Jalopnik: Fast and the Furious

Fast And Furious First Production Stills, Movie Both Grand And National

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:40:00 EDT

That's right, the fourth installment of The Fast And The Furious is to be called, merely, Fast And Furious, and here are the first pics. We wonder if calling it Fast and Furious means it isn't too fast, nor too furious, but just right. Among the cars featured you'll notice Vin Diesel's Chevelle SS, which we've seen before, and a Buick Grand National (non GNX), which is new to us. If you'd expect those to be the only cars in the film, you'd probably be wrong.

Much of the cast from the original movie, and almost none of the cast (with the obvious exception of Paul Walker) from the second movie, return for this film. And they're all likely to get their own "character cars." More on this later. [USA Today]

Vin Diesel's Chevelle Pops A Fast, Furious WheelStand In New Movie

Mark Arnold — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EDT

This here is some leaked video from the set of the fourth installment of the rice-sploitation The Fast And The Furious movie franchise. Remember that famous scene at the end of the first film, where Vin Diesel's blown Dodge Charger pops a massive WheelStand (by the way, we never remember if it's two words or if the "S" is capitalized — but we like how this looks)? Well it looks like the pacifier is at it again, this time in a Chevelle. Lined up against the Chevy looks to be a BMW M5, Nissan Silvia, and Skyline GT-R. Now if you're not a FatF fanboy, this raw footage is still enjoyable, seeing as it's lacking any of the mind-numbing dialogue and ridiculous story line the upcoming movie will likely have.
[CarDomain]

Manta Manta Revisited: The English-Dubbed Trailer

Mark Arnold — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:30:00 EDT

If you've been around Jalopnik for a while, you already know that Manta Manta is perhaps the greatest German street racing film ever made. But for those of us not fluent in Deutsch, we've been left wondering what exactly is going on. Well, now thanks to this recently discovered English-dubbed trailer for Manta Manta, us 'mericans, Brits, Aussies, and whoever else now can really begin to understand just how totally awesome the movie is. And remember: Leaded gas lowers your car, giving you an edge.

Fast And Furious Chinese Drifting With Pregnant Passengerey

Mark Arnold — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:00:00 EST

We're not so sure that drifting is a sport, but that doesn't stop those Chinese hoons from doing it. Yep, the language of drifting has apparently been ~~outsourced~~ translated into Mandarin. The Chinese apparently prefer to drift in... Japanese cars. What? Were you expecting a BYD? But wait, they haven't just ripped off the drifting formula and made it cheaper... they genuinely added something to the not-sport. Yes, we now have drifting with a pregnant woman riding shotgun— and in public traffic no less! Yes, that child is gonna be a real hoon prodigy.

Update: Ok, so the video was probably made in Hong Kong, and that language is Cantonese. Time for us to brush up on our foreign languages.
We tried to translate the video's description and came up with "Qian Chiale the official graciousness elegant television propagandizes the short film." Indeed.
[YouTube]

Jalopnik Holiday Re-Gift Guide: The Worst Car Gift Revealed

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:15:00 EST

We were shocked, absolutely shocked the fake sunroof lost out to both Fast & The Furious-merch and the Fake Spinners, the eventual winner with 28.1% of the vote at 287 votes out of more than 1,000 votes. There were also a few of you that shared our disdain for Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, though people generally could stand the car seats.

To quote AL_Beaton on why he chose the spinners: "like giving a rural relative a fur coat and a set of deer antlers, nothing says, "I sincerely wish to see you die in a hail of gunfire" like the gift of Fake Spinner Wheel Covers." It is a fair point. Keep your eyes here for gifts that car enthusiasts actually want.

The Jalopnik Holiday Re-Gift Guide: Fast and the Furious Merchandise

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:40:00 EST

We agree with SWATLAX, anything Fast and the Furious related is a major faux pas when purchased for anyone but the most hardcore ricer wannabe. And if there's a gift that's worse than FATF-themed merch, it's FATF-themed merch that comes in the form of a freaking book!.

We can just see the wee-drifter now, in his "Powered-by-VTEC" tshirt and footie pajama bottoms on Christmas Day, shredding the packaging: "Wow mom, it's a Fast And The Furious Official Car DVD.... uh... CD-ROM.... VHS... A book? Are you out of your freaking mind? A book about cars in a movie I'm going to pretend not to like in five years?"

Wow, You Can Read the Brochure: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:43:34 EDT

The complete opening grudge race in "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift," which pits a Dodge Viper against a ~~'69~~ '70 Monte Carlo for thrills and spills at a construction site, is up on the YouTube machine. The clip leaves out one of the best car-related comebacks in movie history, but it's well worth the price of omission. Plus, we hear Donald Trump is planning to use, "I guess I have a new date for prom" to fire contestants on next season's "The Apprentice." [Thanks to Dave for the tip.]

Tokyo Drift Monte Carlo

Davey G. Johnson — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:30:00 EDT

This ragtag three-chord Monte from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift features some serious freakin' testosterone under the hood in the form of a Bill Mitchell-built, 632-inch Chevy big block. Breathing through a 1050 CFM Holley Dominator carb, the monster mill kicks down 800hp and 775 lb. ft. through a Richmond T-10 trans and puts it down via Goodyear baloneys out back. Somewhat unfortunately, it's a drag car, because we'd love to see this sucker drift.

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Car of the Day: Monte Carlo [IGN]

Extreme Angle! Do Not Upset the Car! Testing the Whips of 'Tokyo Drift'

Davey G. Johnson — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:00:00 EDT

We're not totally sure if we're gonna go see 3Fast 3Furious yet. But we do love us some good drifting, and there's some interesting stuff in the way of iron featured in the film, probably the most intriguing of which is the protagonist's '67 Mustang with a turbo GT-R Nissan six in it. If they did this to a 'Cuda, we might be mildly annoyed, but c'mon, what's gonna piss off the Mustang dorks more than throwing a freakin' Skyline mill in there? Badass. Now somebody build us a Pierre Cardin-edition drift AMX with a honkin' STi motor. After all, Subaru's kind of the AMC of Japan anyway. Except like not, y'know, dead.

Tokyo Drift Test [Inside Line]

3 3ast 3 3urious

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:52:24 EDT

Man, we are so behind the curve on this one. But forgive us if you've seen this parody of the F&F franchise, "3 3ast 3 3urious." It's really one of the funniest parodies we've seen in a while. The way the narrator gets frustrated by all the 3s substituted for letters nearly put us away.

3 3ast 3 3urious [New Grounds]