We at JNC are proud to announce the next Hot Wheels car to bear our logo, the legendary R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R. This is the first casting beyond the chrome-bumper era to wear the mark, and we couldn’t think of a better car to represent the 80s and 90s era of JNCs.
The real R32 Skyline GT-R was a legend in its own time, an undefeated racing machine, a reignition of the original GT-R’s legacy, a darling of the tuner community, and a cultural shift that recognized Japan as an automotive superpower. Its charms are too many to enumerate here, but suffice it to say it is an icon.
As it happens, this isn’t even the first R32 casting Hot Wheels has created, making it one of the rare cars that the company has immortalized twice. The first debuted in 2002, designed by Alec Tam, whose father Paul brought to life many of the beloved Redline era cars like the Whip Creamer, Sweet 16, and Evil Weevil. It came out during the height of The Fast and The Furious tuner craze, kitted out with a chunky aero bits and equipped with a giant wing as was de rigueur then.
The current casting made its debut in 2019 in much more stock form. That has allowed Hot Wheels much more freedom to create versions like the HKS liveried version in the Car Culture Open Track series. We would be surprised if there weren’t other famous liveries in future releases. After all, the R32 Skyline GT-R is one of the most successful Japanese racers of all time, and there are many colorways to choose from.
For now, though, we are happy to say that the version with the modernized JNC logo will be finished in Godzilla’s most iconic color, Gunmetal Gray. Also, since this is such a special car, it should be no surprise that it will be offered as a Super Treasure Hunt variant, the very first of 2020. The regular will have a pearlescent gray finish with silver graphics and PR5 wheels. The Super Treasure Hunt seen here will feature Spectraflame gray paint, a nod to the original Redlines, gold graphics, and gold TE37-esque wheels.
We think the car turned out great, especially if the prototype seen here is any indication of what’s to come. It lands in the first assortment of 2020, which arrives in stores this fall. We’re fairly certain that this will be one of the hardest cars to find, so good luck out there!
For a list of JNC logo Hot Wheels, see the list below.
- Nissan Skyline GT-X hakosuka (2011, white/green with red JNC inkan)
- Mazda RX-7 (2012, black/gold/red with gold JNC inkan)
- Mazda RX-7 (2012, blue/white/orange with orange JNC inkan)
- Mazda RX-7 (2012, white/gold/red with red JNC inkan) — Kroger’s/Ralph’s exclusive
- Toyota AE86 Corolla (2013, black/white with black JNC inkan)
- Toyota AE86 Corolla (2013, white/black with black JNC inkan)
- Toyota Celica 1970 (2013, red/black with black JNC inkan)
- Mazda RX-7 (2013, silver/blue with blue JNC inkan) — Treasure Hunt
- Datsun 620 (2014, orange with black JNC inkan)
- Datsun 620 (2014, blue with black JNC inkan) — KDay exclusive
- Datsun 620 (2014, red with black JNC inkan)
- Datsun 510 wagon (2014, red/white with blue JNC inkan)
- Datsun 510 wagon (2014, dark spectraflame red/white with blue JNC inkan) — Super Treasure Hunt
- Datsun 240Z (2015, black/blue/gold with blue JNC inkan)
- Datsun 510 wagon (2015, yellow with dark blue JNC inkan)
- Datsun 240Z (2015, white/blue/red with blue JNC inkan)
- Datsun 510 wagon (2015, black with black JNC inkan) — KDay exclusive
- Nissan Fairlady Z (2016, blue/black with white JNC inkan)
- Nissan Skyline GT-X hakosuka (2016, white/blue with red JNC inkan) — Japan Historics
- Mazda RX-3 (2016, purple with red JNC inkan) — Japan Historics
- Datsun 510 wagon (2016, black with red JNC inkan) — Japan Historics
- Toyota 2000GT (2016, yellow/green with red JNC inkan) — Japan Historics
- Nissan Skyline GT-R kenmeri (2016, white/black with red JNC inkan) — Japan Historics
- Datsun 620 (2016, turquoise with gold JNC inkan) — Car Culture Trucks
- Nissan Fairlady 2000 (2017, yellow with maroon JNC inkan)
- Nissan Fairlady 2000 (2017, green with black JNC inkan)
- Datsun Bluebird 510 (2016, maroon/black with red JNC inkan) — Car Culture Track Day
- Datsun 620 (2017, white with blue/yellow GReddy livery Hand blue JNC inkan)
- Nissan Skyline GT-X hakosuka (2017, white/blue with red JNC inkan)
- Datsun 510 wagon (2017, blue/white/orange with blue JNC inkan)
- Nissan Fairlady Z (2017, black/red/”Advan” with white JNC inkan)
- Nissan Fairlady Z (2017, black/red/”Advan” with white JNC inkan) — Super Treasure Hunt
- Datsun 620 (white/blue/yellow/”GReddy” with blue inkan)
- Datsun 620 (black/blue/yellow/”GReddy” with silver inkan)
- Datsun 620 (green/black/ivory with black inkan)
- Datsun 620 (green/black/ivory with black inkan) – Super Treasure Hunt
- Datsun 620 (zamac/blue with blue inkan) – Walmart exclusive
- Datsun Bluebird 510 (silver/ghost stripes with white JNC logo) — Japan Historics 2
- Mazda RX-3 (orange with black JNC logo) — Japan Historics 2
- Nissan Fairlady Z (yellow with black JNC logo) — Japan Historics 2
- Nissan Laurel SGX C130 (green with white JNC logo) — Japan Historics 2
- Nissan Skyline C210 (purple with white JNC logo) — Japan Historics 2
I would like get one of these very much !!
That Nissan skyline GT-R R32 super treasure hunt is awesome.?I will be on the hunt for this one and I can’t wait to add this one to my hotwheels collection. ?
However…this isn’t the only Hot Wheels Nissan is unveiling right now……D21
Where can I get that one
Cool!!!