Racing Item No.: 20030806, 20030807
Cars
It has held the licenses for the CARS movies
The first two were released a few years ago: of course, the ever-popular hero Lightning McQueen; his rival on the racetrack back then was the Italian Francesco Bernoulli, styled after a Formula 1 car, and the German Max Schnell, modeled after a DTM racer. Then, at the beginning of the year, the neon version of this likable race car hit the market—this car is also from the second feature film.
With PIXAR Studios set to release the third feature film about the spirited NASCAR race car in theaters this year, CARRERA has once again decided to launch two 132-scale models this year. This time around (no surprise there), the cars are our title character Lightning McQueen, and, as the second model, the yellow NASCAR racer driven by the young engineer Cruz Ramirez, who is tasked with training our aging hero and teaching him the latest tricks from the racing circuit, since he’s slowly finding it harder and harder to keep up with the young, impetuous up-and-coming drivers. After all, he still hasn’t won the Piston Cup.
For the first time, we have two 1/132-scale cars here that can race directly against each other. Both have the same chassis, the same suspension dimensions, and even similar body styles, so their handling characteristics are roughly comparable. While the cars don’t fit the typical race car mold, they can definitely hold their own against vehicles from other racing series. Wide tires, a relatively short wheelbase, and a very wide chassis ensure acceptable performance. But what’s even more important to the target audience: thanks to the body’s construction—which uses fewer components—these cars are practically indestructible in the hands of kids! And now my son can finally hold his own against Dad’s beloved DTMs… Best
regards
, CoMod Lotus
