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{{quote|''DA RED WUNZ GO FASTA!!!''
Red things just seem to go faster. In fiction, make something red and you can almost guarantee it'll move quicker, as if the ''colour itself'' [[Artistic License Physics|reduces drag, lowers inertia and increases forward momentum]]. A visual shorthand for getting the point across that an object is zippy.
[[Truth in Television]]: Red apparently [http://www.empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com/color-red.html promotes adrenalin release] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20140412012235/http://psychology.about.com/od/sensationandperception/a/color_red.htm feelings of excitement or intensity], which can certainly give the ''appearance'' that a red object is moving faster, as well as possibly encourage the drivers of red vehicles to push the envelope more. Also, the [
[[Suspiciously Specific Denial|Not at all related]] to [[Red Herring]]. Obviously belongs within the [[Amazing Technicolor Index]].
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* "Red goes faster" is the car salesman's mantra.
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* [[Speed Racer]]'s car has red features.
* in the ''[[Ranma
* To say that [[Gundam]] series has become enamored with this trope would not be an overstatement. In the [[Mobile Suit Gundam|original Gundam]], the only way one could tell apart Char Aznable's [[A Mech
* The [[Outlaw Star]] is said to be the fastest ship in the galaxy. When asked about the color, Gene had 'em paint it red.
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== [[Film]] -- [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[
* ''[[Lilo and Stitch]]'': When Experiment 626 steals a police cruiser to escape, of course he takes the red one. [[Lampshaded]] by his (now former) captors.
** Subverted; its ''only'' advantage that we see over the mundane greens is a [[Gatling Good|Gatling plasma cannon]]. With that in mind, since Stitch is so badly outnumbered he gets almost completely shot down in less than a minute. The [[All There in the Manual|supplementary material]] ''does'' explicitly state that it ''is'' the fastest of the police cruisers, [[Informed Attribute|but we never get to see this fact demonstrated]].
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]'', there is an episode where the Chigs are shown to have specially modified fighters that can skip across the event horizon of a black hole. They look exactly like regular Chig fighters except that they are red.
* The power of the Red Ranger in ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'' is super speed.
== [[
* [[Kevin Bloody Wilson]]'s song "Living Next Door to Alan" has this passage:
* Red cars are often more likely to be cited for speeding tickets than other colors. Partially as a corollary, car insurance companies often charge marginally higher rates for red cars. Both of these are [[Captain Obvious|probably due to]] the tendency of people in red cars to go faster than anything caused by the color.▼
{{quote|''Good day, Mr. Alan Bond, how you goin', mate?
** Also, red tends to be a lot more visible on the road, meaning they're more likely to be spotted by cops.▼
''You got a real flash car, but my one's flash one-A.
''And I believe that my one's faster than yours, Mr. Bond,
''{{'}}Cause mine's a red one!}}
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* In the ''[[Warhammer 40
** For a small cost, you can even give them a bigger move radius on the condition that the model have a red paintjob.
== [[Tropes]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Dawn of War]]'': The Orcs vehicle speed upgrade is called "Da Red Wunz go Fasta."
* Link's Loftwing in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'' is said to be the fastest in all of Skyloft. It's known as the Crimson Loftwing. [[Captain Obvious|Guess what color it is?]]
* ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'' has this as one of the many collectible Video Game Cliches.
* In ''[[Mario Kart]]'' 7, one of the customizable tire sets that can be used on a kart is the Red Monster wheels, which have a slightly higher acceleration than the normal Monster Wheels, which are blue.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "The Route Of All Evil", Cubert and Dwight take over Planet Express, rename it Awesome Express and repaint the ship red and give it flame decals for this very reason.
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'''Leela:''' Really? What's your scientific reasoning for that?
'''Cubert:''' I'm twelve. }}
* Although there are multiple colors represented, ''[[My Little Pony:
* In ''[[Sym
== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* Red cars are often more likely to be cited for speeding tickets than other colors. Partially as a corollary, car insurance companies often charge marginally higher rates for red cars. Both of these are [[Captain Obvious|probably due to]] the tendency of people in red cars to go faster than anything caused by the color.
▲** Also, red tends to be a lot more visible on the road, meaning they're more likely to be spotted by cops.
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