Dominic Toretto might live his life a quarter of a mile at a time, but the rest of us measure it in larger increments. As In this case, where the Fast & Furious franchise is 25 years old. The franchise started off as a cheesy ode to street racing centered on the JDM market, which was relatively unknown in the US at the time – but at 25 years old, this makes it one of the longest running franchises in history.