We've got the Hot Wheels RC Tesla Cybertruck. Let's open it up,
see how it works, and test it out.
Back in February of 2020, Hot Wheels unveiled the 1/64 scale RC Tesla Cybertruck alongside
the $400 1/10 scale version. Like the actual Cybertruck, reactions were immediately split,
with many commenters panning it. And this was on a Hot Wheels official post! Peg-warmer? Hardly!
The pre-orders went fast. Delivery was pushed back until December and then pushed back again
until May of 2021. But in February of this year, we started to hear about it popping up at Target.
As it turns out, it was officially available on March 1st, but several people were able to
acquire one, days early, and fuel the social media buzz about its surprise arrival. In fact, it seems
like it was a shock to those who pre-ordered as well. I hope for their sake when the pre-orders
finally ship, it has unique packaging and a black controller like the prototype from the reveal.
If I'd spent over a hundred dollars for a quote "pre-order" on eBay only to be shipped the Target
version, I wouldn't be happy. If you pre-ordered one from Mattel and you got an update, let us know
in the comments. I stopped at my local Target on release day, but sadly they were sold out.
So imagine my surprise when I went back a few days later and there were four hanging there!
Elliot Handler, the creator of Hot Wheels, was winking at me from Heaven. "Review the Cybertruck"
he said. Okay, okay! Each package includes one vehicle, one controller, and one ramp that you
can use to have your RC enter the Hot Wheels track builder system from a hard floor. It won't really
work on carpet. The controller is powered by four AA batteries. Each car has a permanently installed
lithium-ion battery inside and is charged via this charge cable hidden inside the back door
on the controller. Make sure the vehicle's power is switched to off. The lightning bolt will remind
you which way to have the switch. Then press the center charge/pair button and wait 20 minutes for
the initial charge. The light will blink while charging and turn solid briefly when ready.
After some play, if the red led blinks quickly or the car responds slowly it's time to recharge.
Under the right joystick there are two alignment buttons you can use if your car
doesn't go straight when driving forward. The left joystick only moves forward and backward.
There's also a boost button. Hot Wheels playfully calls this "sport" and the regular speed "chill".
To play, switch on the power button under the car press the charge pairing button to activate the
controller. The led should light solid and you can test it by pressing one of the joysticks.
It's rear-wheel drive and the vehicle turns by alternating the direction those two wheels rotate.
The speed does vary with how far you press the joystick but it's not easy to control at slow
speeds. If you press the steering joystick hard the car just does donuts. I made this layout
with no boosters, kickers or gravity drop-ins. Looks like I need a little more power to push
this gate open. Gotta make sure I don't go too fast around these hard 90-degree turns.
Oops! Must not have clipped those overpasses on correctly.
For the banked turnarounds and the loops, you almost need to use the boost or "sport" button.
Especially because what I did here doesn't leave much room for getting up to speed.
It does take a little finesse but with a few minutes of practice,
you can make it through your whole circuit a few times in a row. Here we go!
Like any other Hot Wheels track layout though, you'll need to have a little patience
and be willing to change out pieces of your layout if you find your cars aren't making
the same spots over and over. At this point, the possibilities are endless. Just get out all of
your track builder pieces, leave those boosters and kickers behind, and see what you can build!
Look in the description for the various Target and Amazon links.
And since we have a spare Cybertruck and we know how hard they were to find,
why don't you join the conversation over on Instagram @comandcollected. Send us a
DM. Maybe we can work out a trade. Well, thanks for watching. We'll see you in the next video!