Turbo Charged Prelude To 2 Fast 2 Furious 2003

When 2 Fast 2 Furious was greenlit, Vin Diesel opted not to return. The writers needed to explain how Brian went from "fugitive cop in Los Angeles" to "street racer working undercover for the FBI in Miami." Enter director John Singleton (who helmed the sequel) and director Philip G. Atwell, who crafted this six-minute masterpiece to answer the fan’s burning questions.

He travels across the American Sun Belt—Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas—winning street races in a red 1991 Dodge Stealth to fund his trip. The Transformation:

So yes: a would have been a smart, gritty, tuner-culture-accurate choice—proof that the franchise once had room for quirky heroes, not just supercars. turbo charged prelude to 2 fast 2 furious 2003

: He wins multiple street races across the country to fund his travels. After his Mitsubishi is impounded, he is helped by a mystery woman (played by Minka Kelly) who drops him at a car dealership. The Skyline

. The Skyline used in the short was actually the same vehicle from the sequel but modified with a green intercooler spray and missing its blue racing stripes to signify its "unfinished" state. Filming Locations: When 2 Fast 2 Furious was greenlit, Vin

: Due to a limited budget, filmmakers used GTR interior gauges during shots of the Dodge Stealth, and the film was shot almost entirely in Southern California, though it was meant to represent a trip across multiple states.

June 3, 2003, as a bonus feature on the "Tricked Out Edition" DVD of The Fast and the Furious . He travels across the American Sun Belt—Arizona, New

: Brian leaves Los Angeles in a modified Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4, evading police checkpoints across the U.S. Sun Belt, including Arizona and New Mexico. The Journey