Here are our 15 favourite Scalextric cars coming in Spring 2024

Scalextric has been sparking the imagination of children and adults alike since its inception in 1957, and every few months, we’re treated to a new batch of cars. The Spring 2024 lineup - which will all be compatible with common 1:32 scale tracks, and priced between £49.99 and £53.99 a piece - is incoming, and duly, we’ve cherry-picked our 15 favourites. Please report to your designated seat in the living room and rouse your audience...

Let’s begin with something comical, since seeing a Series 1 Land Rover doing hot laps (even if it’s only on a miniature scale) would be quite enjoyable. This particular ‘Poppy Red’ example is based on the same iteration introduced to the Derbyshire Fire Services in 1949, and even comes with optional four-wheel drive. That’ll be useful… when it decides to work.

On the other end of the scale is one of the most bonkers renditions of an already bonkers car: the Pagani Huayra BC Roadster. Finished in ‘Grigio Monte Carlo’ silver, the Huayra should pose an easy adversary for the Series 1 to overcome. In the Scalextric world, that is. Or in the deluded minds of ardent Land Rover fans.

Oh, yes! We find it strange that Scalextric has waited so long to recreate what many peg as the ‘original’ hot hatch, but we’re glad it’s finally here. Finished in red and boasting a precise amount of detail, the first-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI will surely become an instant hit on looks alone, if not on heritage.

The Countach wrote itself into the history books as one of the all-time greats during its original 16-year production run, and the hugely desirable ‘LP500 QV’ version is the one Scalextric is going to sell. Sadly, it’s not a replica of the example Leonardo DiCaprio crashed during that film about poetry and piano recitals.

For the yoof, the British Saloon Car Championship won’t be too familiar. But it must have been glorious to witness John Fitzpatrick win the 1966 edition of the series using this: a Ford Anglia rebuilt by Broadspeed. An understated body paired with actual racing internals, this Anglia is nothing like the one your grandad owned.

And this also fits into the same category: a mock-up of the classic Volkswagen Beetle which participated in the historic Trans AM series. Like the days in Britain when tiny Mini Coopers would face off against (and often beat) brutish V8-powered muscle cars, the modest Beetle would prove to be anything but a pushover across the pond.

Ah yes, an entrant in the most spectacular race down under. Back in 1986, the Australian driver pairing of John Goss and Bob Muir charioted this wacky-liveried Jaguar XJS around the fabled Mount Panorama circuit, and must’ve been quite a sight amidst the airborne beer cans and fist fights going on between humans and kangaroos alike.

This one should fly off the shelves, just as it flew over the crests and hills of the 1998 Monte Carlo Rally. The Ford Escort WRC took 23 podiums over its 28-race career, which even saw that Carlos Sainz bloke rack up two victories in this jazzed-up, fifth-generation replacement to the Anglia. What a thing.

One of the most successful racing cars ever created, which proved that Ford was not messing around in its pursuit of motorsport glory and that it really could build a car to beat Old Man Ferrari… once billions of dollars were spent and countless arguments were had. Still, take nothing away from the truly epic little GT40 which, if you hadn’t already known, won Le Mans four times on the trot.

It will be nigh impossible to purchase the GT40 without also adding its eternal rival - and the one Prancing Horse that Ford was so desperate to beat - to your basket: the 330 P4. The P4 and the GT40 are the perfect duo for any Scalextric setup and can be considered money well spent even if they were to be used as nothing more than fireplace decorations. Or as artillery for your visit to Mount Panorama.

Let’s take a moment away from the vintage racers to appreciate a modern stalwart of the GT3 class in the Mercedes-AMG GT. The funky livery belongs to RAM racing and is based on the same vehicle which led the team to a strong finish in the 2022 edition of the Dubai 24-hour endurance event.

Driven by none other than late, great, three-time world champion Niki Lauda for a single season before his first retirement. Though wildly unreliable, with Lauda retiring in nine races out of 14, the Brabham BT46’s five finishes included two wins and three podiums. So it was good… sometimes. No surprises there, given Alfa Romeo was involved in the team.

Another Formula One legend, whose 1978 championship-winning season has now been immortalised in Scalextric form. Sporting the iconic black/gold livery and featuring Colin Chapman’s groundbreaking manipulation of aero, the Lotus 79 led Andretti to six wins to cement his place as one of the sport’s finest.

As we reach the business end of our list, we thought we’d draw to a close with two of the more unique vehicles we’d like to see our readers take to their miniature tracks with. The yellow New York Taxi is one of the most instantly recognisable vehicles in the world, and you absolutely must make sure to say 'getouttaheeeere' at every available opportunity.

And finally, perhaps the greatest Batmobile ever made. That Michael Keaton’s hero car is now 35 years old and features a design which hasn’t been bettered, despite all the great Caped Crusader movies since, shows how timeless this shape really is. Please note: Gotham criminals not included with purchase.