zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Tech
/
The Tamiya Wild One R/C Buggy Is Back And This Time You Can Actually Drive It
The Tamiya Wild One R/C Buggy Is Back And This Time You Can Actually Drive It-July 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:10:29

Image for article titled The Tamiya Wild One R/C Buggy Is Back And This Time You Can Actually Drive It

The folks behind the and the Aston Martin DB5 Junior have a new trick up their sleeves. Their latest is a revival of the Tamiya Wild One radio control car, but this time as a giant off-road buggy you build yourself and then drive.

If you grew up in the ’80s or ’90s and played with R/C cars, chances are you built, and maybe crashed, the Tamiya Wild One R/C car. The famed car, originally released in 1985, was so beloved that it made a comeback in 2012 — and . Part of the original’s magic was the fact that it was more than a R/C car; you actually got to put it together!

Now a UK firm, the , is building the Tamiya Wild One as the Wild One MAX, a real drivable off-road buggy in 8/10 scale. And yes, you get to build it yourself, including slapping stickers on the thing!

Image for article titled The Tamiya Wild One R/C Buggy Is Back And This Time You Can Actually Drive It

The Wild One MAX is a rear-wheel-drive electric off-road buggy that uses a spaceframe chassis and coil-over suspension. It gets dirty using 15-inch off-road tires, and it even features Brembo brakes and regenerative braking. The cockpit comes with a three-point seatbelt and digital gauges. You get all of that for a base price of $8,250. It’s quite a bit cheaper than the company’s Bugatti replica.

That all sounds cool, but here’s where things can get a tad disappointing. The base-spec Wild One MAX comes with a 5.5-horsepower electric motor and a battery of only 2kWh. That makes it good for a top speed up to 30 mph and a range of up to 25 miles. Power is managed through driving moves that change top speed, power output and throttle maps.

Image for article titled The Tamiya Wild One R/C Buggy Is Back And This Time You Can Actually Drive It

If that isn’t enough speed and range for you, the Little Car Company will have a Tamiya-esque catalog of upgrades. There will be kits to make it faster, more powerful and give it longer range, while other upgrades will make it street legal, improve the braking and improve the suspension.

The Little Car Company is expecting the Wild One MAX to fall under Quadricycle rules in Europe and as a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle in the United States.

The company notes that it’s still in the early stages of development, but it expects to see these on the road in 2022. So get ready to break out the tools, slap on some stickers and become a kid again.

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Tech
Biden’s First EV Charging Station Goes Online After $7.5 Billion In American EV Investments
Biden’s First EV Charging Station Goes Online After $7.5 Billion In American EV Investments
Despite in investments for the development of in the , not a single charging station had gone live thanks to — until now. The first EV charger paid for by Biden’s Bipartisan deal has come online in Ohio, according to , which marks the operational start of what the...
Jul 27, 2025
Volkswagen EVs Can Now Power Your House For Two Days (Update)
Volkswagen EVs Can Now Power Your House For Two Days (Update)
Experts have said that one of the ways to speed up EV adoption is for them to support . The ability for owners to power their house off their car or from the grid is vital. Just nine EVs on the market currently support bidirectional charging, but now VW...
Jul 27, 2025
Danish Investors Dump Tesla Shares After Elon Musk Calls Strikes In Sweden 'Insane'
Danish Investors Dump Tesla Shares After Elon Musk Calls Strikes In Sweden 'Insane'
Danish pension fund PensionDanmark is dumping all of its stock and putting the U.S. EV maker on its exclusion list of the companies it chooses to invest in – or not. The fund is selling all of its shares due to Elon Musk’s refusal to enter into labor agreements...
Jul 27, 2025
GM Says It's Dropping Apple CarPlay And Android Auto Because They're Unsafe (Update)
GM Says It's Dropping Apple CarPlay And Android Auto Because They're Unsafe (Update)
GM is still dealing with the fallout of its decision to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in favor of developing its own in-house system. In the last eight months, the company has had to deal with while still maintaining its in-house system will be “.” Since neither of...
Jul 27, 2025
Costco Will Sell The Chevy Blazer EV At A Discount To Go With Your Rotisserie Chicken
Costco Will Sell The Chevy Blazer EV At A Discount To Go With Your Rotisserie Chicken
knows that you keep coming back for the and Kirkland brand, but you can now also buy a cheaper at your local warehouse. Chevy notified its dealers that members are eligible for a $1,000 rebate on the through January 2, according to . The discount is part of ,...
Jul 27, 2025
Truck Fans Would Rather Wait For A Toyota Tacoma EV Than Buy A F-150 Lightning Or Cybertruck
Truck Fans Would Rather Wait For A Toyota Tacoma EV Than Buy A F-150 Lightning Or Cybertruck
fans are already cooling on despite more options on the market and news of upcoming models from the likes of Chevy and Ram. The and have yet to be released, while the has recently joined the and for sale in the U.S. And, yet, all of these current and...
Jul 27, 2025
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved