Concept Car Studio
- A company is making wheels to turn your car into a full-size, 1980s-style Hot Wheels.
- The wheels are inspired by the Ultra Hot series, as reported by The Drive.
- It’ll take about six to eight weeks for delivery, as each set is made to order.
Wheels are the shoes of a car. They can completely change the look or the character of something, adding or subtracting from the design. Remember the imposing multispoke 19-inch wheels that came on the 2020 Genesis G90? Those were great, and we’re not sure the current model’s wheels are as daring a choice. That’s why the aftermarket-wheel segment exists, with the ability to change up the look of your ride with something a bit sportier or a bit more luxe. One problem, though, is that despite a wide array of manufacturers, most aftermarket choices seem fairly similar. To come back to the shoe metaphor, it’s like most modified cars are wearing the obvious choice of Air Jordan sneakers.View full post on InstagramThat’s exactly what Concept Car Studio (CCS) wants to disrupt. The company’s new U-Hot wheel takes its inspiration from the Ultra Hot series of Hot Wheels that originally debuted in 1984 and was relaunched in 2022. A monobloc design with mirrored stripes, the look is pure synthwave ethos, and when you put them on a car, they transform it into a full-size Hot Wheels.CCS is looking to launch these wheels in a variety of sizes from 14 inches on up, with applications for both modern and vintage cars. On a bubble-gum-pink Ford Maverick, they’re hugely effective, and the render showing them fitted to a 1980s Honda Civic hatchback (above) has an air of kaido racer about it.The company also currently produces the square-centered Vector Forged wheel, which likewise has a frisson of JDM-market 1980s about it. If you’re after a set of U-Hots, they’re made to order, so delivery times and pricing can vary.They’re not for everyone, and that’s the point. Still, if you’re a fan of Hot Wheels, it’s really cool to see how little metal cars are still such an important part of modern car culture. It’s also great to see how much more room there is in that car culture for finding new, unexplored niches. From the C/D Archive
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Brendan McAleerContributing EditorBrendan McAleer is a freelance writer and photographer based in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He grew up splitting his knuckles on British automobiles, came of age in the golden era of Japanese sport-compact performance, and began writing about cars and people in 2008. His particular interest is the intersection between humanity and machinery, whether it is the racing career of Walter Cronkite or Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s half-century obsession with the Citroën 2CV. He has taught both of his young daughters how to shift a manual transmission and is grateful for the excuse they provide to be perpetually buying Hot Wheels.
Source: caranddriver.com
