Bryan Benedict, Shashank Shekhar
Background
Bryan Benedict — Bryan Benedict has worked at Hot Wheels since 2004 and is now Senior Design Manager. Before that, he was a designer in Honda's R&D department and worked on projects for Mercedes-Benz and Mitsubishi. The models associated with him include the Ford GTX-1 (2007), Madfast (2008) and El Superfasto (2011), as well as character cars (Kermit, Black Widow, Princess Leia, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man) and the Minecraft line.
Shashank Shekhar — Not a member of Hot Wheels' design team. Shashank Shekhar is an Indian car designer and won the 2024 Polestar Design Contest with the Polestar TRX, an extreme off-road vehicle with an angular look and Hot Wheels influence. The Hot Wheels Wiki associates with him the Polestar TRX (Peak Pursuit series, 2025), made in collaboration with designer Bryan Benedict.
