Polestar TRX Is A Wild Electric Pickup From A Hot Wheels Alternative Universe

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Polestar also gave honorable mentions to a pair of race car-inspired concepts.

This year’s Design Contest attracted more than 1,200 participants from around the world.

No, this isn’t Polestar’s next model, but instead, it’s the winner of the carmaker’s annual Design Contest, which was held in collaboration with Hot Wheels. The winning design, known as the Polestar TRX, is a futuristic pickup truck that will spawn a real-life Hot Wheels 1:64 scale model.

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Most would agree that the electric Tesla Cybertruck has taken pickup truck design to a place we’d never thought we’d see. However, the TRX pushes the boundaries even further, although it does look perfect for a Hot Wheels car. The rugged truck sits on a set of massive wheels and has vast amounts of ground clearance, ensuring it’s well-suited to speeding around a Hot Wheels track and catching some serious hang time.

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The slim bodywork of the TRX features a slim and sharp front fascia with LED daytime running lights reminiscent of other Polestar models. The cabin is exceptionally low but as it’s a concept, Indian designer Shashank Shekhar did not need to make it practical. Out back is a long bed large enough to store a pair of surfboards.

“I’m thrilled to win,” Sheshank Shekhar said. “This will be the first design in my career to be produced, so it’s a big deal for me. I never thought that someday, something I have created would end up as a Hot Wheels car. It has been a great journey, and I’ve had an amazing time so far. Something like this gives you a lot of confidence as a young designer.”

Polestar gave the runner-up to the Cyber Shaker created by Italian designer Powei Chen. It has a dramatic multi-colored design with purple DRLs and an ultra-aggressive stance. The third concept you see is a classic Le Mans-inspired car designed by Roman Moor and was given an honorable mention.

It’s unclear if Polestar will create a life-size one-off based on the TRX, but last year, it took the three winning designs from the 2022 contest and combined them to craft the Synergy concept, presenting it at the IAA Mobility Show in Munich, Germany.