The Most Iconic Vehicles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU )

" Avengers Assemble "

The line that flooded us with emotions against the awesome score of Alan Silvestri during the climactic battle of earth in Avengers : Endgame.

For me, personally this scene is by far the most iconic and exhilarating scene in the MCU, considering the plethora of jaw dropping scenes in the MCU ( Thor's entry in Wakanda, I am Iron man, etc.. ).
Well, apart from the stunning visuals and amazing set pieces, the MCU also showcased some of the best vehicles as seen on the big screen.

So, without any particular order, here is the list of my personal opinion on the most iconic vehicles in the MCU :-

V16 Hydra Schmindt Roadster ( Captain America : The First Avenger )

V16 Hydra Roadster
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The intimidating ride of choice for the equally intimidating Johann Schmidt aka Red skull, the V16 Hydra Roadster remarkably encapsulates the tyrannical vision and personality of the movie's villian.

Designed specifically for the movie by Daniel Simon, a former Volkswagen group comcept car designer and also the guy who was involved in the creation of the bad-ass vehicles of the Tron:Legacy movie, the V16 is a remarkable peice of design prowess and steals the screen whenever it popped up in the movie.

With 7.62 m length and built on a truck chassis powered by a dragster engine, the V16 screams global domination. No wonder Red Skull didn't wanted any scratches on this beast.

Although this car is a work of fiction, it is actually based on 3 different cars, the Mecedes-Benz 540K, Mercedes-Benz W31 and the Bentley Mark V.

Check out the video of the car in the link below :

Audi R8 ( Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, Avengers : Age of Ultron, Captain America : Civil War, Spiderman : Homecoming )

2008 Audi R8 V8
Image Souce : https://ironman.fandom.com/wiki/Audi_R8_(2008)

Unmistakably the car that pops up into our head when we hear Iron man (except for the suit and tony, obviously ), the R8 is the go to car for tony .

Who can forget the now iconic grey R8 in the first iron man movie back in 2008 when it was first seen racing a Rolls Royce Phantom VII towards the airport or the white R8 Spyder carrying the Stark Expo layout.

5 different R8 models have starred in 6 different MCU movies.

2008 Audi R8 V8 → Iron Man ( 2008 )
2010 Audi R8 V10 Spyder → Iron Man 2 ( 2010 )
2013 Audi R8 E-tron → Iron Man 3 ( 2013 )
2016 Audi R8 V10 Plus → Avengers : Age of Ultron ( 2015 ) and Captain America : Civil War ( 2016 )
Audi R8 V10 Plus Spyder → Spiderman : Homecoming ( 2017 )

2010 Audi R8 V10 Spyder
Image Souce : https://ironman.fandom.com/wiki/Audi_R8_Spyder

2013 Audi R8 E-tron
Image Souce : https://ironman.fandom.com/wiki/Audi_R8_e-tron_(White)

2016 Audi R8 V10 Plus
Image Source : https://www.motortrend.com/news/2017-audi-r8-star-marvels-captain-america-civil-war-film/

2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus Spyder
Image Souce : https://www.autoguide.com/manufacturer/audi/2017-audi-r8-spyder-review

All in all, the R8 perfectly encapsulates the " genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist " essence of Tony Stark.

I love you 3000

Acura NSX Concept ( The Avengers )

2012 Acura NSX Concept
Image Source : https://ironman.fandom.com/wiki/Acura_NSX

The car that appeared near the end of the first avengers movie, the movie that made the shared cinematic universe dream real and gave us the now legendary avengers circle shot, quickly captured our senses as to what new car tony stark has now, and that too an Acura instead of his signature Audi R8.

The Acura NSX Concept, just like the V16 Hydra was made specially for the movie, although it is still similar to the 2015 production NSX, it is still is a one-off prototype design.

1942 Harley-Davidson WLA "Liberator" ( Captain America : The First Avenger )

Steve Roger's Custom WLA
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The quintessential american bike for the all american superhero, the vanilla WLA was a military spec version of the Harley-Davidson WL, an existing civilian motorcycle. The WLA acquired the nickname " liberator " since it was ridden by soldiers liberating occupied Europe during WWII.

With a name as dominating as the liberator, it was a fitting choice to be the captain's personal transport. However, the captain's version also had some custom additions and modifications done by none other than Howard Stark and the Strategic Science Reserve.

The modifications include :

Deploy-able trip-wire
Rear-facing flame throwers
Twin mini-rocket launchers located to the front of the bike
a delayed self-destruct button.

Man!, wish we could all have one such motorcycle that can shoot missiles from front and burn anything that comes near it.!

Stock Harley-Davidson WLA
Image Source : https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/AWM-Harley-Davidson-42WLA-1.jpg/1280px-AWM-Harley-Davidson-42WLA-1.jpg

Lamborghini Huracan ( Doctor Strange )

Steven Strange's Lamborghini Huracan
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If you were a rich, brilliant but arrogant neurosurgeon living in New-York with a perfect record, what would your ride of choice be? ( let's discuss in the comments ).

For Steven Strange, it was a dark gey Lamborghini Huracan. This raging bull produces 602 hp and 560 N-m of torque from a 5.2L naturally-aspirated V10 Audi/Lamborghini engine.

Although it was painful to see it get totally wrecked, mere 11 minutes into the movie, it was a key moment in strange's life as the car crash began his journey towards the mystic arts.

Hyundai Veloster ( Ant-man and the Wasp )

Hyundai Veloster
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The purple car with flame decals that Luis drives in the climactic car chase of the movie Ant-man and the Wasp is just plain bad-ass.

No only it fits perfectly with the light and hilarious theme of the movie, which was much needed after a dude with a purple chin wiped half-universe out of existence, but the way it spawns out of a hotwheels rally case is just amazing.

The veloster can shrink and then come back to its original size, all thanks to the pym particles which makes for one hell of a car chase sequence through the streets of San Francisco. The stock veloster in itself is one hell of a looker but after the modifications done to the car for the movie, it just blows my mind away just by its looks.

What's not to like in this car

Big fat tires ( check )

Wicked paint job ( check )

Flame Vinyls ( check )

Hyundai Veloster
Image source : https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/ant-man-and-the-wasp-veloster-proves-hyundai-deserves-a-place-in-the-marvel-universe-ar179327.html

1972 Ford Econoline ( Ant-man, Ant-man and the Waps, Avengers : Endgame )

My mother died, my dad got deported but at-least I got the van

Luis 's Van
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Luis's van or the " big, ugly brown van " is a 1972 Ford Econoline that has starred in three MCU movies, Ant-man, Ant-man and the Wasp and Avengers : Endgame.

Even after his girlfriend left him, his mom died and his dad got deported Luis is happy because he got the van which clearly gives us major optimistic goals. The van's horn is the traditional Spainsh folk song " La cucaracha ". A quantum tunnel was installed in the back of the van during the end of Ant-man and the wasp which was used to send Scott Lang into the Quantum Realm shortly before the snap.

It was really heartbreaking to see the van meet it's demise at the hand of Thanos during Avengers : Endgame as it has seemingly established such a deep connection with the audience.

Luis van with Quantum tunnel
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Chevrolet Tahoe ( Captain America : The Winter Soldier )

Nick Fury's SUV
Image Source : https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Nick_Fury%27s_SUV

When you are the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. or Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, a top secret and one of the most advanced and powerful military power on Earth, you need a ride that is equally intimidating, has a commanding road presence but should also be equally stealthy.The answer, well is an all black third generation Chevrolet Tahoe.

The car features an extremely durable hull, highly bullet resistant windows that was able to survive many rounds fired upon it by numerous side-arms and assault rifles as well as couple of hits from an electronic battering ram as seen in the assassination attempt on Nick Fury, an AI that was able to drive the vehicle all by itself, provide real-time traffic and weather updates and control various functions of the car such as flight systems (although that was never seen ). The car also had a heads-up display or HUD in the windscreen that provided coms detail as well as vehicle system details in real-time.As for the offensive, a freaking turret popped out of the centre console with an in-built grenade launcher .

Sadly, it was ultimately destroyed by the winter soldier using a disc grenade.

This vehicle is by-far my favorite in this list because of its sheer capabilities !

Below are some honorable mentions :