{"id":1117,"date":"2017-04-13T13:02:27","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T13:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/65.1.85.58\/newsroom\/?p=1117"},"modified":"2020-09-02T06:48:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T06:48:44","slug":"fast-and-furious-cars-fun-facts-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/newsroom\/fast-and-furious-cars-fun-facts-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast and the Furious Facts for UAE Car Lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest chapter of the blockbuster series is out and it\u2019s generating quite a buzz among car enthusiasts in Dubai, UAE and movie lovers alike. Here at CarSwitch, we figured it\u2019s as good a time as any to introduce you to some fascinating facts about the movie series that you have probably never heard of. Fasten your seatbelts for these fast and furious fun facts, folks!<\/span><\/p>\n

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1- Heard of <\/b>Vibe<\/i><\/b>?<\/b><\/p>\n

No, we are not talking about the superhero from <\/span>The Flash<\/span><\/i>. <\/span>Vibe<\/span><\/i> is a famous American music and entertainment magazine that featured a story called \u201cRacer X\u201d in its 1998 issue. The story is about illegal street racing in New York. Producers changed the title and adapted it for the first \u201cThe Fast and the Furious\u201d movie. <\/span><\/p>\n

2- No Stuntman for This Guy<\/b><\/p>\n

Did you know that Paul Walker aka Brian O\u2019Conner actually did some of the stunts in the movies himself? Remember the Nissan Skyline GT-R skidding into frame following Brian\u2019s first race in <\/span>2 Fast 2 Furious<\/span><\/i>. Yeah, that was his doing. And who can forget the high-speed 180-degree turn in the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII in that epic highway chase scene. That was also Walker\u2019s work. Learn how they finished the stunts<\/a> without Walker in the seventh movie in this interesting read on TopGear<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking for a used <\/span>Nissan <\/span><\/a>or <\/span>Mitsubishi<\/span><\/a> in the UAE? Take a look at CarSwitch\u2019s inventory. <\/span><\/p>\n

3- Learn to Drive First<\/b><\/p>\n

Prior to working on the films, neither Michelle Rodriguez nor Jordana Brewster knew how to drive. In order to get cast in the films, they had to get a driver\u2019s license. Jordana had it tough though. For her part in the movie, she had to pass the test in one go for insurance purposes. <\/span><\/p>\n

4- Calling All Cars<\/b><\/p>\n

Your car could have been a movie star! IF this had happened in Dubai, that is. For <\/span>Fast and Furious<\/span><\/i>, Director Justin Lin issued an open casting call for cars that would potentially appear in the film. To get selected for background sequences, all they had to do was drive to the meeting place. Speaking of things happening in Dubai-did you know that in <\/span>Furious 7<\/span><\/i> there is a scene where Dom Toretto speeds a car from one of the Etihad Towers into another? If you are interested in the cars from the series, you might enjoy this piece on Fast and Furious muscle cars<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

5- The Real \u2018Drift King\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n

In <\/span>The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift<\/span><\/i> some intense competition ensues to see who gets the \u2018Drift King\u2019 title. Even die-hard franchise fans are sometimes surprised when they learn that the real-life \u2018Drift King\u2019 was actually right there in the movie. Keiichi Tsuchiya dubbed the \u2018Drift King\u2019, makes a cameo appearance in the movie as an angry old fisherman. Did you spot him? <\/span><\/p>\n

Stay tuned to CarSwitch to learn more about everything car-related in the UAE! And if you are looking for used cars for sale in Dubai, UAE, check out our extensive inventory of inspected and warrantied used cars.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The latest chapter of the blockbuster series is out and it\u2019s generating quite a buzz among car enthusiasts in Dubai, UAE and movie lovers alike. Here at CarSwitch, we figured it\u2019s as good a time as any to introduce you to some fascinating facts about the movie series that you have probably never heard of. 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