Just found out that Osprey will be publishing a "post-apocalyptic vehicular combat" game in November called
Gaslands.
https://ospreypublishing.com/gaslands
Shoot, ram, skid and loot your way through the ruins of civilisation with Gaslands, a tabletop wargame of car-on-car destruction in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Players control small fleets of armed vehicles in battles for resources, dominance and survival. With rules for multiple vehicle types (from motorbikes to big rigs), varied special weapons and accessories (including oil slicks, caltrops and nitro boosters), and a host of options for scenarios, environmental conditions, crew and campaigns, players can tailor games to match their own visions for an anarchic future.
Looks like it's a
Car Wars style game (but not as complex!) played with converted hotwheels/matchbox cars on tabletop. Here's some photos from a game the author ran at Salute 2017:
Skimming through the
design blog, it looks like the game will have a vehicle design system, factions & a campaign system. And skimming through the
Gaslands twitter feed, it looks like the game will use
X-Wing style movement templates:
As one of those folks that tried and failed to wrap my head around
Car Wars back in the 80's, I'm hopeful this might be a
slightly more playable game.
