r/cars is a subreddit with 7.4M members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses car, looking for, looking, new, and part, and they frequently recommend/review minimalist shoes, radar detectors, and tool brand.
r/Cars is the largest automotive enthusiast community on the Internet. We're Reddit's central hub for vehicle-related discussion, industry news, reviews, projects, DIY guides, advice, stories, and more.
Popular Themes in r/cars
#1
News
: "Volvo is officially discontinuing LIDAR on its vehicles."
26 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Buyer Sues Ford Over $1.3 Billion Tariff Refund He Says He’s Owed A Cut Of"
8 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Audi Is Looking for Opportunities to Bring More Station Wagons to America"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "BMW reportedly is canning its planned off-road G-Class rival"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "Aventador market is being up ended with claims of wide spread milage fraud."
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "- Cizeta V16T AMA - Announcing an Ask Me Anything event in r/WeirdWheels with author Brian Wicklum on the outrageous Italian-American supercar the Cizeta V16T - Tuesday, July 14th from 8-10 a.m. PST"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/cars
#1
Car
: "What's the highest mileage you've gotten out of a Car that you abused the crap out of?"
65 posts
#2
Looking For
64 posts
#3
Looking
63 posts
#4
New
20 posts
#5
Part
7 posts
#6
Ev
: "Volkswagen isn’t done niche-busting yet: this is its new baby Ev"
7 posts
#7
Mount
4 posts
#8
Engine
4 posts
#9
Annoying
4 posts
#10
Struggling
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/cars
Minimalist Shoes
73 reviews
#1
Puma
4.0★ from 11 reviews
#2
Xero
4.4★ from 11 reviews
#3
Vans
4.7★ from 3 reviews
Radar Detectors
53 reviews
#1
Escort
4.4★ from 28 reviews
#2
Valentine
4.6★ from 12 reviews
#3
Uniden
4.7★ from 9 reviews
Tool Brand
29 reviews
#1
Snap-on
4.9★ from 8 reviews
#2
Kobalt
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#3
Harbor Freight
4.3★ from 4 reviews
Flair Used in r/cars
#1
video
: "Brutally Honest Car Talk | Featuring BMW M5 - savagegeese"
6 posts
#2
Unreliable source
: "My Personal Journey of Finding a New Sports Car, i.e. How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Not Deal with Porsche."
2 posts
#3
Potentially Misleading
: "You can buy a 2025-2026 Lyriq 100kWh battery for $1.2k"
1 post
#4
Clickbait
: "Tested: Dodge Charger R/T Is Heavier [and Slower] Than a Three-Row Mazda CX-90."
1 post
#5
Hot Take
: "I cannot for the life of me understand the obsession with Subaru SUVs"
1 post
Member Growth in r/cars
Yearly
+50k members(0.7%)
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Last updated: August 4, 2026