Tartan Prancer – Vacation
The ridiculous movie required a ridiculous vehicle. The Tartan Prancer features the most bizarre and unnecessary enhancements including martini glass-holders, plug-in hybrid/gasoline/diesel technology, a drinking fountain, and a CB radio to name just a few things. The key fob could be the solution to world peace with twenty-some buttons, and can even detach the steering wheel with the simple press of one of those buttons. The “Honda of Albania” as it’s referred to in the film looks to be possibly a Toyota Previa…possibly.
Lykan Hypersport – Furious 7
The seventh movie in the Fast and Furious saga was more than just a tribute film for Paul Walker. The cars in the film are smokin’ hot including the Lykan Hypersport. The Arab-built cars aren’t actually used in the movie as they are $3.4 million each, but the body molds were borrowed from W Motors, the UAE car company that manufactures them. The true Hypersport has a 3.7-liter flat-six engine with twin turbochargers that churns out 770 horsepower, accelerates from 0-60 miles per hour in 2.8 seconds and has a top speed of 239 mph. It’s a good thing they didn’t use a Lykan original – there are only four ever built, and the one in the movie gets obliterated jumping between skyscrapers.
Jaguar C-X75 – Spectre
The Aston Martin has a screen mate built by Jaguar. The C-X75 is another true model though it is a concept car. It has four electric motors that propel it, and the batteries are recharged using diesel micro-turbine engines. Jaguar touts it as the future of technology, and the car itself is nothing short of amazing. With 778 horsepower, it’s bound to be a rocket on land should it ever get past concept stage. Teetering on the edge of $1.5 million, the car was cut from production a few years back because of the global economic crisis. That’s really too bad.
