Corrected entry: In the last stretch of the "qualifiers" street race, the GPS-voice indicates finish is at one quarter of a mile. With both cars presumably already at top speed and then using the boosters, it still takes them forever to reach the point where they collide, which is still about a hundred yards from the finish line. Even though it can be argued the quarter mile isn't shown in real time, too many things happen for too long for it to take place in that distance.
rswarrior
17th Dec 2009
Fast & Furious (2009)
28th Apr 2009
Fast & Furious (2009)
Corrected entry: Near the end, when Brian launches out of the tunnel to kill the bad guy, the Subaru Impreza STI he is driving flips. As it flips over you can see the undercarriage and both the drive shaft and gas tank are gone, as well as swaybars and other suspension parts.
Correction: By the time you can see the undercarriage due to the dust and the camera angles, the car has rolled about 6 1/2 times, all the while we can see parts flying off the car. It is not inconceivable the tank and driveshaft et al broke and flew off during the crash.
24th Apr 2009
Fast & Furious (2009)
Corrected entry: When the first chase starts and they disconnect the trailer from the rest, the truck would stop in real life. Since they have air brakes, the air would leak out and brakes would lock up - on all the trailers and the trucks.
Correction: No, only the trailer would stop. There is a tractor protection valve that stops the air from leaking out of the tractor when the gladhands are disconnected, and the trailer supply air is going through the airlines.
7th Apr 2009
Fast & Furious (2009)
Corrected entry: When the Subaru Impreza WRX that Bryan is driving rolls over at the end of the tunnel, it can be seen that the car is a dummy. It doesn't have any exhaust system or crankshaft for the rear wheels.
Correction: Rear wheels don't have crankshafts, engines do. The WRX is all wheel drive, and popular in rally racing. There are skid plates available to cover the underside of the car to prevent damage while rallying, in which case, very little of the mechanical components would be seen.
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Correction: If you mean forever taking about ten seconds. In fact the cars were not at top speed, as they were shown at about 100 kmh by Brian's speedo just before the boost was hit. A car going 60 mph (approx 98 kmh) running start takes 15 seconds to run a quarter mile. From the time 1/4 mile is announced to the time Brian is taken out of the race is about 20 seconds. The flashing back between Dom and Brian happens concurrently, so we can easily knock a few seconds off that time. Banging the cars together is going to scrub off some speed as well. Dom is shown approaching the finish line with Brian spun out in the background at about 3 semi-truck /trailer units from the finish line which is at most 210 feet. As the race is not completely real time, with the alternating shots between Dom and Brian, the 20 seconds or so it takes to travel the 1/4 mile is not far off what is shown in the movie, and can't be considered a mistake.
rswarrior