The 10 Best 鈥楩ast and the Furious鈥 Cars
July 01, 2022 by carwow staff
Are these the best cars to appear in the Fast and Furious franchise? We reckon so鈥
The Fast and Furious franchise has been one of the most successful series of films ever to grace cinema screens, having generated around $6 billion in ticket sales since the first instalment was released in 2001.
With the ninth and most recent film 鈥 F9 鈥 hitting cinemas in 2021 after a series of Covid-19-related delays, the 10th movie 鈥 Fast X 鈥 is in production, while a further as-yet-untitled sequel is already in development.
The F&F franchise was fundamental in accelerating the careers of both Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker, but the cars have always been at least as big a draw as the actors. Here we detail 10 of our favourite vehicles in a highly (un)scientific analysis.
1. Suki鈥檚 Honda S2000 (2 Fast 2 Furious)
Ok so Suki鈥檚 Honda S2000 of 2 Fast 2 Furious fame isn鈥檛 exactly the most famous hero car of the Fast and Furious franchise, but it鈥檚 easily the best. We鈥檙e not open to arguments here 鈥 winning鈥檚 winning.
First of all, it鈥檚 the most eye-catching of any car to appear in the film鈥檚 iconic opening race scene 鈥 just look at how on-point the pink colour matching is for the exterior, interior and even to Suki鈥檚 outfit.
Then there鈥檚 the fact it managed to jump a drawbridge, land in a manner that ripped half the front end off and kept on going as if nothing happened. If that doesn鈥檛 sum up the franchise, then we don鈥檛 know what does.
Oh and finally, pink nitrous flames. Did we mention it鈥檚 pink?
2. Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R (2 Fast 2 Furious)
Though beaten in this list by Suki鈥檚 S2000, Brian鈥檚 Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R does literally beat it on the street. Not to mention that perhaps aside from the next car on this list, it鈥檚 one of the most recognisable cars to feature in a Fast and Furious movie.
It鈥檚 also the hero of the little-known interlude 鈥楾urbo-Charged Prelude鈥 that links the first two films in the Fast franchise too, thus playing a key role in Brian O鈥機onnor鈥檚 character development. We鈥檙e still a little heartbroken that it met its maker via an EMP harpoon, however鈥
3. Toyota Supra (The Fast and the Furious)
This Mk4 Toyota Supra is THE 10-second car, the one that seals the bond between Brian and Dom at the end of the original film 鈥 the Fast and The Furious.
Without it, there鈥檇 be no family, no Brazilian bank heists and certainly no overnight parts from Japan.
A lesser-known fact about the Supra from the first film is that the very same car was redressed and used as Slap Jack鈥檚 car in the sequel 鈥 another victim to the unstoppable force that is Suki鈥檚 S2000.
4. Dodge 鈥業ce Charger鈥 (Fast and Furious 8)
Dom Toretto and Dodge Chargers are like Laurel and Hardy, a fresh Mexican beer with your street racing criminal family, a tuna sandwich with no crusts, Suki and a pink S2000鈥 (You get the picture.)
Vin Diesel鈥檚 iconic character has driven a fair few versions of the iconic muscle car, though none more extreme than the one that appears in Fast and Furious 8.
For a start, its V8 is mid-engined, and the car itself gets a massive overhaul to be driven on ice. Oh, and it has a giant EMP equipped, obviously.
5. Gurkha LAPV (Fast Five)
If you鈥檙e putting Dwayne 鈥楾he Rock鈥 Johnson into a film with origins in street racing, you can鈥檛 exactly shoehorn him into a tuned-up Japanese hatchback. Though we鈥檇 love to have seen him in Suki鈥檚 S2000, the producers of Fast Five had something roomier in mind for the man who holds 10 WWE championships.
Seems like the Gurkha LAPV is the right fit, then. This V8-powered monster weighs about 7,500kg and is more akin to an armoured troop carrier than a car. We only see it briefly smashing through Rio streets, but there鈥檚 no denying its presence is impactful.
6. Veilside Mazda RX-7 Fortune (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift)
Tokyo Drift may be one of the lesser-loved entrants into the Fast and Furious franchise, but it spawned one of the most iconic cars of the whole series.
This is no ordinary FD Mazda RX-7, as you can probably tell at a glance. You can actually order one like this from Japanese tuning company Veilside (also responsible for Suki鈥檚 S2000), which brands it the 鈥楩ortune鈥 kit.
It might look stunning in its iconic black and orange livery, but this RX-7 meets a very unfortunate end (spoiler alert) that sees its driver, the superbly named Han Seoul-Oh, exit the franchise 鈥 for a few films, at least鈥
7. Ford Escort RS1600 (Fast & Furious 6)
A Ford Escort RS1600 is definitely more associated with rallying than illegal street racing, but an RS1600鈥檚 brief cameo in the Fast and Furious franchise was quite memorable.
Well, it didn鈥檛 really partake in any racing, rather it was driven (and dramatically jumped at one point) by Brian O鈥機onnor while working to take down a tank on a Spanish motorway. Obviously.
In a scene that sees the end of a Ford Mustang and Dodge Charger Daytona, the Escort luckily escapes with just a light smashing. Perhaps the most satisfying outcome since Suki鈥檚 S2000 cleared that drawbridge.
8. Koenigsegg CCXR (Fast Five)
Credit: Universal Pictures
If your criminal career has resulted in a sudden vast wealth, what do you do with it? Well, we鈥檇 be all over Suki鈥檚 S2000 but if you鈥檙e Roman Pearce you might fancy something rather more exotic.
At the end of Fast Five, he proudly rolls up to Tej Parker鈥檚 garage in a Koenigsegg CCXR 鈥 claiming it to be the only one in the Western hemisphere.
That is, of course, until Tej himself wheels out a near-identical car a few moments later.
9. Pontiac Fiero (F9)
鈥淗ow do you improve a Pontiac Fiero? Launch it into space鈥 could almost be a joke at the expense of this much criticised coupe, but it鈥檚 precisely what happened to the car in the ninth instalment of the film, as Dom and co devise a not-at-all convoluted plan to take down a satellite by flying a rocket-propelled Fiero into it.
Tej and Roman successfully complete the mission, after which the Fiero ends up next to the International Space Station, much to the bemusement of the resident astronauts there.
10. Ford F150 SVT Lightning (The Fast and the Furious)
Credit: Universal Pictures
Ok, so the SVT Lighting may have been the closest thing to an unmodified car the Fast and Furious franchise has ever seen 鈥 quite the contrast to say, Suki鈥檚 S2000.
It is still a V8-powered pickup truck though, and undoubtedly the most fitting delivery vehicle for 鈥楾he Racer鈥檚 Edge鈥 parts shop.
Also 鈥淣o one likes the tuna here!鈥
Honourable mention
Volkswagen Touran (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift)
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