Description[]
The HKS TRB-01 is a highly-tuned 2000 Toyota Altezza modified by Japanese tuning company HKS for time attack racing. The car was intended to break records on the Tsukuba Circuit, hence its name of TRB-01 (Tsukuba Record Breaker). Few parts of the TRB-01 were shared with the road-going Altezza, with the car essentially being a custom build using vague Altezza bodylines on a tube frame chassis. It is powered by a 2.2L Toyota 3S-GE inline-4 with a HKS GT3037S turbo mated to a Xtrac 6-speed sequential; this was good for 600 horsepower. The car was only driven once at Tsukuba, setting a 55.8 second lap time with Nobuteru Taniguchi at the wheel; after this race the car was retired and its record later stripped as event organizers declared the car was "too over-the-top" for these sorts of competitions. The car is currently stored in HKS's headquarters in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, out of the public eye.
The Hot Wheels HKS Altezza is a 'Tooned version of the already outrageous real car, being given squished up and exaggerated proportions and a large turbo sticking out the hood, typical of 'Tooned cars of the time. It only saw two distinct releases, in the 2003 First Editions Series and an Employee Only 2-Car Set. The Employee Only version was made by the Hot Wheels Model Shop and was given as a gift at Christmas in 2003. It was to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of Hot Wheels and came with a hand signed autograph by Hot Wheels creator Harry Bradley.
Versions[]
The HKS Altezza has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes / Variations | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 040 | 2003 | 2003 First Editions 28/42 |
Matte Black | Silver 'HKS' Logos on Sides and Hood, Blue & Orange Stripes | Black / Plastic |
Purple tint | Chrome | PR5 | 56374 | Malaysia | 
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| 040 | 2003 | 2003 First Editions 28/42 |
Matte Black | White 'HKS' Logos on Sides and Hood, Blue & Orange Stripes | Black / Plastic |
Purple tint | Chrome | PR5 | 56374 | Malaysia | 
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| 040 | 2003 | 2003 First Editions 28/42 |
Matte Black | White 'HKS' Logos on Sides and Hood, Blue & Orange Stripes | Black / Plastic |
Purple tint | Chrome | Gold PR5 | 56374 | Malaysia | 
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| 2003 | Christmas 2003: Model Shop 2-Car Set | Light Blue & Chrome | White & Blue Tribal Stripes and 'MSHOP' | Black / Plastic |
Smoke tint | Chrome | PR5 | None | Malaysia | Employee Only Very Rare |
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