Micro Drifters

The Micro Drifters was a toy line made by Mattel that consisted of small plastic cars and planes with a tiny metal ball on their undercarriage that was used for them to "drift". The Micro Drifters were introduced following the release of Cars 2 in theaters and focused on releasing characters from that movie and also from the first Cars movie. It served as a secondary toy line to the 1:55 Scale Die-Casts from 2012 to 2015.
== Cars ==
=== 2012 ===
==== Singles ====
* Raoul ÇaRoule
* Kevin Shiftright
* Chick Hicks
* Billy Oilchanger
* Holley Shiftwell
* Finn McMissile
* Mater
* Jeff Gorvette
* Francesco Bernoulli
* Lightning McQueen
* Lightning McQueen with Racing Wheels
* Max Schnell
==== 3-Packs ====
* HHPC Rusteze Lightning McQueen, Billy Oilchanger and Ernie Gearson
* Chick Hicks, Kevin Shiftright and Lightning McQueen
* Grem, Professor Z and Finn McMissile
* Acer, Holley Shiftwell and Gold Lightning McQueen
* Jeff Gorvette, Nigel Gearsley and Francesco Bernoulli
* Mater, Raoul ÇaRoule and Lightning McQueen with Racing Wheels
* Max Schnell, Shu Todoroki and Lightning McQueen with Racing Wheels
==== Playsets ====
* Colossus XXL Car-Chomping Dump Truck (with Lightning McQueen with Racing Wheels)
* Mack Transporter Rolling Display Case 
* Motorized Super Speedway (with Lightning McQueen with Racing Wheels)
* Rapid-Fire Launcher (with Lightning McQueen)
=== 2013 ===
==== Singles ====
* Lightning McQueen with Racing Wheels
* Jeff Gorvette
* Strip "The King" Weathers
* Race Team Fillmore
* Lee Revkins
* Sage VanDerSpin
* Dinoco Lightning McQueen
* Rod "Torque" Redline
* Darren Leadfoot
* Professor Z
* Grem
* Sally
==== 2-Packs ====
* Dinoco Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks
* Lightning McQueen with Racing Wheels and Max Schnell
* Race Team Fillmore and Mater
==== 3-Packs ====
* Sally, HHPC Rusteze Lightning McQueen and Mater
* Sarge, Race Team Fillmore and Luigi
* Darren Leadfoot, Sage VanDerSpin and Strip "The King" Weathers
* Eugene Carbureski, Lee Revkins and Dinoco Lightning McQueen
* Submarine Finn McMissile, Rod "Torque" Redline and Spy Mater with Guns
* Rip Clutchgoneski, Miguel Camino and Lightning McQueen with Racing Wheels
* Jeff Gorvette, Raoul ÇaRoule and Gold Francesco Bernoulli
* Doc Hudson, Sheriff and Ramone
* Lewis Hamilton, Carla Veloso and Lightning McQueen with Racing Wheels
* Brent Mustangburger, Darrell Cartrip and Francesco Bernoulli
* Acer, Professor Z and Grem
* Lightning McQueen, Wingo and Snot Rod
* Mario Andretti, Manny Flywheel and Lightning McQueen
* Race Team Fillmore, Yellow Ramone and Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen
* Max Schnell, Lightning McQueen with Racing Wheels and Jeff Gorvette
* Nigel Gearsley, Raoul ÇaRoule and Francesco Bernoulli
* Kabuto, Yokoza and Shu Todoroki
* Lightning McQueen, DJ and Boost
* Red, Guido and Luigi
* Holley Shiftwell, Finn McMissile and Funny Car Mater
* Flo, Ramone and Sarge
==== 8-Packs ====
* Collector 8-Pack (Raoul ÇaRoule with Metallic Finish, Nigel Gearsley with Metallic Finish, Shu Todoroki with Metallic Finish, Lightning McQueen with Metallic Finish, Max Schnell with Metallic Finish, Miguel Camino with Metallic Finish, Jeff Gorvette with Metallic Finish and Race Team Mater)
==== Playsets ====
* Rapid-Fire Launcher (with HHPC Rusteze Lightning McQueen)
* Fast Flip Transforming Raceway (with HHPC Lightning McQueen)
* Fast Flip Carry Case (with Lightning McQueen with Racing Wheels)
* Design & Drift Speedway Track Set (with Lightning McQueen with Racing Wheels)
* Radiator Springs Drift Challenge Track Set (with Lightning McQueen with Racing Wheels)
* World Grand Prix Multi-Car Launcher (with Max Schnell)
=== 2015 ===
==== 9-Packs ====
* Micro Drifters 9-Pack (Guido, Ramone, Lightning McQueen, Sarge, Luigi, Race Team Fillmore, Sheriff, Mater and Doc Hudson)
== Planes ==
=== 2013 ===
==== 3-Packs ====
* Skipper, Leadbottom and Dusty Crophopper
* Ripslinger, Ned and Ishani
* Rochelle, Bulldog and El Chupacabra
* Bravo, Hector Vector and Supercharged Dusty Crophopper
==== Playset ====
* Wall Race Track Set (with Dusty Crophopper)
* Take-Off Launcher (with Dusty Crophopper)
=== 2014 ===
==== 3-Packs ====
* Supercharged Dusty Crophopper, Franz Fliegenhosen and Chug
* Racing Dusty Crophopper, Sun Wing and Arturo
==== Playset ====
* Air Dare Loop Track Set (with Dusty Crophopper)
== Trivia ==
* A launch party for the Micro Drifters was held on September 14th, 2012.
* Despite having appeared at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con as one of the 11 Piston Cup racers that were planned to be released in the Micro Drifters toy line, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was replaced by Manny Flywheel due to copyright issues.
* There was originally going to be a 3-pack featuring Delta, Hector Vector and Jolly Wrenches Dusty Crophopper. However, it got cancelled and was later replaced with a 3-pack featuring Bravo, Hector Vector and Supercharged Dusty Crophopper.
* Lizzie is the only Radiator Springs resident to not have received a Micro Drifters release.
* Every release of Fillmore depicted him as being in his "Race Team" variant.
* Francesco Bernoulli, Carla Veloso, Lewis Hamilton and Rip Clutchgoneski are the only World Grand Prix racers selected to be as metallic finish racers but unfortunatly they are cancelled
* Every Ramone paint job had should've been there as micro drifters.
== Goofs ==
* Submarine Finn McMissile is incorrectly called "Hydrofoil Finn McMissile" in his 3-pack release.
* Ned is incorrectly called "Zed" in his 3-pack release.
* Dinoco Lightning McQueen is incorrectly called "Bling Bling Lightning McQueen" in his 3-pack release.
* Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen is incorrectly called "Cruisin' Lightning McQueen" in his 3-pack release.
* Miguel Camino incorrectly has a red spoiler instead of a black one.
* Professor Z's first release incorrectly depicted him without a monocle.
* Supercharged Dusty Crophopper's first release incorrectly had a white nose instead of a silver one.
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