Our thoughts on the 2015 Hot Wheels Mainline, and we guess the remaining 8 Supers...

Have you geeked out as much as we have?

The 2015 Hot Wheels Mainline has been released, and we know a lot of you are diving in deep like it was a Supreme Court opinion, analyzing every detail.  Considering that is our job here at Lamley, we did as well.  (Like how we say it was because it is our job?  We geeked out as much as anyone.)

So, after looking at all 250 models, here is the list again, with our observations, good and bad, listed afterwards:

(And yeah, we eliminated the segments.  We don't care about the segments.)

2015 Hot Wheels Mainline

1. Speed Dozer™
2. Turbine Time™ (New Model)
3. Cool-One® 
4. Chill Mill™ (New Model) 
5. Backdrafter™ (New Model) 
6. So Plowed™  
7. Fast Gassin® 
8. Cockney Cab™ II  
9. Mig Rig® 
10. Street Cleaver® 
11. ’10 Ford Shelby GT500™ 
12. ’09 Corvette® ZR1™ 
13. Great Gatspeed™ (New Model)
14. D-Muscle™ (New Model) 
15. ’71 Buick® Riviera™ 
16. ’83 Chevy® Silverado™ 
17. Honda S2000 
18. ’71 El Camino™ 
19. ’69 Dodge Charger 500 (New Model)
20. Custom ’77 Dodge Van 
21. Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano 
22. Super Volt (New Model)
23. Lamborghini Urus (New Model) 
24. BMW M4 (New Model) 
25. Cadillac® Elmiraj™ (New Model)
26. Volkswagen Beetle 
27. ’67 Austin Mini Van 
28. Hiway Hauler® 2 
29. Bread Box® 
30. Mad Manga® 
31. Preying Menace™ 
32. Scorpedo® 
33. Eevil Weevil® 
34. Tomb Up® 
35. Knight Draggin'™ 
36. Bad Ratitude™  
37. Super Stinger® 
38. Piranha Terror® 
39. Sharkruiser® 
40. Steer Clear™ (New Model)
41. Name TBD (New Model)
42. 4Ward Speed® 
43. U.S.S. Enterprise™ NCC-1701
44. RocketFire® 
45. Name TBD (New Model)
46. Rescue Duty® 
47. Combat Medic® 
48. Canyon Carver® 
49. Ford Mustang GT Concept 
50. Fiat 500 
51. 5 Alarm 
52. Propper Chopper® 
53. H2GO 
54. Speed Trap® 
55. Super Van 
56. The Simpsons Family Car (New Model)
57. THE JETSONS Capsule Car 
58. The Homer 
59. Snoopy 
60. Name TBD (New Model)
61. BATMAN™: Arkham Knight Batmobile (New Model)
62. Batmobile™ 
63. Batmobile™ 
64. Arkham Asylum Batmobile 
65. Batman Live! Batmobile 
66. MR11 
67. Torque Twister™ 
68. Tee’d Off 2™(New Model)
69. Fast FeLion® 
70. Muscle Tone® 
71. Surf Crate 
72. Custom ’62 Chevy® 
73. Kool Kombi 
74. Pedal Driver™ (New Model)
75. Loopster™ (New Model)
76. Fast 4wd 
77. ’08 Lancer Evolution 
78. ’12 Ford Fiesta 
79. Off Track® 
80. Morris Mini 
81. HW450F® 
82. Harley-Davidson Fat Boy® 
83. Street Stealth™ (New Model)
84. Sand Stinger®  
85. Tred Shredder™ 
86. Sting Rod™ II 
87. Invader® 
88. Bad Mudder® 2 
89. Enforcer®  
90. The Haulinator™ (New Model)
91. Cloud Cutter® 
92. Mad Propz® 
93. Fast Fortress® 
94. Sky Knife® 
95. Jet Threat® 4.0 
96. Rip Rod® 
97. Mountain Mauler® 
98. Hot Wheels® Ford Transit Connect 
99. Team Hot Wheels® Corkscrew Buggy 
100. Bull Whip™ (New Model)
101. Jeep® CJ-7 
102. Land Crusher™
103. Hover Storm™ (New Model)
104. Aero Pod™ (New Model) 
105. Humvee® 
106. Tread Air® 
107. RD-02® 
108. Rockster® 
109. Ice Shredder™ (New Model)
110. Snow Stormer™ (New Model)
111. Quicksand™
112. Project Speeder™ 
113. Mad Splash® 
114. Carbonic™ 
115. HW Poppa Wheelie™ 
116. Off-Duty® 
117. Diesel Duty® 
118. Monster Dairy Delivery® 
119. ’15 Ford F-150 (New Model)
120. Toyota Off Road 
121. Custom Ford Bronco 
122. ’68 El Camino™ 
123. Subaru Brat 
124. Volkswagen Caddy (New Model)
125. Datsun 620
126. Let's GO™ 
127. ’13 COPO Camaro® 
128. The Vanster® 
129. Rrroadster 
130. GT Hunter™ (New Model)
131. C6 Corvette® 
132. Circle Trucker® 
133. Lancia Stratos 
134. Prototype H-24® 
135. Winning Formula™ (New Model)
136. Hi-Tech Missile® 
137. Clear Speeder™
138. Paradigm Shift® 
139. Nerve Hammer® 
140. ’69 Chevelle® 
141. What-4-2® 
142. Bullet Proof® 
143. Vandetta® 
144. Scion xB 
145. X-Steam™ (New Model)
146. BMW E36 M3 Race 
147. Bully Goat™ 
148. Super Blitzen® 
149. Aston Martin Vantage GT3 (New Model)
150. SRT Viper GTS-R (New Model)
151. Mastretta MXR 
152. Fig Rig® 
153. Nitro Tailgater™ (New Model)
154. Custom ’15 Ford Mustang (New Model) 
155. Corvette® C7.R (New Model)
156. High Voltage®
157. Battle Spec® 
158. RD-08® 
159. Bye Focal® II 
160. RD-06™ 
161. Carbide® 
162. Chicane® 
163. Iridium™ 
164. Salt Shaker® 
165. RD-03® 
166. Racing Rig 
167. Maximum Leeway® 
168. 16 Angels™ 
169. Bedlam™ 
170. Epic Fast™ (New Model)
171. Power Pistons® 
172. Pharodox® 
173. Rogue Hog™ 
174. Speedbox® 
175. Time Tracker® 
176. Twinduction® 
177. Two Timer™ 
178. Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept 
179. Corvette® Grand Sport™ Roadster (New Model)
180. Speed Slayer™ (New Model)
181. ’68 Mercury Cougar 
182. Honda Racer™ 
183. Velocita 
184. DMC DeLorean™ 
185. Name TBD (New Model)
186. Porsche Panamera 
187. Fly-By™ 
188. Ferrari 599 XX 
189. Lamborghini Veneno 
190. BMW K 1300 R 
191. ’12 Acura NSX Concept 
192. Bentley Continental Supersports 
193. Mazda RX-7 
194. ’70 Chevy® Chevelle® 
195. ’69 Ford Mustang Boss 302 
196. Porsche 911 GT3 RS 
197. ’90 Honda Civic EF 
198. Lamborghini Sesto Elemento 
199. ’70 Plymouth AAR Cuda 
200. Power Surge™ (New Model)
201. Toyota Supra 
202. ’71 Datsun Bluebird 510 Wagon 
203. Ducati 1199 Panigale 
204. Ryura LX™ 
205. Name TBD (New Model)
206. ’74 Brazilian Dodge Charger 
207. ’55 Chevy® Bel Air® Gasser 
208. ’67 Chevy® C10 
209. Pass'n Gasser™  
210. ’71 HEMI® ’Cuda 
211. ’68 COPO Camaro® 
212. ’65 Ford Ranchero 
213. ’68 HEMI® Barracuda 
214. ’63 Studebaker Champ 
215. ’78 Dodge Li’l Red Express Truck 
216. Convertible ’14 Corvette® Stingray™ 
217. Tesla Model S (New Model)
218. ’90 Acura NSX (New Model)
219. Lotus Esprit S1 (New Model)
220. Porsche 934 Turbo RSR (New Model)
221. ’70 Ford Escort RS1600 (New Model)
222. Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 (New Model)
223. McLaren P1™(New Model)
224. Fast-Bed Hauler™ 
225. 8 Crate® 
226. ’68 Shelby GT500™ 
227. ’71 Dodge Challenger 
228. ’67 Pontiac® GTO® 
229. ’70 Plymouth Superbird 
230. ’86 Monte Carlo™ SS™ 
231. ’69 Chevelle® SS™ 396 
232. ’13 Hot Wheels® Chevy® Camaro® Special Edition 
233. ’14 Corvette® Stingray™ 
234. Dodge Challenger Concept
235. ’15 Dodge Challenger SRT (New Model)
236. Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR 
237. Scion FR-S 
238. Driftsta™(New Model)
239. Toyota AE-86 Corolla 
240. Custom ’12 Ford Mustang 
241. ’69 Camaro® 
242. ’65 Mustang 2+2 Fastback 
243. Datsun 240Z  
244. ’52 Chevy®  
245. Aston Martin 1963 DB5 
246. Camaro® Convertible Concept 
247. ’15 Ford Mustang GT 
248. Nissan 370Z 
249. Chevy® Silverado™ 
250. Aston Martin DBS

The 2015 Licensed New Models:

’69 Dodge Charger 500

Lamborghini Urus

BMW M4

Cadillac Elmiraj

The Simpsons Family Car

Batman Arkham Knight Batmobile

’15 Ford F-150

Volkswagen Caddy

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

SRT Viper GTS-R

Custom ’15 Ford Mustang

Corvette C7.R

Corvette Grand Sport Roadster

Tesla Model S

’90 Acura NSX

Lotus Esprit S1

’70 Ford Escort RS1600

Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4

McLaren P1

’15 Dodge Challenger SRT

Some New Model observations:

• No Camaro!
• A heavy dose of Mopar, which is refreshing.
• Only one Mustang!
• A heavy dose of European cars, which is refreshing.
• While we are very excited to see models like the Cadillac Elmiraj, Aston Martin Vantage GT3, Corvette C7.R, and Tesla Model S in the lineup, those are the types of models that Hot Wheels has messed up in the past with poorly-executed curves, disproportionate rear wheels, and that new-but-awful phenomenon, the up-sloped chin.  We already know the Viper has met the bad-chin fate.
• Only one Japanese car!  (More on that in a second.)
• No Ferraris!  Has that answered anyone's questions about the future of Ferrari at Mattel?
• We know we will be adding the Matchbox Tesla Model S to the collection.  We will see about the Hot Wheels version.
• We have to think the Escort will debut in blue with a white side stripe, a la the Escort Paul Walker drove in Fast & Furious 6.  We anticipate seeing the Retro Entertainment version soon after.
• The new model we expect to be our favorite when 2015 is over?  Is there any doubt?  The Acura NSX, which is a most-welcome addition, and we know it will be treated with much love by Mattel's resident Honda-head, Ryu Asada, who we have confirmed is designing it.  Cool to see it released the same year it will officially hit 25-year "Nostalgic" status.

Some observations about the entire 2015 lineup:

• 2014 was the year of JDM, and 2015 isn't too far behind.  We already discussed the NSX, plus the 510 Wagon is back, as is the 240Z, Toyota Supra, Honda S2K, Lancer Evo, Mazda RX-7, Mad Manga, AE86, and 1990 Honda Civic, as well as the happy mainline debut of the Subaru BRAT.  We are a bit sad to see the absence of any Nissan Skyline, the Toyota 2000GT and Celica.  (We do know the R34 will be in the Road Trippin' line.)
• The ratio of fantasy models to real licensed cars seems to be about the same.  No reason to complain about that.
• Among the licensed models, there seems to be a lot of collectors faves, most notably the '55 Gasser, 510 Wagon, '83 Silverado, Kool Kombi, Ferrari 599XX, '68 COPO Camaro, '65 Ranchero, '71 Challenger, and '70 Superbird.
• Lots of Mopar.
• There have been several differing opinions about the Ferrari license at Mattel.  This lineup can put any doubts to bed.  Only the 599 GTB and 599XX are in the lineup, no new castings, and nothing after the release of the 599XX in Batch D.  Plus, we have it on good authority the Ferrari license is in fact expired.  

Lastly, just for the hell of it, let us try to guess what the Super TH's will be this year.  We already know of these:

1. Kool Kombi
2. Rrroadster
3. Toyota AE86
4. Ferrari 599XX
5. '69 Mustang Boss 302
6. Custom '77 Dodge Van
7. Pass'n Gasser

So 8 more.  We will give 10 guesses.  Let's see how we do:

• Subaru Brat
• '65 Ford Ranchero
• '70 Plymouth Superbird
• '67 Chevy C10
• '63 Studebaker Champ
• Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
• '68 Shelby GT500
• DMC DeLorean
• Scion FR-S
• '71 HEMI Cuda

Anyone else want to guess?  Put your 10 guesses below, and we will see who does the best...