--- title: "This Honda Hot Wheels Set Is the Perfect Gift for the VTEC Fan in Your Life" date: "2025-05-23" modified: "2025-05-23" authors: - name: "Nico DeMattia" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/nico-demattia" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-honda-hot-wheels-set-is-the-perfect-gift-for-the-vtec-fan-in-your-life" categories: - "Culture" - "Honda News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Coupe" - "honda" - "NSX" - "Supercar" --- # This Honda Hot Wheels Set Is the Perfect Gift for the VTEC Fan in Your Life ![Hot Wheels Classic Honda set in box]() *\Hot Match Collectibles\* A new Hot Wheels set is about to drop, and it's going to make the [Honda]() boys jump out of their shoes. Rightfully so, to be fair. This new box set is flippin' sweet. It combines both Hot Wheels and JDM royalty into one perfect package for any fan of either or both, and it's currently available for pre-order. In this set, you get four pieces and a little stand: A Honda Sakura Sprinter transport truck, a 1999 Honda Civic Type R, a 2020 Honda S2000 20th Anniversary edition, and the legendary 2003 Honda NSX-R. Those three are essentially the holy trinity for any Honda fan, even if one of them isn't actually real. And even the truck is cool. The [2020 Honda S2000 20th Anniversary]() was never actually put into production. It was a show car, designed to flex Honda's accessories and parts division's muscles. But it looked so good that fans begged Honda to bring the S2000 back for real, 11 years after it left production. While that won't ever happen, this die cast is the closest anyone will ever get to owning one. ![]() **Hot Match Collectibles** While the Civic Type R might not seem special to the average car enthusiast, the [first-generation "EK9" version]() is a legend in the JDM community. But that status is well-deserved, as it's still widely regarded as the best Civic Type R of them all and had a 185-horsepower 1.6-liter naturally aspirated engine. That gave it the highest specific output of any naturally aspirated engine ever, at the time. Lastly is the Honda NSX-R. Just before production of the [NSX]() ended, Honda released one final version, the facelifted NSX-R, and it was about as perfect as a mid-engine car could be. It was lighter, stripped-out, more focused, and had better aero than the already brilliant normal NSX. Honda only made 140 of these, so getting your hands on a real one seems unlikely. But you can have Hot Wheels' take on it. And to carry them all is the [Honda Sakura Sprinter](), a transport truck designed to look like a Hino ZM Series COE. It's a collectible in its own right, finished in Championship White to match the sports cars it hauls. For a Honda fan, this Hot Wheels set is just about the perfect gift. But you're going to have to act fast, as pre-orders are already selling out at [multiple]() [vendors](). *Got tips? Send 'em to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Nico is a writer and reviewer from New Jersey who probably thinks he’s a lot funnier than he actually is. His love of cars began when he was just a kid playing Gran Turismo 3, grinding out enough race wins with a Mazda Miata to save up for an in-game RUF 911. That passion for small, lightweight sports cars drove his desire to learn more about the industry, get his hands on as many cars as he could, and bring those experiences to life on the page. He cut his teeth writing about BMWs, Volkswagens, and Audis, mostly, and has owned far too many of each. He’s on his fourth 3 Series sedan, but all of his old, cheap German cars have forced him to learn more about car maintenance than his mechanical capability can handle. Too many late nights have been spent scrambling to get a car running by morning so he could get to work. For some reason, he never seems to learn that old Bimmers probably aren’t the best daily drivers. But he loves more than just old German cars. He’ll gladly drive and discuss anything with four (or even three) wheels. Cars aren’t his only passions, though. Nico is also a big nerd and loves movies, video games, comic books, and cares far too much about the New York Giants. So don’t be surprised if you see football references or dumb, obscure movie quotes in any of his car reviews. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()