To View the original Wheel Type page click HERE. Mattel has released many different wheel styles for Hot Wheels cars. This is a list of all types used between 1968 and present.
Redline Wheels and Basic Wheels[]
Image | Letter Code | Type | Years Used | Notes |
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RL | Redline/Red Stripe (Type 1) | 1968 - 1977 | Used on all cars from 1968 - 1972 and on a few cars between 1973 and 1977 | |
RLBW | Redline Black Wall/Redline (Type 2) | 1973 - 1977 | Used on most cars from 1973 - 1976, and on some in 1977 | |
RL4 | Neo Classic Redline (Type 4) | 2002 - present | Used on Limited-Edition cars from HotWheelsCollectors.com | |
BW | Basic Wheel/Black Wall | 1977 - present | Used on most cars from 1977-1980 | |
WW | White Wall | 1983 - present | Same hub as BW and RL Type 2 |
Modern Mainline Wheels[]
Image | Letter Code | Type | Years Used | Notes |
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GHO or HO | Gold Hot Ones or Hot Ones | 1980 - present | Used thinner axles like the Type 1 Redlines; Gold Chrome | |
SHO or CHO | Silver Hot Ones or Chrome Hot Ones | 1980 - present | Unlike original Hot Ones, these were regular Silver Chrome | |
UH | Ultra Hot | 1984 - 1995 | Originally for the Ultra Hots series in the mid-80's, but later used on other cars until 1995 | |
3SP | 3 Spoke | 1995 - 2008 | Last normal release was in 2008 on various Speed Racer models. | |
5SP | 5 Spoke | 1995 - present | ||
7SP | 7 Spoke | 1995-present | ||
BlackGYE7SP | Black 7 Spoke Wheels w/Goodyear lettering | 1995 - present | ||
LW / WSP | Lace Wheels (LW) or Wire Spoke (WSP) | 1996-present | ||
5DOT | 5 Dot or 5 Hole | 1996 - 2008 | ||
SB / DW / TB/ WV | Saw Blade, Directional Wheel, Tri-Blade, Wave Wheel | 1996-present | Also called Directional Wheel (DW), Wave Wheel (WV), or Tri-Blade (TB). The DW & WV references are old but were well known 1st was Scooter1's Hot Wheels Wheel Chart. The 2nd Paul M. Provencher his Die Cast Pro Hot Wheels - The Definitive Wheel Chart http://whitemetal.com/ppro/wheelweb/main.htm The TB reference I remembered was from http://www.hotwheelscollectors.com. | |
RL5SP | Redline 5 Spoke Wheels | 1997 - present | ||
PR5 | PR5 | 2000 - present | Named after Phil Riehlman | |
SK5 | Skinny Wheel | 2002-present | ||
Y5 | 'Y' 5 Spoke Wheel | 2002 - present | ||
10SP | 10 Spoke | 2003 - present | ||
FTE | Faster Than Ever | 2005-present | Cars with this wheel have special nickel-plated axles which reduce friction and increase the car's speed. Always a "bronze" color | |
OH5 / OH5SP | Open Hole 5-Spoke | 2005 - present | Same style as FTE, but uses normal axle and comes in silver, gold and many other colors | |
MC5 (Muscle) | Muscle Car 5-Spoke | 2010 - Present | ||
J5 | Japan/Japanese 5 Spoke | 2010 - Present | ||
RA6 | Ryu Asada 6-Spokes | 2016 - present | First Used on the 2017 El Viento. | |
DD8 | Deep-Dish 8 Spoke | 2017 - present | First Used on the Nissan Fairlady 2000 | |
Skull | Skull | 2017 - present | First used in specialty Halloween series | |
HW50 | Hot Wheels 50 / HW50 Race Team (Anniversary) | 2018 | Currently exclusive for the Hot Wheels Racing Team Series commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Hot Wheels. | |
AeroDisc | Aero Disc | 2018-present | First Used on the Honda City Turbo II | |
FC3 | Fraser Campbell 3-Spoke | 2022-present | First used on the Nissan Maxima Drift Car | |
MicroFC3 | Mini Fraser Campbell 3-Spoke | 2023-present | First used on the '73 Honda Civic Custom | |
E10SP | Exotic 10-Spoke | 2023-present | First used on the Celero GT | |
L4 | L4 | 2023-present | First used on the Alfa Romeo GTV6 3.0 |
Off-Road Wheels[]
Image | Letter Code | Type | Years Used | Notes |
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CT | Construction Tire | 1980 - present | Chrome face | |
CTS | Construction Tire Spoke(Type 2) | 1985 - present | 8-Spoke chrome construction wheels | |
ORCT | Off-Road Construction Tire | 1985 - present | 8-Spoke chrome construction wheels with a highly-ridged tire | |
ORCCT | Off Road Corgi Construction Tire | 1994 - 1997 | Used on old Corgi castings | |
CORCT | Connected Off Road Construction Tire | 1994 - 1997 | Used on old Corgi castings and in the 1997 Action Packs line | |
ORSB / SBCT / ORDW | Off Road Saw Blade / Saw Blade Construction Tire / Off Road Directional Wheel | 1996 - present | The SBCT reference was found on southtexasdiecast.com describing the tire on the 2001 Gulch Stepper (Final Run). A better example of the SBCT is on the 2000 Hot Wheels #111 Wheel Loader--a saw blade mounted on an official construction vehicle. However, by inspection, the ORSB and SBCT appear to be the same tire. The SBCT may just be the ORSB applied to construction vehicles.
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OR5SP | Off Road 5 Spoke | 2002 - present | ||
RF | Ringed Flower | 2010 | Only used on Bucket O' Speed | |
RG | Ringed Gear | 2010 | Only used on Bucket O' Speed | |
BLOR | Bedlock Off-Road | 2015 - present | Used on Hot Trucks Series Toyota Baja Truck | |
BAJA5 | Baja 5-Spoke | 2019-present | First used on 2-Tuff |
Real Riders[]
Image | Letter Code | Type | Years Used | Notes |
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RR | Real Riders | 1983 - Present | Came with Gray, White, Red, Yellow or Orange hubs. Gray and White sometimes had "Goodyear" printed on the tires. The original Real Riders wheels are often referred to as "Turbine Real Riders" in recent years due to the vast variety of different styles of Real Riders now | |
ORRR | Off Road Real Riders | 1983 - Present | Came with Gray or White hubs with "Goodyear" printed on tires | |
DDRR | Deep Dish Real Riders | 1992 - present | Usually in Chrome and often referred to as CDDRR. Used on most Treasure Hunts. | |
RT | Race Car Tires | 1992 - present | Similar to RR, but with different hub. Came with or without red or white stripe | |
RREURO | Real Rider European | 1998 - present | Similar to later D7RR but features a thicker rim and 10 spokes; initially used to represent a Champ Car/IndyCar wheel | |
RR5SP | 5 Spoke Mag-Style Real Riders | 2002 - present | ||
RRMAG | Mag-Style Real Riders | 2002 - present | Very Similar to RRPrf, Identifiable by 3 step outer rim | |
RR6SP | 6 Spoke Real Riders | 2002 - present | ||
RRPrf | Preferred Series Real Riders | 2002 - present | Very Similar to RRMAG, Identifiable by single deep dish rim, and presence of 5 lug nuts | |
RRBNG | BNG Real Rider | 2003 - present | ||
LW5 | Larry Wood 5 Spoke | 2009 - present | ||
RRDragS | Real Rider Drag Slick | 2009 - present | First used in the Dragstrip Demons Series | |
Mini RR5SP | Mini Real Rider 5 Spoke | 2009 - present | First used in the Dragstrip Demons Series | |
DSD12SP | Dragstrip Demon 12SP | 2009 - present | First used in the Dragstrip Demons Series | |
D7RR | Double 7-Spoke Real Rider | 2009 - present | First used on IZOD IndyCar models | |
RRDragD | Real Rider Drag Dish | 2010 - Present | First used as the Rear Wheels on several castings in the Dragstrip Demons Series. | |
RRE | Real Rider Exotic | 2010 - Present | Similiar to a PC5 wheel in appearence, With a real rider tire. | |
DISH | Dish | 2010 - Present | Also called Moon Disc or MD | |
RRSteelie | Real Riders Steelie | 2010 - Present | ||
RR10SP | Real Rider GT | 2011 - Present | ||
RR8SP | Real Riders 8 Spoke | 2011 - present | First used on Vintage Racing models | |
ORRR5SP | Off-Road 5-Spoke Real Rider | 2013 - present | Debuted on the 2013 Super Treasure Hunt '10 Toyota Tundra | |
ORRRPrf | Off-Road Preferred Real Rider | 2013 - present | Debuted on the 2013 Hot Wheels Boulevard '88 Jeep Wagoneer | |
WWSRR | White Wall Slotted Real Riders | 2014 - present | Used on the Ford Super De Luxe from the Retro Entertainment Series (Back to the Future) | |
ORDDRR | Off-Road Deep-Dish Real Riders | 2014 - present | Used on Texas Drive 'Em Pop Culture: General Mills | |
C4SPRR | Chrome Classic 4-Spoke Real Rider | 2016 - present | First used on the Car Culture (Japan Historics) series. | |
RRMC | Real Riders Modern Concave wheels (chrome hubs) | 2016 - present | First used on the Car Culture (Euro Style) series. | |
MiniC4SP | Mini Classic 4-Spoke | 2017 - present | Used on the '60s Fiat 500D Modificado from the Car Culture (Air-cooled) series. Mini version of the C4SPRR. | |
RRA | Real Rider Aero | 2017 - present | Used on the Porsche 962 from the Car Culture: Race Day series. | |
RRF52T | Real Rider Fifteen52 Turbomac | 2018 - present | Used on the Volkswagen Transporter T1 Pickup from the Team Transport Series | |
RRF52O | Real Rider Fifteen52 Outlaw | 2018 - present | First used on the Porsche 356 Speedster from the Team Transport | |
RR6SPM | Gold Real Rider 6 Spoke Mag | 2018 - present | First used on the Nissan Silvia (S15) in the Retro Entertainment: Forza | |
ORRR6SPM | Off-Road Real Rider 6 Spoke Mag | 2018 - present | First used on the Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 1300 from Pop Culture | |
RR8DOT | Real Riders 8 Dot | 2019 - present | First used in the Fast & Furious Premium Series | |
RRMUSCLE | Real Riders Muscle | 2019 - present | First used on the RLC '69 Chevy C-10 | |
RR5SPM | Real Riders 5-Spoke Modern | 2020 - present | First used on the Ford RS 200 | |
RR10SPM | Real Riders 10-Spoke Modern | 2020 - present | First used on the BMW M3 E46 | |
MiniRR6SPM | Mini Real Rider 6-Spoke Modern | 2021 - present | First used on the 2021 Initial D Promotional Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno | |
RRLACE | Chrome and Gold Real Rider Lace | 2021 - present | First used on the 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS Lowrider from the 2021 RLC Exclusives. | |
MiniRR5SPM | Mini Real Rider 5 Spoke Modern | 2022 - present | First used on the 2022 Boulevard Nissan Laurel 2000 SGX | |
RRBL10SP | Real Riders Beadlock 10-Spoke | 2022 – Present | First used on the '21 Ford Bronco Wildtrak |
Specialty Wheels[]
Image | Letter Code | Type | Years Used | Notes |
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8SP | 8 Spoke | 1979 - 1981 | Used on Hot Wheels Scorchers | |
MC1 | Micro Caster 1 | 1980 - present | First used on Tricar X8 | |
GY5DOT | Goodyear 5-Dot Wheels | 1983 | Used on Shift Kickers. | |
MW | Micro Wheel | These are the tiny rollers used in Military-themed vehicles | ||
XV | X-V Racers Wheel | 1986 - 1987 | Used on X-V Racers. | |
TW | Turbo Wheels | 1989 - 1991 | Used for California Customs series | |
PCW / PCOM | Power Command | 1990 | ||
LTI1 | Lionel Trains Inc. (Type 1) | 1990 | Designed by Lionel Trains, Incorporated (today Lionel, LLC). Used only on Flippers models. | |
LTI2 | Lionel Trains Inc. (Type 2) | 1990 - 1991 | Designed by Lionel Trains, Incorporated (today Lionel, LLC). Used only on Flippers models. | |
PC5 | 5 Spoke Pro-Circuit | 1992 - present | Used on Pro-Circuit cars | |
PC6 | 6 Spoke Pro-Circuit | 1992 - present | Used on Pro-Circuit Indy cars | |
LIW | Lime Wheel | 1992 - 1993 | Used on only two cars, the 1992 Miata and the 1993 BMW 850i | |
SCW | Screamin' Wheels | 1993 - present | Only used on set cars. Treads make "screaming" sound when running down track | |
MGW | Micro Gear | 1993 - 2002 | ||
CR1 | Construction Rollers (Type 1) | |||
CR2 | Construction Rollers (Type 2) | Used on the CAT Bulldozer | ||
CCT | Corgi Construction Tire | 1994 - 1997 | Used on old Corgi castings | |
CCR | Corgi Construction Roller | 1994 - 1997 | Used on old Corgi castings | |
Corgi1 | Corgi (Type 1) | 1994 - 1997 | Used on old Corgi castings | |
Corgi2 | Corgi (Type 2) | 1994 - 1997 | Used on old Corgi castings | |
Corgi3 | Corgi (Type 3) | 1994 - 1997 | Used on oldCorgi castings | |
Corgi4 | Corgi (Type 4) | 1994 - 1997 | ||
Corgi5 | Corgi (Type 5) | 1994 - 1997 | Used on old Corgi castings | |
GYE10SP | Goodyear Eagle 10-Spoke Tires | Comes with or without lettering | ||
HH | Hot Hubs | 1995 | Used for Hot Hubs line | |
POW | Progressive Oval Wheel | 1995 | Only used on one car in the mainline, the Suzuki QuadRacer. Wheel was used on some cars for the Top Speed launcher cars as well. | |
10DOT | 10-Dot | 1996 - Present | Used on Volkswagen Drag Bus | |
MXV | Motorized X-V Racers Wheel | 1996 - 2000 | Used on Motorized X-V Racers; available in a wide variety of rim styles. | |
F1 | Formula 1 Wheels | 1998 - 1999 | Used as front & rear wheels of McLaren Mercedes MP4-13 & McLaren Mercedes MP4-14 | |
MJW | Monster Jam Wheel | 2000 - 2018 | Used on several vehicles from Monster Jam series, in wide range of colors. | |
GW1 | Golden Wheel (Type 1) | 2000 | Used on first year Red Rooster promo cars | |
GW2 | Golden Wheel (Type 2) | 2000 | Used on first year Red Rooster promo cars | |
Micro5SP | Micro 5SP (Black Hub) | 2001 - present | Replaced MGW | |
Micro5SP | Micro 5SP (Gray Hub) | 2001 - present | Replaced MGW | |
MCT1 | Maisto/MC Toy (Type 1) | 2001 | Used on second year Red Rooster promo cars | |
MCT2 | Maisto/MC Toy (Type 2) | 2001 | Used on second year Red Rooster promo cars | |
MCT3 | Maisto/MC Toy (Type 3) | 2001 | Used on second year Red Rooster promo cars | |
MCT4 | Maisto/MC Toy (Type 4) | 2001 | Used on second year Red Rooster promo cars | |
MCT5 | Maisto/MC Toy (Type 5) | 2001 | Used on second year Red Rooster promo cars | |
HF5 | 5 spoke no axe role |
2003 | Used on 35th Anniversary Deora II and some of Hall of Fame series. | |
CM5 | Co-Molded Wheel or CoMo | 2003 - 2005 | First used on Highway 35 cars | |
CoMo | Co-Molded Wheel | 2003 - 2006 | ||
BLING | Blings Wheel | 2004 - present | Used mainly on Blings models | |
5SP BLING | 5 Spoke Blings | 2004 - present | ||
6SP BLING | 6 Spoke Blings | 2004 - present | ||
TD BLING | Tear Drop Blings | 2004 - present | Whips Series West Coast Customs - (New School) Mercedes SL55 and (Team Baurtwell) '69 Dodge Charger | |
10SPBLING | 10 Spoke Blings | 2004 - present | ||
TT | Torque-Thrust | 2005 Only (?) | ||
CM6 | Co-Molded 6-Spoke or A6SP | 2005 - 2011 | First used on AcceleRacers cars | |
SS5SP | Street Show 5 Spoke | 2007 - present | ||
SSO5SP | Street Show Open 5 Spoke | 2007 - present | ||
CCRR | Custom Classics Real Riders | 2007 - 2008 | Used on Custom Classics vehicles. | |
RPR5 | Rumblers Phil Riehlman 5-Spoke | 2008 | Only used on the Rumblers model Light Rider. | |
R5SP | Rumblers 5-Spoke | 2008 | Only used on the Rumblers model Siren Blaster. | |
R10SP | Rumblers 10-Spoke | 2008 | Only used on the Rumblers model Night Storm. | |
RBLING | Rumblers Bling | 2008 | Only used on the Rumblers model Sonic Surfer. | |
RU6SP | Rev-Ups 6 Spoke | 2010 only | Used only on the Rev-Ups series, based on CM6 . | |
RUOR6SP | Rev-Ups Offroad 6 Spoke | 2010 only | Used only on the Rev-Ups series, based on OR6SP. | |
RTW | Rapid Transit Wheel | 2011 - present | Used on Rapid Transit vehicles | |
GMPB | General Mills Pull-Back | 2011 | This wheel type was only used on samples from the 2011 General Mills Pull-Backs series. Rear wheel (bottom image) is connected to internal Pull-Back motor assembly within the castings. | |
APP1 | Apptivity Type 1 | 2012 | Exclusive to the 1/64 scale castings from the Hot Wheels Apptivity line. | |
APP2 | Apptivity Type 2 | 2012 | Exclusive to the 1/64 scale castings from the Hot Wheels Apptivity line. | |
RSW | Retro Slot Wheels | 2013 - present | First used on Cool Classics | |
MMW | Mutant Machines Wheel | 2014 | A small wheel located in the middle of the Mutant Machines cars. | |
SS | Split Speeders Wheel | 2016 - 2017 | A small wheel used on Split Speeders cars. | |
AT4SP | All-Terrain 4-Spoke | 2017 - present | Used on the BB-8 from the Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars series. | |
AT5SP | All-Terrain 5-Spoke | 2017 - present | Used on the Darth Vader from the Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars series. | |
AT16SP | All-Terrain 16-Spoke | 2017 - present | Used on the Stormtrooper from the Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars series. | |
ATRA | All-Terrain Rebel Alliance | 2017 - present | Used on the Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars series. | |
MT5SP | Monster Truck 5-Spoke | 2018 - present | Used Hot Wheels Monster Trucks series | |
WTC | Wooden Track Car | 2019 only | Used only on cars from the Wooden Track Car line. Designed by MCGroup. | |
MK4S | Mario Kart 4 Spoke | 2019 - present | Used only on Mario Kart series. | |
MKHub | Mario Kart Hub | 2019 - present | Used only on Mario Kart series. | |
ID | ID Wheel | 2019 - 2022 | Used on most Hot Wheels id cars | |
ORID | Off-Road ID Wheel | 2019 - present | Used on some Hot Wheels id cars | |
MTMAG | Monster Truck Mag-Style | 2020 - present | Used on Hot Wheels Monster Trucks series | |
ID2 | ID Type 2 | 2021 - 2022 | Used on some Series 2 Hot Wheels id cars | |
MTSTAR | Monster Truck Star Wheel | 2021 - present | First used on Podium Crasher | |
MT8DOT | Monster Truck 8 Dot | 2022 - present | First used on the 2022 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Night Shifter | |
MT6SP | Monster Truck 6-Spoke | 2022 - present | First used on the 2022 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Rodger Dodger | |
NS6 | Neon Speeders 6-Spoke | 2023 - present | First used on the Neon Speeders line | |
MM5 | Modern Muscle 5-Spoke | 2024 - present | Used on various Themed Assortment vehicles | |
S5 | Star 5-Spoke | 2024 - present | Used on various Themed Assortment vehicles | |
C5 | Cast 5-Spoke | 2024 - present | Used on various Themed Assortment vehicles | |
5HD | 5 Hole Disc | 2024 - present | Used on various Themed Assortment vehicles | |
ORST | Off-Road Steelie | 2024 - present | Used on various Themed Assortment vehicles | |
P4 | Plus 4-Spoke | 2024 - present | Used on various Themed Assortment vehicles |
Motorcycle Wheels[]
Image | Letter Code | Type | Years Used | Notes |
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RWSP | RRRumblers Wirespoke Wheel | 1971 - 1975 | First used on RRRumblers models, later used on Chopcycles and other motorcycle castings | |
MC3 | Motorcycle 3-Spoke | 1997 - Present | First used on Scorchin' Scooter | |
MC5 | Motorcycle 5-Spoke | 2005 - Present | First used on Airy 8, used mainly on chopper-style bikes | |
MC8DOT | Motorcycle 8 Dot Wheel | 2005 - 2012 | Used only on Airy 8 | |
ORMC | Off-Road Motorcycle | 2007 - present | First used on Wastelander | |
RRMC5 | Real Riders Motorcycle 5-Spoke | 2009 - 2015 | First used on the Hammer Sled | |
MCPR5 | Motorcycle Phil Riehlman 5-Spoke | 2010 - 2016 | Used on some Ducati bikes | |
MotoWSP | Clear & Black Motorcycle Wirespoke | 2016 | Used only on Ecto-2 | |
MCCR | Motorcycle Café Racer | 2023 - Present | First used on the Honda CB750 Café |
Unknown Data[]
References[]
- South Texas Diecast Wheel Guide
- Tomart's Price Guide to Hot Wheels Collectibles- 4th Edition by Michael Thomas Strauss