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Cars of Death Race revealed
No, these are not more spy shots of the 2010 Ford Mustang -- this is the 2006 Mustang GT that you'll soon see on the silver screen in the movie Death Race. A perusal of the film's automotive gems makes it look like Cars for post-apocalyptic and seriously angry adults. But if it were the 2010 Mustang, we'd probably find the time to stop by a Ford dealer today...
Lead man Jason Statham will have his giant outboard mirrors full of other similarly distressed cars, including two Buick Rivieras -- a Boattail and a Chop Top -- a 300C, a Trans Am, and what looks like a Peterbilt called "Dreadnought." And if there were any way to make an XJ12 sexier, check out Colt's Jag. Click the link for a full rundown and info on the cars of your demise.
[Source: Jalopnik]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Jason 11:27AM (6/07/2008)
Actually, this is just the Post Apocalyptic Special Edition Mustang (not to be confused with the Apocalypse Special Edition Mustang).
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Aaron Firman 11:38AM (6/07/2008)
The Jag is actualy a 5.3 V12 XJS not a XJ12, Xj12 is the name for the saloon with a V12 instead of the straight 6 ;)
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Mobius_1 12:07PM (6/07/2008)
If I saw only the pic, I would have thought that Ford did a really good camo on their mule...
I really like that 911, proves that rear-engine is good, gives you plenty of space upfront to mount weapons (wonder if that's an option on the new one? Porsche Destruction Kit, PDK)
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asolar 12:07PM (6/07/2008)
Sounds like an awfully brutal movie.
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Dave 12:23PM (6/07/2008)
I have a feeling I'm gonna miss the cheesiness of the original.
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Dave 12:24PM (6/07/2008)
And it'll probably be missing a lot of the gratuitous nudity too. I blame Janet Jackson.
Duders 5:36PM (6/07/2008)
Probably. Without Sly Stallone this movie has no chance to equal the originals cheesiness.
Though I will be going to see this for sure.
bepsf 12:27PM (6/07/2008)
What a waste of steel, fuel and film...
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Fooman 5:12PM (6/07/2008)
What a waste of 2 perfectly good rivs! esp a boattail!
Ohso Clutch 12:37PM (6/07/2008)
The first one was ridiculous..... So it wouldn't be a stretch to assume that this will be a worthy successor.
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Yar 12:47PM (6/07/2008)
"Lead man Jason Statham..."
Ah, the Steven Seagal of our generation.
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almost Dr. G.. 1:18PM (6/07/2008)
i love jason statham.. i always think of turkish gone wild whenever i see one of his movies.. i cant get him away from that character.. and not that its a bad thing either..
jon 1:48PM (6/07/2008)
man, i've never had much love for mustangs, but if they came with dual miniguns i'd have to buy one.
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catgirlshyla 2:37PM (6/07/2008)
Product Placement gone to the extreme?
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Dan 3:24PM (6/07/2008)
I reeeeally doubt that Porsche approved of those modifications. heheheh
catgirlshyla 6:56PM (6/07/2008)
I'm talking about the Mustang!!
Reader 9:49PM (6/07/2008)
Same thing that I thought. Even though the car is heavily armored and only retains some of the shape, they still manage to put the Mustang icon on the front of it. Doesn't really fit with the post-apocalyptic setting.
ww 10:32PM (6/07/2008)
So I guess gas prices are lower in a post-apocalyptic future, otherwise "Electric Scooters of Death" would be a more realistic title.
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Robert Ryan 11:24PM (6/07/2008)
What is this Mad Max 4 without the Australian accents?
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BigTeebo 10:08AM (6/09/2008)
This is going to be cheese-tastic, like all the other Statham flicks, but I'm gonna see it. Autodueling has always been fun to play in video game form, so let's have it.
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