At the end of The Fast and the Furious Brian let Dom escape in the Supra they restored together, but it doesn’t appear again in the series – so what happened to it? The 2001 action movie about street racing thieves, starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, spawned a franchise of sequels, each one more fantastical than the last. The first film is relatively grounded and focuses more on the racing element and the cars involved. One such car was an orange 1994 Toyota Supra MK IV.
When his last car was destroyed by a rival race crew/criminal organization, undercover LAPD officer Brian O’Conner (Walker) needs to bring Dominic Toretto (Diesel) a “10-second” car. O’Conner delivers an extremely damaged Supra to Toretto’s garage and the two of them, with the rest of the crew, go on to restore it, making it fast enough to beat a Ferrari in a race. When the two men find themselves at odds at the end of the movie, they have one final drag race, which ultimately leads to the destruction of Toretto’s 1970 Dodge Charger R/T. But as they hear police sirens approaching, Brian puts their friendship before his career and gives Dom the keys to his Supra so he can escape. In a post-credits scene, Dom is seen driving a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, not the Supra.
Due to Vin Diesel wanting to make The Chronicles of Riddick instead of 2 Fast 2 Furious, his getaway marks the end of his presence in the series until a cameo at the end of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (or the beginning of Fast & Furious, depending on if you are using real world chronology or the one in the Fast & Furious universe). So what happened to the Supra? The answer is in a DVD extra.
The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious is a six minute short film directed by Philip G. Atwell (War) released on the “Tricked Out Edition” of The Fast and the Furious DVD. It takes place between the first movie and 2 Fast 2 Furious, giving viewers a look at Brian O’Conner’s time on the run, winning street races for money. While in a diner, Brian sees a newspaper headline about Dom, which also has a line that indicates an abandoned vehicle has been found. Knowing that the police were after him and knew what he had been driving after the accident at the end of The Fast and the Furious, it makes sense for Dom to leave the Supra behind and get a new set of wheels, like that Chevelle from the post-credits sequence. The Supra may have been fast, but he could only run for so long before being spotted in such an easily identifiable car.
The Fast and the Furious was just the first step in establishing the family that viewers have grown to love. It should also be noted that Brian was driving a white 1995 Toyota Supra MK IV at the end of Fast & Furious 7, as he and Dom drive down separate roads, signaling the series farewell after the death of Paul Walker. The Supra was only on screen for a relatively short amount of time, compared to the length of the series, but it was important to establishing the relationship of the two main characters. While the car itself was abandoned, the friendship between them was not.
Key Release Dates
F9: The Fast Saga1
Release Date:2021-06-25
