Two hundred and thirty cars were harmed in the making of Fast & Furious 7. They were raced off ramps, parachuted from planes and driven head-first into each other.
For the seventh instalment in the multi-million dollar joy-riding franchise, the emphasis was on real stunts. Only 10 per cent of the action sequences in the film were generated by computer, which goes some way to explaining why so many of 340 cars used in the film were trashed.
Dennis McCarthy, the man who modifies the cars for the film, gives each one the same basic structure: a 500-horsepower fuel injection unit and a three-speed manual transmission. This minimises the range of spare parts that have to be used, and allows the stunt team to minutely choreograph each scene without having to know the individual peculiarities of each vehicle.
Lykan Hypersport
This Middle Eastern supercar, made by the Beirut-based company W Motors, is the most expensive to feature in a Fast & Furious film. There are only seven models of the car in the world, with each one priced at around £2.3 million.
Even the headlights on this car are outrageous, illuminated with white gold, diamonds and sapphires.
1970 Dodge Charger
This modified 1970 Dodge Charger, which is the signature car of Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), is one of five cars dropped from a Lockheed C-130 Hercules plane in one of Fast & Furious 7’s most spectacular stunts, shot above the Arizona desert.
One Charger was dropped from 12,000ft and another exact replica from 8,000ft. Attached to military-grade parachutes, most of the cars survived the drop. In total, nine versions of the Charger were made for the film.
The scene was shot in a multitude of different ways: three skydivers with hand-held and helmet cameras jumped with the cars; cameramen filmed from the interior of the plane and from a helicopter circling nearby; there was camera crew on the ground; and each car was fitted with two or three Go-Pros.
Jeep Wrangler
This armoured 2015 Jeep Wrangler is driven by Tej (Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges) in Fast & Furious 7.
Aston Martin DB9
Jason Statham’s car in the Furious 7 movie is the Aston martin DB9.
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The rest of the cars are: (Click to see Pictures of the car)
- Audi R8 2008
- BMW M3 E46
- Bugatti Veyron 2011
- Chevrolet Camaro 1967
- Chevrolet Caprice
- Chevrolet Malibu 2013
- Chevrolet Suburban 2010
- Chrysler Town & Country 2011
- Dodge Challenger SRT8 2011
- Dodge Charger 2015
- Dodge Charger 1975
- Dodge Charger 1970
- Dodge Viper SRT10
- Ferrari 458 Italia 2010
- Ford Torino GPT Special 1969
- Hyundai Elantra 2011
- Mercedes Benz G-Klasse W463
- Lincoln LS 2000
- Maserati Ghibli 2014
- Mazda RX-7
- Mclaren Mp4-12C
- Nissan GTR
- Nissan Maxima 1995
- Nissan Skyline 1989
- Oldsmobile Alero
- Plymouth Barracuda 1972
- Plymouth Roadrunner 1970
- Scion Tc
- Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2011
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