Most of the fastest Hot Wheels cars are from the early 80's through the early 2000's. But that said, there have been fast cars released in recent years and that trend is gaining steam as more premium releases feature metal-based cars.  The list below are the fastest castings released from 2023-2025.  The top three performers are all 5-Star cars, meaning they have elite speed.

I have my eyes on a few others to test, so this will list should be updated in early 2026.
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Key notes/considerations:

• I race on a two-lane, 27 foot Magic Derby track (equivalent to about one-third of a mile).  The Derby track is 22% wider than a typical Hot Wheels orange track, allowing me to race more car sizes/scales. 
• I categorize my cars into speed tiers with 5-Stars being the best. The Top 100 consists of all my 5-Star performers, plus the top 4-Star cars. The 5-star performers all have times under 2.500 seconds. 
• I've applied graphite to the cars, which really brings out the speed potential for diecast.  

Please see information on the home page for more details on testing method, speed tiers and other details.  

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My fastest more recent release is a 5-Star car, the Custom Corvette Stingray Coupe from the Fast & Furious: Women of Fast series.  Relatively compact, but all-metal and with a low center of gravity.  I thought it would be fast, but had no idea it would perform this well. 

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Another 5-Star entry is the 57 gram Batmobile from the 2024 Batman series is my second fastest release.  

The third and last recent 5-Star car is the Pandem Subaru BRX is from a Japanese Car Culture Multipack set.  52.9 grams.

The Hi-Roller II (first car seen) is the fastest mainline I've come across in the last couple of years and is a 3-Star performer.  Comes in at just 35.8 grams.

Fastest Hot Wheels - 2023-2025 Releases