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The Scalextric team have kindly sent us pictures of some samples of the new Micro cars. These aren't the finished products, but give a nice idea of what we have to look forward to in the summer...

   

I've written up the Formula-E on another thread in the News section as it was certainly worthy of mention to the wider world. This is a completely new car with a new chassis and highly-detailed body. In order to produce an accurate scale model of such a unique racing car, the design team have opted to go to the outer limits of HO scale - in the region of 1:55 or bigger. This is an undecorated sample - the different colours are the different moulds. Two cars will be available in the ABB FIA Formula-E set, due this summer and priced at £69.99.

The new Lamborghini Huracán and Porsche 911 are perfectly traditional HO cars. They use the 2019 Micro Scalextric chassis, with the front axle in the forward position - a wheelbase of approximately 1.7-inches. The bodies and newly-tooled wheels look pretty neat...

       

The orange and white cars will be released individually - priced at £15.99 and available in the autumn.

       

The red and green cars are included in the Super Speed Race set - priced at £69.99 and scheduled for the summer. There's also a black Porsche to be included in the High Speed Pursuit set - price at £59.99 and scheduled for the summer.

Here are two undecorated samples of the Porsche and Lamborghini, just to see how the cars start out...

   

Huge thanks to Marcus and the team at Scalextric for sending us these images. I hope to have a play with the next evolution of the cars, when they are available.