Changes: Wheel Types (By Type)

Revision as of 17:24, 29 June 2020

To View the original Wheel Type page click HERE. Mattel has released many different wheel styles for Hot Wheels cars. This is a list of all types used between 1968 and present.

Red Lines and Basic Wheels

Image	Letter Code	Type	Years Used	Notes
	RL	Redline/Red Stripe (Type 1)	1968 - 1977	Used on all cars from 1968 - 1972 and on a few cars between 1973 and 1977
	RL2	Redline/Red Stripe (Type 2)	1973 - 1977	Used on most cars from 1973 - 1976, and on some in 1977
	RL4	Neo Classic Redline (Type 4)	2002 - present	Used on Limited-Edition cars from HotWheelsCollectors.com
	BW	Basic Wheel/Black Wall	1977 - present	Used on most cars from 1977-1980
	WW	White Wall	1983 - present	Same hub as BW and RL Type 2

Modern Mainline Wheels

Image	Letter Code	Type	Years Used	Notes
	GHO or HO	Gold Hot Ones or Hot Ones	1980- p resent	Used thinner axles like the Type 1 Redlines; Gold Chrome
	SHO or CHO	Silver Hot Ones or Chrome Hot Ones	1980 - present	Unlike original Hot Ones, these were regular Silver Chrome
	UH	Ultra Hot	1984 - 1995	Originally for the Ultra Hots series in the mid-80's, but later used on other cars until 1995
	3SP	3 Spoke	1995 - 2008
	5SP	5 Spoke	1995 - present
	7SP	7 Spoke	1995-present
	BlackGYE7SP	Black 7 Spoke Wheels w/Goodyear lettering	1995 - present
	LW / WSP	Lace Wheels (LW) or Wire Spoke (WSP)	1996-present
	5DOT	5 Dot or 5 Hole	1996 - present
	SB / DW / TB/ WV	Saw Blade, Directional Wheel, Tri-Blade, Wave Wheel	1996-present	Also called Directional Wheel (DW), Wave Wheel (WV), or Tri-Blade (TB). The DW & WV references are old but were well known 1st was Scooter1's Hot Wheels Wheel Chart. The 2nd Paul M. Provencher his Die Cast Pro Hot Wheels - The Definitive Wheel Chart http://whitemetal.com/ppro/wheelweb/main.htm The TB reference I remembered was from http://www.hotwheelscollectors.com.
	RL5SP	Redline 5 Spoke Wheels	1997 - present
	PR5	PR5	2000 - present	Named after Phil Riehlman
	SK5	Skinny Wheel	2002-present
	Y5	'Y' 5 Spoke Wheel	2002 - present
	10SP	10 Spoke	2003 - present
	FTE	Faster Than Ever	2005-present	Cars with this wheel have special nickel-plated axles which reduce friction and increase the car's speed. Always a "bronze" color
	OH5 / OH5SP	Open Hole 5-Spoke	2005 - present	Same style as FTE, but uses normal axle and comes in silver, gold and many other colors
	MC5 (Muscle)	Muscle Car 5-Spoke	2010 - Present
	J5	Japan/Japanese 5 Spoke	2010 - Present
	RA6	'Ryu Asada 6-Spokes'	2016 - present	Used on the 2017 El Viento.
	DD8	'Deep-Dish 8' Spoke	2017 - present	used on the Nissan Fairlady 2000
	AeroDisc	Aero Disc	2018- present	used on the Honda City Turbo II

Off-Road Wheels

Image	Letter Code	Type	Years Used	Notes
	CT	Construction Tires	1980 - present	Chrome face
	CTS	Construction Tires Spoke(Type 2)	1985 - present	8-Spoke chrome construction wheels
	ORCT	Off-Road Construction Tires	1985 - present	8-Spoke chrome construction wheels with a highly-ridged tire
	ORSB / SBCT / ORDW	Off Road Saw Blade / Saw Blade Construction Tire / Off Road Directional Wheel	1996 - present	The SBCT reference was found on southtexasdiecast.com describing the tire on the 2001 Gulch Stepper (Final Run). A better example of the SBCT is on the 2000 Hot Wheels #111 Wheel Loader--a saw blade mounted on an official construction vehicle. However, by inspection, the ORSB and SBCT appear to be the same tire. The SBCT may just be the ORSB applied to construction vehicles. Also called Directional Wheel (DW), Wave Wheel (WV), or Tri-Blade (TB). The DW & WV references are old but were well known 1st was Scooter1's Hot Wheels Wheel Chart and the 2nd Paul M. Provencher his Die Cast Pro Hot Wheels - The Definitive Wheel Chart http://whitemetal.com/ppro/wheelweb/main.htm The TB reference I remembered was hotwheelscollectors.com (Rugged Triblade)
	OR5SP	Off Road 5 Spoke	2002 - present
	OR6SP	Off Road 6 Spoke	2009 - present
	BLOR	Bedlock Off-Road	2015 - present

Real Riders

Image	Letter Code	Type	Years Used	Notes
	RR	Real Riders	1983 - Present	Came with Gray, White, Red, Yellow or Orange hubs. Gray and White sometimes had "Goodyear" printed on the tires. The original Real Riders wheels are often referred to as "Turbine Real Riders" in recent years due to the vast variety of different styles of Real Riders now
	ORRR	Off Road Real Riders	1983 - Present	Came with Gray or White hubs with "Goodyear" printed on tires
	DDRR	Deep Dish Real Riders	1992 - present	Usually in Chrome and often referred to as CDDRR. Used on most Treasure Hunts.
	RT	Race Car Tires	1992 - present	Similar to RR, but with different hub. Came with or without red or white stripe
	RR5SP	5 Spoke Mag-Style Real Riders	2002 - present
	RRMAG	Mag-Style Real Riders	2002 - present	Very Similar to RRPrf, Identifiable by 3 step outer rim
	RR6SP	6 Spoke Real Riders	2002 - present
	RRPrf	Preferred Series Real Riders	2002 - present	Very Similar to RRMAG, Identifiable by single deep dish rim, and presence of 5 lug nuts
	RRBNG	BNG Real Rider	2003 - present
	LW5	Larry Wood 5 Spoke	2009 - present
	RRDragS	Real Rider Drag Slick	2009 - present	First used in the Dragstrip Demons Series
	Mini RR5SP	Mini Real Rider 5 Spoke	2009 - present	First used in the Dragstrip Demons Series
	DSD12SP	Dragstrip Demon 12SP	2009 - present	First used in the Dragstrip Demons Series
	RRDragD	Real Rider Drag Dish	2010 - Present	First used as the Rear Wheels on several castings in the Dragstrip Demons Series.
	RRE	Real Rider Exotic	2010 - Present	Similiar to a PC5 wheel in appearence, With a real rider tire.
	RRLD	Real Rider Lake Disc	2010 - Present	Also called Moon Disc or MD
	RRS	Real Riders Steelie	2010 - Present
	RRC	Real Rider Cobra	2011 - Present	Also called RR10SP
	ORRR5SP	Off-Road 5-Spoke Real Rider	2013 - present	Debuted on the 2013 Super Treasure Hunt '10 Toyota Tundra
	ORRRPrf	Off-Road Preferred Real Rider	2013 - present	Debuted on the 2013 Hot Wheels Boulevard '88 Jeep Wagoneer
	RR8SP	Real Riders 8 Spoke	2013 - present	Used on the 2013 Double Demon Delivery from the Pop Culture
	WWSRR	White Wall Slotted Real Riders	2014-present	Used on the Ford Super De Luxe from the Retro Entertainment Series (Back to the Future)
	C4SPRR	Chrome Classic 4-Spoke Real Rider	2016 - present	First used on the Car Culture (Japan Historics) series.
	RRMC	Real Riders Modern Concave wheels (chrome hubs)	2016 - present	First used on the Car Culture (Euro Style) series.
	MiniC4SP	Mini Classic 4-Spoke	2017 - present	Used on the '60s Fiat 500D Modificado from the Car Culture (Air-cooled) series. Mini version of the C4SPRR.
	RRA	Real Rider Aero	2017 - present	Used on the Porsche 962 from the Car Culture: Race Day series.
	RRF52T	Real Rider Fifteen52 Turbomac	2018 - present	Used on the Volkswagen Transporter T1 Pickup from the Team Transport Series
	RRF52O	Real Rider Fifteen52 Outlaw	2018 - present	First used on the Porsche 356 Speedster from the Team Transport
	RR6SPM	Gold Real Rider 6 Spoke Mag	2018 - present	First used on the Nissan Silvia (S15) in the Retro Entertainment: Forza
	ORRR6SPM	Off-Road Real Rider 6 Spoke Mag	2018 - present	First used on the Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 1300 from Pop Culture
	RR8DOT	Real Riders 8 Dot	2019 - present	First used in the Fast & Furious Premium Series

Specialty Wheels

Image	Letter Code	Type	Years Used	Notes
	8SP	8 Spoke	1979 - 1981	Used on Hot Wheels Scorchers
	MW	Micro Wheel		These are the tiny rollers used in Military-themed vehicles
	PC5	5 Spoke Pro-Circuit	1992 - present	Used on Pro-Circuit cars
	PC6	6 Spoke Pro-Circuit	1992 - present	Used on Pro-Circuit Indy cars
	LIW	Lime Wheel	1992 - 1993	Used on only two cars, the 1992 Miata and the 1993 BMW 850i
	SCW	Screamin' Wheels	1993 - present	Only used on set cars. Treads make "screaming" sound when running down track
	MGW	Micro Gear	1993 - 2002
	CR1	Construction Rollers (Type 1)
	CR2	Construction Rollers (Type 2)		Used on the CAT Bulldozer
	GYE10SP	Goodyear Eagle 10-Spoke Tires		Comes with or without lettering
	HF5	5 spoke no axe role	2003	Used on 35th Anniversary Deora II and some of Hall of Fame series.
	HH	Hot Hubs	1995	Used for Hot Hubs line
	POW	Progressive Oval Wheel	1995	Only used on one car in the mainline, the Suzuki QuadRacer. Wheel was used on some cars for the Top Speed launcher cars as well.
	10DOT	10-Dot	1996 - Present	Used on Volkswagen Drag Bus
	Corgi	Corgi (Type 1)	1996 - 1997	Used on old Corgi castings
	Corgi2	Corgi (Type 2)	1996 - 1997	Used on old Corgi castings
		Monster Jam Wheel	2000 - 2018	Used on several vehicles from Monster Jam series, in wide range of colors.
	Micro5SP	Micro 5SP (Black Hub)	2001-present	Replaced MGW
	Micro5SP	Micro 5SP (Gray Hub)	2001-present	Replaced MGW
	CM5	Co-Molded Wheel or CoMo	2003 - 2005	First used on Highway 35 cars
	CoMo	Co-Molded Wheel	2003 - present
	BLING	Blings Wheel	2004 - present	Used mainly on Blings models
	5SP BLING	5 Spoke Blings	2004 - present
	6SP BLING	6 Spoke Blings	2004 - present
	TD BLING	Tear Drop Blings	2004 - present	Whips Series West Coast Customs - (New School) Mercedes SL55 and (Team Baurtwell) '69 Dodge Charger
	10SPBLING	10 Spoke Blings	2004 - present
	TT	Torque-Thrust	2005 Only (?)
	CM6	Co-Molded 6-Spoke or A6SP	2005 - present	First used on AcceleRacers cars
	TW	Turbo Wheels	1989 - present	Used for California Customs series
	PCW / PCOM	Power Command	1990
	SS5SP	Street Show 5 Spoke	2007 - present
	SSO5SP	Street Show Open 5 Spoke	2007 - present
	MMW	Mutant Machines Wheel	2014	A small wheel located in the middle of the Mutant Machines cars.
	MC1	Micro Caster 1	2007 - present	The small wheels on the Batcopter.
	D6DOT	Double 6-Dot	2016 - present	Used on the 2016 Galactic Express.
	AT4SP	All-Terrain 4-Spoke	2017 - present	Used on the BB-8 from the Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars series.
	AT5SP	All-Terrain 5-Spoke	2017 - present	Used on the Darth Vader from the Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars series.
	AT16SP	All-Terrain 16-Spoke	2017 - present	Used on the Stormtrooper from the Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars series.
	ATRA	All-Terrain Rebel Alliance	2017 - present	Used on the Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars series.
	MT5SP	Monster Truck 5-Spoke	2019 - present	Used on Darth Vader from the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks series

Motorcycle Wheels

Image	Letter Code	Type	Years Used	Notes
	ORMC	Off-Road Motorcycle	2007 - present
	MC3	Motorcycle (3 Spoke)
	MC5 (Moto)	Motorcycle (5 Spoke)
	MotoWSP	Clear & Black Motorcycle Wirespoke	2016 - present	Used on the 2016 Ecto-2.