Seared Tuner

Seared Tuner
Debut series	2000 Hot Wheels
Produced	2000-2010
Designer	Eric Tscherne
Number	27

Description

The Seared Tuner (Japanese:シーアード チュナー) was originally introduced in the 2000 First Editions line-up with the name "Sho-Stopper." On the interior piece of this casting, on the rear shelf below the rear window 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 (moulded into the base) and heavily modified grille and bumper.

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. The name was changed to Seared Tuner after what was rumored to be potential legal challenges, arose. The casting is based on a second-generation Mitsubishi Eclipse The b-pillar shape and angle, combined with the lines forming the taillights and the downforce tunnels on either side of the grille as well as the slope of the boot/trunk lid and the widened-out shaping of the rear fenders are the signs of this basis, as the front and other areas of the car were designed as custom parts.

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	Light Orange Pearl	Mimicked Carbon Fiber Hood, Red Stripe on Front Fender, HW Logo on rear window	Gray	Tinted	Black	3SP		Malaysia
087	2000	First Editions	Light Orange Pearl	Mimicked Carbon Fiber Hood, Red Stripe on Front Fender, HW Logo on rear window	Gray	Tinted	Black	Chrome PR5		Malaysia
087	2000	First Editions	Light Orange Pearl	Mimicked Carbon Fiber Hood, Red Stripe on Front Fender, HW Logo on rear window	Gray	Tinted	Black	Chrome 5SP		Malaysia	Rarest Variation of the 3 FE versions
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	"Sho-Stoppe r" 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	"Sho-Stopper" 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		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 Exclusive	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! Series	Red	Time Wizard Tampo	Black	Yellow Tint	Blue	Gold 5DOT	54363	Malaysia
N/A	2002	Spinnin' Rim Track Set	Silver	Stars & Red, White, & Blue Tampos	Gray	Black	Gray	Chrome 3SP		Malaysia	Track set re-released in 2005 with same track and car.
070	2003	Hot Wheels Anime Series	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 Set	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	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 5-Pack	Metalflake Purple	Gray, Pink & Black Graphics, Max Steel Logo	Gray	Light Blue Tint	Gray	5DOT		Malaysia	5-Pack exclusive to Brazil
N/A	2009	Jurassic Starter Set Exclusive	Metalflake Yellow	Black, White, Gray & Red Tampos. Dinosaur head fossil, ripped flames	Black Plastic	Red Tint	Gray	Red Chrome Y5		Malaysia

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