Seared Tuner

Seared Tuner
Debut series	First Editions
Produced	2000 – 2004 (original) 2005 – 2009 (retool)
Designer	Eric Tscherne
Number	24396

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, the casting was retooled with the plastic insert on the side removed.

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. Eric 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.

Name Change

The name was originally "Sho-Stopper", but it was changed to "Seared Tuner" after legal challenges arose. Over a year after it's 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" (which is a pun on "seared tuna") to prevent further legal issues.

Versions

The Seared Tuner has come out in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color/type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
087	2000	First Editions 27/36	Light Orange Pearl	Mimicked Carbon Fiber Hood, Red Stripe on Front Fender, HW Logo on rear window	Gray	Tinted	Black	3SP	24396	Malaysia	Named Sho-Stopper
087	2000	First Editions 27/36	Light Orange Pearl	Mimicked Carbon Fiber Hood, Red Stripe on Front Fender, HW Logo on rear window	Gray	Tinted	Black	Chrome PR5		Malaysia	Named Sho-Stopper
087	2000	First Editions 27/36	Light Orange Pearl	Mimicked Carbon Fiber Hood, Red Stripe on Front Fender, HW Logo on rear window	Gray	Tinted	Black	Chrome 5SP		Malaysia	Named Sho-Stopper
N/A	2000	Avon Super Tuners	Black	Gold & White Tampos with sponsor logos	Black	Clear	Gray	Chrome 3SP		Malaysia	Came in a boxed set of 3
N/A	2001	Washington Auto Show	Gold	Red to Yellow Flames outlines in Blue. Hot Wheels logo on hood	Chrome	Clear	Black	Chrome PR5		Malaysia	Came in Baggie. Limited to 2,500.
N/A	2001	Washington Auto Show	Black	Red to Yellow Flames outlines in Blue. Hot Wheels logo on hood	Chrome	Clear	Black	Chrome PR5		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	Clear	Black	Chrome PR5		Malaysia
119	2001	Mainline	Red	Mimicked Carbon Fiber Hood, Yellow Stripe on Front Fender, HW Logo on rear window	Gray	Clear	Black	Chrome PR5		China
119	2001	Mainline	Red	Mimicked Carbon Fiber Hood, Yellow Stripe on Front Fender, HW Logo on rear window	Gray	Clear	Black	Chrome PR5		Malaysia	"Seared Tuner" on base
119	2001	Mainline	Red	Mimicked Carbon Fiber Hood, Yellow Stripe on Front Fender, HW Logo on rear window	Gray	Clear	Black	Chrome PR5		China	"Seared Tuner" on base
N/A	2001	Power Launcher	Red	Mimicked Carbon Fiber Hood, Gray Stripe on Front Fender, HW Logo on rear window	Gray	Clear	Black	Chrome PR5		Malaysia
N/A	2001	Chuck E. Cheese Promo	White	Various Chuck E. Cheese Tampos	Black	Red Tint	Black	Chrome PR5		Thailand
5pk	2001	City Service	Red	Planet Hot Wheels Logo & "Messenger Madness"	Black	Clear	Black	Chrome 3SP		Thailand
084	2002	Yu-Gi-Oh! 2/4	Red	Time Wizard Tampo	Black	Yellow Tint	Blue	Gold 5DOT	54363	Malaysia
084	2002	Yu-Gi-Oh! 2/4	Red	Time Wizard Tampo	Black	Yellow Tint	Blue	CM5	54363	Malaysia
N/A	2002	Spinnin' Rim Track Set	Silver	Stars & Red, White, & Blue Tampos	Gray	Black	Gray	Chrome 3SP	52580	Malaysia
070	2003	Hot Wheels Anime Series 1/5	Primer Gray	#2 with Various Anime Tampos Kanji Character "速!" Meaning 'Fast' in Japanese	Chrome	Green Tint	Blue	Red PR5	57207	China
N/A	2004	Volcano Blast	Black	Yellow to Red Flames outlined in Yellow. Sponsor logos. White square with "Volcano Blast 68" in it.	Chrome	Tinted	Red	Chrome 3SP		Malaysia
N/A	2005	Spinnin' Rim Track Set	Silver	Stars & Red, White, & Blue Tampos	Gray	Black	Gray	Chrome 3SP		Malaysia	Updated tooling
N/A	2007	Clover Cars 4/8	Dark Green	St. Patrick's Day & Four-Leaf Clover Tampos	Chrome	Clear	Black	Chrome 10SP	L5733	Malaysia	Wal-Mart Exclusives
5pk	2008	Max Steel	Metalflake Purple	Gray, Pink & Black Graphics, Max Steel Logo	Gray	Light Blue Tint	Gray	5DOT	N2028	Malaysia	5-Pack exclusive to Latin America
5pk	2008	Max Steel	Metalflake Purple	Gray, Pink & Black Graphics, Max Steel Logo	Gray	Light Blue Tint	Gray	PR5		Malaysia	5-Pack exclusive to Latin America
N/A	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):

Video Game Appearances

• Hot Wheels: Velocity X (Went under the name Sho-Stopper)
• Hot Wheels: World Race (video game) (Replaced Toyota RSC from the movie)
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged

See also

• Seared Tuner (Formula Fuelers)
• Seared Tuner (Pull-Back)

Gallery

Seared Tuner Also Playable in hot wheels highway 35th world Race

Seared Tuner Under Name Sho Stopper Was Playable In Hot wheels Velocity X PC

Detail of the speakers moulded into the rear package shelf 2001 China Version in image, a childhood relic of mine 日本語: スピーカーの詳細は後のパッケージの棚の2001年の中国版の画像に、子供時代の遺物

Pencil Sharpener with Seared Tuner

Pull back (left) and mainline (right)

External links

• Display from Eric Tscherne with technical specifications of Sho-Stopper/Seared Tuner