| rdfs:comment | - The ultra-low cost of these vehicles, and their shameless inattention to fashion, have earned them the endearing nickname, "Jew's sports car." Gentiles, by comparison, proudly overpay for Fords. The comparable, endearing Japanese nickname for the American counterpart is: "bloated, low-quality, uninspiring crap-wagons."
- Any widely available car that has had its outer body modified to give the impression of a high performance vehicle. Aesthetics such as large tailpipes, or “fart cannons,” spoilers, fake hood scoops, big rims, neon lighting strips, imitation badging, fake decals, loud exhaust systems, bright neon paint, and racing stripes ("go faster stripes") are added in an attempt to look fast and emulate professional race cars. A Sub-Trope of Pimped-Out Car. Many times invoked/parodied/referenced as an argument against car modification in general. See also Itasha for the Otaku variant.
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| abstract | - The ultra-low cost of these vehicles, and their shameless inattention to fashion, have earned them the endearing nickname, "Jew's sports car." Gentiles, by comparison, proudly overpay for Fords. The comparable, endearing Japanese nickname for the American counterpart is: "bloated, low-quality, uninspiring crap-wagons."
- Any widely available car that has had its outer body modified to give the impression of a high performance vehicle. Aesthetics such as large tailpipes, or “fart cannons,” spoilers, fake hood scoops, big rims, neon lighting strips, imitation badging, fake decals, loud exhaust systems, bright neon paint, and racing stripes ("go faster stripes") are added in an attempt to look fast and emulate professional race cars. These modifications do not necessarily mean the car has any high performance capabilities. In fact, lowered suspensions, low-profile tires or poorly applied body kits can even add excessive weight and reduce the performance of these cars. Actual race cars have special low-weight bodies which are simply an extension of the car within, more than offseting any losses due to the excess material. Just adding the outer molding won't magically improve the engine. And since race cars don't have to deal with speedbumps or potholes, lowered suspensions and low-profile tires are just asking to be shredded on an average road. The name may derive from the fact the cars so modified tend to be underpowered Japanese imports, especially Honda coupes. They are also called ricers, rice rockets, rice cars or rice cookers, all terms that should be used with caution because they have Unfortunate Implications, especially if the driver is Asian. The terms, however, originally refer to Japanese cars in general, just like how Italian cars are called pasta rockets for just being Italian. Similar American cars are sometimes given the appellation of wheat burner. In the UK, these cars are said to have been "chavved up," a term which should also be used with caution, as it is considered a derogatory term for a Lower Class Lout. (The drivers have been known for decades as "boy racers".) It has been claimed that the term RICE is an acronym for "Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement", but this is likely a backronym. Such a vehicle contrasts sharply with a “Sleeper” or “Stealth” (known in the UK as a “Q-car” by extension from the naval “Q-ship,”) where the engine, brakes, suspension etc. have high performance modifications, but the outer appearance is of an ordinary stock model, even with body damage or rust. A Sub-Trope of Pimped-Out Car. Many times invoked/parodied/referenced as an argument against car modification in general. See also Itasha for the Otaku variant. Examples of Rice Burner include:
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