So you got a race coming up and your looking for the fastest Hot Wheel car. If you have one of this 5 cars in your collection you'll have a good chance of winning. It's very hard to say what the fastest Hot Wheels car is, because there are some variables that aren't consistent from car to car. Sometimes you just have to get a bit lucky and get a good pair of smooth, straight axles and nice, perfectly round wheels. Not all cars come from the factory that way, although to look at them with the naked eye it would appear so. That being said, there are some castings that are consistently fast, and below are 5 that every serious racer should have.
Ferrari F40
52 grams
There is some debate as to which Ferrari F40 is the fastest but if you stick with one put out in 2000 or before you'll have a pretty decent car. The ones I've seen raced with success most often are the gold one pictured below, the yellow one from 2000, and the red ones from the mid-90's. Don't mess around with the later F40s as any new ones are lighter with plastic parts. The Ferrari has good weight that is distributed well. It's low, wide stance helps it run straight and true on the track.
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| Ferrari F40 |
Probe Funny Car
72 grams
The Probe Funny Car is a heavy car, so if physics and potential energy have anything to say about it, this should be a fast car...and it is. There are of course different versions of this car, but the one that I've seen most serious racers use is the yellow and black version from 1999 pictured below. You can't go wrong with a good set of 5 spoke wheels.
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| Probe Funny Car |
Way 2 Fast (Faster Than Ever)
43 grams
The Way 2 Fast is our next car and can be a very fast car. Especially if you get the Faster Than Ever (FTE) version. Faster Than Ever refers to the type of wheel, and more specifically the axles. The axles are nickel-plated to reduce friction and increase the car's speed. They work too. Faster Than Ever cars are generally faster than their non-Faster Than Ever counterparts. Faster Than Ever cars always have bronze open hole 5 spoke wheel. They have been produced off and on since 2005, but the 2005-2006 cars seem to be the best. This Way 2 Fast with Faster Than Ever wheels is a great car for racing. Even though it's not as heavy as some of the cars on this list, it's FTE wheels and long wheel base are a great combination for speed. Having most of it's weight in the back increases it's potential energy and helps it's performance. And hey, it has 2 engines so it's got to be fast!
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| Way 2 Fast (Faster Than Ever) |
Cadillac V-16 Concept (Faster Than Ever)
40 grams
Even though this car is the lightest on the list it is very fast. You want the Faster Than Ever version from 2005. This car has a very long wheel base and a nice wide stance. It's low center of mass, weight distribution, and aerodynamics all add up to make the perfect car. If this car weighed more it would easily be the fastest car Hot Wheels makes. Still, as it is, very few cars can beat this car.
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| Cadillac V-16 Concept (Faster Than Ever) |
Pro Circuit Kenny Bernstein Funny Car (King Kenny)
64 grams
This car was part of the Pro Circuit series and came out in 1992. It's not super common and a little tricky to come by, but this can be a VERY FAST car! It has a long wheel base, good weight and wheels that are very rare on Hot Wheels cars. If you look close you notice that the axle doesn't come all the way through the wheel. There is a "cap" on it. These wheels are similar to what you find on a lot of Johnny Lightning cars. All of this works together to make this one of the fastest stock cars that I own.
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| Kenny Bernstein Funny Car |
So there you have it, 5 fast Hot Wheels cars that you should have in your racing collection. If you are interested in reading about more fast cars you should check out our big list of fast cars by clicking
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What about the Hot Tub?
ReplyDeleteHot Tub FTE is also a very fast car. All that metal, low center of gravity, wide stance, pretty long wheel base...definitely a good car to have in your collection!
DeleteFaster than ever are extremely slow cars and cannot compete with the older hotones..Of my 500 cars that I race no FTE can crack the top 100..
Deletei have the Ferrari f40 but in a lite blue color weighing exactly 52 grams it was made in 1988 Mattel inc 1988 Malaysia
DeleteMy fastest cars are still my old Hot Ones. They are faster than my FTE's and Ultrahots!
ReplyDeleteHi I have been racing my cars for about 45 years... and I finally have the financial resources to race my cars with a timer and the ability to vary the length of my tracks. Basically the best cars to have or should I say the fastest cars to race are hotones and ultra hots. Nothing can touch these cars. I prefer 40ft tracks (this brings out the natural speed of the cars), with a 20 ft track I have a few Hotones that can get just under 1.7 seconds. shorter track bring a luck factor whereas longer tracks bring on natural speed and more consistent results. Of my top 10 fastest cars 8 of them are either Hotones or Ultra Hots. I have you tube videos and Instagram videos that show this.
ReplyDeleteLink for your youtube video please.... Tq
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRbp5nkwFHE
DeleteDe los autos hotones cual es el mas rapido?
DeleteBill, will Hot Ones from 2012 do the trick? For which cars should I look?
DeleteHaven't seen any cars beat the #129 Turbolence 2000 Virtual Collection
ReplyDeleteSilver White, Black, Green, Red Stripes Unpainted / Metal Grey Grey 5DOT 27096 Malaysia
Good car but can be beat by lots of cars.
DeleteAnyone use any of the 50th anniversary cars? Most aren't that impressive but the 50th anniversary 68 cougar consistently beasts my other cars
ReplyDeleteWe frequently see the 50th Anniversary Mustang show up in our Stock mail-in races and some of them have done quite well. We've also seen a few Cougars, but from what we've seen on the track here, the Mustang has shown the most potential. Keep Racing! Hope to see ya on the track sometime!
DeleteI have noticed at the downhill races at the conventions that most of the winners are running land rover electric trucks
ReplyDeleteI know models of the sol-aire cx4 and the Ferrari f40 can be fast. Anyone know if the revealers versions are fast? They have the ultra hot wheels which I assumed was a plus but havent heard anyone mention them.
ReplyDeleteWhile 90's Ultrahots are an all around good/great wheel, the ones made in the 80's are the only kind that have thin, nickel plated axles. Exeptions are the GMS ultrahots and the blip in the late 90s where random cars got nickel plated axles by mistake.
Deleteive been racing mine for a while but I still have faster than this list
ReplyDeleteWhat about the Road Rocket?
ReplyDeleteSo the rasta beetle wipes the floooor havent tried it agianst any of the above mentioned but it is mad fast
ReplyDeleteIs there a website that sells the correct diameter nickel plated wire/rod? Or the kind that has to be cut is fine also
ReplyDeleteWhat about Lamborghinis?
ReplyDeleteNone are nearly as fast. Simply because none of them have metal bases.
DeleteHello Everyone. I've been racing hundreds and hundreds of Hot wheels for the past year. The consistently fastest cars are the ones with metal bases and bodies. The Hot Ones from the 80s are consistently the fastest cars I have. That includes the Fairmont, Flat Out 442, Mirada Stocker, Corvette Stingray, etc.
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