I haven’t worked a full week in over a month, and the grind is already started to wear on me. Well, at least I got a flat on the way in to the office. Here’s the news:

• Want to get your hands on a GTR before it officially hits your shores? Good luck. Nissan is threatening gray market entrepreneurs with legal action: Auto Express
• Hot Wheels is planning a cross country blitz to celebrate its 40th anniversary. You can’t blame them—can any other company claim to have sold four billion cars? Auto Week
• This year, F1 cars will be hitting the grid without traction control, and some drivers are predicting more accidents: BBC News
• Upon release, Aston Martin’s new Rapide sedan will be going head-to-head against Maser’s sexy  Quattroporte and Porsche’s dreadful Panamera. How will it do? From the looks of these pics, jolly well indeed: Car Scoop
• So just who is legitimate media anyway? That’s the question the brass at NAIAS are asking. Here’s a tip: if you write a blog about beer and cheese, it’s not you: Detroit News

By Jen

Editor

Having made its debut at the show in 2001, the Hot Wheels Twin Mill is a SEMA veteran, and it’s easy to see why attendees have demanded repeat appearances. It’s got not one but two supercharged GM 502 big blocks and four Edelbrock 4-barrel carbs. Though the Twin Mill is a life-sized replica of a toy, it’s also a fully operational race car: one that puts out a total of 1400 horsepower!

By Rob

Editor-in-Chief

Hot Wheels is celebrating their 40th anniversary in a big way at SEMA, unveiling a bunch of new models. The HW-40 below is one of their own designs, but designers from Dodge came up with the XP-07 and Mitsubishi created the Double Shotz. 

Hot Wheels is celebrating their 40th anniversary at SEMA by introducing the Hot Wheels Design Award, which will be awarded to four customized vehicles that embody the essence of the Hot Wheels brand. In addition there will be life-size Hot Wheels vehicles, various brand artifacts, memorabilia and collectibles placed throughout the hall. Go to HotWheelsCollectors.com to see pics of some of the limited edition die-cast Hot Wheels cars that will be available at the show. We have more pics and details next week.