Initial D but it's in America | Unreal Engine 5.3

I'm back! Finally experimenting with some more advanced car animation and camera movements. Rendered in Unreal Engine 5.3

Song:

Assets:
National Forest sign - kanistrastudio
Farm House - cgtdg
Watanabe Wheels - R1-Rahvan
Coca Cola Bottle - Vedoxox
McDonalds Assets - sakordn

Sound Effects:

[Sdpartscenter]

Takumi Fujiwara: *Drifts too hard, breaks Tofu*
Todd Fortenberry: *Drifts too hard, delivers milkshakes*

[DawnOfTheOzz]

I never knew I needed to hear Free Bird turned into a thumping Eurobeat song.

[vxvii]

The overwhelming presence of fast food packaging confirms the authenticity of this video

[marty_debiru]

Let's remember there's an actual "American Takumi driving a Fox Body". Chelsea Denofa was always a huge Foxbody fan and legend says he used to rip the mountain pass with it while everyone else used AE86 or 240SX. His Foxbody nowdays is an amazing build

[xutxiamoua]

I don’t know what it is, but the McDouble sliding around on the dashboard always cracks me up. Nothing more American than that!

[megakiller]

"WHAT THE?! Is that a foxbody keeping up with my firebird?"
*Hits pothole and tweaks frame
" Yeah that's a foxbody..."

[TCGaming]

The NC license plate and the parkway sign for Asheville makes this SO COMPLETE! XD

[nboy]

Very clever to use a foxbody 5.0 as an American 86. The aesthetic just works.

[dabigesii]

The American Takehashi brothers would probably drive vettes. Keisuke having a C5 Z06 and Ryosuke driving a C4 ZR1 lol.

[DeviousPizzaGuy]

I'm mad this is so short, I would watch the heck out of this regularly

[delorean]

I didn't know I wanted this until now.

Quick "What if car list" below (set during the same era as Initial D so late 90s):
Itsuki - 2nd gen Mercury Capri with I4 (NA, but getting a turbo later)
Ryosuke - C4 Corvette ZR-1
Keisuke - C5 Corvette (non Z06)
Takeshi - Buick GNX
Shingo - 1st-gen Dodge Neon R/T


Edit:
Iketani: Thunderbird SC
Kenji: Mercury Cougar XR7
Mako: 3rd-gen Pontiac Firebird V6 Turbo (with Camaro front end swap)
Bunta: either a GMC Syclone or AMC Eagle SX/4 coupe (turbocharged)
Todou School: Dodge Neon ACR
Kai Kogashiwa: Pontiac Fiero GT
Team Emperor: 1st and 2nd Gen Eagle Talon TSis (not many awd performance cars (let alone sedan) from America in the 90s so a DSM will have to do)





Edit: While I agree with various commenters the c4/c5 corvette would be a good choice purely on looks, I went with the firebirds for a couple reasons (please remember the following is my opinion).
1. For Ryosukes car the turbo V6 makes a lot of sense as it's a smaller capacity than Takumis Mustang while making more power, just like the 13b vs the 4age.
2. The comparison with Nakazatos GNX was hard to overlook, given they would be a yin and yang of the same engine in a different car.
3. The corvettes seemed just a bit obvious to go with.

Edit 2: changed Escort to Merkur

Edit 3: per several comments, the Takahashis have traded the Firebirds for Corvettes and Bunta's getting a pickup

[sayooky]

as a foxbody owner, i can confirm this is how i get to work each day

[fayahmad]

Can't wait for Red Suns bros using C5 and C4 Corvette

[StaufferGarage]

Best advertisment video I have ever seen. Well done

[loficampingguy]

This satisfies so much in me. Car nerd. Foxbody lover. Anime dweeb. National Park geek. Blue Ridge/Shenandoah hiker.
Excellent job, my friend!

[travishopkins]

I didn't know that I needed this video until now. Everything about this video is perfect

[jfygt]

(Takumi and Project D crew travel to NC for a US tour)

While cruising the state park to learn about US roads, far in the distance in Takumi's rear view mirror, he saw a silhouette of a car blasting a Free Bird while drifting.

[chasechildress]

Nice. As an American i approve this message.

[keso_de_bola]

AE86: drifts because it's the perfect balance of power, handling, agility, and finesse.

Fox Body: drifts because it handles like a canal boat with a honking V8 motor upfront.

😂

[shortbushero]

The best part is how you added the constant weight shifting during the turns, and how aggressive it is in fox bodies.