Last Call: The Cybertruck Hot Wheel is pretty cool

Colby Buchanan

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Mattel, the company that makes Hot Wheels, has recently come out with something special, a Cybertruck. It’s honestly super smart from a marketing perspective. They recognized how much attention comes with Elon Musk and Tesla so why not make something new for the fans to play with. They’re coming out with a 1/10th scale remote-controlled version for a hefty $400 along with a 1/64th version for $20.

The 1/10th-scale version is already sold out. Seeing how fast they went, however, I don’t doubt more are coming.

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Colby Buchanan

Colby Buchanan

My name is Colby Buchanan and I love all things car-related all the way from rusted 240sx’s to McLaren Senna’s and of course I have a soft spot for American Muscle. You can spot me in my bone stock ’06 350z named MackenZ.

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8 responses to “Last Call: The Cybertruck Hot Wheel is pretty cool”

  1. danleym Avatar
    danleym

    Saw something weird today- a Jeep Gladiator with a plow. Seems a strange choice for a plow truck.

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    1. Batshitbox Avatar
      Batshitbox

      I posted this pic a few weeks ago in a post about the Gladiator Mojave Edition. I’ve been south of the snow line for over a decade now, but I don’t recall plows being so damned far out in front of the truck.

      https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ed342b9c4ade43cc80220389163f4932d03d830c0966b52a5436e64ffbcd912e.jpg?w=800&h

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    2. Zentropy Avatar
      Zentropy

      Plowing tends to be hard on the transmission, much like towing, and the Gladiator wouldn’t be my first choice in a tow vehicle.

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      1. GTXcellent Avatar
        GTXcellent

        Might be a better choice than you think – yes, hard on automatic transmissions but not manuals (provided you don’t ride the clutch). Wranglers/Gladiators still run a solid axle front end (plowing tends to be really tough on IFS), and they have a VERY tight turning radius.

        Unless you have to deal with lake effect snow or mountain snow where totals are measured in feet and not inches, I think a Gladiator makes a lot of sense. My plow vehicle is an 800 Polaris Ranger, and unless we get big drifts, it works exceptionally well and a Gladiator is certainly more capable.

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  2. Zentropy Avatar
    Zentropy

    I’m no wedge hater– the Lancia Stratos, Lambo Countach, and DeTomaso Pantera are all poster-worthy cars, in my opinion. But the Cybertruck does nothing for me. I don’t care what scale it’s available in, I would have no interest in buying it.

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    1. 0A5599 Avatar
      0A5599

      Agreed. Even if it becomes their number one best seller, it will always look like number two to me.

      https://globaldiecastdirect.com/18990-thickbox_default/hot-wheels-1998-first-editions-series-hot-seat-plumber-hot-rod.jpg

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    2. GTXcellent Avatar
      GTXcellent

      I just can’t get past the 8 bit Nintendo look. (well, that and the real lack of actual “truck” qualities like long range towing and hauling and box usage and rear head room and on and on

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  3. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    That’s some solid pricing on the model, but it sure fits the Hot Wheel line…I found something peculiar in my vacation pictures that I hadn’t really noticed before: While on a mountain top, I observed people sliding around on an ice track. Zooming into the handful of pictures I took of that, it turns out, there were some SUVs with roofboxes, too. Not the first vehicles I think of for that kind of entertainment, but I love the idea of family fathers and mothers letting lose.

    https://i.ibb.co/Stsws9s/P1030230.jpg

    A little video (I thought it was 3-4 kms away, but I just measured the distance on a map and this was filmed with a distance of 7-8 kms):

    https://streamable.com/e065m

    This is the location:

    http://isbanedrift.no/

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