A couple of years ago, Hot Wheels released the 'Speed Blur' model, based on the real world autonomous racer, Roborace. Originally designed by industrial and film designer Daniel Simon, the car was intended to usher in a new kind of sport, A.I racing. Although the project hasn't amounted to much yet, the models themselves and the car design are singularly beautiful.
The initial release was a black and lemon yellow livery, which mirrored the production car. As is often the way with Hot Wheels, a series of different variations followed. On my recent foray for Redlines, I spotted the final two variations I was missing, the green body version above and the white/orange variant below.
This brings it to six variations in all. Daniel Simon explored the concept of futuristic racing in his wonderful book 'Timeless Racer', looking ahead a few years to 2027. It seems reality is still lagging behind the idea so far, but with advances in electric motors and A.I itself, who knows if his dreams will be realised in the next decade?
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