What kind of rx7 was in tokyo drift

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Share This Article:. Follow Us Today:. Viknesh Vijayenthiran - Editor. Stephen Edelstein - Contributing Writer. More than one third of Cadillac dealerships bail on brand's electric future. Movie magic covers these things in a veil of lies, unfortunately. Universal purchased the car directly from Veilside in Japan as a modified example, and that included engine, interior, and exterior modifications.

The mod that made the biggest difference and won the hearts of many was the coveted Veilside Fortune bodykit, painted in orange originally red and black. Under the hood, almost everything that could be done, was done. It was turbocharged with a huge interooler by HKS, and the brakes were upgraded by Rotora, the suspension by APexi, and a number of interior modifications had been carried out by the Veilside guys like harnesses, a new steering wheel, and seats.

On top of that, it had a number of audio system upgrades with extra monitors and head units. Oh, and of course, it had a trust nitrous bottle. But it was the bodykit that made the car such a success. Sitting almost a foot wider, you would be excused for thinking it was something other than an RX Rather than going the boring route of building fake as well as cheaper kit-cars, producers decided to purchase the real things.

Of all the cars they acquired for the film, though, one became the most well-known and beloved car amongst fans of the series, along with basic J. Yet, there's a lot of neat facts about Han's RX-7 that many enthusiasts seem to gloss-over. In order to shine some light on the subject, here are a few things that fans keep ignoring about Han's RX-7 from Tokyo Drift It doesn't end there, though.

Han's Veilside RX-7 is not just a stock Mazda with a cool looking body kit, but a completely overhauled beast. Needless to say, this particular Veilside Mazda was quite the monster! With the aforementioned modifications in Han's RX-7, you would be forgiven for thinking it had a wild horsepower figure; maybe close to one-thousand!

Unfortunately, reality is often disappointing, as evidenced by Han's Veilside Mazda RX-7's power output.