This film's subtitle "Road Kill" was the first film's UK title, as in Britain the term Joyride means to steal a car and trash it. The third film in the UK would technically have to be called Road Kill 3: Road Kill.
In the opening of the movie during the CB conversation, the woman identifies herself as Candy. Rusty Nail replies by saying "I know a candy cane" which was Lewis' fake name in the first movie.
The model of car the street racers drive is a 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi.
Director Declan O'Brien also directed the third, fourth and fifth films in the "Wrong Turn" series. Ken Kirzinger previously appeared in Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007).