Wheel types (by type)

To View the original Wheel Type page click HERE. Mattel has released many different wheel styles for Hot Wheels cars. This is a list of all types used between 1968 and present.
==Redline Wheels and Basic Wheels==
Image	Letter Code	Type 	Years Used 	Notes
 	RL 	Redline/Red Stripe (Type 1) 	1968 - 1977 	Used on all cars from 1968 - 1972 and on a few cars between 1973 and 1977
 	RLBW 	Redline Black Wall/Redline (Type 2)	1973 - 1977 	Used on most cars from 1973 - 1976, and on some in 1977
 	RL4 	Neo Classic Redline (Type 4) 	2002 - present	Used on Limited-Edition cars from HotWheelsCollectors.com
 	BW 	Basic Wheel/Black Wall 	1977 - present	Used on most cars from 1977-1980
 	WW 	White Wall 	1983 - present	Same hub as BW and RL Type 2
==Modern Mainline Wheels==
Image	Letter Code 	Type 	Years Used 	Notes
 	GHO or HO 	Gold Hot Ones or Hot Ones 	1980 - present	Used thinner axles like the Type 1 Redlines; Gold Chrome
 	SHO or CHO 	Silver Hot Ones or Chrome Hot Ones 	1980 - present	Unlike original Hot Ones, these were regular Silver Chrome
 	UH 	Ultra Hot 	1984 - 1995 	Originally for the Ultra Hots series in the mid-80's, but later used on other cars until 1995
 	3SP 	3 Spoke 	1995 - 2008 	Last normal release was in 2008 on various Speed Racer models.
 	5SP 	5 Spoke 	1995 - present	
 	7SP 	7 Spoke 	1995-present 	
 	BlackGYE7SP 	Black 7 Spoke Wheels w/Goodyear lettering 	1995 - present	
 	LW / WSP 	Lace Wheels (LW) or Wire Spoke (WSP) 	1996-present 	
 	5DOT 	5 Dot or 5 Hole 	1996 - 2008 	
 	SB / DW / TB/ WV	Saw Blade, Directional Wheel, Tri-Blade, Wave Wheel	1996-present 	Also called Directional Wheel (DW), Wave Wheel (WV), or Tri-Blade (TB). The DW & WV references are old but were well known 1st was Scooter1's Hot Wheels Wheel Chart. The 2nd Paul M. Provencher his Die Cast Pro Hot Wheels - The Definitive Wheel Chart http://whitemetal.com/ppro/wheelweb/main.htm The TB reference I remembered was from http://www.hotwheelscollectors.com.
 	RL5SP 	Redline 5 Spoke Wheels 	1997 - present	
 	PR5 	PR5 	2000 - present	Named after Phil Riehlman
 	SK5 	Skinny Wheel 	2002-present 	
 	Y5 	'Y' 5 Spoke Wheel 	2002 - present	
 	10SP 	10 Spoke 	2003 - present	
 	FTE 	Faster Than Ever 	2005-present 	Cars with this wheel have special nickel-plated axles which reduce friction and increase the car's speed. Always a "bronze" color
 	OH5 / OH5SP 	Open Hole 5-Spoke 	2005 - present	Same style as FTE, but uses normal axle and comes in silver, gold and many other colors
100px	MC5 (Muscle) 	Muscle Car 5-Spoke 	2010 - Present	
100px	J5 	Japan/Japanese 5 Spoke 	2010 - Present	
 	SK5SP 	Skinny Wheel 5SP 	2015 - Present	Used on the 2015 Pedal Driver.
 	RA6 	Ryu Asada 6-Spokes 	2016 - present	First Used on the 2017 El Viento.
 	DD8 	Deep-Dish 8 Spoke 	2017 - present	First Used on the Nissan Fairlady 2000
 	Skull 	Skull 	2017 - present	First used in specialty Halloween series
100px	HW50 	Hot Wheels 50 / HW50 Race Team (Anniversary) 	2018 	Currently exclusive for the Hot Wheels Racing Team Series commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Hot Wheels.
 	AeroDisc 	Aero Disc 	2018-present 	First Used on the Honda City Turbo II
 	FC3 	Fraser Campbell 3-Spoke 	2022-present 	First used on the Nissan Maxima Drift Car
 	MicroFC3 	Mini Fraser Campbell 3-Spoke 	2023-present 	First used on the '73 Honda Civic Custom
 	E10SP 	Exotic 10-Spoke 	2023-present 	First used on the Celero GT
 	L4 	L4 	2023-present 	First used on the Alfa Romeo GTV6 3.0
==Off-Road Wheels==
Image	Letter Code 	Type 	Years Used 	Notes
 	CT 	Construction Tire 	1980 - present	Chrome face
 	CTS 	Construction Tire Spoke(Type 2) 	1985 - present	8-Spoke chrome construction wheels
 	ORCT 	Off-Road Construction Tire 	1985 - present	8-Spoke chrome construction wheels with a highly-ridged tire
 	ORCCT 	Off Road Corgi Construction Tire 	1994 - 1997 	Used on old Corgi castings
 	CORCT 	Connected Off Road Construction Tire 	1994 - 1997 	Used on old Corgi castings and in the 1997 Action Packs line
 	ORSB / SBCT / ORDW	Off Road Saw Blade / Saw Blade Construction Tire / Off Road Directional Wheel	1996 - present	The SBCT reference was found on southtexasdiecast.com describing the tire on the 2001 Gulch Stepper (Final Run). A better example of the SBCT is on the 2000 Hot Wheels #111 Wheel Loader--a saw blade mounted on an official construction vehicle. However, by inspection, the ORSB and SBCT appear to be the same tire. The SBCT may just be the ORSB applied to construction vehicles.
Also called Directional Wheel (DW), Wave Wheel (WV), or Tri-Blade (TB). The DW & WV references are old but were well known 1st was Scooter1's Hot Wheels Wheel Chart and the 2nd Paul M. Provencher his Die Cast Pro Hot Wheels - The Definitive Wheel Chart http://whitemetal.com/ppro/wheelweb/main.htm The TB reference I remembered was hotwheelscollectors.com (Rugged Triblade)
 	OR5SP 	Off Road 5 Spoke 	2002 - present	
 	RF 	Ringed Flower 	2010 	Only used on Bucket O' Speed
 	RG 	Ringed Gear 	2010 	Only used on Bucket O' Speed
 	BLOR 	Bedlock Off-Road 	2015 - present	Used on Hot Trucks Series Toyota Baja Truck
 	BAJA5 	Baja 5-Spoke 	2019-present 	First used on 2-Tuff
==Real Riders==
Image	Letter Code	Type 	Years Used 	Notes
 	RR 	Real Riders 	1983 - Present	Came with Gray, White, Red, Yellow or Orange hubs. Gray and White sometimes had "Goodyear" printed on the tires. The original Real Riders wheels are often referred to as "Turbine Real Riders" in recent years due to the vast variety of different styles of Real Riders now
 	ORRR 	Off Road Real Riders 	1983 - Present	Came with Gray or White hubs with "Goodyear" printed on tires
 	DDRR 	Deep Dish Real Riders 	1992 - present	Usually in Chrome and often referred to as CDDRR. Used on most Treasure Hunts.
 	RT 	Race Car Tires 	1992 - present	Similar to RR, but with different hub. Came with or without red or white stripe
 	RREURO 	Real Rider European 	1998 - present	Similar to later D7RR but features a thicker rim and 10 spokes; initially used to represent a Champ Car/IndyCar wheel
 	RR5SP 	5 Spoke Mag-Style Real Riders 	2002 - present	
 	RRMAG 	Mag-Style Real Riders 	2002 - present	Very Similar to RRPrf, Identifiable by 3 step outer rim
 	RR6SP 	6 Spoke Real Riders 	2002 - present	
 	RRPrf 	Preferred Series Real Riders 	2002 - present	Very Similar to RRMAG, Identifiable by single deep dish rim, and presence of 5 lug nuts
 	RRBNG 	BNG Real Rider 	2003 - present	
100px	LW5 	Larry Wood 5 Spoke 	2009 - present	
 	RRDragS 	Real Rider Drag Slick 	2009 - present	First used in the Dragstrip Demons Series
 	Mini RR5SP 	Mini Real Rider 5 Spoke 	2009 - present	First used in the Dragstrip Demons Series
 	DSD12SP 	Dragstrip Demon 12SP 	2009 - present	First used in the Dragstrip Demons Series
 	D7RR 	Double 7-Spoke Real Rider 	2009 - present	First used on IZOD IndyCar models
100px	RRDragD 	Real Rider Drag Dish 	2010 - Present	First used as the Rear Wheels on several castings in the Dragstrip Demons Series.
100px	RRE 	Real Rider Exotic 	2010 - Present	Similiar to a PC5 wheel in appearence, With a real rider tire.
 	DISH 	Dish 	2010 - Present	Also called Moon Disc or MD
 	RRSteelie 	Real Riders Steelie 	2010 - Present	
100px	RR10SP 	Real Rider GT 	2011 - Present	
 	RR8SP 	Real Riders 8 Spoke 	2011 - present	First used on Vintage Racing models
 	ORRR5SP 	Off-Road 5-Spoke Real Rider 	2013 - present	Debuted on the 2013 Super Treasure Hunt '10 Toyota Tundra
 	ORRRPrf 	Off-Road Preferred Real Rider 	2013 - present	Debuted on the 2013 Hot Wheels Boulevard '88 Jeep Wagoneer
 	WWSRR 	White Wall Slotted Real Riders 	2014 - present	Used on the Ford Super De Luxe from the Retro Entertainment Series (Back to the Future)
 	ORDDRR 	Off-Road Deep-Dish Real Riders 	2014 - present	Used on Texas Drive 'Em Pop Culture: General Mills
 	C4SPRR 	Chrome Classic 4-Spoke Real Rider 	2016 - present	First used on the Car Culture (Japan Historics) series.
 	RRMC 	Real Riders Modern Concave wheels (chrome hubs)	2016 - present	First used on the Car Culture (Euro Style) series.
 	MiniC4SP 	Mini Classic 4-Spoke 	2017 - present	Used on the '60s Fiat 500D Modificado from the Car Culture (Air-cooled) series.Mini version of the C4SPRR.
 	RRA 	Real Rider Aero 	2017 - present	Used on the Porsche 962 from the Car Culture: Race Day series.
 	RRF52T 	Real Rider Fifteen52 Turbomac 	2018 - present	Used on the Volkswagen Transporter T1 Pickup from the Team Transport Series
 	RRF52O 	Real Rider Fifteen52 Outlaw 	2018 - present	First used on the Porsche 356 Speedster from the Team Transport
100px	RR6SPM 	Gold Real Rider 6 Spoke Mag 	2018 - present	First used on the Nissan Silvia (S15) in the Retro Entertainment: Forza
 	ORRR6SPM 	Off-Road Real Rider 6 Spoke Mag 	2018 - present	First used on the Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 1300 from Pop Culture
 	RR8DOT 	Real Riders 8 Dot 	2019 - present	First used in the Fast & Furious Premium Series
100px	RRMUSCLE 	Real Riders Muscle 	2019 - present	First used on the RLC '69 Chevy C-10
 	RR5SPM 	Real Riders 5-Spoke Modern 	2020 - present	First used on the Ford RS 200
 	RR10SPM 	Real Riders 10-Spoke Modern 	2020 - present	First used on the BMW M3 E46
 	MiniRR6SPM 	Mini Real Rider 6-Spoke Modern 	2021 - present	First used on the 2021 Initial D Promotional Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno
 	RRLACE 	Chrome and Gold Real Rider Lace 	2021 - present	First used on the 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS Lowrider from the 2021 RLC Exclusives.
 	MiniRR5SPM 	Mini Real Rider 5 Spoke Modern 	2022 - present	First used on the 2022 Boulevard Nissan Laurel 2000 SGX
 	RRBL10SP 	Real Riders Beadlock 10-Spoke 	2022 – Present	First used on the '21 Ford Bronco Wildtrak
==Specialty Wheels==
Image	Letter Code	Type 	Years Used 	Notes
 	8SP 	8 Spoke 	1979 - 1981 	Used on Hot Wheels Scorchers
 	MC1 	Micro Caster 1 	1980 - present	First used on Tricar X8
 	GY5DOT 	Goodyear 5-Dot Wheels 	1983 	Used on Shift Kickers.
 	MW 	Micro Wheel 	 	These are the tiny rollers used in Military-themed vehicles
 	XV 	X-V Racers Wheel 	1986 - 1987 	Used on X-V Racers.
 	TW 	Turbo Wheels 	1989 - 1991 	Used for California Customs series
 	PCW / PCOM 	Power Command 	1990 	
 	LTI1 	Lionel Trains Inc. (Type 1) 	1990 	Designed by Lionel Trains, Incorporated (today Lionel, LLC). Used only on Flippers models.
 	LTI2 	Lionel Trains Inc. (Type 2) 	1990 - 1991 	Designed by Lionel Trains, Incorporated (today Lionel, LLC). Used only on Flippers models.
 	PC5 	5 Spoke Pro-Circuit 	1992 - present	Used on Pro-Circuit cars
 	PC6 	6 Spoke Pro-Circuit 	1992 - present	Used on Pro-Circuit Indy cars
 	LIW 	Lime Wheel 	1992 - 1993 	Used on only two cars, the 1992 Miata and the 1993 BMW 850i
 	SCW 	Screamin' Wheels 	1993 - present	Only used on set cars. Treads make "screaming" sound when running down track
 	MGW 	Micro Gear 	1993 - 2002 	
 	CR1 	Construction Rollers (Type 1) 	 	
 	CR2 	Construction Rollers (Type 2) 	 	Used on the CAT Bulldozer
 	CCT 	Corgi Construction Tire 	1994 - 1997 	Used on old Corgi castings
 	CCR 	Corgi Construction Roller 	1994 - 1997 	Used on old Corgi castings
 	Corgi1 	Corgi (Type 1) 	1994 - 1997 	Used on old Corgi castings
 	Corgi2 	Corgi (Type 2) 	1994 - 1997 	Used on old Corgi castings
 	Corgi3 	Corgi (Type 3) 	1994 - 1997 	Used on oldCorgi castings
 	Corgi4 	Corgi (Type 4) 	1994 - 1997 	
 	Corgi5 	Corgi (Type 5) 	1994 - 1997 	Used on old Corgi castings
 	GYE10SP 	Goodyear Eagle 10-Spoke Tires 	 	Comes with or without lettering
 	HH 	Hot Hubs 	1995 	Used for Hot Hubs line
 	POW 	Progressive Oval Wheel 	1995 	Only used on one car in the mainline, the Suzuki QuadRacer. Wheel was used on some cars for the Top Speed launcher cars as well.
 	10DOT 	10-Dot 	1996 - Present	Used on Volkswagen Drag Bus
 	MXV 	Motorized X-V Racers Wheel 	1996 - 2000 	Used on Motorized X-V Racers; available in a wide variety of rim styles.
 	F1 	Formula 1 Wheels 	1998 - 1999 	Used as front & rear wheels of McLaren Mercedes MP4-13 & McLaren Mercedes MP4-14
 	MJW 	Monster Jam Wheel 	2000 - 2018 	Used on several vehicles from Monster Jam series, in wide range of colors.
 	GW1 	Golden Wheel (Type 1) 	2000 	Used on first year Red Rooster promo cars
 	GW2 	Golden Wheel (Type 2) 	2000 	Used on first year Red Rooster promo cars
 	Micro5SP 	Micro 5SP (Black Hub) 	2001 - present	Replaced MGW
 	Micro5SP 	Micro 5SP (Gray Hub) 	2001 - present	Replaced MGW
 	MCT1 	Maisto/MC Toy (Type 1) 	2001 	Used on second year Red Rooster promo cars
 	MCT2 	Maisto/MC Toy (Type 2) 	2001 	Used on second year Red Rooster promo cars
 	MCT3 	Maisto/MC Toy (Type 3) 	2001 	Used on second year Red Rooster promo cars
 	MCT4 	Maisto/MC Toy (Type 4) 	2001 	Used on second year Red Rooster promo cars
 	MCT5 	Maisto/MC Toy (Type 5) 	2001 	Used on second year Red Rooster promo cars
 	HF5 	5 spokeno axe role 	2003 	Used on 35th Anniversary Deora II and some of Hall of Fame series.
 	CM5 	Co-Molded Wheel or CoMo 	2003 - 2005 	First used on Highway 35 cars
 	CoMo 	Co-Molded Wheel 	2003 - 2006 	
 	BLING 	Blings Wheel 	2004 - present	Used mainly on Blings models
 	5SP BLING 	5 Spoke Blings 	2004 - present	
 	6SP BLING 	6 Spoke Blings 	2004 - present	
 	TD BLING 	Tear Drop Blings 	2004 - present	Whips Series West Coast Customs - (New School) Mercedes SL55 and (Team Baurtwell) '69 Dodge Charger
 	10SPBLING 	10 Spoke Blings 	2004 - present	
 	FFRBW 	Formula Fuelers Racing Bike Wheel	2004 - 2005 	Used only on the Formula Fuelers Superbike
 	FFMCW 	Formula Fuelers Motorcycle Wheel 	2005 	Used only on the Formula Fuelers Blast Lane
 	FFORW 	Formula Fuelers Racing Bike Wheel	2005 	Used only on the Formula Fuelers: Stunt Vehicles
 	TT 	Torque-Thrust 	2005 Only (?) 	
 	CM6 	Co-Molded 6-Spoke or A6SP 	2005 - 2011 	First used on AcceleRacers cars
 	SS5SP 	Street Show 5 Spoke 	2007 - present	
 	SSO5SP 	Street Show Open 5 Spoke 	2007 - present	
 	CCRR 	Custom Classics Real Riders 	2007 - 2008 	Used on Custom Classics vehicles.
 	5SP (1:87) 	1:87 5-Spoke 	2007 - 2009 	Used for the Hot Wheels 1:87 Scale Series
 	Y8 	Y 8-Spoke 	2007 - 2009 	Used for the Hot Wheels 1:87 Scale Series.
 	5DOT (1:87)	1:87 5 Dot or 1:87 5 Hole 	2008 	Used for the Speed Racer 1:87 Scale Series
 	6DOT (1:87)	1:87 6 Dot or 1:87 6 Hole 	2008 	Used for the Speed Racer 1:87 Scale Series
 	RPR5 	Rumblers Phil Riehlman 5-Spoke 	2008 	Only used on the Rumblers model Light Rider.
 	R5SP 	Rumblers 5-Spoke 	2008 	Only used on the Rumblers model Siren Blaster.
 	R10SP 	Rumblers 10-Spoke 	2008 	Only used on the Rumblers model Night Storm.
 	RBLING 	Rumblers Bling 	2008 	Only used on the Rumblers model Sonic Surfer.
 	10SP (1:87)	1:87 10-Spoke 	2009 	Used for the Hot Wheels 1:87 Scale Series
 	RU6SP 	Rev-Ups 6 Spoke 	2010 only 	Used only on the Rev-Ups series, based on CM6 .
 	RUOR6SP 	Rev-Ups Offroad 6 Spoke 	2010 only 	Used only on the Rev-Ups series, based on OR6SP.
 	RTW 	Rapid Transit Wheel 	2011 - present	Used on Rapid Transit vehicles
 	GMPB 	General Mills Pull-Back 	2011 	This wheel type was only used on samples from the 2011 General Mills Pull-Backs series. Rear wheel (bottom image) is connected to internal Pull-Back motor assembly within the castings.
 	APP1 	Apptivity Type 1 	2012 	Exclusive to the 1/64 scale castings from the Hot Wheels Apptivity line.
 	APP2 	Apptivity Type 2 	2012 	Exclusive to the 1/64 scale castings from the Hot Wheels Apptivity line.
 	RSW 	Retro Slot Wheels 	2013 - present	First used on Cool Classics
 	MMW 	Mutant Machines Wheel 	2014 	A small wheel located in the middle of the Mutant Machines cars.
 	SS 	Split Speeders Wheel 	2016 - 2017 	A small wheel used on Split Speeders cars.
 	AT4SP 	All-Terrain 4-Spoke 	2017 - present	Used on the BB-8 from the Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars series.
 	AT5SP 	All-Terrain 5-Spoke 	2017 - present	Used on the Darth Vader from the Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars series.
 	AT16SP 	All-Terrain 16-Spoke 	2017 - present	Used on the Stormtrooper from the Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars series.
 	ATRA 	All-Terrain Rebel Alliance 	2017 - present	Used on the Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars All-Terrain Character Cars series.
 	MT5SP 	Monster Truck 5-Spoke 	2018 - present	Used Hot Wheels Monster Trucks series
 	WTC 	Wooden Track Car 	2019 only 	Used only on cars from the Wooden Track Car line. Designed by MCGroup.
 	BTTFRW 	Back To The Future Railroad Wheel	2019 - present	First used on the Back to the Future - 1955
 	MK4S 	Mario Kart 4 Spoke 	2019 - present	Used only on Mario Kart series.
 	MKHub 	Mario Kart Hub 	2019 - present	Used only on Mario Kart series.
 	ID 	ID Wheel 	2019 - 2022 	Used on most Hot Wheels id cars
 	ORID 	Off-Road ID Wheel 	2019 - present	Used on some Hot Wheels id cars
 	MTMAG 	Monster Truck Mag-Style 	2020 - present	Used on Hot Wheels Monster Trucks series
 	ID2 	ID Type 2 	2021 - 2022 	Used on some Series 2 Hot Wheels id cars
 	MTSTAR 	Monster Truck Star Wheel 	2021 - present	First used on Podium Crasher
 	MT8DOT 	Monster Truck 8 Dot 	2022 - present	First used on the 2022 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Night Shifter
 	MT6SP 	Monster Truck 6-Spoke 	2022 - present	First used on the 2022 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Rodger Dodger
 	NS6 	Neon Speeders 6-Spoke 	2023 - present	First used on the Neon Speeders line
 	MM5 	Modern Muscle 5-Spoke 	2024 - present	Used on various Themed Assortment vehicles
 	S5 	Star 5-Spoke 	2024 - present	Used on various Themed Assortment vehicles
 	C5 	Cast 5-Spoke 	2024 - present	Used on various Themed Assortment vehicles
 	5HD 	5 Hole Disc 	2024 - present	Used on various Themed Assortment vehicles
 	ORST 	Off-Road Steelie 	2024 - present	Used on various Themed Assortment vehicles
 	P4 	Plus 4-Spoke 	2024 - present	Used on various Themed Assortment vehicles
==Motorcycle Wheels==
Image	Letter Code	Type 	Years Used 	Notes
 	RWSP 	RRRumblers Wirespoke Wheel 	1971 - 1975 	First used on RRRumblers models, later used on Chopcycles and other motorcycle castings
 	MC3 	Motorcycle 3-Spoke 	1997 - Present	First used on Scorchin' Scooter
 	MC5 	Motorcycle 5-Spoke 	2005 - Present	First used on Airy 8, used mainly on chopper-style bikes
 	MC8DOT 	Motorcycle 8 Dot Wheel 	2005 - 2012 	Used only on Airy 8
 	ORMC 	Off-Road Motorcycle 	2007 - present	First used on Wastelander
 	RRMC5 	Real Riders Motorcycle 5-Spoke 	2009 - 2015 	First used on the Hammer Sled
 	MCPR5 	Motorcycle Phil Riehlman 5-Spoke 	2010 - 2016 	Used on some Ducati bikes
 	MotoWSP 	Clear & Black Motorcycle Wirespoke	2016 	Used only on Ecto-2
 	MCCR 	Motorcycle Café Racer 	2023 - Present	First used on the Honda CB750 Café
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==References== 
*South Texas Diecast Wheel Guide
*Tomart's Price Guide to Hot Wheels Collectibles- 4th Edition by Michael Thomas Strauss
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