Via USATODAY.com:

For this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Hot Wheels has the coolest Star Wars ride this side of the Millennium Falcon. Among the exclusive toys Mattel is offering for fans at this year’s pop-culture extravaganza (July 24-27) is a Darth Vader die-cast car, the first team-up for Hot Wheels and the hot sci-fi franchise. For $40, toy lovers can get the sleek black auto in lights-and-sound lightsaber packaging and the distinctive red associated with the villainous Sith lord from the Star Wars movies.