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Eclipse and Supra – world stars
For those who love cars, customizing and racing are a way of life. Some dedicated performance enthusiasts, however, are putting their cars, their buddies and their lives on the line by street racing. This sport is a type of racing that has drawn national attention due to the movies "The Fast and the Furious" and "2 Fast 2 Furious". It is not a new thing. Over the years, speeds have increased and with the advent of cell phones and GPS systems, so has the technology that’s why the trend continues to grow. Movies like The Fast and The Furious have helped to spread the virtues of street racing where we can see the guys who have a passion for cars. It’s not a bad thing. It's rather an exciting sport that requires training, discipline and skill. When Universal Pictures launched The Fast and the Furious into the 2001 summer movie season, most of the viewers said: now we have two new stars: Mitsubishi's Lancer Evolution VII and Eclipse Spyder, the 'hero cars' of the film. The street racing was getting a lot of press attention, the popularity of the modified import cars was exploding, and that was amazing. Mitsubishi's starring role in 2 Fast 2 Furious was seen in the industry as marketing genius because created a renewed interest in the Eclipse as a tuner model. The same situation was in Toyota’s industry, when in the Spring of 2000, Toyota Supra was spotted by recruiters for Universal Pictures and was selected to be the primary car for the upcoming blockbuster. They rented the car and began to alter its appearance for an even more aggressive look. Lamborghini orange paint was applied (the only car in the movie to receive an actual high-quality paint job), as was a new Bomex body kit. New 19” wheels were added, as well as a new rear wing, a new TRD hood and some one-off Troy Lee graphics. The studio then set out to build 5 cosmetic replicas, shown in various stages of completion, all designed to replicate this original. About the Author: See Mitsubishi Eclipse and Toyota Supra live!
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