Porsche 962 - side profile

Porsche 962

The Porsche 962 is a prototype race car designed to race in Group C. It replaced the Porsche 956 in this regard.

Porsche 962 - front quarter profile

Porsche 962

The Hot Wheels Porsche 962 debuted in the Car Culture Race Day series in 2017. As of this writing, this casting has yet to trickle down to the mainline. It has so far come out in the Team Transport series and this version from the Circuit Legends series.

This 962 comes in a beautiful black paint with the signature Advan livery. It is a circuit car from any angle. The painted headlights help liven things up a bit more in the front. But the details are where this car shines. The air intakes, canards, the fuel cap, and the windshield tampo all help bring this car to life. One thing that sets this car apart is how they used different color schemes on the wheels. On the front you have a pair of white RRAs and on the rear you have a pair of black wheels with chrome trimming. The effect of the chrome on black was beautifully executed and the wheelset really comes to life. This being on top of the black and red Advan livery, the wheels stand out even more.

Porsche 962 - rear quarter profile

Porsche 962

I’m not really into Group C race cars as the only one that I really followed was Mazda’s 787B. But these Porsches from Hot Wheels are starting to grow on me.

Porsche 962 - front profile