American Pinball’s Hot Wheels, released in 2020 and designed by Joe Balcer, races the iconic die-cast toy brand onto the playfield with all the orange-track nostalgia fans grew up with. It’s a high-energy table whose showpiece is a vertical up-kicker that propels the ball into an aerial looped track, joined by a grabbing-and-accelerating magnet, twin spinning targets, and a wall of fifteen standup targets — pure horsepower in pinball form.

The scoring revolves around revving up. Shooting the RPM targets climbs your tachometer toward Red Line Mania, after which your playfield scoring is multiplied for the rest of the game — a powerful payoff worth building toward. The Build Track shots advance toward a lock and, ultimately, multiball, and the Build Track itself can be backhanded for a player who likes precision. Spelling BATTLE lights a battle mode, started at the right scoop, with the flexibility to swap your selected battle by hitting any battle target before you commit.

Bright, fast, and friendly, Hot Wheels is a great example of American Pinball’s modern craftsmanship — approachable enough for a casual blast around the track, with the Red Line Mania multiplier and battle modes giving dedicated players plenty to chase. For collectors who love a high-octane theme and a clean, rewarding ruleset, it’s a turbocharged good time.