Fast and furious 2 movie#

Every Skyline GT-R used in '2 Fast 2 Furious' was the real deal. This saved the studio around $120,000 in additional costs. These were far less expensive than the actual hero GT-R Lieberman purchased for himself and later used in the film, as MotoRex did not need to federalize them. The studio turned to MotoRex once again, who supplied four additional GT-Rs, that were air-freighted from Japan on a 747. Lieberman's team mulled over the possibility of building some replicas using cheaper R34 Skyline GT-Ts rather than full-blown GT-Rs, but that prospect actually turned out to be just as (if not more) expensive, so additional GT-Rs were sourced instead. Thanks to stunt sequences and other needs, a single GT-R would not be enough for the film. Speaking of support, the GT-R needed backup of its own. Lieberman wasn't thrilled with this arrangement, since the forbidden-fruit GT-R was a far more enticing piece of hardware, but he ultimately had no choice. Sadly, a marketing deal between Universal and Mitsubishi meant that Brian's Evo would be the star of the film, while Lieberman's GT-R would effectively play a supporting role.

Lieberman largely kept it the way MotoRex built it, until it got picked to co-star in '2 Fast 2 Furious.' Yes, co-star. Lieberman purchased it in July of 2001 for $78,000, before Universal was fully committed to a sequel to the original 'F&F' film.

Fast and furious 2 movie#

Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R used in '2 Fast 2 Furious' before movie modifications