This Honda S2000 Is a 'Fast and the Furious' Movie Icon

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This Honda S2000 was used in "2 Fast 2 Furious" -- the actual car used in filming. Today I'm going to review this S2000 movie car, and show you what a car from "The Fast & The Furious" is like. I'm also going to drive it on the street show you what it's like to drive a movie car.

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[DougDeMuro]

I recently made a video about how I don't review modified cars. AND NOW THIS?! People are up in arms below.

But at 10:20, I specifically mention I would happily review movie cars. See here:


Enjoy the S2000 ;)

[craiglieberman]

The black carpet shows reddish because it has faded in the sun.

The black felt on the radio door was for an interior light we used to put light on Suki’s face.

[craiglieberman]

The pink paint on the outside due to sun fading. No clear coat was used. That’s why the door lambs look better.

[laowhy]

Actually, a bright pink s2000 in LA is absolutely appropriate

[stephen]

in case anyone missed it, the car's interior was just made to look good on camera, it didn't have to actually look good up close. just making sure in case you missed the 8 million times he mentioned it.

[Red-cpbk]

Imagine seeing a 45 year old look-alike man, driving around in a pink ricer talking to himself.

[jTamayo]

Fun Fact: the actress/model Devon Aoki, who plays Suki the character, happens to be DJ Steve Aoki's younger sister.

[GoDbax]

Suki yells “Smack that ass” when she lands the bridge jump. Poetic. Can’t believe he glossed over that

[wungee]

The fact that the graphics are airbrushed and not vinyl is actually pretty impressive.

[BarikSingh]

Ludacris has entered the chat

“And if they want to fingerprint me, and give me some years, they’ll only get one finger while I’m shifting gears”

[nathanify]

THIS.. is a background that isn’t outside!

[sadrgbzdhxjyugfcsh]

Embarrassing to drive around LA? Are you serious? That is such an iconic car... those who are worthy, will appreciate it when see it on the street. This car will probably turn more heads than any car you have reviewed this year. I'm a guy and I would kill to get to drive around this piece of history

[TheJapanStory]

The info about the jump crash was almost accurate. In fact, the remote driver of the s2000 was also in the chase vehicle that went off the ramp. And, because the remote rig was temporarily setup in the passenger seat, when the stunt car went off the ramp and crashed, the steering rig was pushed out by the airbag, injuring the remote driver of the s2000. But despite all that, the remote driver was able to safely stop the s2000. I know all this because the remote driver was my father.

Great video though! I remember seeing all the different versions of the cars on set out in Florida as a kid. Movie magic is something special.

[caminoprojectUS]

Doug you weren't being stared at for driving a pink s2000. You were being stared at because you were driving THE pink s2000. Suki's car is an icon. Every one was wondering is that really "that" car ? Is it real? Did I just see her car? It is a completely different level of attention grabbing. It would be like taking Paris Hilton to dinner vs. an unknown "super" model. A model on your arm will get you looks. But Paris? Paris will cause a riot.

[saadqureshi]

The only quote I remember from Suki.
Suki: "smack that ass"-2003

[tavarish]

I may know of another Fast and Furious car that you can review at the Petersen.

[craigmeier]

Doug, I can answer a few of your questions. Though I was only a background actor in the first fast and furious, and also a stand-in for Vin Diesel, I have about 25 years experience in the industry, so I can tell you some of the secrets, to the best of my knowledge, of how the industry worked these quirks. I actually have a picture of me next to this car on the universal lot...the back lot where the public is not allowed, so it was another one of the production cars, just as sloppily put together as this one. 1) I bet you the fabric on the panel that hides the stereo was either added for the lighting department, so they can stick a Velcro light on there when needed and take it off without a severe modification when not needed, which is also pretty handy if the unit was flipped open it wouldn’t upset the sound department if that lid was clicking on whatever it was resting upon while driving it for interior shots. 2) TVs were just starting to be integrated into vehicles at this time, so even a sloppy installation was a cool installation. People put these things in the center of steering wheels, in their visors, anywhere with often a miss shaped frame around it. But that was OK. This was 2003 as you said. 3) The missing seatbelt was again most likely due to the sound department. If you were driving this car with cameras mounted to it, or even this thing on a flatbed camera truck, these little things like seatbelts make noise. Through the sound department can tape them up and do this and that, but why not just get rid of it altogether. And that’s what they did in this case. 4) the rear view mirror. I’m only guessing in this, your guess could also be correct, but I would say that one of their shots required a specific angle, they knew it ahead of time so they modified the mirror for this. Just like when you watch a film and they remove the headrest from the front seats so you can see the passengers in the back, or see the cameras point of view from the backseat looking towards the front, it’s a modification so that you can see the actor, or in this case maybe the actors point of view. 5) it’s interesting they didn’t redo the shag carpets on the seats for the museum. Kudos to them keeping it original from how the production used it and how it sustained life over the years.The seats were clearly pink in the movie. In fact I can send you pictures of the car that I took pictures of in 2005 or 2006 that the pink was only half faded away. These cars literally sit uncovered at the universal lot, exposed to sun, so that is why the seats take on a gray tint, because it is simply the pink sun faded into that color. 6) at least this car has an engine. And you can tell the way the low profile tires in the front touch the fenders, if you didn’t open the hood. In the scenes that I shot on the first fast and furious when the flames were being thrown out of the rear exhaust, the engines were actually removed from these vehicles. All of the vehicles. The Integra the supra… All of them. This was for safety reasons as they actually had pyrotechnic crews run their special effects lines underneath the vehicle so that flames would shoot out the exhaust pipes in those close-ups. Over several takes, the bumpers actually started melting away. But you don’t see this in the movie. They had other cars another bumpers to replace it for the next scene. 7) The missing trunk. Though I’d assume that they had a deal with Honda that gave them a bunch of these cars, but they might’ve also had cars that were missing trunk features so if they didn’t need it, why add it. For example I worked on gone in 60 seconds and the BMW 5 series that they trashed were actually already trashed as BMW test cars that were not even street legal, beyond salvage, vehicles. They simply use their resources they have to get any vehicle they can get, and they may be missing a few parts.

[EDPistons]

Doug: No air bags, no seatbelts, not exactly the safest experience.
Also DOug: Now its time to get it out on the road and see how it drives.

[Andrew_Co]

Doug has finally found a perfect visualization of everything he hates in life

[sanramondrift]

After this many years..the mirror is now flimsy... starts trying to rip it off like a god damn ape.