Street Fighter II bonus-stage Lexus recreated; The General and Capcom will give it away
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IGN reports The General Insurance, Capcom, and Vehicle Effects have recreated the destroyable car from Street Fighter II’s bonus stage and are offering that custom vehicle as a prize, with the winner also eligible for more than $25,000 in gas money. The recreated vehicle is a rendition of the pixelated Lexus LS 400 from the game, according to IGN. IGN also notes Vehicle Effects is a Los Angeles–based company that has made custom rides featured in film and television. The article says the bonus-stage car is referenced in the upcoming Street Fighter movie, where trailers show Noah Centineo’s Ken Masters punching and kicking a car.
- What happened: IGN reports The General Insurance, Capcom, and Vehicle Effects collaborated to build a real-life recreation of Street Fighter II’s bonus-stage car and are offering it as a prize, with the winner eligible for more than $25,000 in gas money.
- Why it matters: IGN describes the car as a recreation of the pixelated Lexus LS 400 from Street Fighter II and notes the bonus-stage gag is also shown in trailers for the upcoming Street Fighter movie.
- Context: IGN reports that Vehicle Effects, the company that built the recreation, is based in Los Angeles and has created custom vehicles that have appeared in film and television.
- What next: IGN’s report does not confirm contest entry details, the prize-awarding timeline, or how a winner will be selected; those specifics are not provided in the article.
What changed
- IGN reports a real-world version of the destroyable car from Street Fighter II’s bonus stage has been built by Vehicle Effects in collaboration with Capcom and The General Insurance.
- The rebuilt vehicle is described by IGN as a rendition of the pixelated Lexus LS 400 from the game. IGN also reports the prize package includes more than $25,000 in gas money for the winner.
Limits
- IGN’s article does not include the contest’s entry mechanics, official start or end dates, the location of the prize handover, or how a winner will be chosen.
- The report attributes the movie reference to trailers and names Noah Centineo’s Ken Masters appearing to hit a car; IGN does not state this as an official promotional tie-in beyond what appears in the trailers.