Mid-Life Crisis Car
This car is probably red, usually a convertible, always expensive and zippy, and necessarily driven by a middle-aged man. If he's been around for a while, this will be the first time he's shown any tendency to care about what he drives. It is almost always Compensating for Something.
Sometimes a motorcycle can fill the same function.
Very often becomes
Zoomed-Out Reframing Gag
This is a visual comedy trope where the absurdity of a situation is highlighted or an initially serious scene is made humorous by viewing it from a distance. With the right Camera Tricks, a scene can be made to look more dynamic, but the opposite is true as well. The camera is intentionally set far from the action, making the action look rather silly or mundane.
There's a fight going on, or a Chase Scene
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