16 Jan 2024

Choice Gear: Hot Wheels Elite 64 Series 2021 Audi RS 7 Sportback

[gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="95809"] If you’re a Hot Wheels nerd like us, you probably can already point out that all RS 6 Hot Wheels thus far haven’t been current generation. So, while it’s not an Avant, it’s noteworthy for collectors that Hot Wheels is readying a C8 in the form of a 2021 RS 7 as part of their Elite 64 series. [gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="95804"] That’s apparently a premium part of the Hot Wheels range, because when y...
7 Jan 2022

Custom Hot Wheels: Always Late Customs Audi Sport quattro S1 E2 Rally Car

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67670"] words: George Achorn, photos: Always Late Customs Editor’s Note: This article originally ran in the Q1_2021 issue of quattro Magazine. If you would like to subscribe to quattro Magazine, please join Audi Club here. Let’s face it; the toy aisle at the local Target may be intended for kids but we’re not 100% sure about the Hot Wheels section. Over the last few years, Mattel’s diecast toy cars division has been upping its game, ...
Fri, Jan 07 , 2022 Bill
11 Feb 2020

Still Plays With Cars: What To Do With A Smashed 1:64 quattro?

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="43345"] words: Bill, photos: Daniel Sciberras, George Achorn We've all done it...mistreated our Hot Wheels/Matchbox/etc cars when we were younger. Back then, a car in the condition above would have been tossed in the trash without a second thought. These days? There is life for even the most abused cars if you have the determination or talent. A couple of years ago, George and I stumbled across the world of 1:64 scale-model restorations. We were ...
Tue, Feb 11 , 2020 Bill
28 Jun 2018

Hot Wheels Adds Audi R8 LMS in Retro Livery

Heads up if you're headed out to Target or the like, Hot Wheels is actively adding more Audi designs to its lineup. The most recent offering, part of the EuroSpeed collection is this Audi R8 LMS (Mk2) in a retro Audi Sport livery similar but not identical to one of the Audi R8 LMS GT4 entries to the IMSA Continental Tires race on Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona weekend. Unlike the Audi RS 6 Avant we've only found online, or the upcoming Sport quattro we spied posted by Hot Wheels on Instagram, ...
20 Jun 2018

Find of the (future) Day: 2019 Hot Wheels Audi Sport quattro (1:64 Scale)

[photo: Hot Wheels Dream Team Instagram]  Instagram is great; it's one of my favorite social media platforms (here is where I put a commercial that we also have an Instagram account, AudiClubNA). Not only can you see the latest things your friends visited, ate, drove, you can find gems like this. Scrolling through last night, this diecast caught my eye (obviously). Hot Wheels Dream Team previewed this Sport quattro. From reading the replies, it looks to be released sometime in 2019 ...
Wed, Jun 20 , 2018 Bill
23 May 2018

Choice Gear: Hot Wheels with Audi RS 6 Avant for 2018

Heads up to Audi RS 6 Avant fans, as it appears the dark red metallic wagon you see here appears to be available in the United States. Yes, it's just a toy, but this 1:64 scale Avant will have to hold you over... at least for now. Here's what we know about this Hot Wheels RS 6. The car is part of Hot Wheels 2018 Super Treasure Hunt set, part of the Factory Fresh series in the Hot Wheels lineup. The car is painted "Spectraflame burgundy" with HW:RS 618 license plate, quattro script logo on...