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Hot Wheels - Go-Realla-Fast Version - 2026 Go-Realla-Fast (conceptualized as Ape Shift) is a gorilla-inspired hot rod. It is designed by Leon Koschiak @itsleonkosciak. The name of this casting was selected by Senior Graphic Designer Andrés Andrieu. Bananas feature heavily in this design, while the taillights resemble exclamation points to reference quest markers in video games where exclamation points appear over various characters in video games, as well as a reference to many video games in which gorillas or similar animals appear. This Gorilla has ditched the jungle vines for the raceway as it Go-Realla-Fast™ to the finish line. Fueled by bananas, it's not monkeying around as it cruises from the tropical forest to the nearest city. Follow @shrunk_beauties for more such posts. #hotwheelsmainline #hotwheelsfantasy #goreallafast #leonkosciak #andresandrieu
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Hot Wheels - 2019 Audi TT Safari Version - 2026 The Audi TT Safari is a one-off concept car based on the Audi TT created in 2019. Overseen by a group of trainee Audi designers, the TT Safari was created specifically as "the ultimate off-road weapon" and to take the TT idea "to extremes". The TT Safari was shown off at the 2019 Wörthersee GTI show and is painted in a unique livery; compared to the standard TT the TT Safari has spotlights, wider fenders, storage for two spare tires and other structural enhancements. The car was never intended for full production in any form. This was Leon Kosciak's @itsleonkosciak first Hot Wheels design. Race from asphalt to adventure in an Audi that pushes the quattro ideal to the extreme. Lifted suspension, off-road protection, and bold rally styling help this sports coupe explore beyond the pavement. Follow @shrunk_beauties for more such posts. #hotwheelsmainline #hotwheelscustom #audittsafari #leonkosciak #hotwheels
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✨Highlight reel 2026✨(9/12)
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“completing a project like this in the art & design world is no easy task. this kind of work can consume you, exhaust you, and live in your head for months to years just to get the little details the way you envisioned them. congratulations to Leon on his massive achievement of designing his very first hot wheels cars. your studies, hard work, & creativity have culminated into a physical, tangible product that will stand the test of time. and you are only just getting started ☀️” -contour toy cars 10•01•2026 designer: @itsleonkosciak castings: hot wheels 2019 audi tt safari & hot wheels go-realla-fast debut: 2026 #toydesign #designer #mattel #164scale #collectibles
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No road? No problem. Let's talk about that. This is the Ridge Crest GT. Manufactured by LKA Inc., this is this new startup automotive company's flagship offering. LKA Inc. was started by Polish automotive designer Leon Kosciak in June 2025, aiming to provide "cool cars for cooler prices". This is the company's first offering, designed in collaboration with noted automotive company BCZ Auto; they were previously known for their entrant into Hot Wheels City's annual Crackpot Cup, a gorilla-shaped hot rod with an experimental flexfuel engine which could be powered by banana smoothies and purées in addition to normal fuel. Styled taking influence from his father's 1972 Pontiac LeMans, Ridge Crest GT is powered by a 6.2L twincharged LT4 V8 producing 777 horsepower, mated to an 8-speed Graziano dual clutch. The car uses a Cao-Tech Space-Age™ Material chassis, a raised air breather hood, Fox Racing shocks, a compartment for a spare tire, a Thule roof rack and a specially-designed Akrapovič Inconel exhaust system feeding from the engine. The Ridge Crest GT has four driving modes, Street, Sport, Race and Extreme, which adjust the shocks and power delivery to the vehicle. The Ridge Crest GT is typically all-wheel drive with a special torque vectoring mechanism and four-wheel steering, although the car can be made rear-wheel drive on demand. Being a GT car it also features a Bang & Olufsen sound system, multi-way adjustable and heated seats, heated cup holders and other creature comforts. It has a 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time of 2.8 seconds and a top speed of 217 mph (349 km/h). LKA has stated they plan to produce about 50 cars a month. Now this casting was designed by Leon Kosciak and Bryan Zhao and introduced in 2026. This is currently its only release. Some curiosities: bananas in the interior and Leon Kosciak's logo in the rear bumper. #hotwheels #hotwheelscollector #ridgecrestgt #supercars #lt4
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2026 is beautiful. And so are we all. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Class of 2026. All Hot Wheels castings introduced into the 2026 mainline are as shown; all are arranged according to their collector number. Gaze upon the Class of 2026 in its entirety. Truly an eclectically excellent lineup. As with last year, this gathering is dedicated to the entire design team, able to pull together in the face of challenge to pull out this lineup. I'd like to thank to Fraser Campbell, Craig Callum, Ted Wu, Jimmy Liu, Ron Wong, Charlie Angulo, Rob Matthes, Bryan Benedict, Dwayne Vance, Bryan Zhao, Brendon Vetuskey, Kevin Cao, Tyler Charest, Lindsey Lee and Leon Kosciak for their design work and Leeway Chang, Mike McClone, Andrés Andrieu, Anton Henggono, Troy Castro and the rest of the graphics team and external vendors for such stellar graphics. Special thanks go to Fraser and Brendon for leading the team, Manson Cheung, Todd Gionet, Daniel Lopez, Tian Chen, Shun Kim, Sedrak Berberyan, Matt Gardner and the rest of the sculpting team for sculpting many of these models, Matt Gabe and the rest of the packaging team for such stellar packaging design and Jimmy and Ted for leading this entire operation. It is now time for me to move onto my next task: the Class of 2027. No head start yet. Until the next time, let's talk about that. #hotwheels #hotwheelscollector #hotwheelsusa #ferrari #porsche
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✨Highlight reel 2026✨(8/12)
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2019 Audi TT Got Wild #hotwheels #audi #tt #auditt #cars @hotwheelsofficial @mattel @audi @audiin @itsleonkosciak @andresandrieu @hotwheelsdreamteam @hotwheels.fanpage_
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Ridge Crest GT x Jenny Lam #hotwheelsridgecrestgt #ridgecrestgt #hotwheels #leonkosciak #cyberpunk2077
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N O M A D 💚 #ridgecrestgt #hotwheels #leonkosciak #bryanzhao
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R I D G E C R E S T G T The moment when I saw this casting on Lamley's channel, I know this is instantly one of the most coolest new fantasy casting of 2026. Because to me, the effort and the payoff of this design is so magnificent to me that I have to give kudos to 2 designers here. @itsleonkosciak and @b_zhao_99, 2 designers, 2 mastermind, they're the designers of this Ridge Crest GT. Here's my thoughts of this casting, the way they blend the muscle car inspired design and the off road safari style customization together so perfectly is what immediately captures me into this casting. The green colour that they chose for the 1st release is also so good looking, it kinda reminds me of that Letty's Off Road Challenger from Fast and Furious, while at the same time it also kinda reminds me of something that you can see the nomads of Cyberpunk 2077 drives in their areas. The body is plastic and the base is metal, which to me is not really a big issue, So long as the design worked. There's also a few easter eggs on this car that I got my confirmation from Leon the designer. The minimalistic shapes on the rear bumper actually spells out LEON, which is the name of one of the designers. The passenger seat also features some bananas, as a hint towards Leon's another design. The Go-Realla fast. As for the change for the chrome fenders, even Leon also not sure why the change happened. But to me, this grey works even better as the car is meant to look tough anyways. Overall, I really like this casting, I also really like how Hot Wheels fantasy castings recently has more and more off road flair on their design. There's another one that's coming this year that I can't wait, so stay tune on that. #ridgecrestgt #hotwheels #leonkosciak #bryanzhao
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Three new hot wheels mainline new models includes Go realla fast in black Ridge Crest GT in green 19 Audi TT Safari in white Thanks to @itsleonkosciak
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