The Fast and Furious franchise has known its way around people who have little or no interest in cars. Besides world-class fight scenes and locations, the series has been popular for its nail-biting car chase sequences. The new one - Furious 7 - is out and it's no different.
Right before the film's launch, Universal Studios employed the Super Bowl platform to not only release a new trailer, but also to reveal their new Fast & Furious ride - Fast and Furious: Supercharged. The thrill ride featured Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson and Luke Evans.
Anyway, come back to the 7th installment of the film - it picks up the story after the death of Han in Tokyo and has Jason Statham playing Owen Shaw's elder brother, who is out to exact revenge. Filmed in cities across the globe, Furious 7 features the underground Race Wars event in Los Angeles that also featured in the first Fast and Furious installment.
As far as the crew's rides are concerned, the Furious 7 features the following cars:
a. Ferrari 458 Italia
This Prancing Horse baby features a mid-rear-mounted 4.5-litre V8 motor that develops 562bhp and 540Nm. It goes from 0 - 100Km/h in 3.4 seconds and offers a top-speed of 325Km/h.
b. Bugatti Veyron
The current record holder for the fastest production car - the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport - can reach a top speed of 431.072km/h. The Veyron Super Sport's lightweight carbon fibre body and 8.0-litre quad-turbocharged W-16 engine enable it to deliver 1,200bhp of power and a torque of 1,500Nm.
c. Audi R8
This mid-engine German sports car is offered with three engine options, i.e. the 430bhp V8, the 525bhp V10, and the 550bhp 5.2-litre V10 engines, mated to either a 6-speed manual or a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.
d. Dodge Challenger
This one three powertrain options: a 3.6-litre V6 with a new 8-speed automatic, and a 5.7-
and 6.4-litre V8s with either a 6-speed manual or an 8-speed automatic. While the Pentastar V6 puts out 305bhp and 363Nm of torque, the 5.7-litre V8 develops 375bhp and 556Nm and the 6.4-litre promises 485bhp and 644Nm of torque.
If a production Challenger is so powerful, I wonder what a modified Challenger would be like.
e. Subaru Impreza WRX STI
WRX STI takes the WRX standard - which is already the high-performance version - a notch up. An endeavour of Subaru Tecnica International, the carmaker's tuning division, the Subaru Impreza WRX STI gets a turbocharged, 4-cylinder, 2.5-litre SUBARU BOXER motor along with a more advanced all-wheel-drive system. The engine is rated at 305bhp and 393Nm of torque.
f. W Motors Lykan Hypersport
Also referred to as Arabia's first Supercar, the Lykan Hypersport offers 770bhp of peak power and 960Nm of torque. It gets a top-speed of 385Km/h along and can go from standstill to 100Km/h in 2.8 seconds.
The film will release on April 3, 2015. In the meanwhile, watch the new trailer here:
