Hot Wheels World sets, which began selling in 1997 as the successor to Street Traxx, Sto & Go and Hot Wheels Auto City, are part of a Hot Wheels track system designed to look like a futuristic city. They have track called "E-Z Snap" that is used for making the owner's track their dream city. From 1997 to around 1999, the sets made were normal and realistic with some stunt elements sprinkled in, then around 2000, sets like the Powershift Garage and Crash Test started the trend of Hot Wheels World-compatible sets focusing on stunts and crashes more than an actual city.
In late 2003, some Hot Wheels World sets were re-released under the short-lived "Heat Street" (usually shown as "HEAT ST." on a street sign/skyline logo) banner, like the 2001 McDonald's, Jet Port, Copter Chase, etc. These "Heat Street" sets are most likely from outside of the US.
The last Hot Wheels World-compatible set was the Drag Strip Duel, or Speedtrap Raceway, released in 2005. These sets were discontinued as of December 2005, but sold in stores until they ran out and could not restock.
Over the years, even back when Hot Wheels World sets were still available in stores, Mattel has re-released some Hot Wheels World sets, some examples being the 1997 set Car Crusher in 2003, 2005 and January 2011, the 1997 set Ford Dealership in 2005 as Auto Showroom, the 1998 set Cement Loading Dock in 2005 as Nitrox Mine, and the 2000 set Gas Station as Turbo Garage in 2005.
Many playsets from the Hot Wheels World and Hot Wheels Heat Street line were later reissued as part of the Turbo Town line as late as 2005 until the final sets from that line were released in 2013, reissues of Crash Curve and Radical Roadway. Apart from some new colors and stickers, the sets used the same backwards-compatible "EZ-snap" track pieces as their original counterparts.
1997[]
| Item # | Name | Photo | Cars Included |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65692 | McDonald's Restaurant |  |
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| 65696 | Police Station |  |
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| 65697 | McDonald's Restaurant |  |
 '97 Corvette |
| 65738 | Police Chase Playtrack |  |
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| 65790 | McDonald's Restaurant | 1996 Mustang GT | |
| 65829 | McDonald's Playset |  |
  McDonald's Hauler |
| Small Police Station |  |
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| 65695 | Ford Dealership |  |
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| Blimp Port |  |
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| Oil Refinery | |
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| Super Electronic Garage |  |
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| Super Highway | |
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| Car Crusher | |||
| Cement Loading Dock | |
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| 16756 | Car Wash |  |
 '97 Corvette |
| 16756 | Car Wash |  |
'97 Corvette |
| Gas Station |  |
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| McDonald's Deluxe Playset |  |
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| Deluxe Car Crusher | |||
| Road Construction |  |
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| Truck Stop |  |
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| Hot Wheels adapter track (a 1.25" long piece of Hot Wheels converter/adapter track that can be ordered through the mail through Mattel. It allows for the much older 3" wide Hot Wheels Street Traxx track system sold from 1993-1996 to connect to the newer 4" wide Hot Wheels World track system) |
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1998[]
| Item # | Name | Photo | Cars Included |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65830 | Gas Station Playset |  |
 Hot Wheels Team Racing Hauler |
| 65830-91 | Deluxe Gas Station |  |
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| 65870 | Cement Loading Dock (reissue)
(Kmart Exclusive) |
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| 65875 | Construction Playset | Peterbilt Dump Truck | |
| 67584 | Small Car Wash | '67 Camaro | |
| 65789 | Shell Gas Station (a reissue of the 1997 Hot Wheels Gas Station in Shell stickers and colors) |  |
'57 Chevy |
| Crash Curve |  |
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| Radical Roadway | |
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| Road Race |  |
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| Night Wrecker | |||
| Fire Station |  |
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| Car Wash (reissue) |  |
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| McDonald's Restaurant (reissue) |  |
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| Cement Loading Dock (reissue) |  |
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| Oil Refinery (reissue) |  |
Iveco Petrol Tanker | |
| Small Police Station (reissue) |  |
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| Construction | |||
| Road Construction (reissue) | |
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| Super Highway (reissue) |  |
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| FedEx World Service Center |  |
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| Super Electronic Garage (reissue) |  |
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| Super Electronic City Center |  |
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| 65631 | Deluxe Train Set |  |
 '57 Chevy |
1999[]
| Item # | Name | Photo | Cars Included |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65661 | Ultimate Ford Complex |   Taurus Stocker (unassembled) | |
| 65687 | Tri-Level Parking Garage |  |
 BMW 850i
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| 65752 | Ford Auto Assembly (reissue) |  |
Ford Thunderbird
(unassembled) |
| 65786 | FedEx World Service Center |  |
Ambulance |
| 69552 | Shell Gas Station |  |
Olds 442 W-30 |
| 69553 | Ferrari Dealership |  |
Ferrari 348 |
Deluxe World Downtown
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| Car Crusher (reissue) |  |
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| Ultimate Hot Rod Racing | |||
| Draggin' Drive Thru |  |
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| Highway Police Chase |  |
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| Night Wrecker | |||
| Kool Toyz Racing Arena (reissue of Blimp Port) |  |
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| Kool Toyz Oil Refinery |  |
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| America's Highway |  |
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| NASCAR Playset |  |
Pontiac Grand Prix Stocker | |
| Super Sounds NASCAR Playset |  
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Ford Stocker (1998) x 2 | |
| Car Dealership |  |
 '97 Corvette | |
| Deluxe World Train Set |  |
'97 Corvette Classic Cobra Silver Toyota MR2 '57 T-Bird (1978) 1996 Mustang GT Black Car |
2000[]
| Item # | Name | Photo | Cars Included |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25565 | Electronic PowerShift Garage |  |
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| 28707 | Shark Park |  |
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| 47106 | Ultimate Hot Rod Racing (reissue) |  |
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| 65696 | Police Station (with Bank) (reissue) |  |
Oldsmobile Aurora |
| Hot Rod Boulevard | |||
| 65697 | Gas Station (new design) |  |
Dodge Viper RT/10 |
| 88217 | Rescue Center (a reissue of the Small Police Station from 1997 with rescue-themed stickers and colors) |  |
 Dodge Caravan |
| 88461 | McDonald's Restaurant (new design) |  |
Oldsmobile Aurora |
| Detail Center |  |
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| Detail Center |  |
 '97 Corvette | |
| Metro-Tech Police Force |  |
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| Highway Police Chase |  |
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| Auto Dealership (a reissue of the Ferrari Dealership without the Ferrari branding) |  |
 '97 Corvette | |
| Pro-Tune Auto Center (reissue of the NASCAR Playset without NASCAR branding) |  |
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| Super Highway (reissue) |  |
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| 89878 | Super Police H.Q. |  |
Ambulance, Dodge Caravan, Oldsmobile Aurora (x2) |
| 88319 | Infrared Power Express Train | 
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Ford Stocker (unassembled) |
2001[]
| Item # | Name | Photo | Cars Included |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47015 | Infrared Power Express Train | 
|
 Corvette Stingray III |
| 64659 | Ultimate Ford Complex (reissue) |  |
Ford Stocker (unassembled) |
| Gas Station (reissue of 2000 Gas Station with new stickers and colors) |  |
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| Power Shift Train Set | |||
| Crash Test |  |
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| McDonald's Restaurant (reissue of 2000 McDonald's with new colors) |  |
 '65 Corvette | |
| America's Highway 9-in-1 |  |
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| Go-Kart Test Track |  |
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| Nitro Hill Race |  |
2002[]
| Item # | Name | Photo | Cars Included |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47084 | Ultimate Service Center (Toys "R" Us Exclusive) |  |
'32 Ford Vicky |
| Deluxe World |  |
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| Hot Wheels Garage |  |
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| Deluxe Auto Chase (reissue of Highway Police Chase) |  |
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| Car Wash (reissue) |  |
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| Jet Port |  |
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| Detail Center |  |
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| Service Center |  |
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| Speed Shift Duel | |
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| Cliff Race |  |
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| Tow & Tune | |||
| Ultimate Service Station |
2003[]
| Item # | Name | Photo | Cars Included |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47143 | Metro 3-Pack
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Fandango |
| Race & Chase (reissue of Police Chase) |  |
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| Metro City Police Force
(a Heat Street series reissue of Metro-Tech Police Force with different colors and stickers) |
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| Copter Chase (Part of the Heat Street series) |  |
2004[]
| Item # | Name | Photo | Cars Included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Alarm (a Heat Street series reissue of the 1997 Police Station with new colors and stickers) |
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| McDonald's Restaurant (Heat Street series reissue) |  |
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| Detail Center (Heat Street reissue) |  |
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| Nitrox Mine (a Heat Street series reissue of the Cement Loading Dock in different colors and stickers) |
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| Tuner City | |||
| Tiger Terror (although not a Hot Wheels World branded set, it is still compatible and can connect to other sets) |
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2005[]
| Item # | Name | Photo | Cars Included |
|---|---|---|---|
| H7046 | Freeway Chase | ||
| Drag Strip Duel | |
See Also[]
External Link[]
GiggleBlaggle Toys' Brief History of Hot Wheels World playsets on YouTube