Cars
r/cars
Car Enthusiasts
- Last successful update
- Updated 2026-10-06 21:12 UTC · 1w ago
- Most-mentioned analysis range
- Most-discussed range 2026-09-06 → 2026-10-06
Trend windows
- Current seven-day window
- Current window 2026-09-29 → 2026-10-05
- Comparison seven-day window
- Comparison 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-28
- Analyzed records behind the comparison
- 7,698 current vs 5,997 comparison analyzed posts/comments
Editorial overview
Trending in r/cars
The strongest rising or new signals by prevalence change: how much more often each entity appears in the current seven-day window compared with the previous seven, normalized by analyzed activity. A signal needs at least 5 distinct posts or comments in the current window. “New” means absent from the comparison window — not new to the world or to Reddit.
- #1
prius
CAR_MODELRising- Prevalence change
- +1.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 123 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #2
gas
FUEL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +1.0 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 108 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #3
camry
CAR_MODELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.7 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 82 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #4
ev
FUEL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.6 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 142 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #5
3 series
CAR_MODELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.5 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 54 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #6
us
MANUFACTURING_LOCATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.5 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 135 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
Window: 2026-09-29 → 2026-10-05 compared with 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-28 (complete UTC days).
Categories by trend strength
Category strength is the sum of its three strongest eligible rising/new signals, in percentage points. Ordered strongest first.
CAR_MODEL
+2.4 pp
from 259 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: prius, camry, 3 series
FUEL_TYPE
+1.7 pp
from 266 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: gas, ev, gasoline
MANUFACTURING_LOCATION
+1.1 pp
from 234 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: us, china, uk
AUTO_PART
+0.8 pp
from 76 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: bolt, steering wheel, vent
BODY_STYLE
+0.7 pp
from 165 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: suv, wagon, sedan
PRICE
+0.6 pp
from 55 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 50k, $ 40k, $ 60k
ENGINE_CONFIGURATION
+0.4 pp
from 72 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: v8, vr6, i4
MODEL_YEAR
+0.4 pp
from 51 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 2022, 2016, 2014
INFOTAINMENT_SYSTEM
+0.3 pp
from 33 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: carplay, android auto, gps
BATTERY_TECHNOLOGY
+0.3 pp
from 28 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: charger
PERFORMANCE_METRIC
+0.3 pp
from 26 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: charging speed, range, ride quality
CAR_GENERATION
+0.3 pp
from 29 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: previous generation, previous gen, next generation
FINANCING_OPTION
+0.2 pp
from 13 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: tax credit, car payment
FUEL_ECONOMY
+0.1 pp
from 14 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: electricity
AUTOMOTIVE_EVENT
+0.1 pp
from 13 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: crash, test drive
AUTOMOTIVE_JOURNALIST
+0.1 pp
from 12 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: reviewer
MECHANICAL_FAILURE
+0.1 pp
from 13 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: electrical issue, unreliable
MARKET_SEGMENT
+0.1 pp
from 14 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: us market
TRIM_LEVEL
+0.1 pp
from 6 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: level 2
SPEED_LIMIT
+0.1 pp
from 9 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 60
INDUCTION_TYPE
+0.1 pp
from 7 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: forced induction
HORSEPOWER_RATING
+0.1 pp
from 5 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 1000hp
INTERIOR_MATERIAL
+0.1 pp
from 5 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: plastic
ROAD_TYPE
+0.0 pp
from 20 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: street, off road
CURRENCY
+0.0 pp
from 8 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: dollar
EXTERIOR_COLOR
+0.0 pp
from 7 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: orange
MAINTENANCE_ACTIVITY
+0.0 pp
from 6 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: charging
MEDIA_PUBLICATION
+0.0 pp
from 5 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: car and driver
TRANSMISSION_TYPE
+0.0 pp
from 5 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: automatic
All signals for r/cars are reported for the same exact windows; strength is a presentation aid, not a stored metric.
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Exact published metrics for r/cars. Rising and Falling compare the current seven-day window 2026-09-29 → 2026-10-05 with the previous seven days 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-28 ( complete UTC days; 7,698 current vs 5,997 comparison analyzed records). Signals appear only with at least 5 distinct posts or comments behind them — the current window for Rising, the comparison window for Falling; the CSV export still contains the complete published metric set. Most discussed uses the current analysis lookback (2026-09-06 → 2026-10-06) — frequency, never trending.
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“New” means absent from the comparison window — not new to the world or to Reddit. All signals are automatically extracted and may be wrong; they are directional product signals, not causal claims.
prius
CAR_MODELRising- Prevalence change
- +1.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 123 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 31 comparison → 176 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
gas
FUEL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +1.0 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 108 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 33 comparison → 143 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
camry
CAR_MODELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.7 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 82 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 26 comparison → 94 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
ev
FUEL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.6 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 142 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 99 comparison → 208 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
3 series
CAR_MODELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.5 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 54 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 12 comparison → 62 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
us
MANUFACTURING_LOCATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.5 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 135 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 88 comparison → 155 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
m350
CAR_MODELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.5 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 38 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 42 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
bolt
AUTO_PARTRising- Prevalence change
- +0.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 35 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 52 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
ix3
CAR_MODELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 37 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 53 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
suv
BODY_STYLERising- Prevalence change
- +0.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 96 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 58 comparison → 107 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
china
MANUFACTURING_LOCATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 74 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 44 comparison → 101 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
rav4
CAR_MODELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 62 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 34 comparison → 66 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
charger
BATTERY_TECHNOLOGYRising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 28 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 3 comparison → 46 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
corolla
CAR_MODELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 78 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 54 comparison → 101 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
50k
PRICERising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 27 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 29 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
wagon
BODY_STYLERising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 29 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 9 comparison → 39 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
steering wheel
AUTO_PARTRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 27 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 11 comparison → 27 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
uk
MANUFACTURING_LOCATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 25 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 6 comparison → 25 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
mustang
CAR_MODELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 70 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 51 comparison → 77 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
v8
ENGINE_CONFIGURATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 54 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 55 comparison → 63 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
vent
AUTO_PARTNew- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 14 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 0 comparison → 23 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
2022
MODEL_YEARRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 20 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 8 comparison → 21 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
sedan
BODY_STYLERising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 40 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 25 comparison → 48 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
$ 40k
PRICERising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 17 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 17 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
carplay
INFOTAINMENT_SYSTEMRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 15 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 3 comparison → 21 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
android auto
INFOTAINMENT_SYSTEMRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 13 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 13 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
civic
CAR_MODELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 73 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 58 comparison → 96 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
hatchback
BODY_STYLERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 36 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 21 comparison → 40 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
2016
MODEL_YEARRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 18 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 6 comparison → 22 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
electricity
FUEL_ECONOMYRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 14 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 3 comparison → 17 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
previous generation
CAR_GENERATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 11 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 11 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
$ 60k
PRICERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 11 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 11 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
vr6
ENGINE_CONFIGURATIONNew- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 9 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 0 comparison → 12 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 9 recent records
$ 30k
PRICERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 19 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 8 comparison → 20 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
gasoline
FUEL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 16 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 6 comparison → 17 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
reviewer
AUTOMOTIVE_JOURNALISTRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 12 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 13 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
shifter
AUTO_PARTRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 13 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 14 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
$ 25k
PRICERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 10 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 11 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
charging speed
PERFORMANCE_METRICRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 9 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 10 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 9 recent records
tax credit
FINANCING_OPTIONNew- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 8 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 0 comparison → 9 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 8 recent records
2014
MODEL_YEARRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 13 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 5 comparison → 14 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
air vent
AUTO_PARTNew- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 7 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 0 comparison → 7 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 7 recent records
msrp
PRICERising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 37 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 29 comparison → 42 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
canada
MANUFACTURING_LOCATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 28 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 20 comparison → 31 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
us market
MARKET_SEGMENTRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 14 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 6 comparison → 14 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
range
PERFORMANCE_METRICRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 11 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 16 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
head gasket
AUTO_PARTRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 9 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 10 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 9 recent records
i4
ENGINE_CONFIGURATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 9 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 10 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 9 recent records
2003
MODEL_YEARRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 9 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 9 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 9 recent records
ride quality
PERFORMANCE_METRICNew- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 6 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 0 comparison → 7 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 6 recent records
Entities are extracted automatically and may be wrong. Trend signals are directional product signals, not causal claims. See the methodology for the exact definitions.