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Meet the stunt cars of Baby Driver
Subaru WRX
According to Jeremy Fry, this car was the most challenging
but most fun to work with. The interior was specially
designed for the stunts that happen during the film’s opening
car chase. The Scooby stunt was the most challenging
because it’s extremely high-speed, increasing the possible
consequences involved in making these stunts happen. There
was little to no room for error when working with this car.
2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat
This ride has also been used in Nightcrawler and Furious 7
and was chosen because of its sheer speed and its beastly
500 horsepower output.
1996 Cadillac Deville
This is a cinema favourite seen in Drive, Fast Five, Need for
Speed and Ocean’s Twelve.
1954 Cadillac El Dorado
Also seen in in The Italian Job and Driving Miss Daisy, The
1954 version was particularly groundbreaking and sold
2 150 units, nearly four times as many as the previous
year’s version.
Mercedes-Benz S600
Driven by Kevin Spacey’s character in the movie, the Merc
has been used in The Transporter, Rush Hour 2 and the TV
series Arrow. PM