Ok Ladies and Gentlemen, we are reaching
current models for Lamborghini. The Aventador has become the new flagship model
but Lamborghini has given the world a few limited run magnificent machines
(remember the Reventon post?). Now I turn to a little known and even more
rarely seen gem. The wild as it gets Sesto Elemento. And yes, this one is as
wild as the name might suggest. There are only 20 in existence and were only
produced in 2012. This is what happens when someone says yeah, the Aventador is
cool but what if we went a little further…The Sesto Elemento was Lamborghinis
first official offering that got thrust into the emerging hypercar market. The
Sesto Elemento was also the prize that “Dino” offered anyone who took out the
main character in the modern automotive blockbuster movie Need for Speed.
If the Aventador was a home run for
Mattel – and it is, then the Sesto Elemento is a grand slam. The proportions
when compared to other Lamborghini castings are perfect. One of the styling
cues on the Sesto Elemento (and not used on any other models) is the two
triangle areas where the windshield meets the hood which are always a
contrasting color. Hot Wheels got them right. Every other line of this exotic
beast is beautifully recreated (as far as I know – I have never witnessed one
in real life). Another cool feature that is Sesto only is the vents for the
engine on what most call the trunk lid. This panel does not open on Hot Wheels
or real car but again, Hot Wheels nailed the design.
The Sesto Elemento casting debuted
in 2014 and with a rival brand leaving the market, Hot Wheels really stepped up
the Lamborghini castings which includes this casting. There have been some wild
color schemes, but they are real world colors. For 2020 collectors got a super
treasure hunt version of the Sesto Elemento in Gulf racing colors (but no
decals). Since this car is so rare in the real world, in can sometimes go
unnoticed in the Hot Wheels world as well. A couple notable versions are the
2015 release in satin grey (real world deco), the 2017 release in Gloss black
and the nicest in my opinion, the 2019 exotics 5 pack in deep candy maroon with
black J5 wheels.
Another check in the box for this
casting is the track use. The Sesto sits low to the ground but is flat on the
bottom and really gets some speed on the orange track, although it can have
trouble with booster wheels because of the angles but man it is as fast as it
looks.
Thank you,
Collector Quentin
I own the actual diecast pictured in
this post. However, all packaging artwork, Mattel or Hot Wheels logos, paint
descriptions and wheel descriptions in regard to the Hot Wheels versions are
copyrights of the Mattel toy company.
Lamborghini and model names are
property of Audi AG, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group.
https://hotwheelscollectors.mattel.com/
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