HKS Altezza ('Tooned)

==Description==
The HKS TRB-01 is a highly-tuned 2000 Toyota Altezza modified by Japanese tuning company HKS for time attack racing. The car was intended to break records on the Tsukuba Circuit, hence its name of TRB-01 (Tsukuba Record Breaker). Few parts of the TRB-01 were shared with the road-going Altezza, with the car essentially being a custom build using vague Altezza bodylines on a tube frame chassis. It is powered by a 2.2L Toyota 3S-GE inline-4 with a HKS GT3037S turbo mated to a Xtrac 6-speed sequential; this was good for 600 horsepower. The car was only driven once at Tsukuba, setting a 55.8 second lap time with Nobuteru Taniguchi at the wheel; after this race the car was retired and its record later stripped as event organizers declared the car was "too over-the-top" for these sorts of competitions. The car is currently stored in HKS's headquarters in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, out of the public eye.
The Hot Wheels HKS Altezza is a 'Tooned version of the already outrageous real car, being given squished up and exaggerated proportions and a large turbo sticking out the hood, typical of 'Tooned cars of the time. It only saw two distinct releases, in the 2003 First Editions Series and an Employee Only 2-Car Set. The Employee Only version was made by the Hot Wheels Model Shop and was given as a gift at Christmas in 2003. It was to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of Hot Wheels and came with a hand signed autograph by Hot Wheels creator Harry Bradley.
==Versions==
The HKS Altezza has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Col #	Year	Series 	Color 	Tampo 	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country 	Notes / Variations 	Photo
040 	2003	2003 First Editions28/42 	Matte Black 	Silver 'HKS' Logos on Sides and Hood, Blue & Orange Stripes	Black/Plastic 	Purple tint 	Chrome 	PR5 	56374	Malaysia	 	75px
040 	2003	2003 First Editions28/42 	Matte Black 	White 'HKS' Logos on Sides and Hood, Blue & Orange Stripes 	Black/Plastic 	Purple tint 	Chrome 	PR5 	56374	Malaysia	 	
040 	2003	2003 First Editions28/42 	Matte Black 	White 'HKS' Logos on Sides and Hood, Blue & Orange Stripes 	Black/Plastic 	Purple tint 	Chrome 	Gold PR5 	56374	Malaysia	 	
 	2003	Christmas 2003: Model Shop 2-Car Set	Light Blue & Chrome	White & Blue Tribal Stripes and 'MSHOP' 	Black/Plastic 	Smoke tint 	Chrome 	PR5 	None 	Malaysia	Employee OnlyVery Rare	
==Gallery==
2003_040_First_Editions_28-42_HKS_Altezza.jpg|2003 040 First Editions 28/42 HKS Altezza
IMG_9420.JPG
IMG_9419 - copia.JPG
IMG_9415 - copia.JPG
IMG_9414 - copia.JPG
IMG_9411 - copia.JPG
IMG_9405 - copia.JPG
040 HKS Altezza.jpg
Category:2003 First Editions
Category:2003 Hot Wheels
Category:Dwayne Vance Designs
Category:Toyota Cars
Category:Japanese Vehicles
Category:'Tooned Cars
Category:Licensed Hot Wheels
Category:JDM Cars
Category:Right-Hand Drive Cars
Category:Cars with Externally-Mounted Turbochargers
Category:Discontinued Vehicles
Category:2000s
Category:1:64
Category:Coupes
Category:Model Shop Employee Holiday Releases
Category:Four/Five-door Vehicles