Hot Wheels ID gets a lot right, although some may find pricing to be a bit steep. Individual cars cost $6.99 and serve as the most accessible entry point to the new system.

But add a rigid, sensor-equipped Hot Wheels id Smart Track or playset, and the Hot Wheels smartphone or tablet app allows users to clock the car's actual speed (in mph, adjusted to 1/64 scale) and ...

To participate in this brave new world, first you buy a new Hot Wheels id car, which sells for $6.99. True, that’s more than the $1 cars Hot Wheels has been selling for decades. The non-id cars ...

Mattel wants all its Hot Wheels to be smart cars in the future. It gave the classic die-cast toys a high-tech boost in 2019 with NFC sensors and smart tracks. The system, called Hot Wheels ID ...

Buyer's Guide. Videos. The Future. Events. Ask MOTORTREND Beta. ... Hot Wheels ID is Mattel's vision for the future of the die-cast toy line, which just celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018.

The company launched Hot Wheels id on Friday, which offers kids “a Mixed Play experience” through updated cars, a Smart Track and Race Portal, as well as an app, according to a news release.

I say Amiibo because, really, Hot Wheels ID cars aren't smart cars. They're NFC-enabled, but they store data, they don't actively record it. To know your Hot Wheels' virtual miles an hour, or rpm ...

I like how Hot Wheels has chosen to package the id products. If this is your first time delving into the world of Hot Wheels, the $180 Kit might seem expensive, but it has everything you need and ...