The best part about these mid-premiums are the deco. They use tampos rather than those dot-matrix prints the full-premiums now have that look terrible. Just wish these were easier to find. Just like Boulevard because they’re Walmart only usually. And even when you do, the cases don’t even have all the models. Chase or not.

Tbh this tier actually my favorite so far, because you got better details than the basics but cost lower than the premiums (not to mention the print quality of the tampos are better than premiums). I'm glad that they produced more of them with metal base.

Honestly these are 1000 times better in quality then the premium decos that are being put out. Why is mattel cheaping out on livery print quality and pushing out terrible grainny garbage

Love the "Silver Series" line. The card art is nice, and the cars having front and back deco is awesome. However, they should have left the "Chase" car aspect to the premium line. Now it will be quite difficult for set builders to obtain a full set. All in all, great sets so far though.

They’re getting annoying with the whole chase thing honestly, literally every set has a chase now and that’s not including the cars that just become chases since everyone is hoarding them

I'm pretty new hot wheels collecting, but I'm honestly digging some of the mid-range, then premium sets they are releasing just because as someone else in the comments said, a-lot of main-lines are kid focused and its nice to have some more collector/adult focused.

I agree about those wheels, they look like what you get on the cheap Hot Wheels copies, Fuchs style are sweet though !

I've seen evidence of 5 of these "silver series" mixes hit Walmart in the span of a month and 3 days, and yet I've only been able to snag 1 or 2 from each. Here's a novel idea Mattel, how about making fewer different mixes a year and distributing greater quantities of each mix, so that fans of your product have half a chance of actually finding it.

I really like that this tier is organized now, even if the models themselves are inconsistent in terms of quality. I honestly am buying a couple of these sets just for the card art

Thanks for giving the official explanation. Ever since the $3 Volkswagen line came out last year i was confused about the direction. To clarify, the silver series gets more intricate wheels, more detailed liveries, sometimes metal bodies, and the clear coat is on top of the tampos. I'm all for it. Btw I love the avant wheels (looks like polestar), I almost bought it just for that. And I also found many many cases of the Porsche "6" packs with no chase.

The Basics line is more focusing to the childish market (With lines like Character Cars, Monster Trucks, Skate or Racerverse)

Considering there isn't anything really "special" about the chase cars why even have them? They are the same as the rest of the set so its just food for resale vultures.

The silver series is great but the assortments they come it is horrendous. The fact a few are overly available some come one per case and some barely even show up. Making it frustrating trying to collect the whole set. If i continues like that i certain will not be collecting that series. Not worth the time and effort to find

I like how people are having a hard time accepting that the 914 is a chase. I hate the mix of some being metal and some plastic bases. Wheel swap the metal and they are full premiums.

Great for wheel swaps

How about a little love for the 66'-67' Nova wagon, Hot Wheels?? C'mon! (yes I owned a 66' as a teenager)

These are the new Walmart logo wheels. They're on the Walmart specific sets. The negative space within the skinny spokes resembles the yellow "star" in the logo.

I’m glad that channels like this exist, because otherwise I would have zero idea that cars like this are being sold. I’ve never seen a single one of these in a store in my area. I suppose that shouldn’t be too surprising, because even restocking mainlines around here seems to almost never happen. It makes no sense given that I live in one of the largest metropolitan areas in California. I know there is demand here, btw, since the supply just dwindles down to almost literally nothing in some of these stores. I’m not sure if there is a supply chain problem, or if Hot Wheels just has something against Northern California.

It's beyond time that Hot Wheels did some Saab's!

Glad to hear found mine today thanks for confirmation

Ask your contact at Hot Wheels why they have not made a press report about new chases.

Hot Wagons been and gone twice in Australia. Vintage set is here but Australia didn’t get the Camaro chase car. The sets been here for weeks and not one sighting or report.

I love all of these series, they are killer awesome ! I have every set and two of some... Perfect Mattel !

6:48 It's listed as P4, or Plus 4-Spoke in the Hot Wheels fandom page.

That camaro would be the easiest chase I ever found then. 7-11 had 5 of those in one little sidekick. $6 each to. Bought a set

I find this " silver " labeling confusing and pointless. Because there is no standard to it. Some have matel bases, some dont. Some series have 5 cars, some 6. If you are going to create a new line or revamp an old one, you better have clear distinctions and standards for your costumers to understand and for you to follow.

Simply put, Mattel is majorly slacking on their consistency and their attention to detail on all the castings, mainline or premium.

The Gran Turismo series is also starting to arrive at Walmart stores in the US. No chase car in this set but I believe there is one Supra and one R35 GTR in each case and only those two have a metal base. The rest have plastic base.

Why is Mattel not being explicit about which car in the 6 car set is the chase? What's the logic behind it? How will we be able to tell a few years down the road which one was these chase? Any unique lettering/symbol on the card and/or car?

Love most of the silver series out. The cars are really nice picking some great molds. And the cards look really good. Chase's should go back to not being part of a numbered set otherwise we're going to run around with incomplete sets.

I like this new series.👍 I have some of those already in my hot wheels collection and other ones I'm on the hunt for and I can't wait to add all of those to my hot wheels collection.👍

Totally stoked !!! These are gonna be great for Downhill Diecast Racing

Thank you for sharing your information. I agree, some models aren't very good.

What stores will carry those 6 pack sets with the jdm cars like the Supra?

Mattel's distribution is so out of whack. Why can't these be evenly distributed to store across America, instead of having some stores getting tons of cases, while others never even see certain mixes, such as the F&F, we have not seen one single mix of them since 2020, it's aggravating, then recently New Jersey has been getting slammed with the new Porsche, Gran Turismo, and JDM sets, while my Walmart has literally only received 1 case of the JDM and maybe 2 cases of the Posrche set. We never see Zamacs, it's so unbalanced

I call those medium premium and most look really good, I actually found the Gran Tourismo set at Walmart this morning, I did not hear or see anything about these but, they are nice grabbed 2 sets $31.00 10 cars

So pretty much there three tier of hotwheels basics the themed sets and the premiums so now themes cars will have more stuff to them?

I heard the distribution of chases for the Porsche and the vintage set was horribly stuffed up, not a single Camaro or 914 chase has been found in Australia and we have multiple drops of both sets across the country

Im very excited for this series because of the potential they have to be customs with the extra tampos and metal chasis. aka DIY premiums

Where do you get the box sets?

1. These mid tier cars hit the sweet spot for me between quality and price. 2. I am not bothered about chases but having doubles or more of desirable models is such a good idea. There's a gran turismo case coming and the porsche looks superb. Makes complete sense to create 4 gt3s where as the 718 is very niche.

A rilley nice premiums cool af congratulations 👏😮

Actually think that wheel on the gt40 would look good on the jeep Cherokee trackhawk for the fast and furious sets prior

I want that Camero to finish my set so hart to find

I wish i could find these. Some of them are really nice! Too bad my walmarts have decieed that hot wheels are just not worth it 😐. Those fuchs style wheels remind me of the late 70s/early 80s pontiac wheels that came on a-bodies, grand prix, firebird, etc.

Haven’t found any of these in stores yet. Making most of these Walmart exclusives sucks, collectors clean out my local Walmart at 6 am and what’s left is stolen

Nice video!

Where to find the 6 piece with the brz ??

Hey John, as someone with your stature in the diecast community, please remind the Hotwheels people that in a time like now, producing and selling "premium" version of hotwheels SHOULD have perfect tampo printing to go with it ALWAYS...Its sooooooo frustrating spending $5 and up for "premium" stuff that have misaligned tampos/paint details....so much for quality control... Please make a video about this....

7-11 is charging $6 for the vintage racing series cars. I thought they were about three dollars and I went to buy two sets. When they rang up the total I was like: “excuse me!?” I put one set back.

Got all of these at walmart. The NSX card art is one of the best ive ever seen.

I’m amazed how quickly people tried to “Bud Light” you. 😅

Where can I get that parking lot pad?

In my opinion. I'm in to this Silver Series of Hot Wheels line, it kind of harkens back to the late 2000s and early 2010s "middle line" of series like the Ferrari Racer or the original Speed Machines. I don't mind about the silver and gold ranking stuff that they're doing here and I don't mind about going after chases either, although that 67 Camaro looks pretty sick. I have mixed opinions about the wheel designs though, like you said on those open holed 5-spoke wheels, they look cheap for the most part, and I agree on that, and some of the wheel designs are a bit over the top for me and it kinda needs a bit more sidewalls for the tires, akin to CM6 wheels. That being said, can't wait to see these things in stores. On a side note, this is what the revived Speed Machines should've been on the first place, not as part of the Car Culture line.

It's Black Flames baby!

How much do the Japan series cars cost in US ?

Those are great for wheel swaps

Here in Brazil this silver series is the best bang for your buck. But all sets are rare. Yesterday I found the full Porsche Set(with the Chase) at retail price(about 5 US dolllars each).When you find a Premium is about U$15 and the main line with all ugly and fake cars is about U$4, so this silver label to me is a no brainer. lol

The wagon series are a dollar more. That's great. The metal chassis needs to be common among all hotwheels please.

I just think they should pick a lane and drive in it with these. I have no problem with them setting a bit of a teir system up with basics, silver series, and premium. What I think is just that they should choose: 5 car sets or six? Metal base or no? Chase or no? I know you're supposedly only paying extra for the full deco, but I really like metal bases, and collecting full sets. So, I would appreciate if they gave all cars metal bases, or none.

sets i'm never gonna see in-store, but they are awesome nonetheless 😅😅

No more chases! It ruins it for the collector that can't afford exorbitant prices just to enjoy putting a set together.

What? The difference between premium and mainline?

The chases are going to ruin the silver tier as there will always be a missing car and those that want the set won't be able to complete it. At least Car Culture gives you the regular version of the chase.

The ones I found had plastic bases. I’m fine with plastic wheels and was hoping for metal bases.

I agree “silver series” is fine we don’t need to start labeling everything else gold/bronze etc smh 🤦🏻‍♂️ it’s already a lot

Premiums are so cheap in the US! They're 13 euros ($14) over here.

Must be true because 1 out of 3 Porsche series I opened had there was only 1 green and I thought exactly that,it was a flub

what about the new Gran Tourismo silver set, which car is the CHASE?

I love this mid grade theyre doing. Full deco and metal base make the $3 worth it. They remind me of how the 80s cars were only more realistic tampos

I’d rather Mattel made these sets consistent. Either go with metal chassis or don’t. I don’t mind either to be honest. Even with plastic ones I prefer them over premiums because I think the detailing is much nicer and more detailed.

As long as they aren't $20 and change then yes Iwill buy them.

Thanks for the info. I keep telling people ab9ut your info from Mattel but they swear u know nothing lol...😅

These cars will have metal bases up until they go into the mainline. Mattel figures we paying more for them anyway, so why not give them Metal bases? That 1967 Camaro would be the one I would choose. What a beauty. What is that? Satin red? The Mazda Cosmo Sport is still missing front and rear grill details. Why pay more than a dollar for that one when It's just like the mainline version? Those wheels you hate look better blacked out with a chrome ring. So am I to assume that if the Corvette set had come out this year instead of last year that the blisters would have a silver stripe? Will the new Stars and Stripes have one. What about all those other series we pay more than a buck for? Ultra Hots, Flying Colors, Anniverasy, Halloween, Spring sets. Even the Color shifters have some license models in the sets. if Mattel is gonna do something they might as well be consistent.

Chase Car Always Amazing

only 2-3 cars came with metal base, tell by how they weigh more by holding

Mattel has created a mess. Your video is awesome tho, thank you for the info 🤙🏻

so basically hotwheels has a tier 1, tier 2, tier 3 etc now lol

Not a big fan of all the wheels I really wish more cool colors with just headlights and tail light I would still pay for extra cool colors like a satin paint job......... or more realistic wraps

What about the black 944 having a doctor stephascope in the trunk ,discovered it while taking photos ,odd item 2 pop up in a hot wheels car

I honestly had no problem with the basic-plus themed series that Hot Wheels has been doing over the past several years. I like that these exclusive themed sets gives Mattel the opportunity to touch on additional themes beyond what's in basic and appreciate the full front and rear deco. I don't need Real Riders on these themed sets and I don't need metal bases, as those just jack up the price. At that point they might as well be premium releases. I'm not a fan of the new plastic wheels and don't see the value to where I should be expected to pay more for cars that have these over any other plastic wheels. I don't like how this area between basic and premium has become complete chaos. There is no consistency. The aforementioned metal bases that some cars have and others do not within the same mix just adds confusion and was not well thought out. Some sets are $2.97, some $3.24, some $3.47. Pick a price and stick with it! I understand prices go up over the years, but I personally feel $2.47 is enough of a price hike over basic to pay for that extra tampo pass. And don't get me started on the fact that random mixes have chases. Treasure hunts and super treasure hunts bring out the worst in people as it is. I can't confirm the correlation, but Car Culture became near impossible to find at just about the same time as chases were added to this line. The greed induced hoarding and scalping has gotten completely out of control. I'm sure the scalpers and hard core collectors love this shit, but I'm just looking for a fun hobby involving something I love, cars, without the drama and the endless hours of hard work beyond the 55 hours a week I give to my full-time job. Mattel needs to focus on getting back to delivering a nice product that the regular man/woman can buy without jumping through all the hoops placed in front of us due to Mattel's artificially created scarcity.

Toyota Scarlet Japan series👍👍👍awesome

I don’t like the fact that the silver series has chases. I like the new design though

Saying they're ditching "basic wheels" for this line I think is incorrect and too early of a call. They're still a mainline style, hard plastic wheel. Mattel is simply justifying the cost of the line by introducing these new wheel styles exclusively (AT THIS TIME) in this line. It's part of 3 things that justify the higher cost: 1. Castings used - possibly and seemingly mostly metal/metal (body and chassis) 2. "Exclusive" new wheels 3. Increased tampo hits (aka: more passes) which more more deco on all visible sides of cars. These are real tampo decos too, not that digital print look which leans towards a hideous grainy look when finer in detail. The wheels for this new "Silver" line are no different than the introduction of a new style wheel like when the "Cool Classics" line was introduced. Those "Retro Slot" wheels were labeled "exclusive" to that line at the time too. That is until they started showing up on standard "Mainlines" releases in the last few years.

The 914-6 is not a chase, just a short packed car. Chase cars are NOT listed on the package.

That green Porsche is not a chase Mattel even said it's not there no chase for that series

WAY too many Walmart exclusives, and theyre almost IMPOSSIBLE to find

imo, i think that these sets should not have chases, you should not have to find a chase to complete a set, this it just mattel creating artificial scarcity and pandering to scalpers again

I think it's so funny that people on Facebook Hot Wheels pages are saying, "I don't care what anybody says, I heard a guy from Hot Wheels say its not a chase," and they're willing to die on that hill. I hope they see this video. I may even share the link.

Price. In my area I c a lot of stuff on pegs collectors not buying to much.

Honestly the Porsche sets are getting repetitive and boring. would love to see a switch up with more new castings. I think a Silver series 911 Dakar would be an awesome start

The Edelbrock Camaro isn't a chase either, it's on the package.

Mattel can keep profit up while selling fewer cars, Now you have Hot wheels stores. and Direct marketing.

First lamley group

Hot wheels Cruise brusier. Is comming in mainline reverse rake

I don’t know how they can call it a legend set, it’s literally just one legends tour car.

If you're active in Facebook groups you'd be surprised by how many people have no idea what Premiums are and why they are more money

935 Porsche series had plastic base

The mix of plastic/metal base doesn't sit well with me. All are priced at the "silver" level, but only 3 of the 6 vintage have metal bases? Sounds like cost cutting by Mattel. If they released a case of premiums and 1/2 of them didn't have rubber tires, collectors would be upset. If you are charging us $3-4 bucks per car, then give us $3-4 quality.

Because I really don't matter if they come with a plastic or metal base, both styles are excellent, man you have to be considered, because you know how many collectors lives in poor countrys were these cars or any important cars from hot wheels they can't get, and you a difference, you live in the USA where you can find everything and always you are making complaints.