Rip Rod

## Stats

* Rare
* Legendary

The **Rip Rod** is one of the 65 playable vehicles in the base game of Hot Wheels Unleashed. It is both a fantasy model and real car, created primarily for the Team Hot Wheels movie, World's Best Driver. The casting is actually based on the *2022 Hot Wheels Unleashed 5-Pack*, as the game erroneously says that the die-cast model is from the 2021 Track Builder 5-Pack. The body and chassis are a lime green with black, white, and yellow patterns with a "4", yellow windows, orange tires with yellow painted 5 Spoke wheels.

It is one of the 20 Rare cars players are able to get in the game, and is upgradeable to Legendary for 500 Gears. This vehicle is also gifted to the player in a Reward Spot in City Rumble mode. After receiving it as a gifted vehicle, it cannot be sold or dismantled.

## Performance

For a buggy, the Rip Rod is pretty solid all-around. It's stats at Legendary are just like many other vehicles in the base game, but is a prime example of what the Mountain Mauler should've been. Unlike said vehicles, Rip Rod is better because of its Level 3 Charged Boost stat which gives it an edge on straighter tracks. The Handling stat, while it may look like it may be average, it is actually not as bad as the stat implies. It's great enough to get it around very curvy tracks, giving off it's solidity in racing. This makes the Rip Rod a decent Gift vehicle from City Rumble and is a safe upgrade to Legendary.

## How to Get

Obtain from Blind Box for 500 Coins, or if available, purchase in Limited Offers for 1200 Coins.

It is obtained as a Gift vehicle in City Rumble mode in a Reward Spot after completing the 'Hermes' event.

## In Other Games

While the Rip Rod has appeared in many other games outside the Hot Wheels series, it only has made an appearance in just one Hot Wheels game.

### World's Best Driver

The Rip Rod appears in Hot Wheels: World's Best Driver as part of the Red Team.

### Forza Horizon 3

The vehicle appears in Forza Horizon 3 as part of the Hot Wheels Expansion DLC along with Twin Mill and Bone Shaker.

### Asphalt 8

The Rip Rod makes another appearance in Asphalt 8: Airborne, part of the Hot Wheels Update alongside Twin Mill and Bone Shaker just like in Forza Horizon 3.

### Forza Motorsport 7

The Rip Rod makes its second appearance in the Forza series as part of the Hot Wheels Car Pack that can be downloaded for free. It comes with the Twin Mill and Bone Shaker like Forza Horizon 3 and Asphalt 8: Airborne, sporting a 50th Anniversary paintjob for each.

### Forza Horizon 4

The Rip Rod, unlike its previous iterations in the Forza series, was part of the 'Mitsubishi Returns!' update during the Summer Season and could only be obtained by completing Daily Challenges.

### Forza Horizon 5

Just like Forza Horizon 3, the Rip Rod makes an appearance in the Hot Wheels Expansion DLC. This time along with Twin Mill and Bone Shaker, it appears with the Deora II, Bad to the Blade, Baja Bone Shaker, and COPO Camaro. It is unlocked by completing 'Chapter 3: The Snake and The Mongoose'. It can also be given in a Wheelspin, or as a possible reward in Festival Playlists or in the Forzathon Shop.

## See Also

* Rip Rod on the Hot Wheels Wiki
* Rip Rod on the Forza Wiki
* Rip Rod on the Asphalt Wiki