Honda and Hot Wheels Team up for Super Tuner Legends Series

Whirlwind Tour

The Hot Wheels Legends Tour is in full effect right now, having already hit a few cities with many more to come. But this year's traveling circus of awesome cars features something brand new thanks to a partnership between Honda and the legendary toy car maker. 

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Tuner Fame

This new segment is dubbed Honda Super Tuner Legends Series and seeks to find the very best tuner car out there in the world to immortalize as a die-cast toy.  

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Limited Series

This is in addition to the existing Legends Tour winner, of course. But unlike that country-wide contest, there will be only four tuner events for participants to pick from. 

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Stop and Roll

Those four stops include Mattel headquarters in El Segundo, California (May 18), Denver (Aug. 10), Seattle (Aug. 24), and Santa Clarita, California (Oct. 19). 

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SEMA Fame

Just like the Legends tour, a finalist will be selected at each tuner stop. The winner will be then be crowned the Honda Super Tuner, with his/her vehicle being featured at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas in November.

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Long Term Relationship

This contest might be new, but the relationship between Honda and Hot Wheels goes back decades. The two have partnered up to produce dozens of Hot Wheels models, including 20 currently in production. 

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Hot Products

In 2018 alone, Hot Wheels released a series of eight 1:64 scaled die-cast Honda Hot Wheels toys, including the Honda CR-X, '90 Honda Civic EF,  Honda S2000 and Honda Odyssey.

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Perfect Fit

That relationship makes perfect sense, given the love Honda and Hot Wheels fans have for modified rides. It's a natural fit given the rabid fanbase for both products. 

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History Lesson

With the Super Tuner kickoff event already in the rear-view mirror, the remaining three meets will take place in Walmart parking lots. There, attendees will get a chance to learn about Honda's history with Hot Wheels. 

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Must-See Exhibits

In addition, Honda will be featuring some of the coolest tuned rides in each region, giving away swag, and displaying the Civic Type R they debuted at last year's SEMA show. All of which makes the Super Tuner stops a must-see for fans of the brand!

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