A bizarre little bug of a car, and one of the shortest Hot Wheels castings in terms of wheelbase. From the front, the bubble-roofed vehicle resembles the face of a koala, although this may be unintended. The interior is worth examining, as it appears to incorporate a bicycle seat, handlebars and pedals! The rear-mounted V-twin engine has two exhaust pipes ending in skyward-pointing funnels. It is doubtful whether any less feasible model has been made by Hot Wheels, although the Rail Rodder comes a close second.
It featured in the Hot Wheels Velocity X game and had the sharpest handling by far. It was also one of the fastest.
Versions
The Hyper Mite has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes / Variations | Photo |
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| 29 | 2001 | 2001 First Editions 17/36 | Green | Purple checkerboard tampos | Black / Plastic | Purple | Chrome | MGW (front), 5SP (rear) | 28757 | Malaysia | Also with pink or blue checkered tampos | 
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| 125 | 2002 | 2002 Hot Wheels | Purple | Brown, Orange and White Tampos, "2" | Black / Plastic | Red | Chrome | Gold Micro5SP (front), Gold 5SP (rear) | 55010 | Malaysia | Hot Wheels logo may be orange or white | 
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| 233 | 2002 | 2002 Hot Wheels | White | Black, Gold and Orange Tampos, "Extreme City", "3", "EXC" | Black / Plastic | Orange | Chrome | Micro5SP (front), PR5 (rear) | 54370 | Malaysia |  
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| 2002 | Extreme City 5-Pack | White | Black, Gold and Orange Tampos, "Extreme City", "3", "EXC" | Black / Plastic | Orange | Black | Micro5SP (front), PR5 (rear) | 56140 | Malaysia |
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| 2002 | Hot Wheels Holiday | Red Chrome | White Flames and Stripes, Yellow "Santa's Lil' Helper" | Unpainted / Metal | No Window | No Interior, Elf riding in cockpit | Gold Micro5SP (front), Gold PR5 (rear) | 55637 | China | Only appearance of casting without an interior or window |
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| 2003 | 3rd Annual Nationals Convention Dinner Car | Black with Red Chrome on top | White, Blue, Black and Silver Tampos, "10 Years", "Mark Jones" | Chrome Micro5SP (front), Red Rimmed CoMo (rear) | Packaged with the Purple Hyper Mite listed below. Given to attendees who attended the Dinner for Mark Jones at the convention. |
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| 2003 | 3rd Annual Nationals Convention Dinner Car | Purple with Chrome top | White, Green and Orange Tampos, "Mark Jones", "One Wild Ride" | Chrome Micro5SP (front), Green Rimmed CoMo (rear) | Packaged with the aforementioned black Hyper Mite. Given to attendees who attended the Dinner for Mark Jones at the convention. |
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| 2005 | Autogrfx 5-Pack | Metalflake Orange | Black and White Tampos | Clear | Micro5SP (front), 5SP (rear) | china | 
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| 204 | 2006 | 2006 Hot Wheels | Silver / Blue | No Graphics | Black / Plastic | Green | Chrome | Micro5SP (front), 5SP (rear) | J8022 | Malaysia | 
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| 46 | 2007 | Hot Wheels Design Series 2/4 | Flat Green | Black / Plastic | Tinted | Chrome | Green Rimmed 5SP (front), Green Rimmed PR5 (rear) | K7563 | Malaysia | 
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| 2007 | Riddler's Rampage | Green | Black / Plastic | Purple | Chrome | PR5/Gold | L1699 | Malaysia | Packaged with 2-Pack with a Batmobile |
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| 056 | 2008 | 2008 All Stars | Light Pearl Purple | Black, White and Red Star with Flames Tampo | Black / Plastic | Red | Chrome | Red 5SP | M6922 | Malaysia | 
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| 056 | 2008 | 2008 All Stars | Orange | Yellow, Black and White Star with Flames Tampo | Black / Plastic | Yellow | Chrome | Yellow 5SP (front), Yellow PR5 (rear) | M6922 | Malaysia | 
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| 056 | 2008 | 2008 All Stars | Blue | White and Black Star with Flames Tampo | Black / Plastic | Tinted light blue | Chrome | 5SP (front), PR5 (rear) | M6922 | Malaysia | 
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| 2008 | Since '68 Series - Originals 5/10 | Matte Black | Blue and White Flames | 5SP (front), Blue Line 5SP (rear) |
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| 099 | 2009 | HW Designs Series 3/10 | Black | Green Flames, Silver "JONES" | Black / Plastic | Green Tint | Chrome | Green Rimmed Micro5SP (front), Green Rimmed PR5 (rear) | P2419 | Malaysia | 
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| 099 | 2009 | HW Designs Series 3/10 | Pearl Orange | Yellow Flames, Silver "Jones" | Black / Plastic | Yellow Tint | Chrome | Micro5SP (front), PR5 (rear) | P2419 | Malaysia | 
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| 2011 | HW Video Game Heroes 2/22 | Yellow | Silver, black & blue flames and stripes | Black / Plastic | Blue | Chrome | Micro5SP (front), PR5 (rear) | Malaysia | 
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