Subaru’s electric Solterra is missing from the list, (along with the nearly identical Toyota bz4X) because we covered it more in depth in an earlier story. Some, though, are greater than others, so here are five of the most interesting vehicles. Yet Barbie's cars continue to play an important role in expanding the automotive world to kids who might otherwise feel excluded from it, and for that, they deserve your respect.The auto show is back, and while the Los Angeles event might not be what it was in 2019, several automakers embraced the return to the in-person event to showcase their latest and greatest. The brand and its offerings have thankfully evolved quite a bit since then. Admittedly, Barbie has been the root of many of controversies over the years, from the lack of racial diversity in her toy-orbit to an unrealistic body that-no joke-was based on a lewd German gag gift. My off-brand "fashion doll" Jeep Grand Cherokee was another favorite given its extra ground clearance that could hop over common household obstacles with ease, with doll, bunny or whatever in tow.īetween Barbie's numerous rides and Clarissa Explains It All's eponymous protagonist who constantly talked about her need for a driver's license, there were no limits or expectations to which cars I should like. I was always more of a stuffed animal person, so my big Barbie limo frequently hauled Puffalumps around the house. Cars aren't just made to roll, after all-they're made to haul people and stuff. Some Barbie cars were even remote-control cars, except way cooler thanks to their doll-and-cargo capacity. You won't find the variety of cars that you would in Hot Wheels (a line of toys started by the husband of Barbie's creator) or Matchbox cars, but thanks to Barbie cars' open designs that were made for dolls, you could do something that's fundamental to any human-sized car: carry stuff. Barbie even got a new Volkswagen Microbus two decades before the real-life VW I.D. Since then, the Barbie-verse has had RVs, race cars, tractors, ATVs, helicopters, scooters, boats and dune buggies in addition to all manner of extremely cool cars. Cars were a very male-dominated space, even more so then, but here she was, driving sports cars everywhere. Or perhaps they realized that sticking to stereotypes wouldn't fit a doll who became an astronaut in 1965, two years after the Soviet Union launched its first woman into space but nearly two decades before NASA followed suit. Maybe they took note that Dodge's exercise in chauvinism was a commercial flop. Now it's almost a given that you'll see at least one flamboyantly pink- or purple-trimmed Jeep in real size at off-road parks everywhere, frequently adorned with "drives like a girl" or "not his car" stickers just to clarify things.įor a doll accessory that came right after the dumbed-down, designed-by-men "car for women" known as the Dodge La Femme, the Barbie car was pretty important. Jeeps, too, make frequent appearances in doll sizes.
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The Jeep Wrangler is another vehicle so associated with Barbie that Power Wheels-based "Barbie Jeep Racing" has become an entire genre of hold-my-beer downhill fun.
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The Chevrolet Corvette was so ubiquitous throughout Barbie's history that it's usually the first car that comes to mind when you think of a doll-sized Barbie car. (I'll be honest, the New Beetle with its flower-power sticker kit would have definitely been on my wish list.) But Barbie wasn't limited to these. The one theme throughout the history of Barbie cars was that she always had her own car, and many of them weren't the less powerful fare that gets unfairly stereotyped as "girl cars." You could still find cars that get associated with women on a regular basis, including Porsche Boxsters (complete with motorized convertible roofs!), Volkswagen Golf cabriolets and various minivans if you wanted.