🔴 LIVE — This article is being updated in real time from Universal Studios Hollywood.
Theme Park Shark is on the ground at Universal Studios Hollywood for an exclusive first look at the ride vehicles for Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, the park’s first-ever high-speed outdoor roller coaster.
Universal is revealing the remaining three ride vehicles today, joining Dom’s 1970 Dodge Charger R/T that was first shown in June 2025. The full lineup includes Brian’s Toyota Supra, Brian’s Nissan Skyline GT-R R34, and Han’s Mazda RX-7 from Tokyo Drift. We’re also getting a first look at a large-scale mural by artist Tristan Eaton inside the ride platform.
This page will be updated with photos, video, and details as the event unfolds. Bookmark it and check back.
What We Know So Far
Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift is a steel, launched, spinning roller coaster built by Intamin on the Upper Lot at Universal Studios Hollywood. The ride spans 4,100 feet of track, reaches speeds of 72 mph, features 4 inversions, and uses LSM launch technology. Each ride vehicle spins 360 degrees independently, and all four cars form a single train carrying 16 riders.
It is the fastest roller coaster in the entire Universal Destinations & Experiences portfolio and opens summer 2026.
The Four Ride Vehicles
- Car 1: Dom’s 1970 Dodge Charger R/T — the lead vehicle, previously revealed June 2025
- Car 2: Brian’s Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 from 2 Fast 2 Furious
- Car 3: Han’s Mazda RX-7 from Tokyo Drift
- Car 4: Brian’s Toyota Supra from The Fast and the Furious
Live Updates
Updates will appear here as the event progresses. Latest updates at the top.
10:10 AM PT: Brian’s Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 and Dom’s 1970 Dodge Charger R/T are on display in front of the Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift ride building. The expansive red brick building towers over the Upper Lot with the ride’s logo mural covering the facade.
10:19 AM PT: Dom’s 1970 Dodge Charger R/T, the lead vehicle of every train. Headlights on, the supercharged V8 poking through the hood, and you can see the coaster chassis and wheel assembly underneath.
Top-down view of the full train lined up on the platform. The Tristan Eaton mural covers the entire station wall with pop-art renditions of the franchise’s iconic cars.
10:43 AM PT: Seat detail on Brian’s Toyota Supra. Racing bucket seats with orange trim matching the car’s paint, on-board speakers in every headrest, and lap bar restraints. Two rows, two across, four riders per car.
Han’s Mazda RX-7 from Tokyo Drift with the VeilSide Fortune body kit. Orange and black two-tone with headlights on. This is the car from the movie literally called “Drift.”
10:15 AM PT: Up close with Brian’s Toyota Supra from The Fast and the Furious. Candy orange, gladiator decals, massive wing, all recreated down to every detail. The ride vehicles feature lap bar seats with on-board speakers built into the headrests and doors that open outward for loading.
Brian’s Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 from 2 Fast 2 Furious. The GT-R badge with the red R, gold wheels, blue accents on the seats, and on-board speakers in the headrests.
8:45 AM PT: We’ve arrived at Universal Studios Hollywood. Check-in starts at 9:30 AM, with the exclusive first look running from 10:00 to 10:45 AM. Stay tuned.
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Source: Universal Studios Hollywood media event, March 4, 2026
