Mattel just released the 2019 Mainline List, and there is a lot to digest. I have a lot of thoughts, which I will save for another time, because all you want to do is look. So it is below.
But first, here is the list of Licensed New Models for 2019, with 8 – most likely licensed – yet to be named:
Licensed New Models:
- ’64 Chevy Nova Gasser
- Roborace Robocar
- Audi RS 5 Coupé
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class
- Tesla Model 3
- Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo
- ’91 Mazda MX-5 Miata
- Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo
- Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32)
- ’67 Jeepster Commando
- Land Rover Series III Pickup
- Mercedes-Benz Unimog 1300
- 2019 Ford Ranger Raptor
- ’84 Audi Sport quattro
- ’49 Volkswagen Beetle Pickup
- ’88 Honda CR-X
- ’96 Porsche Carrera
- 2018 Honda Civic Type R
- Custom ’18 Ford Mustang
- ’18 COPO Camaro SS
- McLaren Senna
- Lamborghini Centenario Roadster
(8 yet to be determined)
Process it, and give you thoughts below:
HW Race Day:
- ’16 Mercedes-AMG GT3
- ’16 Cadillac® ATS-V R
- Porsche 917 LH
- ’64 Chevy Nova Gasser
- Dodge Charger Stock Car
- ’70 Ford Escort RS1600
- Indy 500 Oval
- ’69 Corvette Racer
- Roborace Robocar
- SRT Viper GTS-R
Factory FreshTM
- 2016 BMW M2
- ’17 Audi RS 6 Avant
- Audi RS 5 Coupé
- (Name TBD)
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class
- (Name TBD)
- (Name TBD)
- (Name TBD)
- (Name TBD)
- Porsche 911 GT3 RS
Experimotors
- Roller Toaster
- Skull Shaker
- Bubble Matic
- Zoom In
- Hotweiler
- Hyper Rocker
- Sky Boat
- Slide Kick
- The Haulinator
- Head Starter
HW Green Speed
- Tesla Model 3
- Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo
- Electro Silhouette
- Tesla Model S
- Solar Reflex
Rod Squad
- Tur-Bone Charged
- Deora III
- Street Creeper
- ’32 Ford
- Classic ’55 Nomad
- Custom ’53 Cadillac
- Surf ’N Turf
- Custom ’56 Ford Truck
- ’69 Dodge Charger 500
- Z-Rod
HW Screen Time
- Cruella De Vil
- Grumobile
- BATMOBILE
- ’71 Mustang Mach I
- Spider Mobile
- U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
- U.S.S. Vengeance
- ’15 Mercedes-AMG GT
- Back to the Future Time Machine – Hover Mode
- Minecart
HW Speed Graphics
- ’55 Chevy Bel Air Gasser
- Maxda RX-7
- ’18 Camaro® SS
- ’91 Mazda MX-5 Miata
- Pagani Huayra
- ’16 Camaro® SS
- ’68 Chevy® Nova
- ’90 Honda Civic EF
- Custom ’01 Acura Integra GSR
- ’95 Mazda RX-7
Nissan
- Nissan Skyline GT-R (BCNR33)
- Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR34)
- Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo
- Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32)
- Nissan Fairlady Z
HW Hot Trucks
- ’19 Chevrolet® Silverado Trail Boss LT
- ’67 Jeepster Commando
- Land Rover Series III Pickup
- Mercedes-Benz Unimog 1300
- 2019 Ford Ranger Raptor
- 2-Tuff
- Custom Ford Bronco
- ’72 Ford Ranchero
- Custom ’72 Chevy LUV
- 1978 Dodge Li’l Red Express Truck
HW Flames
- ’69 Dodge Charger Daytona
- ’68 Mercury Cougar
- ’70 Chevelle SS Wagon
- ’69 Ford Torino Talladega
- ’71 El Camino
- ’57 Chevy
- ’66 Chevy Nova
- ’71 Mustang Funny Car
- ’67 Chevy C10
- ’67 Shelby GT-500
HW Art Cars
- ’56 Ford F-100
- Fast Fish
- Baja Hauler
- ’64 Buick Riviera
- Olds 442 W-30
- ’83 Chevy Silverado
- ’67 Ford Mustang Coupe
- Mach Speeder
- ’67 Camaro
- ’64 Chevy Nova Wagon
HW Metro
- Quick Bite
- Fast Gassin
- Buns of Steel
- Runway Res-Q
- Heavy Hitcher
- Airuption
- Rig Heat
- Fast-Bed Hauler
- Island Hopper
- Street Wiener
X-Raycers
- Rising Heat
- Gruppo x24
- Gazella GT
- Carbonator
- Flash Drive
- Carbide
- El Viento
- Crescendo
- ’69 Chevelle
- Salt Shaker
Speed Blur
- HW50 Concept
- Rise ‘N Climb
- Track Manga
- 2018 Ford Mustang GT
- Exotique
- Track Ripper
- ’17 Nissan GT-R (R35) – Guaczilla
- Muscle Bound
- ’92 Ford Mustang
- ’64 Chevy Chevelle SS
HW Moto
- Moto Wing
- Ducati 1199 Panigale
- Honda Monkey Z50
- Blastous Moto
- Tred Shredder
Dino Riders
- Tricera-Truck
- Fangster
- T-Rextroyer
- Motosaurus
- Sting Rod
Baja Blazers
- ’87 Dodge D100
- ’17 Jeep Wrangler
- Sandivore
- Dune Daddy
- Hi Beam
- ’15 Land Rover Defender Double Cab
- ’84 Audi Sport quattro
- Mountain Mauler
- Humvee
- Hover Storm
HW Ride-Ons
- Bogzilla
- Kick Kart
- Bazoomka
- Diaper Dragger
- Wheelie Chair
HW Game Over
- Octane
- Rip Rod
- Twin Mill
- Bone Shaker
- 2005 Ford Mustang
Batman
- Batman: The Animated Series
- Batmobile
- Classic TV Series Batmobile
- THE DARK KNIGHT BATMOBILE
- Justice League Batmobile
Street Beasts
- Beat All
- Eevil Weevil
- Piranha Terror
- Draggin’ Tail
- Skull Crusher
- Bot Wheels
- Croc Rod
- Sharkruiser
- Speed Spider
- Tomb Up
HW Race Team
- (Name TBD)
- Haul-O-Gram
- Mad Propz
- Mustang Funny Car
- Morris Mini
- ’69 Dodge Charger
- ’10 Ford Shelby GT500 Supersnake
- Corvette C7.R
- Corvette Grand Sport
- Drifsta
HW Roadsters
- Porsche 918 Spyder
- Lamborghini Reventón Roadster
- Corvette Grand Sport Roadster
- RRRoadster
- Corvette C7 Z06 Convertible
Volkswagen
- Volkswagen Käfer Racer
- Kool Kombi
- Volkswagen T2 Pickup
- Custom ’69 Volkswagen Squareback
- Volkswagen Golf GTI
- Volkswagen Caddy
- Volkswagen Golf MK2
- Custom Volkswagen Beetle
- ’49 Volkswagen Beetle Pickup
- Volkswagen SP2
Nightburnerz
- Nissan Skyline RS (KDR30)
- ’85 Honda City Turbo II
- ’88 Honda CR-X
- ’96 Porsche Carrera
- 2018 Honda Civic Type R
- Dodge Challenger Drift Car
- Mazda REPU
- ’71 Datsun 510
- Ford Focus RS
- Datsun Fairlady 2000
Muscle Mania
- Custom Ford Maverick
- ’18 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon
- Custom ’18 Ford Mustang
- Rodger Dodger 2.0
- ’18 COPO Camaro SS
- ’68 COPO Camaro
- ’67 Chevelle SS 396
- ’65 Mustang 2+2 Fastback
- King Kuda
- ’11 Dodge Charger R/T
HW Space
- Dune-A-Soar
- Tesla Roadster with Starman
- Cyber Speeder
- i-Believe
- RocketFire
Super Chromes
- Electrack
- Hover & Out
- Speedbox
- Custom ’77 Dodge Van
- Corvette Stingray
HW Rescue
- Fast Master
- Lamborghini Countach Police Car
- ’71 Porsche 911
- Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R
- Armored Truck
- HW Rapid Responder
- 5 Alarm
- ’10 Camaro® SS
- HW Pursuit
- Porsche Panamera
HW Exotics
- Jaguar XJ220
- McLaren 720S
- (Name TBD)
- McLaren Senna
- Lamborghini Centenario Roadster
- Twin Mill Gen-E
- (Name TBD)
- Lamborghini Aventador J
- ’17 Acura NSX
- Aston Martin DBS
- Tesla Roadster with Starman
Deora III? Knowing the trends, I suppose the surfboards, if any, aren’t going to be removable.
Eager to see the Porsche Panamera, Tesla Model 3, McLaren Senna, Centenario Roadster and the Commando!!
I’m hyped for Deora III and Electro Silhouette, also why is Street Creeper bold? its not a new casting.
So does that mean that the Nissan kouki s14 will be a premiummonly this year?
Waiting patiently for a Falcon XR6 Turbo. #barratheworld
As It was with 2018: another dissapointing year. I will get the 91’miata and the nissan 300zx… And that’s about it
Is there a poster avaliable?
Why Centenario Roadstar?!
Why not “normal” Centenario?
Roadster*
Tomica Basic beat them to the punch with the Centenario Coupe (weird considering HW has the Forza tie-in license).
Hot Wheels seems to have a thing with Roadsters and Lamborghini’s. Rather have the regular but I’ll take the roadster rather than nothing. The Centenario roadster is pretty nice looking. However, not a big fan of the Hot Wheels Reventon Roadster and Aventador J castings so we’ll see how this one turns out. I’m hoping it’s fire as it’s been at the top of my list of wanted castings.
Eight left to go.
Two Exotics still unannounced — Bugatti and Koenigsegg? Valkyrie and AMG Project ONE? Rimac and next-gen Tesla Roadster? A combination of the six?
Five Factory Fresh cars left in the dark — I would assume that this line will have all licensed cars, or at least 8/10. What else can they get that have yet to be taken?
As for the lone Race Team TBD, it’s probably a generic (can’t have been a re-release of a legacy car), but it could also be a licensed car from right out of left field.
Now I realized: the 991 GT2RS and C7 ZR1 can be considered exotics.
Corvette ZR1?
I understand the Centenario, Senna, all the JDMs but why the fuck are they doing the Mercedes A-class and the Porsche Panamera ST????? WHY???? Why isn’t Matchbox doing those?? Those clearly have Matchbox written all over them. Is Matchbox just gonna sit around doing stupid SUVs and construction models while Hot Wheels steals all the good cars? F*CK YOU MATTEL.
The Panamera actually makes sense to me — the stats of the real thing makes it seem pretty hot enough. The A-class is more questionable, though. Could have been space better used for, say, the SLS AMG Black or a Lotus.
The Audi RS5 Coupe is definitely something you would think Matchbox would do as well. With that said, I prefer the look of Hot Wheels so I’m looking forward to all of these.
We get cars like Ford Fiestas, Fiat 500s, Honda Civics and the VW Bettle, yet the Mercedes A-class is a problem? Not everything has to be a muscle car or exotic. I’d expect something along the lines of a hotted-up bespoilered Mercedes-AMG A45 from Hot Wheels, not a milquetoast A160 entry level version. Still, it’s odd that this wouldn’t be called out in the name.
As far as the Panamera Grand Turismo, if Hot Wheels is going to delve into the world of hybrids and electrics (as it seems the entire world is headed), I can’t think of a model I’d be more excited about than the Gran Turismo.
Sure both Porsches would fit well in Matchbox’s lineup, but I’ll take ’em how I can get ’em! And like Jeff below, I prefer the silhouette of Hot Wheels.
‘64 Nova Gasser
Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo
McLaren Senna
Lamborghini Centenario Roadster
‘96 Porsche Carrera
2018 Honda Civic Type R
Are the ones I’m excited about.
The Centenario has been on my want list for awhile now as far as castings I had hoped Hot Wheels would do so pretty excited for that. Would rather have had the regular instead of the Roadster but I’ll take it.
The Senna may just be my favorite car right now so pretty damn excited about that.
Would love premium versions of both of the above. Come on Car Culture Exotics!!
Hopefully they bring the fire with the TBD’s in Factory Fresh and Exotics.
Disappointments? Would have liked a regular casting of the Countach. We had the pace car last year now we get a police version. It may be pretty cool though with the deco but I would have loved to have seen a premium less version of the one they are making for the RLC.
The real McLaren Senna is spilling a lot of ink on its reason for being and its apparent particular skill set as a qualifiable hypercar on the track. I hope Mattel doesnt screw this up by goofing with the rear wheels. This thing is supposed to be a legacy tribute built by McLaren to arguably one of the premiere best F1 drivers of all time…Aryton Senna. The car deswrves all due respect in that manner.
I am also curious about the E (hybrid or all electric?) Twin Mill. Be nice to add that to my Twin Mill, Twin Mill II and Twin Mill III. Also…the Rodger Dodger 2.0….a new take on an old Charger? Does this mean a new Dixie Challenger waiteth in the wings?
I just miss Ferrari’s
Panamera Sport Turismo!! Hot damn. Looking forward to that one a bunch. There’s a danger it could end up looking blobby, but I’m definitely dying to see how they do with it. The more wagons the better. The Land Rover Series III and Jeepster should also be neat.
I’m right there with you man! Glad I’m not the only one who’s wagon crazy. Fingers crossed the proportions are well executed and it’s not like you say, “blobby”.
So I reckon we will have
A few really good castings
And some that are going to be super shit
Also Diaper Dagger
Wtf
Really excited to see Octane in Hot Wheels form, a must-buy for me since Rocket League is one of my favorite games.
Think about being between an Apollo Intensa Emozione or a ‘17 Audi R8 or a Lamborghini Terzo Millennio or a ‘18 Corvette ZR1 or a Lykan Hypersport. Two of these five i mention are my good bets for the candidates for being New (Exotics) Castings…
Tesla Roadster (with Starman?) is listed twice? Is this the same as the A case ‘First car around the sun’ release?
Some interesting stuff. Looks like a dozen or so I’d like.
Would love a Lykan (FNF7) or even the Bugatti Chiron or a Koenigseggg
Yesss 993 looks awesome
Wow! Some really great new castings coming this year! I’m looking forward to so many of these! To my utter amazement, I stumbled upon the Audi Sport Quattro the other day when there was very little sign of the rest of B case around anywhere. After that one, the next one I am most excited for is the Porsche Panamera Gran Turismo. But really… can’t wait to get my hands on; CRX, Carrera, Miata, 300ZX, Senna, RS 5, Civic Type R, MB B-class, etc.
Where’s the S14? They never mencioned the model I’m most excited for. C’mon HW, give me the kouki please!