Hot Wheels Honda : The Hot Wheels Honda Racer!

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the eternally famous Hot Wheels, Mattel presented the "Hot Wheels Designer's Challenge" which provided major car manufacturers, such as Lotus and Mitsubishi, to go wild with their own automobile interpretations. In that vein, Honda presents the Honda Racer!

Hot Wheels are toys but Honda took things seriously enough to create a car which "combines the excitement of Honda's racing heritage with Hot Wheels' reputation for speed, power, performance and attitude", says Guillermo Gonzalez, senior designer for Honda R&D Americas, Inc., and designer of this crazy little machine.

The major elements of the Honda Racer are the "H" body featuring two seats for driver + co-pilot, and in the middle, a mechanic's fantasy: a 20 liter VTEC V10 motor. The power/torque/acceleration/top speed figures are nowhere to be found but with so little downforce (inspired by the 1967 Honda F1), this thing would absolutely fly!

Good fun coming up for kids and Honda fans.

Posted on 23/04/08 By F.B