Jun 17, 2025
The hit show's meticulous use of 1980s and '90s cars has prompted countless theories, so we talked to the people who chose them to finally g
Why was each car chosen for its character? Mark Scout (Adam Scott), the show’s main character, is a safe, sensible guy, so they gave him a ’90s Volvo—a safe, sensible sedan with sharp lines and boxy styling. It also wasn’t lost on the producers that Mark lost his wife to a car accident, so he’d likely want to own a safe car. “We started gravitating, and Ben started gravitating towards this idea of a Volvo. Yeah, you know. We all remember that ad. It’s boxy but safe, and we just kind of gravitated towards that,” said Miller.