Photo: Benny Kirk/ autoevolution (Outer Image)/ Mattel Entertainment (Inner Image) The last time I played with a Hot Wheels set, the Hot Wheels: Acceleracers cartoon was still airing episodic ...

The game from the makers of Mario Kart Live lets you shrink down and race around your living room. I played Rift Rally and can testify that it's a lot of fun. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in ...

Although I tend to roll my eyes at toys that offer enhanced play through an app that adds virtual effects on a mobile device’s screen, I think that Velan Studios has come up with a convincing use case ...

Hot Wheels: Rift Rally is a new mixed reality game from Velan Studios, the creators of Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit. Like Nintendo’s 2020 title, you control a real RC car while your screen shows an ...

Hot Wheels Rift Rally is a good example of combining physical toys with a mixed-reality gameplay component done right, and it's fun for all ages. Hot Wheels has been a staple in the minds of children ...

The licensing agreement will see Nikko Toys bring out a range based on the motorsports team’s Ford Puma Hybrid Rally 1 car. Nikko Toys has announced a new licensing programme and deal with global ...

Ken Block unveiled his 1965 Ford Mustang Hoonicorn back in 2016. At launch, the model was powered by a 410-cubic-inch Roush Yates V-8 engine that could deliver 845 horsepower and 720 pound-feet of ...

You can buy all sorts of RC cars off the shelf, but doing so won’t teach you a whole lot. Alternatively, you could follow [TRDB]’s example, and design your own from scratch. The Lizard, as it is known ...

If you want to live out your Ken Block fantasy but your budget will barely cover the cost of a set of tires, you might want to consider an RC drift car instead. Drifting real cars is expensive and ...

The fastest ground vehicles on earth are not driven by their wheels but by an aircraft jet engine. At world record speeds, they run on an aerodynamic razor’s edge between downforce, which limits speed ...