What did the heroes of the film "The Matrix" ride

Blue pill, or red? The choice of Neo depended on how he spent the remaining years. Either continue to lead a boring life, or a previously unknown world with unlimited possibilities will open to him. And it was possible to choose not only weapons, but also cars.

The directors requested $ 60 million to shoot the first part of the fantastic trilogy. But they were allocated only ten. However, the first scenes of the film were so unique that the studio approved the full budget.

In addition to tricks and a stressful scenario, the directors of the picture tried to diversify the fleet of heroes. Here are the cars that were used in the picture.

1963 Lincoln Continental

Opens a list of classic business class car. On it, Neo goes for the first time to a meeting with Morphius. Among Americans, the car was popular in the second half of the twentieth century. In films with a gangster plot, similar models often appeared.

This car is interesting not only for its strict body styles. The manufacturer installed a volume engine in serial copies. It was a seven-liter gasoline power unit. He developed a power of 320 horsepower. Classic cars of this brand have always been rear-wheel drive. In 1963, they installed an automatic transmission.

Mercury Monarch 1975

Another representative of the American auto industry. It was used by self-cloning agent Smith. An elegant two-door sedan fits perfectly into the picture and added gloom to the scenes in which the villain appeared.

The cars of the late seventies were very similar to the Ford Granada. An inline six was installed under the hood. The volume of the power unit was 3,3 and 4,1 liters. Another layout included eight-cylinder V-shaped motors. This version had a larger volume - 4,9 and 5,8 liters.

Ford LTD Crown Victoria 1986

The American 4-door sedan differed from its predecessors in significant changes in the electronic part. Agent Smith moved to this car in the second part of the film. Compared with contemporaries, the car turned out to be a little more expensive. But for the Matrix, this is not a problem. After all, it consists only of ones and zeros.

The updated version received the prefix LX (luxury). The kit included electronic fuel injection. Also, the basic version received a reliable electronic control unit EEC-IV. As for the power plants in the lineup, there were two. Under the hood, V-8 engines of 4,9 or 5,8 liters were installed.

Triumph speed triple

The film featured not only representatives of four-wheeled vehicles. Trinity often chose powerful and fast motorcycles. A nimble streetfighter appears in the frames with an engine capacity of 1050 cubic millimeters. Three cylinders developed a capacity of 135 horsepower.

Not every car can boast of such data. It is not surprising that the main character could so easily gain the necessary speed and perform a stunt trick.

White 9000

One of the movie's tense scenes is frames in which Smith delivers a telephone booth. And for the greater success of the mission, he "generated" the volume truck White 9000.

It is noteworthy that initially the American company was engaged in the manufacture of sewing machines. Back in 1988, the director’s son purchased a steam engine. Two years later, two modifications of the vehicle saw the light. It was a racing and road version. The company began manufacturing trucks after the end of World War I.

Not surprisingly, after a collision with a vertical surface, the truck could still move. After all, brand models have been improved for almost a century.

The taste of directors

As you can see, the funds spent on the creation of a fantastic film paid off. The creators of the tape breathed a special style into its heroes. And that's not all the machines in the film. Mercedes-Benz W115, Saab99 (1977), Ford F-350 (1978) and other representatives of well-known world-famous concerns appear in the frames.

 Most fleets consist of models that were not available to the average driver. And today, in the stock version, these cars are of great value to fans of the era of classic models.