Hot Wheels Launching Line of Star Wars Characters as Cars—Predictably, They’re Great

July 22, 2014 at 5:55 pm by Alex Nunez | Photography by Mattel, Mattel via Jedi News

The new Hot Wheels Star Wars lineup hits store shelves in October. The vehicles themselves make their debut at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con Hot Wheels booth. Here’s what your favored characters look like when they’re prepped for orange track.

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Chewbacca: Han Solo’s trusted Wookiee companion really would make a hell of a workhorse. Hot Wheels reimagines him as a large, brawny, Unimog-style flatbed. Which, incidentally, is carrying the Falcon.

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R2-D2: R2-D2 goes all American Graffiti in Hot Wheels form. He’s not a poor option for a hot rod, actually. R2 is always the a single known as upon to fix issues, so he’d primarily be a upkeep-free of charge Astromech T-bucket.

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Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot): Count on several variations for Luke considering that he sported several various appears all through the original trilogy. Modeling a sports automobile right after his flight suit and helmet is a good start off. The giant intercooler tends to make a statement, but don’;t forget: Don’t get cocky, Kid.

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Yoda: Think about an original Fiat 500 Abarth, only blown and modeled right after a frail-seeking small green alien who’s not almost as helpless as he appears, and you’ve got the new Yoda automobile.

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Darth Vader: He’s sleek. He’s black. He’s menacing. He’s Darth Vader. Duh.

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501st Clone Trooper: The 501^st Legion is the greatest, most organized group of Star Wars cosplayers in the . . . properly, in the galaxy, almost certainly. They’ve gotten love in the previous (nods in the Clone Wars cartoon, a Hasbro action figure, and so forth.), and Hot Wheels pays tribute once again here with this SUV modeled right after a Clone Trooper.

This story initially appeared on roadandtrack.com

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Hot Wheels Launching Line of Star Wars Characters as Cars—Predictably, They’re Great

Five Door F-Yeah: Audi Launching 600-hp RS6 Avant Plus Model

June 26, 2014 at 6:28 pm by Steve Siler | Photography by GTSPIRIT.COM and the Manufacturer

Amongst the hot-ass wagons that aren’t obtainable here, Audi’s RS6 Avant ranks proper up there with the Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake and sundry historical BMW M5 Touring models. Now, according to GTSpirit, a U.K. dealer leaked information that indicates the RS6 is about to get even more undesirable-ass.

That is due to the fact Audi seems to be ready to drop an RS6 “Plus” Avant, powered by a burlier version of the normal car’s twin-turbocharged 4.-liter V-7 Power will stand at a stout 600 horsepower, up from 560 in the normal RS6. (We get the identical engine and upgraded chassis in our RS7.)

According to the report, the British Audi dealer posted an image and some particulars of the vehicle on-line. The components were quickly pulled down, but not before someone captured a screengrab containing a frontal image of the vehicle and the accompanying caption: “The RS6 Plus is the most current of Audi’s spectacular RS ‘Plus’ models, providing even higher efficiency and agility than the common RS6—on or off the track. The RS6 Avant Plus utilizes a tuned version of the 4.-litre V-8 TFSI RS6 engine which produces 600 hp—40 much more than the RS6.”

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Based on the image, it does not seem that the Plus will modify considerably visually. Unfortunately, like the typical RS6 Avant—no sedan is available—it won’t be coming to the United States. Terrible, proper?

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Five Door F-Yeah: Audi Launching 600-hp RS6 Avant Plus Model