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Emile Hirsch drives a Mach 5 in the CGI movie version of "Speed Racer'

(Warner Brothers Pictures)

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A summer of wheels on film...

Although it's one of the most anticipated action films of the summer, the Wachowski Brothers' live-action "Speed Racer" is missing one valuable component -- a car that actually functions. But that's not stopping the fans. In fact, car and motorcycle enthusiasts will be in hog heaven this summer as everything from Maxwell Smart's classic Sunbeam to Bruce Wayne's new Batpod grace the silver screen. We've collected a hit list of cool cars and bikes -- both real and imagined -- featured on the big screen this summer.

-- Whitney Friedlander and Joni Gray, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
April 24, 2008