Start the Car is the third solo album by American singer-songwriter Jude Cole, released by Reprise Records on August 25, 1992.

A follow-up to A View from 3rd Street, the album found Cole shifting from pop into a heartland rock sound.

Its lead single of the same name peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 (on the issue dated October 10, 1992), and reached number six on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, number 24 in Canada, and number 59 in Australia.

The album's second single, "Tell the Truth" peaked at number 57 on the former chart (on the issue dated March 13, 1993).

[4][5][6] All songs written and composed by Jude Cole, with additional contributors noted.