Hot Wheels

 is a brand used by the United States-based toy company Mattel introduced in 1968 that features toy cars.

Donkey Kong Monster Truck
The first merchandise directly based on the Mario franchise produced by Hot Wheels toys were various recreations of the real-life Donkey Kong monster truck.

Pop Culture
Six cars were produced in 2015 under the Pop Culture series for the 30th anniversary of the Mario franchise featuring artwork from NES and SNES-era Mario titles.

Character Cars
In August 2016, six Character Cars were released based on various main characters from the Mario series. In 2018, a seventh Character Car based on Donkey Kong was released in addition to the original six. In 2020, a Character Car based on Bullet Bill was released, followed by Character Cars based on Light-Blue Yoshi and Princess Daisy releasing in 2021.

8-Car Series
In September 2016, eight cars featuring artwork of various Mario series characters were released exclusively at Walmart stores.

Mario Kart Series
First released in July 2019, the Mario Kart Series is mostly faithful to the game designs. The karts are metal casted while the characters are plastic sculptures based mostly on their appearance in Mario Kart 8 but are not interchangeable. In 2020, a new line of karts with gliders launched alongside the original line. These models feature a grip situated on the back part of the car that normal models do not have. As of June 2022, there is a total of 23 characters (30 counting recolors but not the Yoshi Egg Series) and 13 karts in different combinations.

Karts
Available mostly as single packs released in wave series of between 5 and 8 characters. Most series feature 1 or 2 new characters or vehicles along with repeats of previous releases.


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SDCC 2019 Exclusives
Before the line was officially launched, 2 kart + glider models were available exclusively to the San Diego Comic-Con attendees. These exclusives came packaged in a black blind box with a case and a Rainbow Road background motif. The standard content was a Silver Mario + Silver Standard Kart + Silver Glider, but there was a 1-in-10 chance of getting a Gold version. These models have never been made commercially available.