Fumée

The Fumée is a T-180 racing car featured in the 2008 Speed Racer film. It is driven by Grey Ghost.

The car´s racing number is 23, but the three is substituted by a reversed E representing Écran Établissement (E2 for short), the team that he is driving for.

Technical Details
The vehicle's powerplant is a pulse detonation engine (PDE), the first of its kind in an automobile, powering a 26-cylinder Karasugoi hotblock, complimented by the world's first negative displacement undercharger, which turns oxygen into "liquid fire". For the joint system in its wheelbase, the Fumée also boasts Ellief twice-folded Amber Axles with fibertronic cyberg bearings.

The stressed-skin brushed metal paintjob and deco of the car is a black background with gray and blue colored smoke trails that covers the entire chassis and sporting in the car´s sides and rear wing with the French sponsor's logo over a titanium alloy body. Some sources (this is actually in debate) indicate that the unique illegal mod that his T-180 has is a cloaking device that renders the car completely invisible, but judging by the respectful and honest attitude of the driver and his ideal of winning fair and square, this may be impossible, and still has to be proven. Added to that, the paintjob was also described in the Supercharged featurette as keeping vehicle camouflaged until its driver passes his opponents by.

Background
During the Fuji Helexicon race, Grey Ghost was able to maintain his lead in this race for the entire time until Speed attempted to challenge him. They both duel, as Ghost pulled off a move that left Speed vulnerable to the Three Roses' spear hook, taking both out and securing Grey Ghost with the win at Fuji.

Later during the Grand Prix, we see the Fumée at the starting line with the Seppuku, the Skullmelter, and a few other cars as Speed passed them to get to the Mach 6. We see that around the big drop that Fumée had the lead with the GRX, Prince Kabala, and Petrobras following behind. We finally see Fumée and Seppuku dueling with the Mach 6 at the final straightaway. However, Speed used Grey Ghost's own move against him and the Seppuku, sending both cars tumbling onto the side walls and into each other, destroying both.

Trivia

 * In the files from the Videogame, this car is referred to as Fantome, derived from Fantôme, which is the French word for "ghost".
 * The Karasugoi hotblock's name comes from a species of Koi fish, the Karasugoi, which is named for its black coloration similar to that of a crow. Added to this, the term karasu is Japanese for "crow".