My Top 5 Matchbox Moving Parts Models of 2025

As Matchbox’s Moving Parts line has developed over the last few years, it feels like it has become their flagship line, despite the Collectors series being technically more “premium” and expensive.  The level of effort and attention to detail put into many of these models is impressive, and Matchbox finally seems to be dialing in on what collectors want from the Moving Parts series.  Most of the new castings this year have forgone opening doors in favor of opening hoods, and the extra detailing budget has allowed for some truly crazy printed detailing.  With so many great models to choose from, it was hard to narrow it down to just five models, so there will be some honorable mentions at the end!

Number 5: 2024 Maserati Granturismo Folgore

It boggles my mind that it took so long to finally get a Granturismo in 1/64 scale, but I’m thrilled to finally have one!  When I heard that this model was coming in the 2025 line preview, I fully expected it to be my model of the year, so you might be surprised to see it end up at number five on this list.  That’s partly due to the surprise excellence of some of the other models in the line this year, but the Granturismo also fell just a bit short of my admittedly lofty expectations for it.  

The opening doors are a bit of a bummer, since they give this casting ugly panel gaps, but the real disappointment is the lack of any side detailing.  Given the $3.50 price tag of this model, you would expect Matchbox to utilize the higher detailing budget to show off the Maserati’s iconic styling details like the fender vents and the logo on the quarter panel.  Instead, because it shared a case with the highly detailed and large-bodied Ford Excursion, I suspect Matchbox chose to save some money on the other models in the case, and this Granturismo suffers as a result.  

The satin brown paint of the Folgore press car also didn’t translate very well to this 1/64 version, resulting in an odd texture from the metal flake in the paint.  Luckily, the casting itself is wonderful, especially the front grille, so my hopes are high that a future recolor could get a better paint finish and the missing side detailing to really help elevate this model.  For more of my thoughts on this model, check out my recent post about it! 

Number 4: 2024 Porsche 718 Spyder RS

Where I expected the Maserati to be the best model of the year, I had serious doubts about the Spyder RS when I saw the first prototype.  I should know better than to doubt Matchbox though, because the final result turned out far better than I would have thought possible!  I still think the front splitter looks a bit too thick, but that’s a minor complaint when the rest of the model looks this good.  The metallic blue paint looks fantastic (though I would like better color matching on the doors), the printed detailing is perfectly aligned, and it even features surprisingly accurate side mirrors!  

The rear is the highlight of the 718, with excellent brake light prints and all the badges I could hope for.  I love the little ducktail spoiler, and the aggressive rear diffuser.  

Matchbox has been stepping up the quality of the interiors on their convertible models lately, and this 718 has one of the best interiors yet!  The steering wheel comes out of the dashboard rather than being connected to the floor and the dashboard and center console are instantly recognizable to Porsche fans.  My favorite part is the bucket seats, which are well modeled and have a gap between the headrests and the trim piece behind them.  I love that attention to detail, and it adds a ton of realism to the model.

Number 3: 2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro

The Sequoia was the most surprising model of the year for me.  I don’t particularly care about offroad SUVs or Toyota’s TRD models specifically, so much so that I debated whether to even pick up this model.  I’m glad I did though, because as soon as I took it out of the package I was absolutely captivated by it.  I wrote a whole post gushing over it, so let’s just list off a couple of the highlights here.

The Sequoia feels weighty and robust, and the printed detailing is both accurate and plentiful.  The opening hood fits so well that you could be forgiven for not noticing that it opens.  You should open it though, because the detailing underneath the opening hood is some of the best I’ve ever seen from Matchbox, and I hope it’s an indication of what we’ll see on future models.  Then there’s the roof rack, which is both great looking and an incredibly clever bit of diecast design. 

Plus, this being Matchbox, there are no monster truck wheels to ruin the look of an otherwise great model.  It looks factory fresh and scales wonderfully with the rest of the Matchbox SUVs!  

Number 2: 2024 Ford Mustang

The new Mustang debuted all the way back in Mix A at the start of the year, and it has had a reserved spot on this list ever since.  I’m not really a Mustang guy, but this model just exudes cool.  It’s hard to fault the execution of this model, with its sharp bodylines and excellent printed detailing.  The black five spoke wheels are a perfect fit for the Mustang, and I love the honeycomb texture in the grille.  

Matchbox’s ability to perfectly align printed detailing continues to impress on this model, despite the Mustang’s rather complicated rear end geometry.  Sharp creases like this can often expose weaknesses in paint coverage on diecast models, but the Mustang’s bright red paint looks great throughout the model.  It even gets a realistic license plate, and the rear diffuser and exhaust tips are wonderfully sharp.  

The most fault that I can find with this model is with the opening hood, which doesn’t stay open on its own and has a bit too much of a panel gap at the front.  Then again, you probably won’t be opening it too much anyway, since there’s no printed detailing to show off that Coyote motor underneath.  The vent on top of the hood is detailed black though, which is impressive given that it likely required an additional printing pass.  Sadly, we’ve yet to see any sign of an impending recolor of this model, which is unfortunate because I desperately want a Grabber Blue version! 

Number 1: Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato

When the early prototypes of the Huracan Sterrato leaked earlier this year, I was fully prepared to write this model off as the biggest dud of the year.  Happily, the Matchbox team must have also been unimpressed by those early prototypes, because the final production version is a dramatic change for the better.  The level of printed detailing is truly stunning, with details on all four sides and the roof!  Matchbox also deserves credit for launching this model in a deco that Hot Wheels hasn’t done, which helps this model stand out even more.  

This Moving Parts model feels more premium than many of the models in the Collectors series, and it’s exactly what I want to see from this line.  The fitment of the opening engine cover is some of the best I’ve seen from Matchbox, with zero side-to-side wiggle while still falling perfectly into place.  Sure, there may be no detailing on the engine itself, but I’m happy to sacrifice that in favor of brake lights and fender flares.  This model has to be one of the more expensive Moving Parts models to produce given all that detailing, but I hope that doesn’t stop us from seeing plenty of future recolors, because this is truly one of the all time great Matchbox models.  It seems other collectors agree with me, because this model seems to fly off the shelves, despite being packed two per case!  For my full thoughts on this year’s best Moving Parts model, check out my post about it here. 

Honorable Mention: Jeep Grand Cherokee

The Grand Cherkee is mostly notable for its National Parks deco, as the National Parks theme is one of the most popular and instantly recognizable recurring Matchbox themes in history.  It’s cool to see another realistic modern National Parks vehicle added to the fleet, and I’m glad to see that Matchbox included the Jeep’s iconic grille, though the lack of any rear detailing is a bummer. 

I have never figured out why the rear doors open on this casting.  It made sense on the Dodge Durango police cruiser, but there’s no indication that this model was designed to be a police vehicle, so why the rear doors?  Surely the front doors would have made more sense, or even an opening tailgate.  

It’ll be interesting to see what the future holds for this casting, given that we have yet to see any recolors appear…

Honorable Mention: 2004 Ford Excursion

I suspect this is the model to blame for the Maserati Granturismo’s lack of side detailing.  This massive, heavy model clearly uses a lot of metal, and the printed detailing on all four sides doubtless makes this a very expensive model to produce.  It’s also been a hard model to find, as it seems to have struck a chord with collectors!  The Excursion has always had a cult following, so it seemed like a perfect fit for the Matchbox brand, but even I couldn’t have predicted the collector hype around this model!  I hope we get a recolor soon so that I can get another shot at adding one to my collection.

Dishonorable Mention: 2023 Nissan Ariya

No discussion of the Moving Parts line in 2025 would be complete without a mention of this year’s most persistent pegwarmer: the Nissan Ariya.  This recolor was issued surprisingly quickly, before the previous beige Ariya had even managed to vacate the pegs.  To make matters worse, it was issued two per case, so there were twice as many Ariyas as any other model in its case.  As a result, nearly every Target I’ve walked into for the remainder of the year has been full of these blue Nissan Ariyas, which has made it much harder to find any subsequent Moving Parts mixes.  It’s not a particularly great model of a not particularly interesting car, so I hope this is the last we see of the Nissan Ariya for a while… 

Pegwarmer problems aside, this was a banner year for the Moving Parts line.  Matchbox has managed to amass an impressive catalog of excellent Moving Parts castings over the course of just a few years, and it feels like we’re getting to a point where it might make sense to expand the case quantities to allow for more recolors!  Next year is already looking promising, so be sure to stay tuned for coverage of everything 2026 has to offer, and go check out my other Top 5 lists if you haven’t already!