tech_newsBy Andrew Liszewski
A veteran toy racing company is trading slots for smartphone-controlled RC cars
Carrera Hybrid is reminiscent of Anki Overdrive. | Image: Carrera Carrera, a German company that has been making slot car toys since the ‘60s, has announced a new scaled racing experience that does away with the slots altogether. Carrera Hybrid still has you racing 1:50-scale cars around a reconfigurable track, but you control them using an app on a mobile device and you’re now free to steer anywhere you want, even off the track to overtake an opponent.Carrera Hybrid is already available internationally, but the company is launching a starter set in the US on September 1st for $199.99 that...
Carrera Hybrid is reminiscent of Anki Overdrive. | Image: Carrera Carrera, a German company that has been making slot car toys since the ‘60s, has announced a new scaled racing experience that does away with the slots altogether. Carrera Hybrid still has you racing 1:50-scale cars around a reconfigurable track, but you control them using an app on a mobile device and you’re now free to steer anywhere you want, even off the track to overtake an opponent.Carrera Hybrid is already available internationally, but the company is launching a starter set in the US on September 1st for $199.99 that...
Published: 13 August 2025
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