Hot Wheels: Turbo Racing

Hot Wheels Turbo Racing is a racing video game released for the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation in 1999. It features 40 cars based on the Hot Wheels series of toys. It also features Kyle Petty's 1999 NASCAR stock car, as it was sponsored by Hot Wheels. The game features music from artists like Primus, Metallica, The Reverend Horton Heat and Mix Master Mike.
== Gameplay ==
The focus of the game is racing one of a selection of vehicles through various themed race tracks. Secret tracks can be unlocked by winning races and new cars can be used by finding 'Mystery Car' bonuses hidden in each track. Six vehicles participate in each race.[1][2] The game features a total of 40 playable vehicles.[2][3] Stunts can be executed by holding the directional pad or analog stick in certain directions while in mid-air to add to the turbo meter for increased speed.
As seen in the hint screens, using the controller to perform various stunts from jumping-off points gains 'Turbos' which allow short bursts of speed. The car in use will take damage based on running into obstacles or other cars. Power-up icons found around the track give various performance enhancements.
Each car has its own measurements in 4 categories: Top Speed, Stunts, Durability, and Control. Top Speed, shown in red, determines the car's top speed, though for some vehicles it is incorrect. Splittin' Image II, for example, is 1 MPH faster than Street Rodder, but the Street Rodder is shown as being faster. Additionally, Sol-Air CX-4 is 10 MPH faster than Speed Blaster, but Speed Blaster is shown as being faster. The fastest cars in the game are the Rigor Motor, Power Pipes, Twin Mill, and Twin Mill II.
Stunts, shown in bright green, determines a car's maneuverability in the air. The higher the Stunts ability, the faster the car will spin, roll, or flip in the air, which allows for earning more turbos from various tricks. The Go Kart has the highest Stunts stat.
Durability, shown in blue, determines a car's resistance to hazards such as TNT crates, HazMat barrels, other cars, or collisions with walls or road forks. A car with high Durability will destroy a car with lower durability in a collision initiated by either. The most durable cars are the Gulch Stepper and Super Van.
Lastly, Control determines a car's handling. Cars with higher handling are better suited for the curves of each track. The best-handling car in the game is an 8-way tie between the Shadow Jet, Speed Blaster, Sol-Aire CX-4, Formula 5000, Go Kart, Hot Wheels 500, Twin Mill, and Twin Mill II. Unlike other stats, the color used for Control changes depending on how high or low it is. From lowest to highest, it is dark green, yellow, red, then pink.
Acceleration appears to also be different among each vehicle. Thunder Roller has notably lower acceleration than Jet Threat, for example.
==Playable Vehicles==
Model Name 	Screenshot: In-game	Real World Counterpart (or closest) 	Unlock Conditions 	Photo: Real World Counterpart (or closest)
Bi-Sector 	 	1999 Crashers 	Win the Hot Wheels Cup 	
Cat-A-Pult 	 	1998 First Editions 	Unlocked at Start 	200px
Deora 	 	1968 Hot Wheels 	Unlocked at Start 	200px
Double Vision 	 	1998 First Editions 	Unlocked at Start 	200px
Dragster 	 	1995 Race Team 	Collect the Mystery Car in Snake River Mine 	200px
Evil Weevil 	 	1971 Hot Wheels 	Unlocked at Start 	
Formula 5000 	 	Game version paint & tampos unlike any released version 	Collect the Mystery Car in Snake River Mine 	
Go Kart 	 	1998 First Editions 	Win the Hot Wheels Cup 	
Gulch Stepper 	 	Game version paint & tampos unlike any released version 	Unlocked at Start 	200px
Hot Wheels 500 	 	1995 Race Team 	Collect the Mystery Car in R.M. Test Track 	200px
Hot Wheels Car 	 	1998 Pro Racing: 1st Edition 	Unlocked at Start 	200px
Jet Threat 	 	1971 Hot Wheels 	Collect the Mystery Car in Cold Fusion 	200px
Lakester 	 	1998 First Editions 	Collect the Mystery Car in Dawn Encounter 	200px
Mongoose 	 	1973 Hot Wheels 	Unlocked at Start 	200px
Power Pipes 	 	1997 Phantom Racer 	Unlocked at Start 	
Power Pistons 	 	1996 Toy Fair 	Unlocked at Start 	
Power Rocket 	 	1995 Model Series 	Collect the Mystery Car in R.M. Sludgeworks 	200px
Purple Passion 	 	1990 Hot Wheels 	Unlocked at Start 	
Rash 1 	 	1999 Crashers 	Unlocked at Start 	
Red Baron 	 	1973 Hot Wheels 	Unlocked at Start 	
Rigor Motor 	 	1994 Hot Wheels 	Collect the Mystery Car in R.M. Sludgeworks 	200px
Road Rocket 	 	1996 First Editions 	Win the Hot Wheels Cup 	
Rock Buster 	 	Game version paint unlike any released version 	Collect the Mystery Car in Road to Rustwell 	
Shadow Jet 	 	2006 Hot Wheels 	Unlocked at Start 	
Silhouette II 	 	1993 Hot Wheels 	Collect the Mystery Car in Dawn Encounter 	
Slideout 	 	1998 First Editions 	Collect the Mystery Car in Cold Fusion 	200px
Snake 	 	1973 hot Wheels 	Unlocked at Start 	
Sol-Aire CX-4 	 	1995 Race Team 	Collect the Mystery Car in Command Center 	
Speed Blaster 	 	1995 Model Series 	Unlocked at Start 	200px
Splittin' Image II	 	1998 Speed Demons 5-Pack 	Unlocked at Start 	
Stagefright 	 	1978 Flying Colors 	Collect the Mystery Car in Road to Rustwell 	200px
Stealth 	 	Game version paint & window are unlike any released version	Unlocked at Start 	
Street Rodder 	 	1976 Flying Colors 	Unlocked at Start 	
Strip Teaser 	 	1971 Hot Wheels 	Unlocked at Start (N64)Win the Hot Wheels Cup (PlayStation)	
Super Van 	 	1976 Flying Colors 	Collect the Mystery Car in Helicrash 	200px
Sweet 16 II 	 	1999 Toys R Us 	Unlocked at Start 	200px
Thunder Roller 	 	1998 Motorized X-V Racers 	Collect the Mystery Car in Command Center 	
Tow Jam 	 	1998 First Editions 	Win the TwinMill Cup or enter the code: TWJM 	200px
Twin Mill 	 	2008 Since '68: Collector Top 40 Set 	Win the Secret Car Cup 	
Twin Mill II 	 	1996 Hot Wheels 	Win the Secret Car Cup 	200px
Way 2 Fast 	 	1997 First Editions 	Unlocked at Start 	200px
Twin Mill 	 	A gold spectraflame version is shown in the game intro 	None 	
== Tracks ==
Track Name 	Track Close Up	In All Formats?	Unlock? 	No. of Mystery Cars
Dawn Encounter 	 	Yes 	Available at start 	2
Snake River Mine	 	Yes 	Available at start 	2
Road To Rustwell	 	Yes 	Available at start 	2
Cold Fusion 	 	Yes 	Available at start 	2
Command Center 	 	Yes 	Available at start 	2
Helicrash 	 	Yes 	Available at start 	1
R.M. Sludgeworks	 	Yes 	Complete the Hot Wheels Cup	2
R.M. Test Track 	 	Yes 	Complete the Hot Wheels Cup	1
Exhaust Pipes 	 	No 	Complete the Hot Wheels Cup	0
Serpent Sprint 	 	No 	Complete the Secret Car Cup	0
Volcano Blowout 	 	No 	Complete the Secret Car Cup	0
== Power Ups ==
Spread throughout each race track are a number of useful power-ups that temporarily boost a vehicle's performance. Only 1 power-up can be used at a time.
Icon	Name 		
Description
 	4X4 		Allows a vehicle to drive through the slippery or muddy shortcuts without being slowed down. Vehicles will also be able to go through walls marked "4x4 only" and rail guards. Some vehicles, such as Deora, have built-in 4x4 and do not require the power-up.
 	Cars Of Steel 		
Temporarily provides a vehicle with maximum durability.
This is useful for ramming into other cars, which destroys them instantly.
 	Gyro 		Enhances a vehicle's ability to perform stunts.
 	Rubber Car 		Forces cars that bash into the player to harmlessly bounce off, which usually destroys them. Behaves similarly to "Cars of Steel" at a glance.
 	Sticky Tires 		Improves the grip of a vehicle's tires, maximizing its handling.
 	Super Brakes 		Significantly improves braking ability, allowing a car to stop on a dime.
 	Super Handling		Increases the grip, downforce, engine power, and center of gravity of a vehicle resulting in greater handling capacity. It also maximizes the vehicle's top speed, which caps at 180. The vehicle's engine will rev higher.
 	Turbo Boost 		Collect to add more turbos to the Turbo Meter.
== Links ==
PlayStation Sounds (downloadable)
Nintendo 64 Sounds (downloadable)
== Trivia ==
* Shadow Jet II was named Stealth
* Strip Teaser was unlockable in PS1 Version instead of the N64.
* Exhaust Pipe, Serpent Sprint & Volcano Blowout are exclusive to the PS1 Version
* There are differences in the Nintendo 64 Version than in the PS1 Version.
**In the N64 Version, instead of 5SP/MXV, Way 2 Fast, Power Rocket, Thunder Roller and Shadow Jet have BW, Road Rocket has 3SP, and Speed Blaster has Green PC6.
**Go Kart has more details in the N64 Version than in the PS1 Version
**Super Van has a much lighter shade of gray
**Sol-Aire CX4 has additional Hot Wheels flame logos on the sides, which makes it even more similar to the Race Team version
**R.M. Sludgeworks has two additional breakable explosives before the Spinning Wall, both of which are not included in the PS1 Version
== Videos ==
thumb|left|200 px|Hot Wheels Turbo Racing Secrets (PS1)
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