Description
The Road Rocket is a Hot Wheels creation. This race car has a carbon fiber body and a lightweight window covering most of the car. It's powered by a 1390HP aluminum fuel injected turbocharged V10 with dual exhaust, which gave the Road Rocket its name. Twin radiators cool the engine. The Road Rocket has double wishbone suspension on magnesium chassis and carbon ceramic 8-piston caliper ABS brakes fitted with 18" front/20" rear carbon fiber wheels. The Road Rocket has a three point nose cone and swooping rear wing, there are air outlets on the top to cool the engine. The transparent windscreen covers most of the top of the Road Rocket which is flat for much better aerodynamics. Twin tanks of gasoline fuel the powerful engine. The front and rear fenders create a vacuum to make the radiators suck air faster cooling the engine faster, the front spoiler sends air over the car further increasing aerodynamic efficiency and down force. The side of the rear spoiler creates a wave of air to both sides of the road rocket increasing stability control is increased by 45 series rubber slicks. The transparent panel can be opened most versions of the car; in 2015, the tooling was updated and the canopy of the car can no longer be opened.
Versions
Road Rocket has been released in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Col # | Year | Series | Exterior / Interior Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type | Canopy Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
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371 | 1996 | First Editions 7/12 |
Light Green | Blue Hot Wheels Logo | Unpainted / Metal | Blue tint | Gold LW | 14911 | Malaysia | Playable in Hot Wheels: Turbo Racing | |
371 | 1996 | First Editions 7/12 |
Light Green | Blue Hot Wheels Logo | Unpainted / Metal | Blue tint | Gold 7SP | 14911 | Malaysia | ||
532 | 1997 | Phantom Racers 4/4 |
Clear Orange | White Hot Wheels Logo | Unpainted / Metal | Yellow tint | 3SP | 16905 | Malaysia | ||
756 | 1998 | Treasure Hunts #8 | Chrome | Black & Red TH-98, Black & Red HW Logo | Unpainted / Metal | Clear | 3SP | 18822 | Malaysia | ||
1998 | Volcano Blowout Playset | Glow-in-the-Dark White | Red, Yellow, Orange flames; Blue & White "Iceman" | Unpainted / Metal | Blue tint | 3SP | 16905 | Malaysia | |||
860 | 1998 | Mainline | White | Grey, Green, "Intercooled Turbo" | Unpainted / Metal | Dark Blue | 3SP | 19537 | Thailand | ||
5pk | 1998 | Volcano Blowout Blasters | Orange | Black on sides | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted | Gold 3SP | 18835 | Malaysia | ||
1099 | 1999 | Mainline | Red | Black on sides | Unpainted / Metal | Black | LW | 24113 | Malaysia | ||
102 | 2001 | Mainline | Gold Chrome | Orange, Black & Silver | Unpainted / Metal | Clear | PR5 | 50632 | Malaysia | ||
2001 | Fireball Playset | Glow-in-the-dark White | Orange/Yellow Fireballs, Black Vents | Unpainted / Metal | Yellow Tint | 3SP | 29422 | Malaysia | |||
5pk | 2001 | Fireball | Glow-in-the-dark White | Flames & Hot Wheels Logo | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted | LW | 50048 | Malaysia or Thailand | ||
5pk | 2002 | Extreme City | Gold Chrome | "Subterranean", "RECOVERY CREW" | Unpainted / Metal | Orange tint | Gold LW | 56140 | Malaysia | ||
- | 2002 | Power Launcher | Red | Silver HW logo on sides & rear wing, Silver & Red flames across top of rear fenders | Black / Metal | Black | PR5 | 82340 | Malaysia | ||
12/35 | 2003 | Highway 35 World Race | Grey | Red, Blue, Black & Yellow designs, 'Street Breed', '12' on sides, Highway 35 logo on spoiler | Unpainted / Metal | Green tint | Green-Rim, Gray CM5 | B0881 | Thailand | ||
178 | 2004 | Track Aces 7/20 |
Blue | Orange Flames, "Hot Wheels", "6" | Unpainted / Metal | Orange tint | Red 5SP | B3772 | Thailand | ||
121 | 2006 | Track Aces 11/12 |
Red | White Track Aces with Checkered Stripes on sides | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted | 5SP | J3497 | Malaysia | ||
121 | 2006 | Track Aces 11/12 |
Red | White Track Aces with Checkered Stripes on sides | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted | PR5 | J3497 | Malaysia | ||
177 | 2007 | Mystery Cars 21/24 |
Gold Chrome | No tampos | Unpainted / Metal | Yellow tint | Gold Y5 | K7644 | Malaysia | ||
- | 2008 | Race Aces | Gold Chrome | Black & White tampos on sides & front fenders, '13' & racing deco on sides | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted | PR5 | N5434 | Malaysia | ||
- | 2008 | Race Aces | Chrome | Red, White & Blue tampos on sides & front fenders, '13' & racing deco on sides | Unpainted / Metal | Red tint | PR5 | N5434 | Malaysia | ||
5pk | 2009 | Track Aces | Black | Orange, Silver & White graphics. | Unpainted / Metal | Orange tint | Gold 10SP | N4079 | Thailand | ||
5pk | 2012 | Mega Loop Mayhem | White | Black, Orange & Silver tampos, flames, '05', & 'HWST' on sides | Unpainted / Metal | Green tint | Orange OH5 | W4249 | Thailand | ||
5pk | 2015 | X-Raycers | Transparent Burgundy | White, Red & Yellow designs on sides | Metalflake Silver / Metal | Red tint | Transparent Yellow OH5 | CDT23 | Thailand | Base code(s): J11, K06 Updated tooling |