayne-a-rangs!\\
'''Thug 3:''' Quick! Quick! Run away! He's gonna beat us into a bloody pulp while wearing his heavily armored Waynesuit! ''[quiets down, frightened]'' Actually. Yeah. Keep out of his way.

** Taken to the extreme with [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Kamen Rider Accel]], who actually ''turns into a motorcycle!'' Incidentally, he also owns a "normal" motorcycle that could easily serve as a Thememobile, but is disqualified due to the fact that he only uses it when he's in civilian form.

* A unique variant of this trope is Franchise/{{Superman}}'s [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermobile Supermobile]]. Unlike most of these entries, the Supermobile is usually powered by Superman's abilities, not an engine or other technology. He usually uses it when there is something in the environment (red sun rays, Kryptonite, or what have you) that he needs protection from. [[http://www.toplessrobot.com/justicejogger.jpg His Justice Jogger]] is admittedly a bit more difficult to justify.

* Parodied on one occasion in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'', when the Sandman (played by Creator/JackieMason!) declares "Quick, to the Mattress-mobile!" Cut to [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/fairlyoddparents/images/4/47/Beddybye363.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160619222042&path-prefix=en a beat-up looking delivery truck]]. "This is the Matress-mobile?" "[[SarcasmMode Oh, I'm terribly sorry.]] And your truck is ''where''?"

** An episode has the team trying alternate identities, and Blossom becomes a ComicBook/CaptainAmerica wannabe with a patriotic themed car -- which [[RealityEnsues promptly gets stuck in a traffic jam]] on the way to a rescue.

** Later episodes featured the Powerpuff Dynamo, a HumongousMecha that looked like a giant Powerpuff Girl with aspects of all three. It was more trouble than it was worth.

* [[VersionExclusiveContent Exclusive]] to ''VideoGame/RocketLeague'''s UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch version are three cars based on Nintendo franchises: one based on [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]] (with some inspiration coming from her Gunship), and two for Franchise/SuperMarioBros (one for each team; the Mario-themed one is exclusive to orange team players, while the Luigi one is exclusive to the blue team).

* [[VersionExclusiveContent Exclusive]] to ''VideoGame/RocketLeague'''s UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch version are three cars based on [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]] (with some inspiration coming from her Gunship) and the Franchise/SuperMarioBros (the Mario-themed one is exclusive to orange team players, while the Luigi one is exclusive to the blue team).

* Played for laugh in ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' with the characters calling Yukari's battered car the "Yukarimobile". [[DrivesLikeCrazy A car no one who holds their life dear wants to get in.]] Other than the damage she's done to it, it's a stone-stock ninth generation Corolla sedan, in white, with an automatic so George Barris ''definitely'' doesn't live here...

* Franchise/{{Batman}} has ''many'' such vehicles that follow the bat theme. An interesting note about all of these is that Batman doesn't necessarily always call any of them by their "bat-names" in present-day comics, usually just saying "The Car", when he ''does'' call them by the Batnames, it's likely that the ridiculousness of this will be lampshaded by saying somebody like Robin, Alfred or a member of the Justice League came up with the name.

** ''Toys/HotWheels''' ''Character Cars'' assortment of vehicles gives us cars designed to evoke the characters of whatever franchise Mattel has managed to grab. Examples include [[http://www.coroflot.com/vaughanling/hotwheels-dc-universe-character-cars DC]] and [[https://news.marvel.com/more-marvel/23279/take_a_ride_with_new_marvel_cars_from_hot_wheels/ Marvel,]] [[https://futureofstarwars.wordpress.com/2015/04/19/upcoming-hot-wheels-cars-inquisitor-wicket-c-3po-obi-wan-versus-vader/ Star Wars,]] [[http://play.hotwheels.com/en-gb/shop/productdetail?id=10004677&ProductName=Hot-Wheels-Power-Rangers-Character-Car-Assortment&Category=COLLECTION&SubCategory=Hot%20Wheels%20Power%20Rangers&SeoName=hot-wheels-power-rangers Power Rangers,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiMF5KqN53I Super Mario]]... even ''[[http://www.jhotwheels.com/2014/04/2013-spongebob-squarepants-assortment.html Spongebob Squarepants]]'' gets in on the fun!

* WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants: Mermaid Man who is a combined parody of both [[ComicBook/BatMan Batman]] and [[ComicBook/AquaMan Aquaman]] has the Invisible Boatmobile. Which itself is also a combined parody of the Batmobile and ComicBook/WonderWoman's Invisible Jet from [[WesternAnimation/SuperFriends The Superfriends]].

** Less ridiculous is the Human Alliance subline introduced for the Film/TransformersFilmSeries toyline. In this case, the vehicles were normal Transformers and the riders were humans [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Frenzy]]) who could either sit inside the larger figure's vehicle modes or man weapons on their robot modes. The ''Dark Of The Moon'' toyline introduced smaller Human Alliance figures that can also accommodate human riders or become weapons for larger Transformers figures.

** Toys/HotWheels' ''Character Cars'' assortment of vehicles gives us cars designed to evoke the characters of whatever franchise Mattel has managed to grab. Examples include [[http://www.coroflot.com/vaughanling/hotwheels-dc-universe-character-cars DC]] and [[https://news.marvel.com/more-marvel/23279/take_a_ride_with_new_marvel_cars_from_hot_wheels/ Marvel,]] [[https://futureofstarwars.wordpress.com/2015/04/19/upcoming-hot-wheels-cars-inquisitor-wicket-c-3po-obi-wan-versus-vader/ Star Wars,]] [[http://play.hotwheels.com/en-gb/shop/productdetail?id=10004677&ProductName=Hot-Wheels-Power-Rangers-Character-Car-Assortment&Category=COLLECTION&SubCategory=Hot%20Wheels%20Power%20Rangers&SeoName=hot-wheels-power-rangers Power Rangers,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiMF5KqN53I Super Mario]]... even ''[[http://www.jhotwheels.com/2014/04/2013-spongebob-squarepants-assortment.html Spongebob Squarepants]]'' gets in on the fun!