Top Five Hot Cars in Fast Five Movie

The much acclaimed first 2011 summer blockbuster is finally here! The fifth installment of The Fast and the Furious franchise, featuring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, returning cast members Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Matt Schulze, Sung Kang, and new addition Dwayne Johnson, is as of today (April 29) in the U.S. theaters as well. Considering the success it has already registered in Australia, U.K., New Zealand and South Korea over its debut weekend (April 22-24), questioning its power to attract large audiences is useless.
The film begins where the last installment ended: Brian (Walker) and Mia (Brewster) free Dom (Diesel) from a bus transporting him to prison, and they head off to South America. Hiding in Rio de Janeiro, they enroll in another heist which puts them at odds with Hernan Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida), a corrupt Brazilian businessman and drug dealer. Meanwhile, federal agent Luke Hobbs (Johnson) gets on their trail, determined to capture them. Trying to escape both parties, Dom assembles a team of fast racers – more of a family/friends reunion – to do one last job. This turns into a full-speed car chase around Rio’s streets and favelas.

 

To get an idea of how thrillingly crazy the action – adorned with hot cars – is, have a look at this clip:

Now, a logical question arises: could two muscle cars really pull off such a scheme? The experts’ opinion: negative! However, the scene makes for great cinema, so we’ll just let it pass…

But, let’s face it! It’s not the thrilling – sometimes flawed action schemes – nor the brilliant – not so much! – acting that attracts the audience to the cinema, but the badass fast cars that are featured in the film, and that will surely make everyone drool over them this summer.

Dennis McCarthy, the car coordinator for Tokyo Drift and Fast and Furious, has revealed in a previous statement the 21 cars featured in Fast Five: 1963 Ford Galaxy, 1966 Ford GT40, 1966 Corvette Grand Sport, 1967 International Scout, 1970 Charger, 1970 Ford Maverick, 1972 Nissan Skyline, 1972 Pantera Detomaso, 1996 Toyota Supra, 2002 Porsche GT3, 2006 GMC 2500 Yukon, 2009 Nissan 370Z, 2010 Dodge Challenger, 2010 Subaru STi, 2010 Lexus LFA, 2010 Modified Vault Chargers, 2011 Dodge Charger Police Interceptor, Gurkha LAPV, Ducati Street Racer, Train Heist Truck, Koenigsegg CCX.

Out of all these hotties, our TOP FIVE FAVORITES are:

1. 2002 Porsche GT3

2. Koenigsegg CCX

3. 2010 Lexus LF-A

4. 1966 Ford GT40

5. 1966 Corvette Grand Sport

It’s got action, testosterone, strong women, drop-dead gorgeous cars aaaand Rio de Janeiro, which seems to be a recurrent theme for the successful movies this year. What more do you want? Just go see it! But until then, tell us: what’s your TOP FIVE FAVES?

Here are some photos from the movie set of the cars featured in Fast Five.

P.S. Other good news: Fast Six is already in the works!