If you watch Inferno before the 2008 film, the "Masked Racer" storyline hits much harder. The here is emotional context: you understand why the racers are willing to die for a chance at freedom, and why the warden’s corruption knows no bounds.

The remaining cars CONVERGE. They stop racing each other and turn toward the camera towers.

The film features insane vehicle designs, including flamethrower-equipped muscle cars and armored buses, making the search for a high-quality a priority for action junkies who missed its original release.

I've been dead since you put me in that cell.

In this installment, the ruthless warden of a South African prison (a brilliantly villainous Ving Rhames) has resurrected the deadly televised "Death Race" not as a one-time event, but as a multi-stage tournament. The twist? The final race takes place not on a paved track, but across a treacherous, heavily armed desert in the Kalahari. The "Inferno" in the title refers both to the scorching heat and the literal firestorms that engulf the final leg of the race.