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The lack of flying cars in [[Real Life]] is a [[I Want My Jetpack|common complaint]]. The fact that they would for all intents and purposes be personal aircraft, and require the same regulations and specialized skill as planes and helicopters is a big reason why we haven't seen any in our lifetimes. Several flying cars ''have been invented'' in [[Real Life]], but [[Awesome but Impractical|the concept has always ended up getting scrapped]] because said flying cars used up a ''lot'' of fuel... and had a penchant for crash-landing when they ran out. Most fictional cars [[Hand Wave]] this by saying something about an [[Anti Gravity]] element in place.

 

== Anime & Manga ==

* The Star Rocket Racer, the rarely-seen personal flying auto of both the [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] Star-Spangled Kid and Stargirl of the [[Justice Society of America]]. Ever since she got her Cosmic Rod she hasn't really had a need for it.

* [[She Hulk]] once had a flying car (a gift from a benevolent alien) but later lost it.

** The comics' excuse was that the Supermobile was invented by Superman at a time he'd lost his powers, and needed something to help him fight Amazo. The car was capable of duplicating most of his powers, was constructed of a super-hard metal, and could shield him from kryptonite.

* The Batcraft flown by Jim Gordon III, in the computer-generated [[Cyberpunk]] [[Elseworld]] comic ''[[Batman Digital Justice (Comic Book)|Batman Digital Justice]]''.

* A common power-up for your tank in the ''[[Blaster Master (Video Game)|Blaster Master]]'' series.

* [[Tex Murphy]] has one in ''Mean Streets''. It is not clear what happened to it in the subsequent games.

* The upcoming game [[Mario Kart|''Mario Kart 7'']] will feature cars that can turn into hang gliders.

* Hover cars seem to the norm in [[Future Cop LAPD]], even if they still use roads.

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