Hot Wheels - Nissan R390 GT1

This is an impressive new casting from Hot Wheels. It's impressive because it shows the connection between the folks at HW and Nissan, otherwise it would hard to figure out why they would choose such an obscure car to produce as a new casting. I

If you're not familar with the R390 GT1, here is why: It was designed primarily to gain a suitable racing entry in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1997 and 1998. It was built to race under the grand touring style rules, requiring a homologated road version to be built. Therefore, the R390 was built originally as road car, then a racing version of the car was developed afterwards.

Only one R390 road car was ever built and is stored at Nissan's Zama facility. The road car was claimed to be capable of attaining a top speed of 354 km/h (220 mph). However, this claim has never been proven. So there has to be a tight connection between HW and Nissan for this car to be produced. 

It is the only diecast version of this ultra rare Nissan that we are aware of in any scale! So, if you collect Nissan or Hot Wheels this is a wonderful addition for your collection (1:64 Scale)