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** The fact that the Delorean is a time machine in the first place qualifies it for this trope.

* In the Russian Super-hero film Black Lightning the protagonist discovers that the used car his father bought for him as a birthday gift can fly after accidentally triggering its flight capabilities while trapped in traffic. He soon learns With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility and becomes Moscow's first super-hero.

-->-- '''Doc Brown''', ''Film/BackToTheFuture''

* At the end of ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', Doc Brown travels forward to 2015 and gets some pretty major work done on the [=DeLorean=], including a "hover conversion" that's really more of a "flight conversion". At the end of ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', he does the same thing to a ''[[CoolTrain locomotive]]''.

* In ''VideoGame/CursedHalo'', one of the Warthog variants is a flying Warthog complete with the wheels serving as rockets in a direct reference to ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.

* Hovercraft, though not the miracle originally hoped for, are effective ferries and possibly the only 'surface' vehicle that can cross minefields safely.

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* At the end of ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', Doc Brown travels forward to 2015 and gets some pretty major work done on the Delorean, including a "hover conversion" that's really more of a "flight conversion". At the end of ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', he does the same thing to a ''[[CoolTrain locomotive]]''.

* The Ghostbuggy from ''WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters''. The series took this UpToEleven: to see the car actually ''driving'' was a rare sight ([[LimitedAnimation the wheels didn't have to be animated]].)

* The titular boys from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' built one in the episode "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbTheSecretOfSuccess The Secret of Success]]". After being disappointed by an ATV ad that showcases it can only drive through road and mud, the boys made an all-terrain vehicle that can transform as needed to go through all terrains; cliffs, snow, ice, underwater with propellers, through the sky using wing attachments, etc. And yes, it can also drive through road and mud. As the song puts it:

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-->It's not a submarine, it's not a plane, it's not a train\\
Come on, let's take a ride; we're talking all terrain

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* The ''VideoGame/SpyHunter'' games are probably one of the best examples of this. In addition to being able to transform into a CoolBoat, if the armor takes too much damage, it will be shed to reveal a motorcycle (or a jetski) underneath). In the sequel, it can optionally convert into an off-road mode, where the ground clearance is raised, wheels widened and the tyres have spikes come out of then, which reduces speed but significantly improves handling when offroad.

Cars in fiction tend to be [[CoolCar pretty awesome]]. Some just look cool and go fast. Others have [[WeaponizedCar weapons systems]] and [[InvisibilityCloak active camouflage]] built into them. And then there are these cars, which can transform in order to traverse terrain meant for other vehicles. Like boats. Or planes. Or ''spaceships''. There are practical reasons for this to be the case, of course; after all, you wouldn't want to have to give up chasing the villains because they planned a water escape that you didn't account for. The primary reason, though, is the RuleOfCool. Because being able to drive off a pier in a sports car, transform on the way down, and hit the water in a speedboat is just plain badass.

* ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'' can go wherever the plot requires it.

Cars in fiction tend to be [[CoolCar pretty awesome]]. Some just look cool and go fast. Others have [[WeaponizedCar weapons systems]] and [[InvisibilityCloak active camouflage]] built into them. And then there are these cars, which can transform in order to traverse terrain meant for other vehicles. Like boats. Or ''planes''. There are practical reasons for this to be the case, of course; after all, you wouldn't want to have to give up chasing the villains because they planned a water escape that you didn't account for. The primary reason, though, is the RuleOfCool. Because being able to drive off a pier in a sports car, transform on the way down, and hit the water in a speedboat is just plain badass.

** Bond's Lotus Esprit in ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' converts into a submarine and then back into a sports car again.

** In ''Film/{{Moonraker}}''. Bond's gondola transforms into a hovercraft, allowing him to drive it onto the streets of Venice.

* One of the more expensive mods you can add to your car in ''VideoGame/StreetsOfSimCity'' is a flight modification which, well, [[CaptainObvious allows you to fly]]. Why is this useful, you ask? Dude, you can make your car [[Franchise/BattlestarGalactica frakking]] fly. Who needs a reason?

* In ''[[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Double-O-duck]]'', Launchpad [=McQuack=] is given a car that can turn into a boat or an helicopter.

* The ''Franchise/WallaceAndGromit'' short "WesternAnimation/ACloseShave" features a motorcycle sidecar that doubles as a plane.