Hot Wheels
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FOS Goodwood 2025 in a 1:64 scaled nutshell
Dust, sound and stars: the legendary Goodwood Festival of Speed once again transformed the British estate into a paradise for PS fans in 2025. In this article, we summarize the highlights, but in 1:64 scale – provided we have the right models… 75th anniversary of Formula 1, their cars, drivers and more: We have Kyosho to thank for many of these wonderful F1 models, which we can marvel at. But MiniGT also contributed an F1 car in the form of the P34, as did Aoshima with the Williams FW11B and Sparky with the Haas car from 2024. The Festival of Speed 2025 collaborated with Formula 1 to host the biggest…
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Most insane familiy van EVER?! – Renault Espace F1 HOT WHEELS FEATURETTE
More than insane… It simply was a crazy story. In the mid-1990s, Renault launched a one-off version of the Espace. With an 811 hp naturally aspirated V10 engine from Formula 1, which accelerated the family van to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds. Now it is finally coming to us as a Hot Wheels Mainliner base model. We take another look back at one of the most extreme vehicles that has ever existed. A Renault Espace can do a lot, for example packing up the extended family and taking them on holiday in comfort. But accelerating to 100 km/h as fast as a current Porsche 911 GT2 RS with 700 hp,…
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The most legendary rally cars of all time – Group B FEATURETTE
Group B Monsters: The ultimate era: more than 30 years ago, Group B rally cars created an unrivalled state of emergency and excitement in the WRC. In 1986, the Group B cars started their final season at the Rally Monte-Carlo. The era of these racing cars, which had virtually no engine restrictions, is still regarded by most rally fans as the only true era of the World Rally Championship. Between 1982 and 1986, almost anything was allowed in this class. Performance increased so dramatically that the WRC soon rivalled Formula 1 in terms of popularity and power. But there were serious accidents and in 1986 the whole thing was put…
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Hot Wheels Elite64 McLaren M6 GT – The forgotten legend FEATURETTE
How it all started – Bruce McLaren in a Nutshell: Bruce McLaren was certainly more than a legend. Born in New Zealand in 1937, he drove his first car races at the age of 15. In 1958, the Australian Jack Brabham brought him into Cooper’s Formula 1 team, and in 1959, at the age of 22, McLaren became the youngest winner of a Formula 1 race at the time. In 1966, he founded his own racing team, and in 1969 he finished third in the world championship in a racing car he had designed himself; he was able to take a total of four Grand Prix victories. But on 2…
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Hot Wheels x Ferrari 2025 FEATURETTE
Now the time has finally come, Hot Wheels has officially announced before the toy fair in Nuremberg: Ferrari and Hot Wheels are joining forces again this year 2025! And this after more than 11 years of radio silence. Between 1970 and 2014, many hundreds of different Ferrari models were released before the contract was officially terminated on 31th December 2014. In this article, we look back on the 44 years that Hot Wheels has provided us with great models and dare to take a look into the crystal ball. Because this announcement leaves room for many questions in the future as far as Hot Wheels and Ferrari are concerned. That’s…
