Hot Wheels Infinite Rush: Milestone explains the Rush Squad vehicle system
Milestone is getting ready to bring Mattel’s iconic die-cast cars to the living room again. After releasing the arcade racer Screamer earlier in the year, the Italian studio is turning to Hot Wheels Infinite Rush, and today it’s spotlighting how its “Rush Squad” system is meant to let you deploy the right vehicle at the right moment.
Quick facts
- Game: Hot Wheels Infinite Rush
- Focus today: details on the “Rush Squad” mechanic
- Vehicle roster: about 150 vehicles at launch
- Vehicle types: Speeders, Drifters, Titans, and Versatiles
- Platforms: PC (Steam, Epic Games), PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2
- Release date: September 10, 2026
- Crossplay note: Switch 2 won’t be included in multiplayer crossplay
Hot Wheels Infinite Rush will drop you into a set of four themed islands that can be explored in open areas, built around a recurring challenge: finding and taking down the “Rush Master” to claim the title of top car around town—and in the game’s Story Mode as well. The studio is drawing a parallel to Hot Wheels-style expansions players may remember, with lots of orange plastic ramps threading through varied races.
Where the new system comes in is during both traversal and competition. Milestone’s latest emphasis is on constructing your personal “Rush Squad,” a curated mix of vehicle categories meant to match what the current moment demands—whether you’re racing, exploring, or trying to outplay rivals.
A squad built from four vehicle personalities
At launch, the game’s roster includes “some 150” vehicles, split across four distinct types. Speeders are tuned for extreme velocity and stacking boost, Drifters are designed around controlled slides, Titans are built to smash through obstacles, and Versatiles are positioned as an all-purpose option rather than a specialist.
The “Rush Squad” itself is made up of all four types, but the important part is flexibility: you can swap vehicles at any time. That means you’re not locked into one driving style for the entire race, and Milestone is effectively betting that players will switch cars to better answer the conditions they encounter on each track and across the islands.
The studio also hints that there’s room for deeper mechanical pressure in higher-level competition, asking whether the swap-and-match approach will become more than a casual convenience as players push harder difficulties and more demanding challenges.
Customization, plus performance bonuses
Beyond the driving system, Milestone is also setting expectations for customization. Hot Wheels Infinite Rush will let you choose from paints, liveries, stickers, wheels, and exhaust trails, giving players plenty of visual options to tailor their cars.
Customization won’t be purely cosmetic either. The game plans to include unlockable mechanical bonuses that affect vehicle performance, tying your customization choices to how your rides handle in practice.
Hot Wheels Infinite Rush launches on September 10 for PC via Steam and Epic Games, PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2. Multiplayer crossplay is also addressed: the Switch 2 version will be excluded from crossplay.
