Designed by Eric Tscherne for Mattel the MS-T Suzuka debuted in 2001 and has had 21 casting releases issued to date. Named after Suzuka Circuit race track in Japan, the MS-T Suzuka is said to be powered by a turbocharged mid-engine, six-cylinder. This original Hot Wheels designed casting combines futuristic F1 design elements like a carbon fiber styled under tray and diffuser with a tricked out super car body. It was retooled for 2022 to be a post-post design with plastic engine valve covers replacing the previous metal ones used before.
The casting has also appeared in many Hot Wheels games. And was also used as a Toy Fair model.
A caption for a gallery images @Fandom notes "An image of a prototype version of the 2002 tuners series MST-Suzuka seen in the Planet Hot Wheels energy series CD rom. The car for some reason (?) has the name Ford Focus underneath, It has a black wing, no hood decal and no (E)inbach logo on the side."
The 24/Seven casting page at Fandom also makes reference to the 1995 Mazda RX-7 as being the inspiration behind the casting design. Though to me it looks neither like a Ford or a Mazda.
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