Vehicles in Detective Conan
Detective Conan features many trucks, motorcycles and classic cars.
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Protagonists' vehicles
Volkswagen Beetle
Hiroshi Agasa drives a classic yellow Volkswagen beetle Type 1, and has owned it for at least ten years.[1] Agasa's license plate is 新宿 500, ひ １-６４ (Shinjuku 500, Hi 1-64).[2] The plate kana and number are a pun on "Hiroshi" (Hi-i-ro-shi). Possibly the most frequently appearing car in Detective Conan, Agasa often takes the Detective Boys in the beetle to various interesting places or on camping trips, which are inevitably spoiled by a mystery of some sort. A recurring joke in Detective Conan is that Agasa's beetle frequently breaks down, often while he and the Detective Boys are on a trip, and then a case occurs wherever they stop. Cases where the beetle has broken down include:
- Contact with the Black Organization
- Mountain Witch's Cutlery
- The Blue Spark of Hate (out of gas)
- A Dangerous Party of Two
- The Secret That The Diary Plays
- Online Client
Jaguar E-Type
Yukiko Kudo drives a Series 2 Jaguar E-Type in Shinichi Kudo's New York Case. According to Yukiko it has a 256 horsepower engine and a le mans winning chassis.[5] Shinichi jokingly refers to it as a "British Princess." Yukiko is fast and reckless driver, which is perhaps the reason it was sent in for serious repairs that lasted for almost a month a year before the current timeline. She also got pulled over for going 40 mph (64.37 km/h) over the speed limit soon after she got it back. It has a New York state license plate with the number YUK-910
Harley Davidson Electra Glide
Jirokichi drives what is likely an navy blue and silver Electra Glide Harley Davidson motorcycle with a sidecar, as seen in the Blue Wonder heist. His dog Lupin typically rides in the passenger sidecar. The exact year and model is undetermined. However, due to his wealth, it's possible that he had one custom made.
Yamaha Artesia XT400
Masumi Sera rides a Yamaha Artesia XT400 motorcycle. The Artesia is a reference to Sera's Mobile Suit Gundam namesake, Sayla Mass, whose real name is Artesia Som Deikun.
Subaru 360
Subaru Okiya fittingly drives a Subaru 360. The Subaru 360 is a very small and cheap car, and features suicide doors. Okiya claims his car has some unique quirks that make it difficult to handle, but he may have been lying because he wanted to be the driver.
Mini Cooper
Eri drives a Mini Cooper 1.3i Mark VII. Her license plate number is 新宿 77 せ 77-73 (Shinjuku 77, Se 77-73).
Cobra
Saguru Hakuba's caretaker, Baaya, picked him up from the airport and drove him to a Kid heist in a Cobra, likely an AC Cobra. The license plate is not visible.
Vanden Plas Princess 1100
Konosuke Jii drives a 1965 Vanden Plas Princess 1100 in Kaitou Kid's Busy Date and The Secret of the Red Tear. His license plate is 港 532, ね • •１６ (Minato Ward 532, Ne ‧ ‧ 16).
Japanese law enforcement vehicles
Mazda RX-7
Miwako Sato drives a red colored series 6 Mazda (Ẽfini) RX-7 that used to be owned by her father, Masayoshi Sato, making it over 18 years old.[12]. She uses it for police work, but it is unmarked; when she needs to use police lights, she attaches a roof mounted rotating beacon to the top of the car. The RX-7 used to be white, but she repainted it to make it more visible in foggy conditions after some accidents occurred in a popular drag racing area. It features prominently in the Silver White witch case. A combination of the tire squealing and Sato's shrieking gives her car a characteristic eerie sound when she drifts. Sato's license plate is 新宿 300, ゆ ９-０１ (Shinjuku 300, Yu 9-01).
Nissan Tiida Latio
Wataru Takagi drives a silver 2008 Nissan Tiida Latio.
Fiat 500
Chiba drives a Fiat 500, in a convertible form or a hardtop model but with the option of painted roof.
Honda Accord
Yui Uehara drives an eighth generation Honda Accord. At one point, Ai Haibara and Hiroshi Agasa thought they were criminals because they saw some bullet holes and dried blood left behind from a firefight that Yui and Kansuke Yamato participated in.
Black Organization vehicles
Porsche 356A
Gin drives a black Porsche 356A. The 356A is an old classic German car (produced 1955–59) and is quite rare. Both Conan's allies and the FBI know that Gin often drives this model, and that its presence signals danger. According to Haibara, it is Gin's favorite car and he refers to it as a "German black rain frog" in reference to the Opel Laubfrosch. The Porsche features a flat engine that makes a characteristic idling noise which Conan has used to identify it over his listening devices. Earlier in the manga, Gin often drove it personally, but as the series has progressed more often Vodka chauffeurs Gin around. The license plate has never been shown in the manga, but in the anime it has the license plate numbers 48-69 in its first appearance, and then later 新宿 54, み 43-69 (Shinjuku 54, Mi 43-69)[14] or 43-68.
Dodge Viper
Chianti drives a blue Dodge Viper with two white stripes. Korn often rides with her as a passenger. The license plate is 新宿 300, す(?) 9-25 (Shinjuku 300, Su 9-25)
Harley-Davidson V-Rod
Vermouth rides a burgundy 2003 Harley-Davidson V-Rod VRSC.
Mazda RX-7
Tooru Amuro drives a white colored Mazda FD RX-7. The RX-7 was T-boned when Amuro intentionally maneuvered it in front of another car being driven by a hostage taker in order to stop her.[18] While the side doors were badly damaged, it otherwise seemed to survive the impact without too much other damage. His RX-7 is a reference to the white[19] Gundam that the Mobile Suit Gundam character Amuro Ray piloted, the RX-78-2.
Porsche 914
Vodka drove a black Porsche 914 to meet with the person he thought was Itakura in The Dark Footprint.
Ducati Superbike
Chianti drives a Ducati Superbike during the Clash of Red and Black case.
Toyota Prius (XW10)
While disguised as Tomoaki Araide, Vermouth drove a 1st generation Prius while following Jodie Starling and Ai Haibara to the shipping yard. This car was destroyed when Vermouth blew up its gas tank with a well placed shot. It is unclear whether this car belonged to Tomoaki Araide or Vermouth; if so, this may not be their only car because Vermouth, still disguised as Araide, drove a different car while passing a restaurant where Sato was having an omiai.
De Tomaso Pantera
Vermouth drove a yellow De Tomaso Pantera in the Raven Chaser.
American law enforcement vehicles
Chevrolet C-1500
Shuichi Akai drives a black Chevy C-1500. In the anime, it has the license plate number 12-02. It was destroyed by an explosion at the end of the Clash of Red and Black.
Mercedes CLK320
Although James Black is the owner[22] of this silver-white Mercedes CLK320, Jodie Starling often uses it as a replacement for her car which was set on fire in the Halloween Party Case. The roof is retractable. If featured prominently in Black Organization vs. FBI where it and other FBI cars were used to box in Kir, and was driven wildly but skillfully by Andre Camel to reach a waterway in order to dispose of a bomb in Clash of Red and Black. In the anime, her plate is 新宿 300, さ 80-23 (Shinjuku 300, Sa 80-23)[23]
Peugeot 607
Jodie Starling's Peugeot 607 was stolen by Vermouth after the end of Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night.
Citroën BX
Kir drives a silver GTi version Citroën BX. Kir's license plate is 新宿 500, み １２-０８ (Shinjuku 500, Mi 12-08).
Volvo S40
In the anime, there are two cars used to box in Kir's motorcycle. One is a light blue Volvo S40, license plate number 新宿 300, そ 10-34 (Shinjuku 300, So 10-34).
Lexus
In the anime, there are two cars used to box in Kir's motorcycle. One is a dark blue Lexus, license plate 48-62.
Other
Isuzu Cubic bus
In Episode 230-231, a hijacked Isuzu Cubic bus runs through Beika and has a stop that includes Beika Park. In the anime it is enroute to the Beika City Building. The bus number appears to be W707, and the license plate number is 53-91.
Not yet indentified
Kir's Motorcycle
Heiji's Motorcycle
Heiji is a dangerous driver, and has almost got run over a couple times. Movie 3 and 7 are the main appearances of Heiji with his vehicle.
FBI Vans
In the anime, the three vans have the license plate numbers 新宿 400 や 5-10 (Shinjuku 400, Ya 5-10), 新宿 400 さ 13-07 (Shinjuku 400, Sa 13-07), 新宿 400 た 20-04 (Shinjuku 400, Ta 20-04). Is some scenes, the letters and numbers are inconsistent, as is the license plate of the van transporting Rena.
Snake's car
Snake used this car to spy on Jody Hopper in The Secret of the Red Tear.
Shiratori's car
Takagi's car
Rikumichi's Nissan
Is silver grey and has the license plate number 12 17 in the anime.
Fusae Campbell's car
Fusae Campbell's car in Gingko-Colored First Love.
Trivia
- The majority of the cars in Japan have the steering wheel on the right side because Japan is left-hand traffic country; however, many of the vehicles driven by the FBI and the Black Organization have the steering wheel on the left. While this might be expected for the FBI because they originate from the United States which is a right-hand traffic country, this does not make sense for the Black Organization which has a significant base of operations in Japan. This is probably because left-hand drive vehicles are considered more prestigious than right-hand drive vehicles in Japanese culture because they are typically imported.
Cases featuring cars as a central element
Many cases center around cars. These include:
- Ayumi-chan Kidnapping Case
- The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case
- The Coffee Shop Truck's Wild Entrance Case
- The Super Car's Trap
- Megure's Sealed Secret
- The Mysterious Passenger
- The Four Porsches
- Find the Buttock's Mark
- The Car Stunt's Utmost Limit
- The Uncontrollable Rental Car!
- Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys
- What She Truly Wants to Ask
- The Blue Spark of Hate
- Co-Investigating with a First Love
See also
External Links
References
- ^ Manga Volume 55, File 7, page 10: "Dawn"
- ^ Movie 15: Quarter of Silence
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- ^ The RX-78-2 Gundam itself used to be more white in the original animation, but late in production toy manufacturers requested for it to be more colorful. Although the animation was changed, the dialogue was not changed leading to many references to the original mostly white coloration. One example is Amuro's Zeon nickname the "White Devil".
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- ^ 498
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