Hot men, hot women, and hotter cars. It’s a winning formula, as the producers of “The Fast and the Furious” franchise have learned. The last installment, “Fast & Furious” — hey, it’s a slightly creative way to name a sequel — was made for $85 million and grossed more than $353 million worldwide.

Do we really need a fifth movie filled with car races, car chases and car crashes? Of course not. But then, we also don’t need the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren or the Autobahn. But they add an awfully lot of fun to our short, brutal lives.