Vehicles Speed Racer

1 vehicles

1.1 mach 5
1.2 shooting star
1.3 mammoth car
1.4 melange , x3
1.5 grx

vehicles


a side view of mach 5

many of show s cars have special abilities in series. *note: names of cars have appeared in both manga , original anime have been fitted bold italics.

the mach 5

the mach 5, speed racer s car ( mahha gō, or mahha, in japanese version), technological marvel, containing useful pieces of equipment. gō mifune/speed racer deployed these gadgets pressing buttons marked through g on steering wheel hub (although there buttons on steering wheel in manga, letter designations exclusive anime , 2008 live action film). uniquely designed car, built sleek coke bottle bodystyle, has white exterior large m on hood, logo family business, mifune motors (changed pops motors in anime , racer motors in live action film). two-seat car had red-colored interior. number 5 emblazoned on both side doors of car. in manga , anime car s racing number; in film, because fifth car built in pops mach series of racing vehicles. although technically inferior other racing vehicles such mammoth car , grx, mach 5 manages win races because of speed s superior driving skill.

the mach 5 has been stolen speed few times, once when cornpone blotch took car add car collection in girl daredevil saga. however, speed gets @ end of episode. @ 1 point, car replicated, functions , all, dr. nightcall. however, replica included other new abilities inspire later functions of car in remakes of show, 1 of aero-jacks, used replacement auto jacks in speed racer x. in manga continuity, mach 5 destroyed , rebuilt. see manga , anime differences more information on mach 5 s manga continuity.

in both american comic , movie continuity, pops portrayed having built mach series consisting of other variants such mach 4 , mach 6 in addition rex racer s mach 1 , mach 5.

the shooting star

the mysterious racer x , vehicle, shooting star.

the shooting star racer x s car, colored bright yellow black front bumper , numbered 9 on hood , sides. car s engine located in back, , agile machine, displaying abilities akin , above of mach five. many of high-tech features allowed racer x keep eye on speed racer, younger brother.

in later comics written tommy yune, rex acquires car names shooting star prince kabala of kapetapek. during time training royal leader, rex informed ninth student of kabala, hence number 9. rex builds other cars numbered 9 similar paint schemes , names them variants falling star .

in 2008 film adaptation, car makes appearance not named. car car built in addition mach 5 movie, , features weapons machine guns mounted above cockpit , under chassis. in addition car, racer x drives car built competitions in film, t180. car entitled augury in film s video game counterpart. racer x s unnamed street car, features number 9 , has black , yellow color scheme, large black x on front bumper. t180 makes 1 appearance in film, when racer x competes protect speed in fuji race after has rejected royalton s offer.

the mammoth car

appearing in anime, supposedly largest racing vehicle in world. similar in design extremely long trailer truck, mammoth car red , built speed racer villain cruncher block. mammoth car built entirely of $50,000,000 in stolen gold bars. amount of gold, however, occupy 74 cubic feet, based on price of gold of $35 per ounce. entering in no limit world race , cruncher wished smuggle gold out of country. mammoth car s main engine has 7,500 horsepower (5,600 kw). each wheel has engine 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kw), giving total of 30,000 horsepower (22,000 kw). can travel @ 500 mph (800 km/h), on kind of road or terrain. makes screeching sounds reminiscent of godzilla. has magnetic brakes, , on 200 yards (180 m) long, making mammoth car 1 of interesting cars in series. destroyed after crashed oil refinery , melted original gold intense heat.

the mammoth car makes small cameo in 2008 film in scene cruncher block interrogates taejo togokhan (a character created movie) after resists royalton industries in race fixing business. interrupted racer x, battles mammoth , saves taejo. mammoth car in movie shown have view ports drivers shoot out of, in original series, , shown fire missiles grill.

the mammoth car makes appearance along flash marker jr. s x3 in speed racer: next generation in second , third episodes of fast track saga, enemy program of show s virtual racing track. although mammoth car rendered in cgi after original anime design, car missing grill , many other details had appeared in original anime. mammoth car in episode makes same sound did in anime. pays homage original series using signature attack of surrounding , circling rival.

the melange , x3

the melange topless racing car numbered 3 , driven flash marker. when investigating mysterious car, speed recalls name melange name of napoleon s horse, saved life several times in battles. (the name marengo, became melange due erroneous transliteration japanese english.) when speed recalls knowledge of french history, rendition of jacques-louis david s painting of napoleon crossing alps, depicts napoleon riding marengo, drawn in episode. pops racer, however, identified name melange car driven fifteen years earlier young driver named flash marker. melange s chassis colored 2 shades of purple , had exposed engine on hood. during race @ danger pass , melange, along marker, destroyed in crash caused 3 roses club.

since then, flash s son, flash marker jr, had plotted revenge on 3 roses club building car sleek, black body marked x3 . car driven through remote control , robot dummy placed in driver s seat, broadcasting phrases melange still races , melange alive haunt of 3 roses club. x3 used deliberately crash , kill affiliated 3 roses club, leaving behind card marked x3 haunt remaining members. speed, had volunteered police, chased down x3 until narrowly avoided train robot dummy left hanging on crossing s semaphore.

speed noticed robot “driver” , brought police further investigation. meanwhile, flash marker jr. secretly brought damaged car , replaced body replica of original melange, placing on x3 chassis in secret underground car factory, prepare next race @ danger pass. since same car chassis of melange, car can still controlled remotely. new melange still numbered “3”, has ability changed through remote control “x3”, making drivers of 3 roses club realize new melange x3. car, controlled flash jr. in helicopter, used fatally crash 2 3 roses drivers before destroyed when lost control , crashed final member of 3 roses club.

grx

the grx technically engine, has become more identified gold-colored car housed engine in series episode fastest car on earth. engine designed ben cranem, , responsible crashes , deaths of 4 test drivers , inventor due impossible speeds attain. cranem died , grx engine buried him, oriana flub , men exhumed engine , placed car sleek, golden, , markless body.

oriana convinced speed test drive car grx , speed sprayed special serum known v-gas artificially sharpen reflexes. v-gas causes driver become extremely thirsty , if driver consumed compound containing water, develop strong phobia of speed. car got new driver, cranem s son, curly. curly given v-gas , experienced side effects. grx , engine destroyed when fatally crashed car due curly drinking water during pit stop.

the grx episodes mark 1 of few continuity errors introduced english dubbing. in first episode grx s speedometer maximum speed of 400 kilometres per hour (250 mph) on shown in beginning of episode, however, due continuity error in japanese animation, speed drives it, speedometer tops out @ 440 kilometres per hour (270 mph) make grx slower mammoth car english dialog.

in 2008 film adaptation, name makes appearance car developed royalton industries , driven jack cannonball taylor. car retains none of story anime counterpart. numbered 66 , colored purple , gold , transformed two-seater single-seater. in grand prix race closes film, grx main competitor speed in mach 6 , features secret weapon called spear-hook illegal in professional racing. after taylor deploys device against speed during grand prix, speed uses mach 6 s auto-jacks flip cars , reveal hook track cameras, automatically disqualifying taylor , aiding case built inspector detector against royalton.