No, shooting a nitrous-oxide tank does not cause an explosion, not does it produce green flames. But the Mitsubishi Eclipse explosion was one of the most memorable scenes in “The Fast and The Furious.” Here’s how it really happened. Craig…
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Did the Mazda RX-7 or Mitsubishi Eclipse win the race in “The Fast and the Furious?”
“The Fast and The Furious” is all about street racing, and the first race we get to see in the 2001 cult classic is a four-way shootout between a Mazda RX-7, Mitsubishi Eclipse, Honda Civic, and Acura Integra. As with…
How “The Fast and the Furious” Race Wars was filmed
One of the biggest scenes in “The Fast and The Furious” was Race Wars, a racing tournament in the desert that looked like a cross between Burning Man and the opening of the first episode of “The Grand Tour.” As…
First drive review: 2020 Audi RS Q8 rides a wave of blisteringly fast family SUVs
It’s a short throw between Audi’s hot family wagons. Yet, the 2020 Audi RS Q8 and RS 6 Avant are far apart in mission and execution. Despite their shared engines—a fire-breathing twin-turbo V-8 shared with Lamborghini and sourced from Porsche—the…
Deep dive: Brian’s Mitsubishi Evo VII from “2 Fast 2 Furious”
The “Fast and the Furious” series has featured dozens of memorable cars, but one of those cars almost didn’t get its moment in the spotlight. The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII driven by Paul Walker’s character Brian O’Connor in “2 Fast…
Deep dive: Brian’s Toyota Supra from “The Fast and the Furious”
The “Fast and the Furious” franchise has produced some of the automotive enthusiast community’s biggest heroes—human and otherwise. Sometimes, our nostalgia for the hero cars of “F&F” surpasses that for the characters and the actors who embody them. These “hero…