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It’s been 20 years since 2 Fast 2 Furious hit theaters as the sequel to The Fast and the Furious. Here are best cars from the racing classic.
2 Fast 2 Furious Had Some Sweet Cars
2 Fast 2 Furious is the sequel to The Fast and the Furious and the second movie in what’s now a ten-movie story (with more to come). It’s been 20 years since we saw Brian O’Conner get thrown back into the undercover street racing scene, but the film still holds up as one of the best in the franchise. We’re introduced to series staples Tej and Roman, plus we get to see Brian in the Nissan Skyline GT-R he’s come to be known for. There were a ton of cool cars that showed up in 2 Fast 2 Furious, but we tried our hardest to narrow it down to the best cars from the movie.
Brian’s Nissan Skyline GT-R
We of course have to include Brian’s R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R. The car is one of, if not the best, cars of the whole Fast & Furious franchise. It may have only been featured in the opening racing sequence (unless you watched the Turbo Charged Prelude), but that silver and blue paint job with the blue underglow is iconic. In fact, this version of the Nissan is the one that is most commonly used for Fast & Furious toys and other promotional materials even though Brian ends up with a completely blue one for later films.
Suki’s Honda S2000
Next up is Suki’s bright pink Honda S2000. This car may be controversial among fans, but the overly girly roadster looked great on film. The pink on pink paintjob, pink underglow, and pink fuzzy interior installed on a VeilSide body kitted S2000 may have felt too much for some, but I think it was a perfect example of the early 2000s tuner culture. Fun fact: this is actually the same S2000 used by Tran in the first movie.
Orange Julius’ Mazda RX-7
Did you know the guy with the Mazda RX-7 at the beginning of 2 Fast 2 Furious was named Orange Julius? You might have missed it, but eagle-eyed viewers can spot his name plastered across the front of the car written with L33T-speak. This RX-7 happens to also be a carryover from The Fast and the Furious, originally driven by Dominic Toretto during his street race with Brian. Too bad this guy wasn’t as brave as Dom would have been and chickened out before taking the bridge leap at the end of the street race.
Slap Jack’s Toyota Supra
The final car from the first street race is also one of the best cars in 2 Fast 2 Furious, Slap Jack’s Mk.IV Toyota Supra. Yeah, I didn’t know that was his name either. The golden Supra nearly bested Brian in his GT-R, but the gearbox fell out after that huge jump at the end. That Toyota Supra may have given Brian a bit of déjà vu too, because it is in fact the same one that he drove in the first movie. Albeit, with a different paint scheme and body kit.
Roman’s Chevrolet Monte Carlo
You know where a great place to spend time under house arrest would be? The demolition derby arena. That’s exactly where we’re introduced to Roman as he takes out his aggression in the middle of the desert somewhere. His car of choice is a spray painted 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo that’s been given a pusher bar and has enough power to slam a Chrysler Fifth Avenue into the grandstands.
Brian’s Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII
The lime green Mitsubishi Lancer Evo that Brian is given by the FBI is the second most memorable car of this movie, just behind the GT-R. It’s a pretty generic tuner honestly, but pretty much any car associated with the character of Brian O’Conner is a fan favorite. This Lancer Evo VII was provided direct from Mitsubishi and was originally intended for use in rally racing before being diverted for use in the 2 Fast 2 Furious movie.
Roman’s Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
Possibly one of the most hated cars in the whole franchise was Roman’s Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder from 2 Fast 2 Furious. The eccentric purple convertible looked like it had been taken by Xzibit for an episode of Pimp My Ride and then dumped on set. Despite this, it’s hard to not consider this one of the best cars of the movie. It was one of the main hero cars for the majority of the film and is one of the most memorable from the franchise.
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Yenko
Two American muscle cars became the alternate hero cars of 2 Fast 2 Furious, one of them being a Yenko modified 1969 Chevrolet Camaro. These Yenko Super Camaros are no joke and very collectible, so losing it in a heads up street race must have really hurt that greaser looking guy. It’s also a pretty spendy model to be jumping off a ramp and crashing into a yacht, but it was luckily a replica for the movie. Still hurts to see even a basic ’69 Camaro crash like that though.
1970 Dodge Challenger
Dom is usually the one behind the wheel of a classic Dodge, but the greasers introduced a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T for this film. You would think that a Hemi powered classic like this Challenger teaming up with a Yenko could beat a couple of souped up Mitsubishis, but Brian and Roman took home the pink slips. This Challenger was also just a replica and not an actual ’70 R/T model, but doesn’t detract from the importance that it had as the model with the working “ejecto seato”.
Tej’s Cars Used in Act a Fool
We only get to see Tej behind the wheel of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo, but his Acura NSX and Dodge Ram 1500 can both be seen briefly during the scenes at the first street race and at Tej’s Garage. We get a better look at these vehicles used throughout the music video for Act a Fool by Ludacris. It’s a shame that NSX didn’t get more screen time, but at least the music video kind of made up for it.
Big fan. I have 1 thru 10 on DVD. Brian’s Skyline GT is by far my favorite. I’m more a Chevy man so those Mopar are nothing to me.