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'''Hot Wheels ''' are a brand of scale model cars produced by [[Mattel]]. Although long seen as rivals to Hasbro in the toy industry, in 2023, the two companies entered into a partnership to produce co-branded toys and games based on each other's respective intellectual properties.<ref>[https://corporate.hasbro.com/en-us/articles/mattel_and_hasbro_enter_into_licensing_agreements_article Mattel and Hasbro Enter into Licensing Agreements to Launch Monopoly: Barbie Edition, Transformers Hot Wheels, and Transformers UNO]</ref> Among these will be several Transformers-themed Hot Wheels toys.
'''''Hot Wheels''''' is a brand of scale model cars produced by [[Mattel]]. Although long seen as rivals to Hasbro in the toy industry, in 2023, the two companies entered into a partnership to produce co-branded toys and games based on each other's respective intellectual properties.<ref>[https://corporate.hasbro.com/en-us/articles/mattel_and_hasbro_enter_into_licensing_agreements_article Mattel and Hasbro Enter into Licensing Agreements to Launch Monopoly: Barbie Edition, Transformers Hot Wheels, and Transformers UNO]</ref> Among these are several ''Transformers''-themed ''Hot Wheels'' toys.


==Hot Wheels==
==''Hot Wheels x Transformers'' products==
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1| '''Hot Wheels Transformers Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
===2024===
:*''Release date'': [[May 21]], 2024
====1:64 scale model cars====
:*''Accessories'':  Ion blaster, fists
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
{{toydesigner|Manson Cheung (Mattel)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C69OaQpJSE0/?img_index=1 Manson Cheung on Instagram "Oh yeah, you may have heard…I made a thing. Hot Wheels Transformers Optimus Prime" May 14, 2024]</ref>}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Transformers'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|1/5 [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#HWCustom|Custom Volkswagen Beetle]] (Bumblebee)}}
{{Bp-a1|2/5 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Hot Wheels|Corvette C7.R]] (Crosshairs)}}
{{Bp-d1|3/5 [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Hot Wheels|Ford Mustang GT]] (Barricade)}}
{{Bp-a1|4/5 [[Drift (AOE)#Hot Wheels|Bugatti Veyron]] (Drift)}}
{{Bp-d1|5/5 [[Stinger (AOE)#Hot Wheels|Pagani Huayra]] (Stinger)}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''''HW Screen Time'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|9/10 [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#HWScreenTime|Bumblebee]] (standard yellow release)}}
:{{Bp-a1|9/10 [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#HWScreenTime|Bumblebee]] (gold variant)}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Track Fleet'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#HWTrackFleet|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|[[File:Hot Wheels Transformers Ford Mustang GT.jpg|thumb|200px|''Transformers'' Ford Mustang GT]]
|}
{{note|There are two versions of the Ford Mustang GT. The first, sporting the number "984" and the "to punish and enslave..." slogan, was recalled after a short window of time. The second version, sporting the number "643" and no slogan, has since replaced it as the standard release of the car.}}


: Available exclusively through the Mattel Creations direct-to-consumer website (essentially their version of [[Hasbro Pulse]]), ''Hot Wheels'' Transformers Optimus Prime is a diminutive recreation of the cab/robot portion of the original G1 Optimus Prime at the traditional Hot Wheels scale of 1:64 in truck mode, and standing 3.5" tall in robot mode. Prime is constructed from [[die-cast|die-cast metal]] covered with glossy paint<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C7FadZ4S9_5/?img_index=1 John Lambert on Instagram "Spectraflame, heavy, and rad." May 17, 2024]</ref>, and features bespoke [[rubber tires]].  The figure comes in an elaborate box that can be oriented to display it in either truck cab or robot mode. 
====Others====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Hot Wheels Skate'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#HWSkate|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#HWSkate|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#HWSkate|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#HWSkate|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#HWSkate|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Mattel Creations'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hot Wheels|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|[[File:Hot Wheels Mattel Creations Optimus Prime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Mattel Creations Optimus Prime]]
|}


: The order page for the figure went live on May 21, 2024, and it sold out in less than 30 minutes<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C69OaQpJSE0/?img_index=1 Manson Cheung on Instagram "Update: Sold out in 27 minutes." May 21, 2024]</ref>.
===2025===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''''HW Screen Time'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|6/10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#HWScreenTime|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Track Fleet'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#HWTrackFleet|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Color Shifters'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Hot Wheels|1980 Chevy Corvette]] (Tracks)}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|
|}
 
====Others====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Mattel Creations'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Hot Wheels|Nemesis Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
 
==''Transformers Collaborative''==
In a reversal of the Mattel line, the Hasbro ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' line makes new ''Transformers'' characters out of some of the most popular and long-running ''Hot Wheels'' original car designs. In a rarity for ''Transformers'' product in the 2020s, the figures are sold in vehicle mode on a blister card to evoke the packaging of ''Hot Wheels'' toys.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1''' (2025)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Twin Mill]] (blue)}}
{{Bp-a1|02 [[Bone Shaker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2''' (2026)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|04 [[El Segundo Coupe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|05 [[GT-Scorcher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Target]] exclusive'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|03 [[Twin Mill#red|Twin Mill]] (red)}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|[[File:Collab-toy BoneShaker.jpg|thumb|200px|''Collaborative'' Bone Shaker]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
* The [[Go-Bot (G2)|Generation 2 Go-Bots]] were designed to be compatible with Hot Wheels (and then-rival Matchbox) 1:64 scale racetracks and playsets.
* The [[Go-Bot (G2)|''Generation 2'' Go-Bots]] and the [[Spychanger|''Robots in Disguise'' Spychangers]] were designed to be compatible with ''Hot Wheels'' (and then-rival Matchbox) 1:64 scale racetracks and playsets.
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]'s season 1 ''T. rex'' model was recycled for the [[Mainframe Entertainment]] produced movie ''{{w|Hot Wheels: World Race}}'' as a rock statue.
* Well before official collaborations with Hasbro, Mattel released their own lines of transforming robot ''Hot Wheels'' cars with [[wikia:hotwheels:Robo Wheels|''Robo Wheels'']] in [[2001]] (designed by {{gb|PLEX}}), and again with [[wikia:hotwheels:Modifighters|''Modifighters'']] in [[2007]].


==References==
==References==
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*{{w|Hot Wheels}} at Wikipedia
*{{w|Hot Wheels}} at Wikipedia


[[Category:Mattel Properties]]
[[Category:Mattel properties]]

Latest revision as of 19:29, 12 May 2026

This article is about the Mattel mega-brand. For the mobile game story arc, see Two Hot Wheels.
So hot, they're cool.

Hot Wheels is a brand of scale model cars produced by Mattel. Although long seen as rivals to Hasbro in the toy industry, in 2023, the two companies entered into a partnership to produce co-branded toys and games based on each other's respective intellectual properties.[1] Among these are several Transformers-themed Hot Wheels toys.

Hot Wheels x Transformers products

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2024

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1:64 scale model cars

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Transformers HW Screen Time Track Fleet
Transformers Ford Mustang GT
There are two versions of the Ford Mustang GT. The first, sporting the number "984" and the "to punish and enslave..." slogan, was recalled after a short window of time. The second version, sporting the number "643" and no slogan, has since replaced it as the standard release of the car.

Others

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Hot Wheels Skate Mattel Creations
Mattel Creations Optimus Prime

2025

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HW Screen Time Track Fleet Color Shifters

Others

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Mattel Creations

Transformers Collaborative

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In a reversal of the Mattel line, the Hasbro Collaborative line makes new Transformers characters out of some of the most popular and long-running Hot Wheels original car designs. In a rarity for Transformers product in the 2020s, the figures are sold in vehicle mode on a blister card to evoke the packaging of Hot Wheels toys.

Wave 1 (2025) Wave 2 (2026) Target exclusive
Collaborative Bone Shaker
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

All 2026 product

Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ Mattel and Hasbro Enter into Licensing Agreements to Launch Monopoly: Barbie Edition, Transformers Hot Wheels, and Transformers UNO
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