The teenage racing drama, Motorheads cast drive are clearly stars in their own right as well.

Motorheads soared to the top of Amazon's streaming charts within days of releasing. From unimaginably valuable cars kept behind high-tech security systems, to a race car that Caitlyn (Melissa Collazo) completely rebuilds while managing her high school responsibilities, Prime Video's Motorheads has no shortage of completely amazing cars in every episode.

10 Alicia's Tesla

It's Not On-Screen For Long, But It Says A Lot About Her

Harris and Alicia Tesla Motorheads

The Tesla that Alicia Whitaker (Mia Healey) drives says a lot about who she is as a person and what her role is in the Ironwood community. Alicia is one of the only characters who never expresses any interest in racing. When her boyfriend, Harris Bowers (Josh Macqueen) wants to get involved in racing over her protests, Alicia threatens to dump him, and her choice of car reflects that.

Despite Alicia's disinterest in racing, she nevertheless clearly knows her way around cars. She can hold her own in conversation with the other, racing, teens, and even she has to it that her father's car collection is cool.

Alicia's father, Bruce Whitaker (Sergio Di Zio), is the wealthiest man in Ironwood. If Alicia wanted a racing car, he would have given her one. Alicia drives a Tesla - a car that’s safe and environmentally friendly, but which is not built for racing. It's meant for hanging out with her friends and loved ones, and it exists in opposition to the rest of teenage culture in Motorheads.

9 Marcel's Pontiac Sunfire

It's An Oldie But A Goodie

Cars with lighted edges in Motorheads Season 1 Ep 3

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Marcel Crawford (Nicolas Cantu) is one of the poorer characters, and that is reflected in his late 90s Pontiac Sunfire. The Sunfire is far from the flashiest car on this list. But, in the context of Motorheads, Marcel's beat-up old Pontiac Sunfire is undeniably delightful and endearing.

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The Sunfire is one of the only things that Marcel owns for himself and doesn't have to share with his father. It is his most prized possession, and it represents his hopes of being able to paint cars like Logan Maddox and be recognized as an artist. When Zac fries the car's engine in a race, Marcel is ready to throw away their friendship. Because Marcel cares about the Sunfire, the audience cannot help but care as well.

8 Harris's Corvette

An Awesome Car And The Inciting Incident Of Motorheads

The first scene of Motorheads is a race between Christian Maddox (Deacon Phillippe) and a young Darrren Bowers; Bowers stole his father's Corvette, and still couldn't quite beat Christian Maddox. Decades later, Harris Bowers steals the same car from his own father to street race. While Harris wins his race, his action nevertheless leads to the car being stolen and stripped for parts.

The Bowers Corvette is a tragedy.

The Bowers Corvette is a tragedy. It is what first caused the rift between Zac and Harris, and the race that both boys' fathers raced directly prefigures their own in the dramatic finale of Motorheads season 1. Although the Corvette does not get to show off very much before being destroyed, it nevertheless haunts the narrative of Motorheads.

7 Harris's Porsche

A Baby Blue Menace

MOTORHEADS HARRIS BOWERS PORCHE

Harris Bower's baby blue Porsche is an extension of his personality. Even as everything else in Harris's life is up in the air, his Porsche is the one place he can feel secure. When Harris is fighting with his father, he goes to his Porsche. When Alicia dumps him, he goes to his Porsche. When Harris finally turns his back on the car heist in the finale, he goes straight to his Porsche.

In the final moments of Motorheads, Harris gets into a racing accident, which could very well kill him. The Porsche even spins out after hitting a pothole in the same way that his father’s Corvette spun out decades prior. The Corvette is the car that started the feud between the Bowers boys, Christian Maddox, and Zac, but Harris's Porsche is the car that finishes it.

6 '68 E-Type Jaguar

Mr. Whitaker's Favorite Toy

Mr. Whitaker loves his cars. He maintains a -protected storeroom in his mansion where he can display his rotating collection. When Mr. Whitaker shows off to Logan is a turning point in Motorheads season 1 - it establishes not only the depths of wealth disparity in Ironwood but also introduces a collection whose theft is integral to the season's climax.

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Jaguars in general are some of the most famous racing cars in the world, but it is the D-type that is most famous, not the E-type. So, in a show all about racing, Mr. Whitaker's most prized cars are the ones that he rarely even drives.

5 Dean Martin's Rolls-Royce

A Real Car In A Fictional Town

Motorheads Dean Martin Rolls Royce

What makes Mr. Whitaker's gray 1980 Corniche Convertible Rolls-Royce particularly interesting is that it is not just a creation of Motorheads, but rather a real car that exists in the real world. Mr. Whitaker tells Logan that the Rolls-Royce is the very car that the "King of Cool," Dean Martin, famously drove.

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Up until Mr. Whitaker made that statement, Motorheads was a show cut off from the world with its fictional setting. But Dean Martin is a real singer and actor, and he did drive a gray 1980 Corniche Convertible Rolls-Royce. On top of being a piece of history, Martin's car is an integral grounding force in the often fantastical world of Motorheads.

4 Eleanor The Shelby Mustang

Another Movie Connection In Motorheads

Motorheads was always a television show with a lot of connections to Hollywood. Zac and Caitlyn's mother, Samantha Torres, is played by Nathalie Kelley, who rose to prominence in The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift. While "Eleanor," a 1971 Ford Mustang, may not be a part of the Fast and Furious cinematic universe, the 1974 film which it first appeared, Gone in 60 Seconds, was certainly a precursor to the genre.

While Gone in 60 Seconds was first released in 1974, the movie was remade in 2000, starring Nicholas Cage, and featuring a slightly different take on Eleanor. Mr. Whitaker's Eleanor is the 2000 version.

What including Eleanor in Mr. Whitaker's car collection does for Motorheads is to establish a throughline between three different generations of car-centric entertainment. First came Eleanor in Gone in 60 Seconds in the 1970s, then came the Fast and Furious in the early 2000s. Every car in Mr. Whitaker's collection is cool in its own right - it makes sense that people wanted to steal them - but the historical connections of Eleanor make it the coolest car of the bunch.

3 Sam's Mazda RX-7

A Racecar From a Bygone Era

Sam's RX7 Motorheads

Sam Torres always does her best to discourage her children from getting involved in racing. In episode 5, "Value," Motorheads reveals another side of Sam. Sam spots a Mazda RX-7 that she immediately recognizes as her old car from high school. Caitlyn does her best to convince her mother to purchase the car at auction and embrace the spirit of her youth.

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What makes the RX-7 interesting in Motorheads is what it reveals about Sam. Sam is on the sidelines in flashbacks while Christian races various characters whose adult counterparts are still haunting Ironwood. In the present day, Sam is strongly opposed to her own children falling into the lifestyle. But the RX-7 makes it clear that, at some level, Sam does love cars and racing.

2 Logan's Mustang

The Most Beloved Car In Motorheads

Logan Mustang Motorheads

While Logan Maddox may own an auto shop, it is undeniably clear that his Mustang is his baby. At the start of the show, he drives the car everywhere. When the Mustang gets damaged in an intimidation tactic, Logan does not rest until he has restored it. Nevertheless, Logan ultimately has to give up the Mustang, selling it to Mr. Whitaker to secure not only some much-needed funds, but also the RX-7 for Sam. And, in the finale of Motorheads season 1, the Mustang is one of the cars that Harris helps steal from Mr. Whitaker.

1 Christian's Car

An Unbeaten Racing Machine

In the world of Motorheads, the most important race car is usually just called "Christian's Car," or just "that car." It is immediately identifiable by its bright yellow paint job and its "UNB10" license plate, warning any would-be challengers that the car is unbeaten in races. The lines and silhouette of the car suggest that it started life as a Dodge Charger. However, it has been so aggressively rebuilt that, by the end of the series, no one refers to the car as any make or model.

Amazon Prime has not yet renewed Motorheads for season 2.

With help from Curtis and Logan, Caitlyn rebuilt the car from a pile of rust and junkyard parts, and she managed to honor the vehicle's unbeaten legacy. When Christian Maddox drove the car, it made him a legend in his own time. When Caitlyn rebuilt it, it transformed her from a high school student to an engineer. This car is the beating, roaring, racing heart of Motorheads, and it is undeniably the coolest car in the series.

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Motorheads
Network
Prime Video
  • Headshot Of Ryan Phillippe
    Ryan Phillippe
    Logan
  • Headshot Of Nathalie Kelley
    Nathalie Kelley
    Samantha
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    Michael Cimino
    Zac
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    Josh Macqueen
    Harris

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Set in a declining rust-belt town, Motorheads explores youthful ion, emotional growth, and rebellion through the lens of street racing. The series follows a group of high school misfits who form a deep connection over cars, tackling love, loss, and identity while contending with the pressures and politics of teenage life.

Creator(s)
John A. Norris
Main Genre
Drama
Seasons
1