16th-Jan-26, 04:52 PM
The price differential was something Scalextric introduced a couple of years ago...
Standard models: £49.99. GT/Prototypes, Touring cars, Street cars, some older rally cars etc.
Premium models: £56.99. TV & Movie, Single-seaters, Land Rover, Transit van, 4WD Rally cars
Added to that is now an online exclusive price of £39.99 and the new 'collectors' gold and chrome effect cars are £59.99.
I'm not 100% sure of the reasons for the differential. The premium cars will have some extra costs - licensing, manufacturing and/or packaging - but there might also be a case that collectors are subsidising the racers by a few pennies to keep most of the range below £50. The RRP is there so retailers can make money and are permitted to sell at up to 10% off the Scalextric website prices.
Discounting has been rather more aggressive in 2025 than before. Scalextric have heavily discounted some models that didn't sell very well at full price. They seem to have cleared the warehouse in Black Friday and New Year sales... although there are still some Harry Potter Anglias that didn't sell at £25 now back up to £56.99. Retailers appear to be permitted to discount the same cars at their own heavily-discounted prices. Scalextric's official Amazon UK platform also has a 'Deals' page with random cars - including new releases - at around £30-40 for a few days to keep people engaged. The only model of interest in that section now is the Adrien Fourmaux Puma at £45.59.
New for 2026 at £39.99 are the four GT cars from the Scalextric Pro World GT set. Usually this set has three already available liveries and one unique to the set (one of those became a Scalextric Club Exclusive). I like that all four cars in the 2026 set are new liveries and that Scalextric will make them available to everyone at the £39.99 price. I also suspect some of the surprise releases through 2026 will be website exclusives and at the £39.99 price point.
Standard models: £49.99. GT/Prototypes, Touring cars, Street cars, some older rally cars etc.
Premium models: £56.99. TV & Movie, Single-seaters, Land Rover, Transit van, 4WD Rally cars
Added to that is now an online exclusive price of £39.99 and the new 'collectors' gold and chrome effect cars are £59.99.
I'm not 100% sure of the reasons for the differential. The premium cars will have some extra costs - licensing, manufacturing and/or packaging - but there might also be a case that collectors are subsidising the racers by a few pennies to keep most of the range below £50. The RRP is there so retailers can make money and are permitted to sell at up to 10% off the Scalextric website prices.
Discounting has been rather more aggressive in 2025 than before. Scalextric have heavily discounted some models that didn't sell very well at full price. They seem to have cleared the warehouse in Black Friday and New Year sales... although there are still some Harry Potter Anglias that didn't sell at £25 now back up to £56.99. Retailers appear to be permitted to discount the same cars at their own heavily-discounted prices. Scalextric's official Amazon UK platform also has a 'Deals' page with random cars - including new releases - at around £30-40 for a few days to keep people engaged. The only model of interest in that section now is the Adrien Fourmaux Puma at £45.59.
New for 2026 at £39.99 are the four GT cars from the Scalextric Pro World GT set. Usually this set has three already available liveries and one unique to the set (one of those became a Scalextric Club Exclusive). I like that all four cars in the 2026 set are new liveries and that Scalextric will make them available to everyone at the £39.99 price. I also suspect some of the surprise releases through 2026 will be website exclusives and at the £39.99 price point.
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