We decipher what cars famous cartoon families would own in real life
Have you ever thought to yourself “Hmm. I wonder what the real life version of this cartoon car would be?”No? Well neither had we until Coronavirus and working from home became a thing. Obviously cartoonists take inspiration from real life to create their artworks but sometimes it isn’t so cut and dry. So we decided to go digging through the 200k+ cars here on carsales and try and match them up with three of possibly the most famous cartoon family cars out there.
Peppa Pig - Red convertible
Peppa is a loveable, cheeky little piggy who lives with her little brother George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig. Throughout the hugely popular series, Peppa is always getting up to something cheeky or jumping in muddy puddles. Her family do love their little red car and go on many adventures, half of which seem to end up with them being stuck in traffic or roadworks, getting lost or getting rained on.
Key features of the Pig family’s red convertible:
- It seats a family of four pigs comfortably
- It’s a convertible with fast retracting roof and windows
- Has lots of buttons, some of which they don’t know what they do
- Has no inbuilt sat-nav so they have to rely on a paper map
Its real world equivalent:
We think that the real world equivalent of this car would be a Range Rover Evoque convertible. You rarely see a family getting around in a bright red convertible these days. But yet both Range Rover and the Pig family seem to have found something in common. The Evoque much like Peppa’s family car can comfortable fit four, has many buttons which we don’t know what they do and has a pretty fast retracting roof. It does however come with inbuilt sat-nav so perhaps the pig family should upgrade and stop relying on the old school map.
Find out more on the Range Rover Evoque convertible here.
The Simpsons – The Homer
The Homer is the outrageous abomination created by Homer Simpson after his long lost half-brother, Herb who owns Powell Motors gives Homer the opportunity to create the car for the everyday American.
Key features of The Homer:
- A separate soundproof bubble dome for the kids, with optional restraints and muzzles
- Gigantic cup holders that can fit the soda cups from the Kwik-E-Mart
- Bowling trophy bonnet ornament
- An engine sound that will make people think “the world is coming to an end”
- Multiple horns that all play La Cucaracha
When the car was revealed to the public, it was announced that the unique and OTT car cost USD $82k, this was from 1995 so in today’s money it would be around USD $139k. Considering the average cost of an American car in 1995 was $17,900, Homer really blew the budget on this one.
Its real world equivalent:
We think that the real world equivalent of this car would be a Rolls-Royce Cullinan. While there has been parallels drawn between The Homer and the Tesla Cybertruck in terms of shock and horror, the Cullinan represents what The Homer was trying to do 25 years ago.
The Cullinan has features similar to The Homer such as:
- Rear petition glass and glass sunroof (soundproof bubble dome)
- Champagne cooler/whisky decanter housed in the centre console (gigantic cup holders)
- Spirit of Ecstasy bonnet ornament (bowling trophy ornament)
- 420kW of power from a V12 engine (the engine sound will make people think “the world is coming to an end”)
The Cullinan starts around $685,000 making it one very costly ride, but oh so lavish. No horns that plays La Cucaracha unfortunately.
Find out more on the Rolls-Royce Cullinan here.
The Flintstones – The Flintmobile
The Flintstones first debuted in 1960, and was popular for its juxtaposition of modern everyday life (of the ‘60s), but set in the Stone Age. The cartoon followed the life and times of Fred Flintstone and his family and their best friends, the Rubbles. An icon of the show was the foot powered family car, the Flintmobile.
The cars of Bedrock are generally large wooden and rock structures and don’t burn traditional fuel, but instead burn kilojoules. They’re powered by the driver and passengers who run while inside them. So does this make the Flintmobile powered by renewable power? Well throughout the cartoon’s original six season run there were times the car had engine sound effects, needed keys to start up and needed refuelling. Fred goes to the Nice-Clean Gas Station where a woolly mammoth with the word Ethel on it puts it’s trunk into the car to refuel it. This draws us the conclusion that the car is not the equivalent of a pure EV rather a Hybrid.
Its real world equivalent:
We think that the real world equivalent of this car would be a Toyota Camry Hybrid. Like the Flintmobile they are both front wheel drive/front feet drive and powered by a renewable/fossil fuel energy.
Like the Flintmobile, the Camry Hybrid is a car big enough to fit your family, friends and pet dinosaur or dog. Good on the daily commute as well as taking the family out to the drive-in cinema on a Saturday night. Yabadabadoo could also be Bedrock slang for "Oh! What a feeling"...
Find out more on the Toyota Camry Hybrid here.
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