Performance

When talking about die cast cars, there are (basically) two kinds: The more detailed and expensive, geared towards an adult audience, and the cheap an performant on a track, which are mostly made for the younger to have fun. Hot Wheels clearly fit this target, as they do roll wonderfully, even if they sometimes lack the detail for flawless display. 



We cannot forget Hot Wheels has many tracks, it's not only the cars, so they do perform.
A clear case is the RD-06 that I mentioned on another post. It's wheels seem to never stop, and its a mean machine for the tracks.
But generally speaking, all Hot Wheels perform pretty well on a track, unless it's a very light or top heavy model, but those are the exception, not the rule.

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