What is The Cars?
:''This article is about the American rock band. For the Irish rock band, see [[The Corrs]].'' {{Infobox musical artist | Name = The Cars | Img = | Img_alt = | Img_capt = The Cars, 1984. L-R: Benjamin Orr, Greg Hawkes, David Robinson, Ric Ocasek, and Elliot Easton. | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | Origin = [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], USA | death_date = |death_place = | Instrument = | Genre = [[New Wave music|New wave]], [[pop rock]], [[power pop]], [[synthpop]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 1976–1988, 2010–present | Label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]], [[Concord Records|Concord]] | Associated_acts = [[Creedence Clearwater Revisited]], [[DMZ (band)|DMZ]], [[The Modern Lovers]], [[The New Cars]], ORR | URL = {{URL|http://thecars.org}} | Notable_instruments = | Current_members = [[Ric Ocasek]]<br>[[Greg Hawkes]]<br>[[Elliot Easton]]<br>[[David Robinson]] | Past_members = [[Benjamin Orr]] (1976-1988) }} '''The Cars''' are an [[United States|American]] [[Rock music|rock band]] from [[Boston]]. The band was formed in [[1976]]. Their music is driven by rhythm guitar and features keyboards. == Members == *[[Ric Ocasek]] (died 2019) - Lead [[vocals]], [[rhythm guitar]] *[[Elliot Easton]] - [[Lead guitar]], [[singer|backing vocals]] *[[Greg Hawkes]] - [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]], [[saxophone]], backing vocals, [[percussion]] *[[Benjamin Orr]] (died 2000) - [[Bass guitar|Bass]], Lead vocals *[[David Robinson]] - [[Drums]], syndrums, percussion, backing vocals == Albums == * ''[[The Cars (album)|The Cars]]'' (1978) * ''[[Candy-O]] (1979)'' * ''[[Panorama (The Cars album)|Panorama]] (1980)'' * ''[[Shake It Up (The Cars album)|Shake It Up]] (1981)'' * ''[[Heartbeat City]] (1984)'' * '