In Vin Diesel’s Fast & Furious movies, his character, Dom Toretto, is… 2017 seems to be shaping up to be a good year for… Welcome back once more to In the Rearview, where I bring you… Genre: Action Director: F. Gary Gray Producers: Neil H. Moritz,… The Fate of the Furious…
Photo: Toyota If you know anything about the Toyota Supra, you’re probably familiar with the iconic 1993 Supra Mk VI that Paul Walker drove in the original The Fast and the Furious film. Yesterday, the successor to that Supra was spotted in Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, by Instagrammer _pw40_. It bore the same…
At this point, Dodge might as well reveal the Dodge Demon a month early In the weeks leading up to its official reveal, the Dodge Demon is quickly becoming something of a walking paradox, or rather, a driving paradox. Dodge’s extensive “If You Know, You Know” campaign has hidden the Dodge Demon is the shadows, only…
It’s been almost 14 years since the original The Fast and the Furious hit theatres in June of 2001, and the series has changed considerably since then. Not in its sensibilities, which are still wonderfully juvenile, but in its ambitions. In the first film, Vin Diesel and his posse of elite street racers were getting…
Image: Warner Media HBO Max has quickly taken its place as one of America’s biggest and best streaming platforms for movies, documentaries, and television shows. For car-loving subscribers, these are just a few of the many gearhead gems that can be found in this service’s huge catalog of viewing options. FWD, RWD, AWD, or 4WD?…
The real stars of The Fate of the Furious: Two Dodge Demons? Vin Diesel is a man born to star in movies about fast cars. Even his last name is “Diesel”! Mr. Diesel is currently set to star in one of the most anticipated sequels of the year, and I’m not talking about XXX: Return…
“I don’t got friends… I got hamily” There seems to be an emerging trend of people attempting to pay tribute to the stars of the Fast and Furious franchise (not that you’ll hear us complaining about it, mind you). First, two very chill and righteous dudes attended a city council meeting in San Clemente, California,…
You are reading that right: the Hennessey Venom GT hit 270.49 miles per hour The record for world’s fastest production car has been broken (unofficially, at least) after the Hennessey Venom GT topped out at 270.49mph during a run on the Space Shuttle runway at the Kennedy Space Center. According to Top Gear, a Valentine’s…
Hulk-ified 2005 VW Touran on display at Universal Studios Orlando Throughout the franchise’s history, The Fast and the Furious has had its ups and downs. While Tokyo Drift certainly wasn’t the strongest installment in the series, it featured one of the most unique vehicles in the 15-year legacy: the Hulk Mobile. The metallic green 2005…
Photo: Classic Trader Furious 7 has been a huge success at the box office, with flocks of auto enthusiasts and regular movie-goers alike coming to see the final Fast & Furious movie to star the late Paul Walker, who was tragically killed in a car crash on November 30th, 2013. The Nissan Skyline GT-R pictured…
Photo: Toyota We waited for it, we heard all of the rumors, we cheered when it was officially announced, and now it’s finally here: the 2020 Toyota Supra. It will arrive in showrooms in July. Was it worth all of the trouble and the wait? So far it seems that “yes” is the most likely…
Photo: Ford Motor Company There may be a great deal of uncertainty with a whole buncha things in the (perhaps soon not so) United Kingdom, but one thing in 2019 was certain: Ford Motor Company was the No. 1 brand in the U.K. both in passenger and commercial vehicle sales. With its successful 2019, Ford…
Can we expect to see loops and rings of fire as well? The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part arrives at movie theaters nationwide today. Five years ago, the first LEGO Movie proved that a film based on a line of toys could truly be a success, both commercially and critically. Now, another toyline will…
Today, Furious 7 is the fastest film to reach $1 billion international gross and is already one of the top 10 highest-grossing films of all-time. In a year where sequels to mega-franchises like Star Wars, The Avengers, Jurassic Park, Terminator, and 007 are all on the slate, Furious 7 is the stage-setter for their success…
They say you should live each day like it’s your last, because one day it will be. Well, if you’ve always dreamed of watching the first sequel in the Fast and Furious film franchise, but have still never gotten around to it, then today is your day of reckoning—the movie is leaving Netflix on September…
Camila Cabello joins Pitbull and J Balvin on the catchy “Hey Ma” from the upcoming film The anticipation of the upcoming film in The Fast and the Furious franchise is incredibly high, with the newest addition to the series coming out in April. The Fate of the Furious is the eighth installment of the supercharged…
Not all heroes where capes, my friends. For example—this heroic dude, who went to a San Clemente, California city council meeting to propose that the town erect a 12-foot tall statue of the late, great Fast and Furious star Paul Walker. Instead of a cape, this surfer bro hero (whose name, of course, is Chad)…
While there are a lot of perks to driving a new car, like the updated technology and the new-car smell, your purchase usually comes with a not-so-nice monthly car payment. Rather than switching out your car every few years, it can be beneficial to both your wallet and to the environment to keep your car…
While Bugatti and Koenigsegg battle over making their production cars get closer and closer to the 300 mph barrier, Honda is busy laying claim to another record: that of the fastest lawn mower. It’s a record that Honda held for only a year. In 2014, the automaker built the hilariously-named “Mean Mower,” a lawn mower…
Jason Statham is ready to enter the ring with heavyweight Dwayne Johnson in Furious 7 Photo: Fast & Furious, Universal Studios Halloween has passed yet we’re still seeing ghosts. The internet was buzzing this weekend with the release of the new Furious 7 trailer. While there’s more than enough footage of gunfire, girls, and great…
Welcome back once more to In the Rearview, where I bring you the past week’s automotive news in a nicely bite-sized form. Here’s a Sound Bite for You: The Chevy Volt’s Engine was one of Ward’s 10 Best Engines First up this week, if you haven’t yet seen The Fate of the Furious or are…
What is this magical nitrous that causes one’s car to become as lightning? Dost the Fast & Furious films speak truth? Photo: Universal Pictures If you’ve seen any of the Fast and Furious movies, you’ve no doubt seen the following happen on screen: a driver presses a button on the control board and a mysterious…
While I wouldn’t recommend hopping inside a 1970 Charger R/T and parachuting out of a C-130, I still believe everyone should experience some of the Fast & Furious franchise cars the way the film’s stars have—fast and furiously. Now is your chance with the Furious 7 car pack for Forza Horizon 2, which is available…
There’s an old saying that a good method of existing involves living fast, dying young, and leaving an attractive corpse. Arne Toman, the VP of AMS Performance in Chicago, took that particular adage and appended it to read “live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse, and get carried to the grave by a 1,000-horsepower…
Vin Diesel, behind the wheel This week has certainly been a week of bold predictions. First, Canadian-born Ted Cruz announced himself as first man to unsuccessfully throw his hat into the 2016 Presidential race—a move that he supported deftly by failing to secure ownership of tedcruz.com. Then, the Fresno Grizzlies announced “the boldest promotion in the…
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