car enthusiasts

Vehicle hobby lovers

Car enthusiasts are people with a passionate interest in automobiles—their design, performance, history, or culture.

The term covers a broad spectrum: collectors of vintage vehicles, weekend mechanics, racing fans, and those who simply love driving.

Car enthusiasts gathered at the show to admire classic muscle cars.

Also called gearheads, motorheads, or petrolheads (British).

Related

muscle cars · transmission systems · gear ratio · autocross · drifting · petrolhead · vintage models · car culture · Sunday drives · online forums · gearheads · fuel injection · meetups · exhaust systems · body kits · hood scoop · aftermarket parts · turbocharging

Categories
Opposites
level of interest in automobiles

car enthusiastsnon-drivers

Those without driving privileges

attitude toward car culture

car enthusiastsurbanists

Scholars of metropolitan development

transportation priorities

car enthusiastsbike commuters

Workers who bicycle daily

Family

enthusiast

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G