I’m never quite sure what to make of the Team Transport series. It’s home to some of the most legendary Hot Wheels releases of modern history, but as its price has crept higher over the years, it’s also felt more difficult to justify many of the sets. Especially when, if I’m being honest, I buy... Continue Reading →
In the past few years, we’ve seen usually-staid Matchbox become more adventurous with some of their casting choices, including a few that have overlapped with the JDM hype that has dominated the Hot Wheels brand in recent years. Through hyped releases like the 5th Gen 4Runner and Mk5 Supra, I’ve seen an increasing awareness of... Continue Reading →
It seems like Hot Wheels has been neglecting the modern muscle car market lately in favor of JDM and retro Euro models, and there’s no better example of that than the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon. This casting has seen more than a dozen releases, yet we have never seen one with a fully detailed stock... Continue Reading →
I begin this feature with an embarrassing admission: this MC20 has been sitting on my “to be reviewed” shelf for over a year. That’s absolutely no statement about the quality of this model – it's truly excellent – but these models don’t tend to get the viewership numbers that their more mainstream Hot Wheels and... Continue Reading →
With the recent announcement of Ferrari’s return to Hot Wheels, it seemed like a perfect time to take a look back at one of the best and most overlooked of the Hot Wheels Ferraris: the California. Though, if we’re being honest, it’s not just this diecast version of the California that gets frequently overlooked, as... Continue Reading →
Calling a modern BMW ugly is a bit like calling the sky blue. Insulting their design language has become so common that it’s becoming a cliche, even if the insults are well-deserved. While models like the iX showcase the worst of BMW’s current beaver teeth, the BMW M2 stands out among the BMW lineup for... Continue Reading →
It’s about time we saw some proper modern muscle in the Hot Wheels lineup. It used to be common for every new muscle car facelift or generation to get not only a new casting, but a whole rainbow of recolors. In recent years, the number of modern-era muscle cars in the Hot Wheels lineup has... Continue Reading →
The Hot Wheels Mercedes 500E was made to be an instant classic. Easily one of the best mainlines of the year back in 2021, this German heavyweight helped usher in the classic Euro trend that’s currently proliferating throughout the diecast world. The debut version featured black paint with silver 5-spokes, which is exactly how I... Continue Reading →
If you’re a Matchbox collector, odds are you’re also a fan of diecast police cars. When the Dodge Durango first came to the Matchbox line a couple years ago, I was surprised to see a civilian version rather than a squad car. I didn’t have to wait long for a police version, though. Matchbox just... Continue Reading →
In its first few years of existence, the Elite64 line has swung wildly from overpriced mediocrity to greatness and back again. There have been some greats, like the LBWK Aventador and Freightliner Cascadia, and there have been some not-so-greats, like the Modified Mustang. However, none have felt like a bigger disappointment to me than the... Continue Reading →
The Lamborghini Revuelto’s styling has been the subject of endless online discussion, with the chief complaint being that it’s not a radical enough design departure from the Aventador. I couldn’t disagree more. Sure, it maintains the same angular, fighter jet inspired shapes from the Aventador, but the Aventador is one of the greatest looking supercars... Continue Reading →
The Matchbox lineup is filled with cool and interesting cars that are always fun to add to your collection, but every year there’s one or two cars that just feel more special. They’re the cars that you have to have, that you’ll hunt tirelessly to track down, because they’re just perfect. For me, the new... Continue Reading →
The Convoys from Matchbox were always among my favorite toys growing up. There’s just something about a big truck that captures a young car enthusiast's imagination. I would set up obstacle courses to try to steer my big rigs through, then practice backing them up to a loading dock to fill them up with whatever... Continue Reading →
In the world of Hot Wheels, we get some good castings and some bad castings. Every once in a while, we see the design team update a casting to fix an issue with it or to modernize it to meet modern expectations (such as the first-gen Dodge Viper or Matchbox’s Jeep Gladiator). It’s not too... Continue Reading →
That’s a pretty salacious headline, so let me start off by expressing my love of this model. This new GR Corolla casting is excellent, with plenty of details and a plastic grille section that reminds me of Hot Wheels from a decade ago. It’s a little bit wide compared to other Hot Wheels hot hatches,... Continue Reading →
Since they debuted a few years ago, Matchbox’s super chase models have always felt a bit lacking to me. Where Hot Wheels $upers are often an upgraded, more premium version of the mainline they replace, Matchbox’s super chase models often feel like a downgrade over their mainline counterparts due to the addition of unnecessary side... Continue Reading →
The Mk5 VW Golf GTI casting is one of my favorite Matchbox models of all time, so I’m stoked to see this Mk8 Golf GTE debut as the perfect purple successor to my beloved Mk5. Add in my affinity for hot hatches, and this seems to be the perfect Matchbox model for me. So, how’d... Continue Reading →
The prototype of the Holden VF Commodore SSV debuted at the Gathering in 2022 to much fanfare, especially from the Australian Matchbox collectors. As a huge fan of the Chevy SS, I was thrilled to see that its Australian sibling would be coming to the Matchbox line (it’s common for owners of Chevy SS’s to... Continue Reading →
The Mk7 VW Golf has been a frustrating casting to collect, as every version we’ve seen has been ruined by ugly side graphics that come at the cost of any front or rear detailing. As a lover of clean cars and Volkswagens alike, this has annoyed me to no end. Luckily, it seems someone at... Continue Reading →
McLaren's naming structure has become a bit crowded lately. Even as a certified car guy, the alphanumeric soup of 570S, 600LT, 650S, 675LT, 765LT, and so on has become hard to keep track of. As the new entry level model in the McLaren lineup, the Artura seeks to free us from the numbers with a... Continue Reading →
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