Besides, Hot Wheels already hinted at a new Espace F1 model in 2024. The Hot Wheels Renault Espace F1 should land in stores (and on my desk!) in the coming months.

The rear-wheel-drive super-hatch is heading to production — but U.S. buyers probably won't get a chance at it.

The Renault 5 Turbo 3E features an electric motor in each of its rear wheels, with the pair producing ... planning to build 1980 examples of the hot hatch, each of which will be numbered.

That first Renault 5 Turbo (and a later 5 Turbo 2 variant) were powered by a turbo-4 engine mounted in the middle of the car and powering the rear wheels ... or "several hot laps" of a racetrack.