Among all the Fast & Furious films, Tokyo Drift stands alone. For many enthusiasts it's a favorite, painting a romantic idea of the tuner and drift scene in Japan. Icons we've only seen in Gran Turismo shown getting sideways on the big screen were enough to make any gearhead fall in love. But like all films, Tokyo Drift wasn't without its inaccuracies. In fact, it had a whole bunch.
Craig Lieberman, a technical advisor for Universal Pictures for the first three Fast films, highlights all of the major continuity errors, inconsistencies, and inaccuracies that pop up on screen in Tokyo Drift for his latest YouTube video.
Like most action films, there are scenes where you can point out visible mannequins in place of actors in cars, along with some questionable stunts and strange writing in order to spice up the action. Lieberman also points out some inconsistencies in the culture displayed on screen. For instance, the stereotypical high school jock quotes a 0-60 time of 4.3 seconds for his Viper, when in reality, it could do 60 mph in just 3.9 seconds. Also, there's no way a bunch of 18 year-old high schoolers in Japan are rocking cars as expensive as the vehicles displayed in the parking lot drift scene.
Of course, those are just a couple of examples. Let Lieberman highlight the rest of the egregious errors he found in Tokyo Drift in his video above.
Brian Silvestro is Hearst Autos' former lead deputy editor for rankings content. He spent over seven years as a staff writer for Road & Track Magazine where he contributed car reviews, industry interviews, and more. He has a taste for high-mileage, rusted-out projects and amateur endurance racing.
