The Hot Wheels brand, which has produced over 4 billion toy cars since being introduced by Mattel in 1968, showed off its first life-size car back in 2001 at the SEMA Show.
"The Hot Wheels design team jumped at the chance to hot rod a Transit Connect van," said Felix Holst, vice president of creative for Mattel Wheels Division in statement. "The idea was to create a race-inspired support vehicle for the average guy to spend a weekend at the track testing his Hot Wheels race car."
The Hot Wheels Transit Connect comes with a number of different features, including two 18-inch tablets, a 55-inch television screen, gullwing doors and a built-in Hot Wheels drag strip
"The Hot Wheels Transit Connect features an entirely custom, euro-look wide body kit, Rotiform ROC wheels, sleeping quarters and tool storage for living the dream that most of us had playing with Hot Wheels as a child," Holst said. "It even has slide-out drawers to keep your favorite Hot Wheels cars with you at all times."
The vehicle has a maximum towing capacity of 2,000 pounds, according to the automaker.
The Hot Wheels car is powered by a 2.5-liter Ti-VCT four-cylinder engine, and its size has been increased by 4 inches in the front, and 6 inches in the back, according to Ford.
"We basically reskinned a new vehicle," said Keith Strong, president of Ice 9 Group. "We did all the computer-aided drafting and tooling, removing the old body panels and crafting a whole new look. Every single aspect of the exterior is different, including the roof. The idea was to show just how far out you can take a vehicle like this - a small van - that isn't typically thought of when you go to SEMA."
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