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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…
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Nissan Skyline GTR R33 400R with MOTN LED-Lights? – KYOSHO FEATURETTE
The 400R: It was the headline par excellence almost 3 years ago in 2022: an English dealer was asking almost 2 million euros for a Nismo 400R with 61,000 kilometres. There were only 40 of the 400R, some of which were sold in different colours, such as navy blue, purple, silver or, as in the case of this model here: Yellow. Originally, the genuine Nismo 400R cost around 100,000 euros when new. The Skyline on offer is based on the R33 model series, which Nissan built from 1993 to 1998. The Nissan motorsport department (Nismo) took the original Skyline to task. The car is a tribute to the Nissan Skyline…
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The legacy of the MASERATI MC12 – FEATURETTE
The legendary MC12 in a nutshell: The MC12 (Maserati Corse, 12 cylinders) represented Maserati in its most extreme performance form. The Stradale – the road version – was created to homologate the model for GT racing. With the MC12, Maserati returned to international GT racing and the GT1 version was the car to beat on race tracks around the world. The MC12 is the fastest Maserati ever built: acceleration from standstill to 200 km/h in less than 10 seconds. The top speed was 330 km/h. The technology of the MC12 was based on the Ferrari Enzo, but significant changes were made to the engine, chassis and aerodynamics. At the end…
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From RB30 engines to scaled modelcars – JDM MEET FEATURETTE
How it all started: On 10 August this year in Matten near Interlaken, it was that time again. The 2024 car meet for Japanese car fans was organised at the airfield for the fifth time. But for the first time, the fifth anniversary event was not only accompanied by food shops, but also by stands that had nothing to do with food as well. And this is where our model car shop came into play: we have been selling various scaled modelcars from various manufacturers and brands under our partner Doramas for several years. The link to the webshop can be found at the end of this article or directly…
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WEC Hypercar Series 2023 / 2024 FEATURETTE
Battle of the brands! Alpine, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Peugeot, Toyota, Vanwall and more: The World Endurance Championship (WEC) has become insanely competitive than in the Hypercar top class in 2024. With ten manufacturers in there, a boom was highely expected, with which the WEC and the 24 Hours of Le Mans have finally celebrated the new golden age of prototype racing. (Aston Martin has also announced its intention to compete for victories in the Hypercar class as soon as possible). The Hypercar class is so successful that the LMP2 category will have to make way for it in 2024. It will only compete at Le Mans. MoreArt offers…
