How it works
This random car generator draws from 382 real production cars, from the Citroën 2CV to the Lamborghini Countach, and prints each one's type, home country and the years it was built. Narrow the draw to hatchbacks, sedans, SUVs, pickups, sports cars, supercars, electric cars or classics. Take away the cars you do not want and press again.
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Draw, keep and take away
Five cars are on the page when it opens. Press Pick 5 new cars for five more. On a keyboard the space bar does the same. For a longer list, press Add another at its end; the × on a row makes it shorter. To keep a car, take the others away with the × at the end of their rows: the next press fills the gaps and leaves what you kept. No car comes back until you have seen every car in the group you chose.
Eight groups, from city cars to supercars
The All cars menu under the button sorts the list by what a car is for: city cars and hatchbacks, sedans and wagons, SUVs and crossovers, pickups and vans, sports cars and coupes, supercars, electric cars and classics. A car can sit in two groups, so an electric SUV shows up under both. Classics has one plain rule: the last one left the factory in 2006 or earlier. The Pickups and vans group makes it a random vehicle generator too: work trucks, camper vans and minivans are in it.
Where the years come from
Each line was checked on 18 September 2026 against that model's Wikipedia article and written in our own words. Most make and model names were also matched against the US road safety agency's vehicle list. Car names return after a break, so some cards say so. Where the sources disagreed about whether a recent model is still in production, the card says only when it was introduced. Prices, power figures and sales ranks are left out because they change every year.
- Stuck on what to draw? Press the button and sketch the first car that comes up. The years on the card tell you which shape of that car to look for.
- For a garage game, draw 10, keep three and defend your three-car garage to your friends: one for every day, one for the weekend, one for the long trip.
- Writers can use it as a car randomizer for characters. Choose Classics in the All cars menu for a story set before 2006, and let the car say something about who drives it.
- In a racing or driving game with a big car list, let the draw decide what everyone drives this round. Pick again if the game does not have it.
Questions and answers
How many cars are in the list?
There are 382 cars from 99 makes. By group: 70 city cars and hatchbacks, 81 sedans and wagons, 86 SUVs and crossovers, 29 pickups and vans, 88 sports cars and coupes, 41 supercars, 40 electric cars and 94 classics. Some cars sit in two groups, which is why those numbers add up to more than 382.
Can it just give me a random car, one at a time?
Yes. Take the others away with × until one is left and it answers 'give me a random car' with a single name in large type and one line about it. Choose a group in the All cars menu first if you only want a certain kind. Every car in that group has the same chance, and none repeats until you have seen them all.
How do I pick a random car I could buy today?
The list mixes cars on sale now with cars that ended decades ago, so read the card. 'Built since' means the model was still in production when we checked. A card with two years means it has ended, though used ones may be easy to find. To pick a random car from the past only, choose Classics in the All cars menu.
Are the cars real?
Every one is a real car that was built and sold, a few of them as racing cars. There are no concept cars and no film or game cars. The list covers makers from Japan, Germany, the United States, Italy, Britain, France, Sweden, South Korea, China and more, from economy cars to cars built in the hundreds.
Is this site connected to any car maker?
No. Make and model names are used only to identify the cars, and the page shows no logos or badges. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by any car maker. If you spot a wrong year, tell us through the contact page and we will check it and fix the card.