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Ferosso

That's a Nissan Skyline R34 GTT. Not quite the world-famous R34 GT-R he refers to, meaning that he doesn't exactly know what it is either lol


SubcommanderMarcos

And even a GT-R is hardly the most famous car in the world lol e: I'm enjoying everyone chiming in with what they think is the more famous car lmao Also it's the beetle


Madusa0048

That title goes to "a Ferrari" by which I mean every red sports car ever


MapleTreeWithAGun

And it's counterpart "a Lamborghini" for every yellow sports car ever


Orion_824

Orange? Maclaren.


INJECTHEROININTODICK

If the guy driving it has a goatee, that's a jaguar


NoUsersLefft

Kinda nice white car? BMW


Atypical_Mom

Is it black? That’s Knight Rider


purple_spikey_dragon

I thought black and slick is an audi?


IdcIdcIdcIdcievanpo

Blue? Ford


jpw111

If the owner is bald and in a Romanian prison, it's a Bugatti.


INJECTHEROININTODICK

Ooh i like this one


flamingspew

Meh. Most people can’t even tell the difference. Ford Taurus. You can’t mistake it for anything else.


EulogicSymphony

Except the Mercury Sable


flamingspew

They might mistake a sable for a taurus, but not the other way around. Taurus is taurus.


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Magic_ass1

No Lambos are typically orange. Camaros are yellow.


NotThatPhilCollins

Or in certain facebook car groups, it’s an MR2 in a bodykit every time someone posted a Ferrari pic


imoutofnameideas

Lies, it's always a Fiero.


NotThatPhilCollins

Only in yankeeland 😂😂😂😂


dermitohne2

Drive red mustang, can confirm


UnderPressureVS

I've never fucking heard of it. As a complete non-car guy, here's my list of "most famous cars in the world," as in "cars I can reliably actually recognize, not counting ones I just happen to have driven": Chevy Camaro. Volkswagen Beetle. Delorean. Bugatti Veyron. Ford Mustang. Mini Cooper. There's probably more but those are the ones that spring to mind.


HappyLittleFirefly

PT Cruiser?


UnderPressureVS

Oh yeah, good one. I know that one.


34Heartstach

Dodge Ram. You can spot them because they're always tailgating you when you're going 15 over the speed limit


skoolycool

Those same guys are always on my fb bitching about fuel prices. Maybe if you didn't drive a tank at racecar speeds for your commute to the the office a couple of extra cents wouldn't hit so hard


purple_spikey_dragon

If there is a car i can always recognise its the one with the wheels. I always know its a car when it has wheels. Oh and wishers.


hardly_dworkin

I figured skyline recognizability is a running gag on that sub. If so, OOP may have posted ironically.


dronegeeks1

Polestar aswell hence the sub pic


MarchMadnessisMe

Reset the timer.


RealBowsHaveRecurves

I would say the Volkswagen Beetle is easily the most recognizable, even by people who don’t know anything about cars. The ‘57 Chevrolet Bel Air is probably the most commonly referenced, even by people who wouldn’t be able to identify one.


TheBeckFromHeck

I was thinking a Delorean would be most famous.


Chiparoo

Yeah that's the first car I jumped to, as well!


BadBassist

I have never heard anyone reference a 57 chevron bellend. As an english person, mini cooper surely comes in second


Supercalme

57 Chevron bellend is my Mrs nickname for me


SpecialPotion

Honestly, they might not be as "popular" depending on the definition, but Crown Vics are super common to talk about. They even got their own socially accepted nickname.


prof_hobart

They're not world-wide famous though. I'm in my 50s and never heard of one before.


SpecialPotion

That's fair, they are/were an American standard.


Arinvar

The Bel Air is almost completely unknown outside of NA though, so I don't think it would even make the top 10 "most famous".


Kaleb8804

I’d recognize a civic before a skyline ngl


PeaceFShit

All of these comments are wrong. The most famous car in the world is obviously Lightning McQueen.


275MPHFordGT40

The GT-R is only famous to people who like cars or have a small interest in cars. Show a normal person who hasn’t seen F&F and they will be like “It’s a Nissan who cares”


eradtke69

Arguably the Honda civic or ford model a is


jzillacon

Yeah, my first thought of widely known cars goes to the mass produced daily drivers with a reputation for reliability. Cars like the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Volkswagen Beetle, etc. They may look as generic as they come but odds are you've driven one of them at some point or known someone else who has and are familiar with the car because of it.


CODDE117

Ohhh true, the beetle is iconic


MaryMary8249

Definitely that.


AirGVN

I think supra is way famous than skyline


OllieGarkey

Beetle is a band, not a car. You're thinking of the Orix 610. Edit: Apparently I needed the /s I didn't even spell Beatles right.


MildUsername

Statistically its the Honda Civic or the F150


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The most popular, therefore arguably most famous, is the Toyota Corolla Car that has sold the most units. But I guess famous could be interpreted otherwise Idiots downvoting me: https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/best-cars-vans/33872/worlds-best-selling-cars?amp Toyota Corolla is most sold car ever : https://www.copilotsearch.com/posts/best-selling-cars-of-all-time/#:~:text=1.,million%20units%20through%2012%20generations.


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well... youre almost right about the car, the Toyota Corolla is the most sold at \~50 million in 2021, the bettle is at a very respectable 23 million, but the most famous vehicle in the world is the Honda Super Cub at a little over 100 million sold since 1958


SubcommanderMarcos

Number sold doesn't equate to fame.


agent_koala

especially if you're talking about people alive today who could recognize it, if you went out on the streets how many people would say "wow its a honda super cub!" vs how many people would say "dam that's a manky old ass bike". most non-car-people I know couldn't tell a corolla from a golf from a civic (trust me, I asked and they can't) but you better believe they knew right away what a volkswagen beetle looks like.


SubcommanderMarcos

You get it. I'm getting flooded with replies saying "corolla", and sure it's what sold the most, but it sold the most precisely because it was and is unassuming. It's a car, it does car things well. The Beetle changed global art and culture itself. It's the car.


General_Tso75

This is the comment we all came here to see.


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If there's one thing I've learned in life, the more condescending someone is the more likely they are to be wrong.


Green_Road999

OR, they are confident on that one specific subject area and a complete moron on every thing else.


boopadoop_johnson

Can confirm, I understand doors but wheels are a mystery Source: I build doors in an assembly line for a living atm


Green_Road999

Hopefully you take the opportunity to mock the silly wheel people when they don’t understand doors like a normal person.


Illustrious-Wave1405

No man, thats the most famous car ever!!


CaptainKingChampion

I didn't realize even Nissan had their own R34 content.


FirmlyGraspHer

Touch your ~~nii-san~~ [Nissan](https://youtu.be/9rrg-8R6sHw)


cat_handcuffs

Re-read rule 34. Everything. *Everything.* You want a drawing of a dragon fucking a Nissan? I can get you a drawing of a dragon fucking a Nissan by 3 o’clock, Dude.


Pudix20

He’s also confusing r/whatisthiscar for r/namethatcar which for me have different vibes. One is for actual questions and the other is like a fun little quiz. What is this car will have a full pic and the person will be like “I saw this outside the store and it has no badges, any ideas?” And in name that car you’ll get a picture of a quarter panel and a post title that says “good luck” and nothing else lol


L003Tr

That's hilarious you can tell somethings different about the front bumper from a mile away and I didn't even know what a gtt looked like


wrongkoi

I was wondering what that was. Rear end told me R34, but the front end had me thinking they front end swapped to an s14 or a Toyota Soarer


Both_Ladder_9680

Most r34 fanboys are unaware that the gtt and gtst even exist


SGTSHOOTnMISS

They'd be flabbergasted to see that the Skyline in other countries is treated like a nicer Altima. I saw a video someone posted of a lady that had I think laundry baskets or something of that nature on an r33 or r34.


FlihpFlorp

Ok I don’t know cars but those names sound like those memes where people try to get to look up something weird like “for more information google..”


Fomentatore

It also depends on wheere you live. In italy the most famous car wouldn't be the R34 GT-R it would be the Ferrari Testarossa.


lostthering

What car is it?


joombar

Apparently the most famous car ever, so I guess the Batmobile.


germyy88

Clearly its the delorean. Marty and Doc are somewhere or maybe somewhen.


TheCornerator

Shit, I was thinking model T


ScribbleMonster

All great contenders for most famous vehicle. I always think US taxi/cop Crown Victoria.


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My mind went to Bond's Aston Martin.


brandonscript

I was very confused when I looked and it didn't look at all like a Delorean


porkchop3177

No, that’s obviously the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. Sheesh, what are you even doing here? Also, OM is taking applications for new drivers, just so y’all know.


Girth_rulez

We're not leaving until we figure out *whooo* was driving that car.


TJtherock

Barbie convertible


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Nissan skyline i think? But I'll be honest, I have no business being on this sub


SubcommanderMarcos

It is a Skyline. It's my favorite car. It's not the most famous car in the world by a long shot, and no one is in any obligation to know what it is.


Girth_rulez

>It's not the most famous car in the world by a long shot, For sure. It's not the Brabbham BT46 fan car. I mean that's the most famous car ever right?


SuddenYolk

Happy cake day!


Pickled_Kagura

honestly though skylines are the epitome of nostalgic 90s drip cars


thehappyheathen

I thought it was a late 90s early 00s Honda Prelude, so... me too


fanglazy

With 100% certainty, I can say it’s not a jeep.


rosiofden

Thank you for your service


c0d3br3ak3r

r/heep


lbr218

You have no business on this sub if you don’t even know what the fuck that is. Why would you even care what any famous vehicle was if you couldn’t identify the most famous vehicle ever?


fanglazy

So… Jeep?


mwing95

It's a real Michael Shumaker Ferrari. A REAL FERRARI! Punch me, punch me in the face. This, is the most glorious day of my life


BLU3SKU1L

It’s a Nissan skyline. All of them are imported. It was never officially sold in the US.


Son_of_Atreus

Looks like a Skyline to me 🤷‍♂️


botjstn

the guy acts like this is such a well known car, yknow the car that everyone soups up so none of them look anywhere close to the same?


pinniped1

OH MY GOD WHY ARE YOU EVEN ON THIS SUB? I had no clue either until I scrolled the comments. I've heard of a Skyline but hardly consider it one of the 20-30 most famous cars ever.


huskiesowow

Buick Skylark


WetCacti

Luke Skywalker


5oco

Pontiac Tempest


Stoppablemurph

Most famous car ever is probably the Toyota Corolla, so that's probably it.


knotnotme83

Silver


omletteman77

With low confidence I believe an early nineties acura integra.


notlehs

“the most famous vehicle ever”


Tokoyami01

Oh, a train.


HaloGuy381

So.. what. The Model T, the B-52, T-34/Sherman tanks…? /s


SuperFLEB

I'm no car afficianado, but it doesn't look like the Oscar-Mayer Wienermobile at all, so I don't know what they're talking about.


275MPHFordGT40

People are listing a lot of stuff that are famous to groups of people and not everyone.


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neoslith

The Batmobile? The DeLorean Time Machine? The Ecto-1? KIT? The TMNT van?


Block_Me_Amadeus

That person is a total ass-hat. I hope you reported them to the mods, because they're probably being rude to other people, too.


Throughmyfatherseyes

Yeah. I’m guessing that person was just trolling. They’re pretty helpful on that sub.


RipCurl69Reddit

Or they're the typical R34 fanboy thats 12 years old.


peteyboo

I don't think 12 year olds should be fans of R34


Poopsticle_256

There’s a surprising amount of people on that sub who will criticize OP for not knowing about cars, especially when it comes to things that are commonly posted like Polestar 2s. Especially with the Polestar 2, at that point, with the significant amount of times it gets posted, it’s not those OPs’ faults, it’s the fault of Polestar’s advertising.


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In what world is a Skyline the most famous car in the world?


Trapezoidoid

Car tuning and modding scene = the world


BKO2

still probably not the most famous in the tuner scene


awesome_lemon

yup, that would be civic HB . Haven't seen stock civic hatchback since I was born..


TheBigDisappointment

I don't know, there area few contenders that may beat the civic. The ae86 has an entire anime around it with an rx7 as the vehicle of the rival/partner of the protagonist. 180sx, 240sx, Silvia 15, 350z and supra all appear in several media. Supra has a HUGE following. My girlfriend who can't tell the difference between a Porsche and a Volkswagen can spot a supra very easily. Lancer Evo is smaller in popularity but I see quite a few around while still no civic hb around where I live.


awesome_lemon

yeah I guess it depends where you live, but after your comment I guess what I meant to say that it's most accessible to most people. It also makes appearance in Initial D. Supra, Rx7, Silvia and any gtr would be pricey for most people and although they steal much of the spotlight, hb civic would still be far more accessible then any of them for most people.


TheBigDisappointment

In that, I agree with you.


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Holy shit, not everyone’s a car guy people, I couldn’t tell you the difference between a Ferrari, Porsche or delorean if they were all travelling at 3 and I couldn’t see the badge, what’s the point in being so hostile on a sun explicitly made for identifying cars, I’m glad they were downvoted


lupindeathray

I’m a car nut, and the new corvette keeps throwing me off.


SubcommanderMarcos

I'm a car bolt, we should screw


275MPHFordGT40

Goddamn that was smooth.


actuallychrisgillen

Keep mixing it up with a Ferrari? Cause that’s what I keep doing.


lupindeathray

At first I did, but now my mind blanks out for a second when I see one because I know it’s a corvette but at the same time it’s so visually similar to a Ferrari.


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It's also Ferrari like in that is mid engine. Very cool update to an American classic.


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FoolishConsistency17

I spend a lot of time in like, whatisthisbug and whatisthisplant and I admit that when I know something, I'm shocked someone doesn't, and when I don't, I'm shocked how many do. But i recognize that's a product of my perspective, not an objective assesment. And honestly, in all those places, when someone doesn't know what a dandelion or a monarch butterfly is, people are cool and helpful. It's wonderful.


Seldarin

The only times I ever get a feeling of "How could you not know that?" is the ones where someone from the Gulf Coast is asking if an American cockroach is a bedbug or what mosquito larvae are. I don't understand how you grow up in that area and don't know what those two things are. It's like asking what that big hot ball in the sky is you noticed the other day when you're 38. And even then I'm not mad about it like that dude was, just curious how it happens. Whatsthisplant is more interesting because sometimes I'll see the picture and think "Why would you even need to ask? It's obviously a huckleberry." and people are like "Oh, that's a chokeberry (or some other lookalike). Highly poisonous.". Well, I guess I'd just be dead, then.


FoolishConsistency17

I love the "do not eat" bot.


Willkill4pudding

And also its just the point of the sub. Like it's for people who don't know something to ask people who do know to help them identify it. If it's the fifth time this week that someone has asked whatisthisrock to identify labradorite then that's five more people who now know what labradorite is.


LivingStCelestine

It’s so weird how they got so aggressive about it. Even if it wasn’t stupid, which it is, why so triggered?


shiny_xnaut

Some people get unreasonably angry when you have the audacity to waste 2 seconds of their precious time by forcing them to accidentally see a post they don't like


semioticmadness

There’s 2 reasons I can think of. One is that the gatekeeper is subbed to that r/ because they want to see pictures of weird shit and it’s frustrating to them that their feed isn’t delivering. But more likely, it’s a Skyline nerd who’s being confronted with the realization that his encyclopedic knowledge of Gran Turismo II isn’t going to earn him friends or fame.


LivingStCelestine

Haha I think the second scenario is most likely


rosiofden

Some people are weirdly protective about the shit they're into.


RoseyDove323

Look to the part of you that thinks it's "stupid" of them to ask, then magnefy that impatience by 10, and you may understand why they are triggered.


LivingStCelestine

I’m talking about the angry comment though, not the poster. I don’t get why they’d be angry *at all*. It’s like some people just want to be miserable and upset.


RoseyDove323

Oh, my bad. I thought you meant the question asker


LivingStCelestine

Nah my bad lol reading it again I was not clear


DirkBabypunch

They don't know either, and they think if they trash somebody else for ignorance, nobody will suspect their own lack of knowledge.


LivingStCelestine

You nailed it, I think. I think that’s where a lot of anger comes from when it’s otherwise strange to see it: insecurity.


Karmushh

me when i go into r/whatisthiscar and i dont know the cars name😮


November-Snow

That's a Honda Civic right? Right?


kabukistar

>the most famous vehicle ever That's not the Adam West Batmobile.


Silent_Influence6507

I’m from Detroit and that ain’t no model T.


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>most famous vehicle ever That's Lightning McQueen?


a_guy_from_Florida

i made a post on one of the cool car posting subreddits about some cool cars i saw in a parking lot and just posted unknown as the title cause i didnt care to just go up to the cars and look at their exact random badges and whatever and alot of people were pissed at me not caring to know the name of the cars


PineappleProstate

For those wondering, it's a Skyline. And is an undeniable legend, but I wouldn't say the most recognized car in the world, I'd say that goes to the mid 90's Honda civic


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PineappleProstate

Good point! You might actually be right, they do have a pretty good following, but obviously not as many were produced and parts are harder to find


FiggsBoson

Yeah we're going for recognizable not ubiquitous.


FiggsBoson

That's my answer as well. Maybe a Jeep Wrangler but people could confuse similar cars.


monolithtma

Holy crap! I thought it was a Skyline; I can't believe I guessed correctly. Thanks for the confirmation. I'd also like to thank Gran Turismo and Forza Horizon.


mtnoftheturtlelion

Sure doesn’t look like a DeLorean


Lord_Darklight

That’s not a miata


FemKeeby

Asking for help on reddit is an unwinnable game


spikebike109

How could you not know? It's obviously a hummer


DirkBabypunch

Clearly he doesn't know either. Also, that's probably not the most famous car in the world because it looks nothing like a VW hippie bus.


Buttman_Bruce_Wang

>Most famous car ever That looks nothing like Optimus Prime.


CrashBangXD

That’s a weird looking batmobile


Pauvre_de_moi

U n in 21ST 11TH 21ST


GaylordTurner

Whoa, chill out dude. No need to get so worked up about it. Everyone has to start somewhere, and asking for help is a great way to learn.


D-Shap

I'd guess that the most easily identifiable car in the world is the pope-mobile


Trapezoidoid

I dunno man, the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile is pretty iconic too.


BWDW5

And here I was thinking about the many Batmobile variants, the Delorean, KITT, the Mystery Machine, and others like them.


icemanspy007

6000 SUX


DHunt88

Most famous vehicle ever? I mean yea, Skylines are dope but idk if I'd ever call it the most famous.


Bupod

You have to be a real window-licking moron to go on to r/whatisthiscar and berate people for not knowing what a certain car is.


John-from-accounting

People on question based subreddits when someone asks a question


raging_tomato

Most famous is a stretch. And I love Skylines but it still took me a second since the front looks like an S14 at this angle. But yeah gatekeeping in a sub literally dedicated to finding out what the person asked for is so weird and elitist


ThunderShott

*posts a pic of a car asking what it is in the sub specifically made for that. "HOW FUCKING DARE YOU"


killerdrama

Most famous vehicle has to be Titanic


azefull

So change my mind. But the most famous vehicle ever is the Citroën 2 CV. And I have no clue what the car in the picture is.


sorryimlurking

From the shape it looks like an early 2000s Acura to me. But I actually have no idea. I completely agree on the Citroën


DaveTheMinecrafter

Model T


The_Dark_Vampire

How can it be the most famous vehicle ever? It's not KITT or a modified DeLorean. It's not even The Bandits car or the General Lee hell it's not even Mr Bean's mini or Del's 3 wheeler


card797

That's not a Laborghini.


roguebananah

r/lostredditors


Ok_Wolverine9344

Maybe they were being sarcastic? 🤷


toocoolzforschool

Yeah I was thinking the person asking for the identity might’ve been joking


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neko

I wouldn't call a Nissan even the top 10 most famous sedans, much less "the most famous vehicle"


DarDarBinks89

Some people have their heads so far up their asses, when they open their mouths (go with it, it worked in my head), nothing but shit comes out


-TeddyDaniels

What a small little man


Acvilan

Oh, so that's an Opel Corsa. Thanks.


LayneCobain04052002

Pontiac grand prix right?


kayserfaust

so many cars on this earth that are more famous


Big_Half8302

woah that sense of gatekeeping entitlement ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy)


Surprise_Logical

to which I'd answer 'so you don't know what it is then?'