Real-life, life-size Hot Wheels cars aren’t new, but let’s be honest—unless you’re some kind of SEMA darling or own a garage full of questionable decisions, they’re not yours to own. But not all hope is lost. If you really want your ride to look like a die-cast toy that’s somehow escaped the packaging, there’s a way: swap out your regular wheels for Hot Wheels-inspired wheels by Concept Car Studio. Real Rider tires not included.
These wheels are modeled after the quintessential old-school Hot Wheels design, specifically from the “Ultra Hots” line—those shiny chrome discs with six little slashes, the kind you saw screaming down a plastic orange track at Mach 3. Except now, thanks to Concept Car Studio, they’re coming in real sizes for real cars.
And when we say “real sizes,” we’re talking options from 14-inch modesty to 28-inch “did that SUV just crush a curb for fun?” territory. They’ll be available in bolt patterns to fit vehicles with anywhere from four to eight lugs, which means anything from a humble hatchback to a full-size pickup could be rolling like a giant toy.
The mastermind behind it, Brent Lawson, says Ultra Hots were his childhood favorite, and the idea hit him after stumbling across a now-aging Reddit thread asking if full-size versions had ever been made. Clearly, the internet did what it does best—spark dangerous ideas—and Lawson decided to make it happen.
So, yes, you could keep your boring alloys, or you could slap on a set of these chrome nostalgia bombs and live out your childhood fantasies.
Images: Concept Car Studio (unless otherwise stated).
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