Lamley Awards: Best & Most Disappointing Hot Wheels Premium New Model

The final 2022 Lamley Awards category is, in my opinion, the best. Hot Wheels has really become all about Premium the last few years, churning out hit after hit.
So now is the time to vote on the Best and Most Disappointing New Model released in 2022. Watch the video, and head over to lamleygroup.com to vote in the polls. Good luck, this will be tough.
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[@1ChilledDude]

Seeing all these new castings just shows how much Hot Wheels have really stepped up their game with their premium lines. The quality and diversity of all these new castings is incredible. Having to pick a "best" or "most disappointing" won't be an easy decision for me. We were absolutely spoilt this year. Thank you Hot Wheels! 😎

[@heyimhy]

man this year was so disappointing for me… all the stores in my city was so dry and never had any hot wheels in stock… and they barely restocked… i barely couldnt find anything this year… it was soo hard 😭

[@ahhhue3830]

i absolutely love the tank car. the details in it are insane

[@ficki4615]

Yes, such a hidden gem

[@pigeon_spots_cars]

This right here. Finally found one on the pegs today and I can for sure say it's my favorite new premium this year.

[@best.styler]

love the corvair! simple yet amazing!

[@Giratina575]

Best for me are kind of cliche but theyre the LB r34 and Mercedes c class. The r34 is already iconic but the LB silhouette version makes it even more so. The c class is incredible. The way they did the livery reminds me of miniGT with the wraparound effect and it just looks fantastic

[@Dexta2k]

Tank car is SUPER AWESOME. I would cast my vote for it as the best car

[@Die-CastMetal]

My favorite was certainly the 930 Porsche. Can’t say I’m really disappointed with any of it.

[@smolcardiecast]

love that Holden, Volvo & yellow Celica 😍

[@marcoantoniomarquezperez2652]

I certainly wouldn't have put those two Jay leno cars at the bottom of the list, but that tank car goes in my top 5. Torn between two Eurpoean Race cars and the newest Gasser. The '09 Ford Transit Connect is also very cool. . Love the curves on it and the pop off action.

[@littlescalecars]

Lamborghini Essenza is most disappointing for me easily. They messed up the proportions so badly! It was the casting I was most looking forward too, and now I’m planning on grabbing the Tomica version to replace the hot wheel in my collection

[@hellisio]

Same. I have pre-ordered the Tomica version a while ago. Tomica never disappoints when it comes to Lamborghini (except for TLV. They should be ashamed of themselves)

[@drivingforalivinx1]

i mean it’s Hotwheels sometimes..

[@scheng8182]

@@hellisio What's wrong with the TLV Lamborghinis?

[@hellisio]

@@scheng8182 oh you don’t know? They released, to much fanfare, the Countach with opening scissor doors. I was excited. Everybody I know that collects Lamborghinis was excited. And then they came out and the doors would not shut properly. Not a single example of of it did. And it would be ok if this was a mainline car, like a Moving Parts Matchbox or a Majorette. But no. It is a freaking top tier TLV, which means double the price of the (already too expensive) regular TLVs. Shameful.

[@scheng8182]

@@hellisio I just checked some pics from their website and even those don't fit correctly.

[@blinddiecast]

tank car for me is the best for this year

[@coolwheelz5190]

100% agreed, but it's not an import, so...

[@smashedcoconut7]

man hot wheels is gonna make me go broke, trying to collect, modify my real car, and be able to put food on the table is quite the struggle😂

[@CorysDieCastDen]

Man that Celica 😍

[@revnto7k]

I just adore the SE-R.. I wanted one most of my life but could never find a nice clean one. I love how clean it looks. For me its SE-R, Merc wagon, Volvo 144.

[@WheelHots]

That That '66 Chevrolet Corvair Yenko Stinger looks way better in person than in pictures.

[@reedtriplett4323]

Don't know if I would have voted the tank car but it would have been up there

[@topkbricks7516]

Can't wait for this one ☺️

[@brianroberts6464]

Great year for New models!

[@mohdhafizi4425]

Thanks for sharing all nice casting. Always support this channel. Superb 👍

[@axeya366]

After watching this i just wanna pull my 2 boxes out and spread all my hotwheels on the table and just look at them all lol. I do this once a month and my wife hates it. Shes like "your like a kid, can you stop making a mess cos i cant clean the table etc". hahaha

[@master_bdoof200]

The chase Willys truck might be the best chase car imo. Maybe not the best new model, but they way they were able to capture the patina look on the matte black is outstanding. As a big fan of patina/rusty designs I hope we get more like it in the future.

[@Arcade_Cat_]

I didn't know that the body was removable for the Ford Transit Connect, that actually made me come around on it. Reminds me of the Hyperliner, one of my favorite cars as a kid. The Transit Connect is not my favorite or most disappointing, but I respect it.

[@drivingforalivinx1]

The C63 Black Series is one of my childhood favs. I need that badly. Hopefully Ill find one for a reasonable price, and that GTR is just gorgeous.

[@MonacoMcLaren]

The Rover P6 is a classic. I wish they made it.

[@x-90]

Best: Mercedes Benz C63 I’ve been asking for this car for ages and it turned out great Worst: Pandem RX7 it just looks off, and honestly I’d rather have a completely new car than a car we have with a wide body kit

[@toddhouse1495]

I love that RX-7 Pandem, and Sentra! But my favorite is the Skyline Silhouette Motul. I am not too disappointed, but I wish the Pantera was released in black, I am glad was finally release.

[@davebeat]

Looking at the votes this was the first time I agreed with the majority. LB-ER34 hands down epic. I also love the Alfa 155 and the M5 wish we could vote for more than 1.

[@kenswonger4738]

for me I have my vote for the Jay Leno .corvair has my vote.

[@injairgun]

I have he Auto Strauss, Dragstrip Demons and the Ronin Run sets already pre ordered and won't be available to mid to late February here in Canada.

[@josebaca715]

Great job HW. BMW, Porsche 911 and Volvo, this brand would be awesome to see it as a rally car (amazon model). Thank you for sharing....👍🏻👍🏻

[@202One]

SS 11:10 Pantera 15:10 Rover 16:55

[@etuskoe]

The ecojet is 10/10 perfect. Definitely was my favorite for 2022.

[@ferrisfindsdiecast]

John, when you do these, do you not include castings that are new to the premium line? Just wondering about others like the Bugatti EB110 or the Alpine A110 that are new premium castings. Thanks for putting it all together.

[@romyman9]

I can't wait to get that Cayman!!! And I wish they release the M5 in a plain businessman black or gray or white

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

I have the Corsair,Tank car,Mercedes Benz transit van, and the Pantera

[@sohchx]

One thing that I can never get past with any hotwheels whether it be Premium or Mainline is the oversized wheel well arches and oversized wheels

[@possibly8180]

It comes with the territory for better or for worse. The late Ryu Asada used those quirks to great effect though.

[@wildannandawicaksana5004]

Alfa Romeo 155 and Mercedes DTM really cool castings in this year

[@502Imcomingthrough]

Gday & merry xmas from Australia

[@timbunker4061]

Dang! I was going to vote fit the Eco Jet fur favorite! J/k. 😂

[@kennychan8886]

For me the 930 is easily the best, even though I'm an JDM fan. The proportions on the 930 is just tremendous, the lines is perfect. The casting is great too, can't wait wait to see what's the future of that car.

[@anthonyemerson2965]

So many great choices this year but I have to go with that Alfa Romeo for best.

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

What if there were “White chases?!” Introduced in premium lines?!

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

I want the Ecojet

[@damienmaher5013]

Holden Monaro is killer.. My favourite for sure.. Maybe a little biased due to being an Aussie but still think it the best.. Cheers all🎉

[@Dicastdemon]

Holden, LWr34, Lambo assenza, stinger and the volvo are totally Awsome but the Holden is #1 4 me Oh n Thx I never knew the transit is a pop off. Love ya show. Thx

[@toyshopsixteen]

That Yellow selica are so underrated i think

[@WagnerBob]

Rust bucket color is butternut yellow. 😊

[@WagnerBob]

Mercedes touring car was amazing!

[@promano77]

11:15 also very hard to find in Indonesia

[@slotcarcrazy]

This is tuff a lot of cool cars this year

[@coolwheelz5190]

Hot Wheels Premium was a major disappointment in 2022! All the imports and very little domestic. Also, terrible distribution. When they did show up on the pegs, they hung there for a long time. Not popular at all. I'm sure part of the distribution and production issues were due to covid restrictions in Asian countries. The Jay Lenno Tank Car is the clear winner of 2022 IMHO! Reading the comments section, you might want to reconsider your choice not to add it. Only found one on the pegs. No, it's not licensed, but still a very real car and not a fantasy casting. Why does it have to be licensed to be considered the best if it's a real car. I would love to see you do a pod cast with Jay and tell him why it doesn't deserve consideration as the best! Let's hope that 2023 is a better year for Car Culture, but I have my doubts until changes are made at corporate. A solid mix of domestic and imports are much needed!!!

[@TheStorff86]

Call me crazy but are the wheels on the corvair different?

[@AlexCastillo-hw1wz]

How do you know when they will release in stores is there drop dates on a calendar so I don’t have to buy them on eBay for absurd prices

[@gotbikes6067]

People slept on that Celica... so smooth

[@THEDSCOLLECTION]

Jay Leno's set has to be one of the best ones from 2022!

[@mrlittle32ml]

Pantera for me!

[@mevlutylmaz9171]

Black Countach ❤

[@davebelcourt99]

Yenko Corvair gets my vote for best of year

[@ferrisfindsdiecast]

The details in the tank car are great and it's easy to appreciate it for that. I think my favorite comes down to the Alfa 155. The JDM cars are great, but at this point, a little predictable. The engine the real Alfa is incredible and the proportions look good on the model. I wish the exhaust wasn't plastic, but that's my only complaint. Not many in this lineup that were too disappointing, but my picks would be the C63 Black and the Essenza. I felt like the details on the Lambo are left to the tampos and not the casting. The Benz just feels out of proportion. The wheel base seems too short for the casting to be that tall. Overall, great cars!

[@rouge4736]

ECOJET IS COOL IT LOOKS LIKE A CAR THAT WILL BE IN ASPHALT 8

[@Sir_Phil_G]

Best : Mercedes Wagon Worst : Alfa Romeo DTM

[@Mr67Stanger]

I went to vote and picking my favorite was tough because I like all of them. But to pick a disappointing one was mission impossible. None of these castings presented for voting were disappointing at all. Some were meh! cars in the real world, but their 1:64 casting execution by Hot Wheels were great to superior. None of them had recurring paint issues, disproportionate lines, ugly stances, inproper wheels, etc, etc. All were right-on. So none of them "disappointed" me. The word doesn't even apply. What would disappoint is collectors down-voting a casting because they don't like the 1:1 car it is based on. That is not fair for the casting and its designer.

[@AlbinSahovic]

Can anyone get me a link to a similar rotating podium like this on amazon pls

[@chrislackey5563]

The walmart near me must really suck because I have not seen about 80% of these cars

[@wut0.o]

Gt four wins for me 😁

[@davidpaulrichards8336]

The most disappointing thing this year is Not getting all the premiums in your country, ie New Zealand, still waiting on two Boulevard sets, transporters, Jay Leno set, I know China has been in lockdown but most of our models come from Malaysia or Thailand

[@toejam503]

BEST: Celica GT...... WORST: Ford Transit Connect

[@jeremysuit6957]

So which castings won ??? Which was the best an the worst???

[@dovydasburneika5836]

Didn't you forgot to add Alpine?

[@rorroryusoul]

Cool cars mister lamley group

[@alizaarielza95]

I hope Mattel didn't forget to add side mirrors to all models.

[@anthonys4159]

I'm confused... where is the Toyota 4Runner?!?

[@muhammadjabbar2079]

2021 new model

[@kennybacchus1488]

Lamley. Awards. Best. and. Most. Disappointing. Hot. Wheels

[@Lybra19JTD]

cars are mostly ok, but that painting technology is really like bilboard graprics, really cheap

[@thedoctor4637]

You could’ve included those two “one-off” cars in the best, so people could vote for it. While keeping it out of the most disappointing vote to keep the vote more even.

[@manuelalier2776]

The best is the Nissan Sentra the Mercedes-Benz wagon would be the best two but door linens are horrible and flares need to be a little bit thinner

[@walkingl0089]

4runner??

[@userh5y566]

The Merc AMG wagon with the messed-up doors is the most disappointing for me…. It ruined a near perfect casting

[@MaximusOverdrive]

Couldn't agree with you more regarding your take on Hot Wheels Premium. It's been so great as of late from Car Culture, Fast & Furious, Entertainment, to Boulevard. Just wish they were easier to come by. My favorite model also happens to be my most disappointing because I love the car so much, but I feel as if it could have been better: the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series. The casting is quite crisp with the same-size chrome 10 spokes, but the deco application left a bit to be desired. The taillights never lined up on any one I picked up and the headlights are not applied in the correct position. The exhausts should have been moulded into the casting as well. The rear-wing should also be carbon fiber, not body-coloured, which takes away some of the realism from the model. Overall, love to see Black Series cars in Hot Wheels because I'm into that era of special-edition sports cars and maybe we'll see the likes of the SL65, SLK63, CLK63, and SLS going forwards. This one could have been better, but it's still my favorite new model for what it stands for.

[@apocalipsis1374]

20:14 I have The Real Car 💘😎🍷

[@planetdee3587]

So immediately when you show the first car... the horrible taste HW has left in my mouth comes rushing in. I have wanted a Mercedes Benz in the collection for years. My favorite body style was the C class in that 2012 year range. The ultimate C class is the c63. Why should I pay $10 bucks or more ($70 for the black) for a $5 car that will never be on the shelves? I hate HW. I still collect but it sucks premium cars are not made for normal collectors. At least make a mainline version so I can buy it. Edit: So 2 minutes later I pause the video and jump on eBay. Best deal is $10.50 for the red. Average seems to be $12. I see a double red for $15 so I jump on it in hopes to sell the second for at least $10 or better. Why do I have to do these things? Why does my local store not have 200 hundred on the pegs? The first 100 for the scalpers and the second 100 for the normal collectors.

[@rouge4736]

BEST IS SCV12 AND E39 IM INTO THE SUPERCARS

[@hellisio]

They completely messed up the front of the SCV12. It is too short and very wrong. Shame as the rest of the casting is awesome.

[@rouge4736]

@@hellisio LOOKS FINE TO ME

[@CorysDieCastDen]

@@hellisio Agreed. The paint design is awesome but the proportions are way off

[@hellisio]

@rouge4736 maybe because you have no interest in the real car. If you had you will see it clearly. They messed up the Sian also for pretty much the same reason. Trying to make the front shorter and hoping to get away with it, even though the whole silhouette is off. Hard to understand the logic behind it. They did a fine job with the Aventador and both the Sian and the Essenza are based on the Aventador chassis.

[@CorysDieCastDen]

@@hellisio Sian was disappointing too :/

[@thatonecarguy2399]

Bro said a lot of vintage racing fans will know what this is my 12 year old self over here oh hell yea I know what that is its the mg

[@Fore-Four-Dee-Too]

Tank Car. The rest do nothing.

[@j.m.torres7647]

¿ And de winner is?............

[@rodhalligan5136]

No I don't get what you are saying. They are both real cars that exist, and are drivable on the road and one is part of the history and legacy of Cadillac. While they might be peg warmers in their native America they aren't where I am. I for one would not vote for them as the most disappointing . For me that is always a choice between the plethora of JDM - as a category that in itself is the most disappointing.

[@rodhalligan5136]

And I will add to this as I am commenting as I watch. Liberty Walk is a stupid fad. Making cars drive worse than the manufacturers. You have just decided my most disappointing. LibertyWalk - just because they even exist. Ruining cars for a few years. Hopefully the trend dies soon.

[@trappinneo494]

Y’all all voted for Ford Transit For the most disappointing. Y’all are sad 😂🤣

[@jexmarro9]

Lame leaving cars out especially when you state later you want to be complete , let the votes fall where they may.

[@tacampbell4819]

Listen to him and don't watch the video.

[@KenCapone9sIxTeEn]

If you have seen how that ends up in years past you would understand why. Too many people would vote those as most disappointing when you are supposed to vote on a car you were excited for that ended up disappointing you. I don't think many were looking forward to those 2 Leno cars

[@scuckplexity]

I guess you've never seen how that went last year. A lot of people tend to vote things that they dislike rather than being a disappointing casting. Although the Ford Transit is getting a lot of hate just because it's in the entertainment but it's actually a really cool casting...

[@jexmarro9]

@@KenCapone9sIxTeEn question is he doing the voting? Are we doing the voting cause last I checked that’s what this was all about so it makes no sense to omit any of them. Case in point the Ford transit is getting all the heat right now but what if the other two were in there?”

[@speedvaxer]

don’t agree with leaving some out. let the data work itself out.

[@ivantsang2156]

Is premium hot wheels cars is worth the money ? I never got one and most of the hot wheels I got is just the normal ones.😂

[@possibly8180]

Depends on what you think is actually worth your money. I only had just one when I was just a kid but they're satisfying heavier than the mainlines since they come with diecast chassis. The rubber tires are a step up too imo.

[@acethehuskyhusky2758]

:)

[@chevoludo19]

The best is the lb R34 the red and of course the chase (black) if anyone Has and chase r34 for a good price let me know. PayPal ready

[@tonymuthafuckingunn]

Let's goooo

[@vivekaaraga]

The C63 AMG casting is pretty disappointing. Looks too bulky rather than sleek and is too boxy in the front. It looks like an SUV! 🫣

[@ahhhue3830]

i absolutely love the tank car. the details in it are insane