C.A.R. SMG
Adaptable SMG. Uses light and heavy ammo.
C.A.R. SMG stats
EA changed Leg damage, Head damage in the patch of 10 February 2025 without publishing the new value, so those numbers are out of date until they do.
Shots to kill
Shots needed to down a legend through each Legend Armor level, at 14 body damage per shot. Every legend has 100 health with the armour on top — since February 2024 that armour is inherent and levels up on EVO points rather than being looted as a body shield.
| Legend Armor | Total HP | Body shots | Head shots |
|---|---|---|---|
| No armour | 100 | 8 | — |
| Level 1 | 150 | 11 | — |
| Level 2 | 175 | 13 | — |
| Level 3 | 200 | 15 | — |
| Level 4 | 225 | 17 | — |
Counts assume every shot lands on the same body part with no damage falloff and no attachments fitted. Compare weapons in the damage calculator.
In the game files
C.A.R. SMG ships in Apex Legends as mp_weapon_car.
Other sub machine guns
Recent changes
Season 29 · 4 May 2026
- Returned to floor loot without the Galvanic Gavel. Blue magazine increased to 26 (was 25); purple and gold magazines increased to 30 (was 28).
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Overclocked Patch Notes
Season 27 · 3 November 2025
- Moved into the Care Package: magazine increased to 30 (was 28) and the Galvanic Gavel hop-up, which swaps the magazine between Disruptor and Hammerpoint rounds with a faster swap reload.
- Locked Accelerator hop-up removed.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Amped Patch Notes
Season 26 · 10 September 2025
- Locked hop-up: Accelerator.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Get explosive in the Wild Iron Event
Season 26 · 4 August 2025
- The Accelerator is no longer built in; it is now a locked hop-up for the Peacekeeper, L-STAR and Alternator only.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Showdown Patch Notes
Season 25 · 5 May 2025
- Headshot damage increased by 1, as for all SMGs.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Prodigy Patch Notes
Season 24 · 10 February 2025
- Damage increased to 14 (was 13); headshot damage 17.
- Now takes the Laser Sight barrel attachment.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Takeover Patch Notes
Season 23 · 6 January 2025
- Damage increased to 13 (was 12).
- The Accelerator hop-up is now built in.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Transcend the Otherworld in the Astral Anomaly Event