| For those who love cars, customizing and racing are a | | | | recruiters for Universal Pictures and was selected to |
| way of life. Some dedicated performance enthusiasts, | | | | be the primary car for the upcoming blockbuster. They |
| however, are putting their cars, their buddies and their | | | | rented the car and began to alter its appearance for |
| lives on the line by street racing. This sport is a type of | | | | an even more aggressive look. Lamborghini orange |
| racing that has drawn national attention due to the | | | | paint was applied (the only car in the movie to receive |
| movies "The Fast and the Furious" and "2 Fast 2 | | | | an actual high-quality paint job), as was a new Bomex |
| Furious". It is not a new thing. Over the years, speeds | | | | body kit. New 19" wheels were added, as well as a |
| have increased and with the advent of cell phones | | | | new rear wing, a new TRD hood and some one-off |
| and GPS systems, so has the technology that's why | | | | Troy Lee graphics. The studio then set out to build 5 |
| the trend continues to grow. Movies like The Fast and | | | | cosmetic replicas, shown in various stages of |
| The Furious have helped to spread the virtues of | | | | completion, all designed to replicate this original. |
| street racing where we can see the guys who have a | | | | Director Rob Cohen wanted to make a movie with |
| passion for cars. It's not a bad thing. It's rather an | | | | lots of souped up cars going really fast, and in those |
| exciting sport that requires training, discipline and skill. | | | | terms, he succeeded. Races at night, races during the |
| When Universal Pictures launched The Fast and the | | | | day, races in the city, the desert, and abandoned |
| Furious into the 2001 summer movie season, most of | | | | business districts in Los Angeles. Eclipses, Supras, |
| the viewers said: now we have two new stars: | | | | Civics, Maximas, and all other sorts of tricked out |
| Mitsubishi's Lancer Evolution VII and Eclipse Spyder, the | | | | import cars fly across the screen. |
| 'hero cars' of the film. The street racing was getting a | | | | After the movie the show was just begin. Anyone |
| lot of press attention, the popularity of the modified | | | | who has seen the movie wanted to change his car or |
| import cars was exploding, and that was amazing. | | | | buy the new one - Mitsubishi Eclipse. The street racing |
| Mitsubishi's starring role in 2 Fast 2 Furious was seen in | | | | getting popularity. Eclipses and Supras become the |
| the industry as marketing genius because created a | | | | most popular cars in the world and young toughs no |
| renewed interest in the Eclipse as a tuner model. The | | | | longer shouted "My Chevy can beat your Ford." |
| same situation was in Toyota's industry, when in the | | | | Allegiance and passion had moved to Mitsubishi, Toyo |
| Spring of 2000, Toyota Supra was spotted by | | | | and Honda. |