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== Works featuring Mach Five == === Original Japanese TV anime series === ''Speed Racer'' (known as ''Mach GoGoGo'' in Japan) is the first series produced in Japan in 1967 based on the manga.{{efn|name="Original"}} Mach Five is the racing car driven by "Speed Racer" ("Go Mifune" in the Japanese version), whose car was designed, manufactured, and created by "Pops Racer" (Daisuke Mifune), Speed Racer's father. The car is a two-seater, [[Left- and right-hand traffic|left-hand drive car]] with no detailed specifications other than that it is powered by a [[V12 engine]].<ref name="carwatch">{{cite web |url= https://car.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/341848.html|title= γγ¨γΏεη©ι€¨γ§γγγγε·γγθ΅°γ£γ |trans-title= "Mach Five" running at Toyota Museum|last= Okugawa |first= Hirohiko |date= January 12, 2010 |language=ja|website= Car Watch|publisher= Impress|access-date=April 11, 2024 }}</ref> The body is painted white and blue with the letter "M" written on the hood.{{efn|This stand for the initials of "Mifune'', which is the character's last name and the name of his father's motor company.}} The car has seven special functions, each of which is controlled by a button on the steering wheel assigned to each initial from A to G.<ref name="mynavinakamura4"/><ref name="designnews"/> {| class="wikitable" |+ ! Button ! Name ! Function |- | A | Auto-Jacks | These are built-in [[Jack (device)|jacks]] and the driver can make the car jump over obstacles by deploying them while driving. |- | B | Belt tires | These are deployable tracks, allowing the car to gain traction on any surface, including deserts and rough terrain. |- | C | Cutter Blade | These are giant rotating blades that deploys from the front of the vehicle, allowing the car to move forward while clearing obstacles such as luxuriant vegetation. |- | D | Defensor/Deflector | This is a hard plastic transparent covering that encloses the open cockpit and provides occupant protection bullets and other objects. |- | E | Evening Eye | This is an [[Infrared]] [[night vision system]] that provides clear vision at night and in fog when viewed through helmet goggles. |- | F | Frogger Mode | This feature allows the car to carry underwater while being supplied with oxygen from an [[oxygen cylinder]], allowing the driver to see above the water through a periscope and video display. |- | G | Gizmo | This is a bird-shaped [[Drones in wildfire management|drone]] mounted under the hood that can be remotely controlled by the driver. It is primarily used to transmit images and voice messages to others. |} === American remake === ''[[The New Adventures of Speed Racer]]'' is a remake series produced in the [[United States]] in 1993, and has not been released in Japan. Mach Five's design was full redesigned. === Japanese remake === This was a remake produced in Japan in 1997 and was the second TV series broadcast in Japan. The title in Japan is ''Mach GoGoGo'', and overseas it is called ''Speed Racer Y2K'', ''[[Speed Racer X]],'' or ''Mach Go Go Go: Restart''. The design of Mach Five follows the front part of the previous body shape, but the rear part has been significantly modified. The car was changed from a two-seater to a three-seater with a center cockpit.<ref name="carwatch"/> The new Mach Five functions a little differently than before.<ref name="carwatch"/> {| class="wikitable" |+ ! Button ! Name ! Function |- | A | Aero jack | This feature allows the vehicle to jump with the built-in jacks, then deploy its wings and glide with jets of air. |- | B | Balloon tires | This feature allows the car to drive off-road by inflating the tires with air, deforming the suspension, and raising the ride height. |- | C | Cutter blade | These are two laser cutters. |- | D | Defensive shield | This is the covering that protects the cockpit. |- | E | Emergency wire | These are tow wires (winches). |- | F | Fish diver | The car can be transformed into a submersible by retracting its tires and putting out its screws from the rear, allowing it to navigate underwater. |- | G | Gallant | A bird-shaped drone. |} === American sequel === ''[[Speed Racer: The Next Generation]]'' was produced in the United States in 2008 as a sequel that takes place about 40 years after the events in the original anime. The series has not been released in Japan. The design is almost the same as the original anime, but, the wheel rims have been changed from the original silver-white to black, and it is animated in [[CGI animation|CGI]] like all of the cars in the series. === Film === {{main|Speed Racer (film)}} [[File:Mach5 Comic-Con2007.jpg|thumb|Mach 5 from the [[Speed Racer (film)|live action motion picture]] at the 2007 Comic-Con International]] The Mach Five appears in the live-action film adaptation ''[[Speed Racer (film)|Speed Racer]]'', directed by the [[The Wachowskis|Wachowski siblings]] and released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]].<ref name="bbcreport">{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/special_features/speed_racer.shtml |title= Movies - Speed Racer Special Report |last= |first= |date=|website= |publisher= [[BBC]] |access-date=April 11, 2024 }}</ref><ref name="usatoday">{{cite news |last= Bowles |first=Scott |date=May 30, 2007 |title=First look: 'Speed Racer's' demon on wheels |trans-title= |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-05-30-speed-racer_N.htm |url-status= |language= |work=[[USA Today]] |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602124009/https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-05-30-speed-racer_N.htm |archive-date=June 2, 2007 |access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref> Mach Five was almost identical in design to the original anime and was used in the film's main races with an actual vehicle. However, the car was rarely driven on real roads, instead it was hung on a crane and the effects were generated by [[computer graphics]].<ref name="usatoday"/> The film portrays the Mach Five as initially a [[street-legal vehicle|street legal]] family vehicle, allowing for it to feature a rear compartment that Spritle and Chim-Chim later use to stow away in the vehicle. The Mach Five is later modified with gadgets and becomes Speed's alternate car for off-track races such as the Casa Cristo 5000, as well as everyday driving like a normal car. The Mach Five originally belonged to Speed's older brother Racer X. Rex, who relinquished ownership of it to Speed before he left the Racer home. Along with the Mach Five, the movie features the "Mach 4" and the "Mach 6", two different single-seater cars created specifically for stunt races. The designs of the Mach 4 and Mach 6 are vaguely reminiscent of the Mach Five's (as in the original American comics), although the only functions the Mach 6 features are the jump jacks, which are standard equipment in race cars in the movie.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/video/trailer/vi2175926553/ IMDb Video: Speed Racer<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Little about the Mach 4 is known, as it appears only briefly in the film and is portrayed as a red-colored companion to the 6. Speed's main car for races on the WRL track (Thunderhead, etc.) is the Mach 6. The Mach 6 was destroyed in a fixed race, but was later rebuilt for the film's final race.
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