Hot Wheels Honda Civic Custom HW J-Imports HCT11
Mattels take on the Honda 8-second dragster, this Honda Civic has a massive turbo custom front shell wrapping around the front drag tires. This import is a '90s drag icon with a modern Hot Wheels® spinThis casting was modified from the Honda Civic EG casting as designed by Ryu Asada. It features right-hand drive, riveted window panels, a widebody kit, intercooled turbocharger and mismatched wheels, with oversized front tires to provide maximum grip to the front-wheel-drive CivicThe rear shelf of the car features two symbols which appear to resemble the letters "RA". A fire extinguisher can be seen on the floorpan, as well as random dots and lines in the base; these read "RYU" in morse code. The driver's side window is removed entirely. The turbocharger and intercooler can be seen in the gap in the front bumper. The initial livery features numerous references in tribute to Ryu Asada; other easter eggs were added in post by staff sculptor Manson Cheung "without anyone knowing"Ryu Asada (