Dom Toretto’s Car: The 1970 Charger and Other Cars by Film

Dom Toretto’s signature car is a 1970 Dodge Charger. Dodge’s parent company, Stellantis, says so in its own press releases, and one of them credits the 1970 Charger from The Fast and the Furious with helping shape the Dodge brand’s attitude. What the official pages do not offer is one complete list of every car Dom drives, so this guide sticks to what they actually state, film by film, and marks what we could not verify.

Every film-to-car link here comes from a page we read in full on October 14, 2026. If only a fan wiki or movie database says something, we leave it out or say we could not verify it on an official page.

Dom Toretto’s Cars, Movie by Movie: What Official Sources Confirm

Here is a collector pick for Dom’s best-known car, followed by the film-by-film record.

The table uses Dodge and Stellantis press releases, which are the most direct official record of which Dodge cars went into each film. They name Dodge models, not every car on screen, and the third column shows where a release is silent.

Film	Dodge car the official page names	What the page does not say	Source and date
The Fast and the Furious (2001)	1970 Charger (credited with building the Dodge attitude)	Trim level, engine, or how many cars were used	Stellantis release, May 1, 2017
Fast Five (2011)	Multiple 2010 and 2011 Dodge Chargers used in chase scenes	Which Charger Dom drives; Universal only says Dodge cars are the ones driven by hero Dom Toretto	Stellantis release, March 31, 2011
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)	Dom drives a Challenger SRT8 in several chase scenes, plus a 2012 Charger SRT8 and a 1969 Daytona; 10 Charger SRT8s used, with stock 6.4-liter HEMI V-8 engines	Which scenes use which car	Stellantis release (Spanish), May 8, 2013
Furious 7 (2015)	A Candy Red 2015 Dodge Charger driven by Dom in various chase scenes	Trim level; the same release lists Letty’s Sublime Green and Black 2015 Challenger R/T	Stellantis release, March 9, 2015
The Fate of the Furious (2017)	Dodge and SRT Chargers and Challengers are prominently featured	Which model Dom drives	Stellantis release, March 2, 2017
F9 (2021)	Dom’s vintage 1970 Charger, plus a Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody featured in the film	Who drives the Hellcat Widebody	Stellantis release, June 11, 2021

Two things stand out. First, Dom is not tied to a single Charger: the releases name a 1970 car, 2010 and 2011 cars, a 2012 SRT8, a 1969 Daytona and a 2015 Charger across different films. Second, the first film is the only one where an official page names a specific vintage Charger for Dom. For the story of the original car itself, our companion page What is Dom’s car? goes deeper on the 1970 Charger, while this guide is the cross-film overview.

We did not find an official page that maps the original 2009 Fast & Furious or the later films to a specific Dom car, so those rows are left out rather than guessed.

1970 Dodge Charger R/T

The R/T trim name is how fans, toy makers and most articles describe Dom’s car, and it is the wording people search for. The Stellantis releases we read call it a “1970 Charger” and a “vintage 1970 classic Dodge Charger”, so the R/T badge itself is something we could not confirm on an official page. What we can confirm is what Dodge says about the real 1970 Charger in its heritage page for the model.

1970 Charger detail	What Stellantis says
Trim levels	Only three were offered in 1970: base, R/T and 500
Front end	A full-width single-opening grille with a scripted Charger badge
R/T identifiers	Rearward-facing fiberglass scoops with a large R/T emblem
Track record	In 1970 Buddy Baker was the first to top 200 mph in a HEMI-powered Charger, on a closed-circuit course

Vin Diesel, who plays Dom, is quoted in the same Stellantis material saying “my favorite has been the 1970 Dodge Charger” since the franchise began (Stellantis release, May 1, 2017). The release adds that he became an official Dodge//SRT partner for the “Brotherhood of Muscle” campaign, which is a marketing tie-in, not a statement about which cars appear in each film.

1969 Dodge Charger Daytona: Real Car and Film Mention

The 2013 Stellantis release for the sixth film says Dom drives a 1969 Daytona. Dodge’s heritage page explains why that car looks so unusual. The Charger Daytona had a large aerodynamic nosepiece and a huge winged spoiler that stood 58 inches above the base of the trunk, and every Daytona was powered by either the 440 Magnum or the 426 HEMI engine.

It was built for NASCAR. The Daytona won its first Grand National race at Talladega, then a race at Texas International Speedway. From September 1969 into the following year, the Charger 500 and Charger Daytona race cars combined to win 45 of the next 59 NASCAR races, and NASCAR responded with carburetor restrictor plates and a 305 cubic-inch limit for Daytona models. That rule change was a direct result of this body style.

How Much Horsepower Does Dom’s Dodge Charger Have?

This is a common search, and the honest answer is that none of the official pages we read gives a horsepower figure for any film car. Numbers you see online, such as 900 horsepower, were not stated on a Dodge, Stellantis, Universal or museum page we could read, so we do not repeat them. What the official pages do give is figures for production cars, and it matters not to mix them up with the movie cars.

Figure	Applies to	Source
425 horsepower and 490 lb-ft of torque	The 426 cubic-inch Street HEMI V-8 offered in the first-generation (1966 to 1967) Charger	Stellantis Charger heritage page
Fewer than 2 percent	Share of 1969 Chargers built with the 426 HEMI V-8	Stellantis Charger heritage page
707 horsepower	Production 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat and Charger SRT Hellcat, featured in music videos tied to Furious 7	Stellantis release, March 9, 2015
Stock 6.4-liter HEMI V-8	Engines in the 10 Charger SRT8 cars the production used for the sixth film (no horsepower stated)	Stellantis release (Spanish), May 8, 2013

Notice the last row. The only engine statement about a film car in the releases is that the sixth film’s Charger SRT8s ran stock HEMI engines. That is the opposite of the “every film car is a monster build” idea, and it is a detail most lists skip.

Real Car vs Film Car: What Is Documented

The last column is our reading, not a quote.

Topic	Real car (Stellantis heritage page)	Film mention (Stellantis releases)	Our takeaway
Daytona wing	Wing stood 58 inches above the trunk base; nosepiece added for aerodynamics	1969 Daytona listed for the sixth film	The wing is a genuine part of the production design
Number of cars	Not applicable	10 Charger SRT8s (sixth film); multiple 2010 and 2011 Chargers (Fast Five); nearly 30 FCA US vehicles overall (Furious 7)	A film uses many cars, so “the car” is really a group of cars

Dom’s Cars as Collectibles: Scale and What to Check

A 1:24 model is one twenty-fourth the size of the real car, so it is a display piece, while 1:64 cars are small enough to keep a whole collection in a drawer. Our box pick is the 1:24 Jada model. Here is what its listing states:

• Scale and build: 1:24, diecast metal, opening doors, a detailed interior and a recreated engine.
• Extras: a non-articulated Dom figure, meaning the figure does not move at the joints.
• Licensing: the listing does not claim official film licensing, so we do not either. Stellantis says licensed Fate of the Furious products include die-cast cars from Mattel and Jada Toys, but that covers the 2017 film’s products, not this listing.
• Price: Amazon product data showed $35.40 earlier on October 14, 2026 and $33.23 at our last check that day, so check the listing.

If your taste runs to movie-car icons beyond Dodge, we cover the DeLorean in what car is in Back to the Future, the Tokyo-set film in what car is in Tokyo Drift and the orange car in Fast and Furious. For a different famous car story, see where the Bonnie and Clyde car is.

Myths About Dom Toretto’s Cars

Claim you may have seen	Verdict	What the official pages say
Dom drives about 30 different cars	Could not verify	The only “nearly 30” in the pages we read is the number of vehicles FCA US supplied for the Furious 7 production, which includes cars driven by other characters and a Jeep Wrangler. It is not a count of Dom’s cars.
Dom’s Charger makes 900 horsepower	Could not verify	No official page we read gives horsepower for a film car. The 425 horsepower figure is for a 1966 to 1967 production engine.
Dom’s car is a Hellcat	Not supported for the signature car	F9 features a Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody and Dom’s vintage 1970 Charger, but a 1970 car is not a Hellcat and the release does not say who drives the Widebody.
One Charger is in every film	Not supported	The releases name different Chargers across films: 2010 and 2011 cars, a 2012 SRT8, a 2015 car and the 1970 car.
Dom owns an RX-7, a Chevelle SS or a Plymouth GTX	Could not verify	No Stellantis or Petersen page we read ties these cars to Dom. Petersen lists a 1993 Mazda RX7 in its exhibit without naming a film or driver.

Where to See Fast and Furious Cars in Person

The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles runs an exhibit called “A Fast and Furious Legacy: 25 Years of Automotive Icons” on its second floor from March 14, 2026 to April 4, 2027, included with museum admission. The museum says the exhibit shows screen-used vehicles and production prototypes.

As of October 14, 2026, the exhibit list names Toyota Supras, an Acura Integra GS-R, a Nissan Skyline GT-R, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX and a few others, but no Dodge Charger. Displays rotate, so confirm with the museum before you travel.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Kind Of Cars Does Dom Drive?

Dodge muscle cars, according to the official pages we read. Stellantis names a 1970 Charger in the first film, 2010 and 2011 Chargers in Fast Five, a Challenger SRT8, a 2012 Charger SRT8 and a 1969 Daytona in the sixth film, a Candy Red 2015 Charger in Furious 7, and a vintage 1970 Charger in F9. Other cars often linked to Dom could not be verified on an official page.

What Engine Is In Dom’s 1970 Charger?

No official page we read states the engine of the film car. For the real cars, Stellantis says the 426 HEMI V-8 was fitted to fewer than 2 percent of 1969 Chargers, and that the sixth film’s 10 Charger SRT8s used stock 6.4-liter HEMI V-8 engines. Treat any specific engine claim for the 1970 film car as unconfirmed.

What Car Does Toretto Drive In Fast 8?

The Fate of the Furious (Fast 8) release says Dodge and SRT Chargers and Challengers are prominently featured, but it does not name Dom’s car. An older version of this page named a Plymouth GTX and an armored Charger, and we could not confirm either on an official page, so we removed them.

Is Doms Car A Hellcat?

Not his signature car. That is a 1970 Charger, which predates the Hellcat. The F9 release does say a Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody is featured in the film alongside Dom’s vintage 1970 Charger, but it does not say who drives the Hellcat.

How much horsepower does Dom’s Dodge Charger have?

No official page we read gives a figure for the film car. Stellantis gives 425 horsepower for the 426 Street HEMI offered in the 1966 to 1967 Charger and 707 horsepower for production Hellcat models, but neither number describes the 1970 film car.

Conclusion

Dom Toretto’s signature car is a 1970 Dodge Charger, and Dodge itself ties that car to the franchise. Beyond that, the official record names different Dodge cars in different films, and popular claims such as 900 horsepower or a count of 30 cars are not backed by any official page we could read. For more on how film cars become icons, see cars in pop culture.

Sources Read for This Update

All read in full on October 14, 2026: six Stellantis North America media releases (2011, 2013 in Spanish, 2015, 2017 twice, 2021), Stellantis’s Dodge Charger heritage page, the Petersen Automotive Museum exhibit page, and Amazon product data for the model car. Release wording is paraphrased and the Spanish release was translated by us.