Hot Wheels

Hot Wheels is an American brand of scale model cars created by the American toymaker company Mattel on May 18, 1968. The brand frequently collaborates with other franchises to bring themed model cars and other vehicles.

Not unfamiliar to the tokusatsu genre, Hot Wheels has collaborated with the Ultra, Kamen Rider and Power Rangers series in the past. In 2022, a collaboration with the Godzilla franchise was announced, and the first Godzilla-themed model car was released as a Target exclusive.

Selected model cars

2022

• Godzilla (Character Cars)

  Part of the Characters Cars series. It's an olive green and beige Japanese construction truck with "ゴジラ" written on the sides. The truck's trailer carries rubble, which is reminiscent of Godzilla's dorsal plates in appearance, and the front is shaped to resemble his face. It was released as a Target exclusive.

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2023

• Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32)

  White model car with blue and gray Godzilla-themed graphics and "ゴジラ" written on it.

• Godzilla (Monster Truck)

  Part of the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks series, it's a monster truck based on the Character Cars Godzilla model. It comes with a smashed blue model car.

• Godzilla (Monster Trucks Oversized)

  Part of the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Oversized series, it's a 1:24 scale version of the Monster Truck series Godzilla model.

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  R32
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  Monster Trucks
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  Monster Trucks Oversized
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2024

• Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32)

  Part of the Hot Wheels Boulevard series. A white model car with gray chibi-styled Godzilla graphics and scratches.

• Nissan Skyline GT-R (BCNR33)

  Two Godzilla-themed variants of this model car were released: one white with black graphics featuring red "ゴジラ" text, and the other metallic gray with orange Japanese text.

• Godzilla (Character Cars)

  The 2022 model received a new packaging and was no longer a Target exclusive.

• Godzilla (Monster Trucks)

  The Monster Trucks series Godzilla car now comes with a smashed orange car instead of blue.

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  BNR32
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  BCNR33 white variant
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  BCNR33 metallic gray variant
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  Character Cars Godzilla new packaging
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  Monster Trucks Godzilla with a smashed orange car

2026

• Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR34)

  Part of the Pop Culture series. An off-white model car with dark red details and Godzilla-themed graphics.

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Gallery

Ultra franchise

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  Ultraseven Pointer
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  Ultraman Tiga Machine Sherlock
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  Return of Ultraman MAT-Vehicle
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  Ultraman Dyna Machine-Zellet
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  Ultraman Cosmos Shepherd
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  Collector's Edition Ultraseven Pointer
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  Collector's Edition Return of Ultraman MAT-Vehicle

Trivia

• The Super Ultimate Garage playset was clearly inspired by King Kong.
• Hot Wheels manufactured a car named Rodzilla in numerous colors from 1988 to 2015.
• The brand also manufactured a car named CadZZilla in 1996 and 1997.

External Links

• Official site

References

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