The Academy Awards are on February 28, and while everyone鈥檚 wondering what film will win best picture聽or who will win best actor, we thought we鈥檇 bring up an an overlooked category: best adventure vehicle. While聽such a thing doesn't actually exist, we thought it would be a fun addition, so we went through the past few聽decades and chose some of our cars, trucks, and motorcycles.聽
The聽Gods Must Be Crazy聽(1984)
Car:聽Land聽Rover Defender
Referred to as the 鈥淎ntichrist,鈥 it constantly breaks down as the movies鈥 stars traipse around the African bush.
Long Way Round听(2004)
Motorcycle:聽BMW GS 1200
Actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman ride around the world in 115 days, slowed down by McGregor鈥檚 propensity for crashing.
Little Miss Sunshine聽(2006)
Car:聽1979 VW bus
A dysfunctional family piles into their crapped out bus to make the daughter鈥檚 beauty pageant. What could go wrong?
The Italian Job聽(2003)
Car:聽Mini Cooper
This remake of a 1969 heist film switches the venue from Turin聽to Los Angeles聽and features a squad of villain-driven Minis going where few vehicles can.
Mad Max聽(1979)
Car:聽1973 Ford XB Falcon
The car has survived the apocalypse聽and is still running strong.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles听(1986)
Car:聽1986 Chrysler Town & Country
The car is crashed, crushed and catches fire, yet still keep on rolling.
The Spy Who Loved Me听(1977)
Car:聽1976 Lotus Esprit S1
James Bond drives it off a pier and聽voil脿!聽it turns into a submarine. Cool fact: Elon Musk founder of Tesla/Space X owns the car now.