A drag race featuring the most iconic cars from the original The Fast and the Furious sounds like the dream scenario for any fan of the legendary movie franchise. That’s exactly what Carwow set out to recreate in its latest video, bringing together some of the most legendary cars from the Fast and the Furious for a winner-stays-on showdown.Carwow lined up replicas—and in one case a real movie car—from the original film to see which one would actually be quickest over the quarter mile. However, unlike what was portrayed in the movies, these cars were mostly stock. There was No NOS bottles, no dramatic gear-grinding cutaways, and thankfully no danger of the floor pan falling out mid-race. The Cars That Built The Fast & Furious Legend Bonhams CarsThe original The Fast and the Furious introduced an entire generation of enthusiasts to tuner culture, and the cars in this drag race represent many of the film’s most memorable machines.Leading the lineup was the bright green Mitsubishi Eclipse, the car driven by Brian O’Conner—played by Paul Walker—early in the film. Although the movie version was famously modified and eventually destroyed during a dramatic street race, the one used in the video was a much more modest 140-hp example.FuelFestAnother standout from the film is the Mazda RX-7, driven by Dom Toretto during the early street racing scenes. With its sleek design and rotary engine soundtrack, it quickly became one of the franchise’s most recognizable JDM cars. The race also included the Honda Civic Coupe, inspired by the black Civics used by Toretto’s crew in the film’s infamous truck hijacking scenes, along with the Acura Integra, a staple of the early 2000s import tuning scene.One car in the lineup even has legitimate Hollywood history. The pink Honda S2000 featured in the race originally appeared in The Fast and the Furious during the Race Wars sequence, driven by Johnny Tran before later being repainted and reused as Suki’s car in 2 Fast 2 Furious.Rounding out the lineup were some of the franchise’s most legendary machines, including the Nissan Skyline GT-R R33, the supercharged Dodge Charger inspired by Dom’s muscle car from the movie, and the iconic Toyota Supra, the hero car that famously defeated the Charger in the film’s climactic race. A Quarter-Mile Tribute To Fast & Furious Legends CarWow / YouTube On paper, the specs were all over the place. The Eclipse brought just 140 hp to the fight, while the supercharged Charger packed roughly 500 hp. Meanwhile, the Skyline GT-R relied on its twin-turbo RB26 engine and all-wheel drive grip to stay competitive.The racing started with a throwback to the film’s opening scene, pitting the Eclipse against the Integra, Civic, and RX-7. In true rotary fashion, the RX-7 immediately stole the spotlight… by blowing up before the real racing even began.“Rotaries—that’s the life,” the hosts joked as smoke poured out the back.With the RX-7 out of the running, the Eclipse moved forward, but the competition only got tougher as more powerful cars entered the arena. Movie Magic Meets Real-World Racing Things escalated quickly once the Honda S2000 joined the race. Unlike the mostly stock competitors, this car—famously associated with Johnny Tran in the films—packed a supercharger pushing output to roughly 345 hp.And, unsurprisingly, it demolished the early challengers.Next up was the Nissan Skyline GT‑R R33, whose all-wheel-drive traction proved devastating in the standing quarter mile. The Skyline clocked a 14.6-second run, eliminating the S2000 and setting up a showdown with the muscle car icon.Enter Dom Toretto’s weapon of choice — the supercharged Dodge Charger. With its monster V8 and tire-shredding torque, it managed a strong 14.3-second pass, knocking the Skyline out of contention.That left one final challenger—the Toyota Supra.Initially, the Supra appeared to be a disadvantage. It was supposedly a naturally aspirated model rather than the famous twin-turbo variant from the movie. Yet somehow, it repeatedly beat the Charger in the final showdown. Final Quarter-Mile Times The video also revealed the actual standing quarter-mile times for each car:The mystery was solved after the race. The Supra wasn’t exactly stock—it secretly housed a 4.0-liter V8 from a Lexus LS400, producing about 300 hp.With a best quarter-mile time of 14 seconds, the V8-swapped Supra ultimately took the win—proving that sometimes Hollywood endings do happen in real life. And just like Dom Toretto famously said, it all came down to living life a quarter mile at a time.