Cool ‘Fate of the Furious’ cars
By Kirsten Acuna, INSIDER From Business Insider
A handful of cars you’ll see racing in “The Fate of the Furious.”Universal
When “The Fate of the Furious” hits theaters Friday, all eyes will be on Dom’s crew and their fast cars. “Fate” introduces plenty of shiny new vehicles for Dom, Letty, Roman, and the rest of the Fast family to destroy.
While you’ll see several flashy cars race through New York City, from a classic Corvette and Lamborghini, many of the cars were modified to accommodate the winter conditions and stunts when the crew filmed in Iceland.
Universal released a list of several of the cars you’ll see in the movie in its production notes, while the duo from auto series Mighty Car Mods went to “Fast and Furious” car coordinator Dennis McCarthy’s garage in Southern California to check out a bunch of the cars individually.
Keep reading to check out the cars you’ll see in “The Fate of the Furious.”
“The Fate of the Furious” kicks things off with a race in Cuba where Dom’s opponent drives a 1956 Ford Fairlane.
The Ford Fairlane after it takes off in “Fate.”Matt Kennedy/Universal Pictures
Dom’s told the car is the fastest on the island, but it’s no match for him even as he’s driving a rundown bucket of bolts.
Letty races through New York City in a 1966 Corvette.
Dom wrecks the car in “The Fate of the Furious.”Universal
A lot of the cars needed to be restructured for the film because they received it rusted.
She switches cars in the movie for the Rally Fighter.
She switches cars in the movie for the Rally Fighter.
It’s a beast of a vehicle.Universal
Letty drives along with Ramsay from “Furious 7.”
Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) joins the team to take down Dom in a Mercedes AMG GT.
Shaw rides with Dom’s team through New York City.Universal
Shaw previously drove a Mercedes to crash into Han’s vehicle in “Tokyo Drift.”
Roman cruises through New York City in a white and burgundy striped Bentley GT BR9 Coupe.
Here’s the Bentley rolling through Times Square.Universal
The Bentley also gets destroyed in the film.
Later, he races through Russia in an orange Lamborghini.
The Lambo doesn’t last too long in “Fate.”Universal
As we soon learn, it’s not well-equipped for the ice.
A new addition to the cast, Scott Eastwood’s Little Nobody hits the streets of NYC in a Subaru BRZ.
Four of these cars were used in filming for “The Fate of the Furious.”Mighty Car Mods
McCarthy told MCM they used four of the cars in the film and three out of four of them survived filming. He said usually 25% cars survive.
Hobbs takes to the ice in a modified Dodge “Ice Ram” truck.
Because, you know, Daddy’s gotta go to work.Universal
This is the vehicle from which he redirects a torpedo with his bare hands.
Tej (Ludacris) rolls across the ice in a tank called the Ricksaw.
Tej finally gets a tank!Universal
The tank is a nod to “Fast & Furious 6” where Tej gets jealous when the film’s villain appears on a highway in one of his own. The vehicle was provided by the US Department of Defense.
This $2 million Nissan concept car was flown in from Japan to be in the movie.
The Rock teased the car on Instagram June 17, 2016.Universal
According to Motortrend, the car is the 2013 IDx concept.
Dom’s iconic ’70s Charger gets revamped to take on the snow.
The Dodge Charger is Dom’s car of choice throughout the franchise.Universal
On set, the modified vehicle was referred to as Dom’s Dodge Ice Charger and had 18-inch wide tires.
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