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Description[]

The Seared Tuner was originally introduced in the 2000 First Editions line-up with the name Sho-Stopper. On the interior piece of this casting is a set of 4 speakers cast into the interior piece. This casting features a chopped roofline, widened bodywork, driver's side air intake on the bonnet, dual exhaust pipes (molded into the base) and heavily modified grille and bumper. From 2005 on, the casting was retooled with the plastic insert on the side removed.

This was Eric Tscherne's first design, created while he was interning at Hot Wheels in 1998. This casting is among the first widely released imported Tuner-type models. The car was also featured on Hot Wheels packaging from late 2000 to 2003. Tscherne says that the car was inspired by numerous tuner cars of the late '90s; not long after first drawing the car, he purchased a Mitsubishi Eclipse, with some lines from said car making it over to this model. The design is also said to be mostly inspired by a Wings West Aggressor-style bodykit. Intended to be "the top of the tuner foodchain", the Seared Tuner is fitted with an AWD drive system and a 2.0L turbocharged inline-4. The original design featured winglets to allow it to "do some fun tricks with certain track pieces".

The name was originally Sho-Stopper, but it was changed to Seared Tuner after legal challenges arose. Over a year after its First Editions release, another toy company producing a line of dolls called Show-Stoppers confronted Mattel, which had the trademark to the name. Mattel changed the name to Seared Tuner (a pun on "seared tuna") to prevent further legal issues; Tscherne called the name "disappointing", calling it "too punny and disrespectful of the culture at the time".

Versions[]

The Seared Tuner has come out in the following versions:

Col # Year Series Color Tampo Base Color
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Type
Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes Photo
087 2000 2000 First Editions
27/36
Light Orange Pearl Mimicked Carbon Fiber Hood, Red Stripe on Front Fender, HW Logo on rear window Gray
/
Plastic
Tinted Black 3SP 24396 Malaysia Named Sho-Stopper
PR5
5SP
2000 Avon Super Tuners Black Gold & White Tampos with sponsor logos Black
/
Plastic
Clear Gray 3SP 29871 Malaysia
2001 Washington Auto Show Gold Red to Yellow Flames outlines in Blue. Hot Wheels logo on hood Chrome
/
Plastic
Clear Black PR5 N/A Malaysia Came in Baggie. Limited to 2,500.
2001 Washington Auto Show Black Red to Yellow Flames outlines in Blue. Hot Wheels logo on hood Chrome
/
Plastic
Clear Black PR5 N/A Malaysia Came in Baggie. Limited to 7,500.
119 2001 Mainline Red Mimicked Carbon Fiber Hood, Yellow Stripe on Front Fender, HW Logo on rear window Gray
/
Plastic
Clear Black PR5 50649 Malaysia "Sho Stopper" on base
China
Malaysia "Seared Tuner" on base
China
2001 Power Launcher Red Mimicked Carbon Fiber Hood, Gray Stripe on Front Fender, HW Logo on rear window Gray
/
Plastic
Clear Black PR5 47074 Malaysia
2002 Chuck E. Cheese White Various Chuck E. Cheese Tampos Black
/
Plastic
Red Tint Black Chrome PR5 52698 Thailand
2001 City Service 5-Pack Red Planet Hot Wheels Logo & "Messenger Madness" Black
/
Plastic
Clear Black 3SP 50078 Thailand
084 2002 Yu-Gi-Oh!
2/4
Red Time Wizard Tampo Black
/
Plastic
Yellow Tint Blue Gold 5DOT 54363 Malaysia
CM5
2002 Spinnin' Rim Silver Stars & Red, White, & Blue Tampos Gray
/
Plastic
Black Gray 3SP 52580 Malaysia
070 2003 Hot Wheels Anime
1/5
Primer Gray #2 with Various Anime Tampos Kanji Character "速!" Meaning 'Fast' in Japanese Chrome
/
Plastic
Green Tint Blue Red PR5 57207 China
2004 Volcano Blast Black Yellow to Red Flames outlined in Yellow. Sponsor logos. White square with "Volcano Blast 68" in it. Chrome
/
Plastic
Tinted Red 3SP B5663 Malaysia
2005 Spinnin' Rim Silver Stars & Red, White, & Blue Tampos Gray
/
Plastic
Black Gray 3SP 52580 Malaysia Updated tooling
2007 Clover Cars Dark Green St. Patrick's Day & Four-Leaf Clover Tampos Chrome
/
Plastic
Clear Black 10SP L5733 Malaysia Wal-Mart Exclusive
2008 Max Steel 5-Pack Metalflake Purple Gray, Pink & Black Graphics, Max Steel Logo Gray
/
Plastic
Light Blue Tint Gray 5DOT N2086 Malaysia
PR5
2009 Jurassic Starter Set Metalflake Yellow Black, White, Gray & Red Tampos. Dinosaur head fossil, ripped flames Black
/
Plastic
Red Tint Gray Red Chrome Y5 N4730 Malaysia Base code(s):

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