"When interviewed about the Torino, which became the "de facto" "third star", Glaser had no qualms about saying he did not like the car at all.He was quoted as saying "it was huge, it had no pickup, it couldn't handle," and in all of the scenes where he would lock the brakes to stop at a crime scene and bump the car off the curb, Glaser was purposely trying to break the Torino.