The General and Capcom build Street Fighter II bonus stage car as a Lexus LS 400 recreation with sweepstakes until 18 November

The car is part of a sweepstakes. According to IGN, fans can win the car plus $25,400.69 in gas money, with an entry period that begins in October and runs until 18 November.

What happened

IGN reports that The General and Capcom are teaming up on a real-life version of the car from Street Fighter II’s bonus stage. This is the familiar vehicle players can smash in-game for extra points. In the coverage, the car is explicitly tied to the classic bonus stage that has long been one of the series’ most recognizable elements.

The recreation is based on a Lexus LS 400. Vehicle Effects, a custom car company in Los Angeles, is building the project into a physical version of the game car, according to IGN. That gives the well-known Street Fighter II scene a tangible form, using an existing luxury sedan as the foundation for the recreation.

The promotion is tied to a sweepstakes. IGN says entrants have a chance to win the car itself and $25,400.69 in gas money. The promotion starts in October and runs until 18 November, although the article does not name the exact start date in October. So the source gives the month and the end date, but not the precise day entries open.

IGN also links the project to the broader Street Fighter promotion around the film. The article references the trailer in which Noah Centineo, as Ken Masters, punches and kicks a car. That ties the campaign to a recent marketing push for the franchise, though the source does not confirm how closely the film and sweepstakes are connected.

Background

Street Fighter II is known for the bonus stage where players can destroy a car for extra points. IGN describes that scene as a recurring and recognizable part of the series, using that background to frame the new promotion. The bonus stage car is therefore not just any vehicle, but one of the franchise’s most recognizable minigame elements.

Choosing a Lexus LS 400 as the base fits the article’s description, but the source does not explain which parts of the original car are being kept or modified. It is also not confirmed whether the recreation is fully drivable or mainly intended as a display and prize piece. The available information does say Vehicle Effects is building the project, but not what technical changes are required.

IGN also only provides part of the sweepstakes details. The source mentions the $25,400.69 gas-money prize and the October-to-18-November run, but not the full rules, entry requirements or any regional restrictions. That leaves it unclear who can enter and how the winner will be chosen.

Another open question is whether the car is actually meant to be smashed like in the game. The source confirms it is a recreation of the bonus stage car, but not whether the vehicle will literally be made destroyable or simply visually reference the game model. For now, the only confirmed detail is that The General, Capcom and Vehicle Effects are working on a physical Street Fighter II recreation that will be given away through a sweepstakes.

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Sources

• IGN: The Street Fighter 2 bonus stage car is real and you can win it