Speaking of handling bits, the 1:10-scale Wild One features a trailing arm front suspension setup, but the human-sized variant gets double wishbones. With that in mind, the Little Car Company plans to equipe the Wild One MAX with Bilstein dampers and Eibach springs at all four corners, a sweet set of Maxxis off-road tires on 14-inch wheels, and Brembo brakes to slow everything down. ![]() Of course, power is nothing without control, and for sandy blasts and greenlane excursions, there’s other hardware that’s more important than propulsion gear. See, the whole thing is expected to weigh just half a tonne, which makes it both road-legal in the UK and EU as a quadricycle and capable of a claimed 60 mph top speed. Total capacity among all eight battery packs sits at 14.4 kWh which isn’t a huge figure, but should be plenty for a vehicle this small. Considering that’s shorter than a Chevrolet Spark yet the same width as a Lamborghini Gallardo, expect outrageous proportions to shine through in real life.Īs with most remote control cars these days, the full-scale Tamiya Wild One MAX is powered by batteries that are rechargeable and removable. The Wild One MAX is deceptively large – around 141.7 inches long and 74.8 inches wide. ![]() However, just because the Little Car Company plans to build this buggy, don’t expect it to be small. While expensive, they’re a comparative bargain when you look at what a full-scale Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa and Bugatti Type 35 cost. These scaled-down, driveable versions of some of automotive history’s greats are meant for children and adults alike. That community is allegedly strong enough that Tamiya thinks it can support a 100-unit run of launch edition full-scale Wild Ones, and it’s turned to a small British company to make it happen.īased in the astonishing Bicester Heritage complex in Oxfordshire, the Little Car Company made its name building junior cars for the likes of Bugatti and Ferrari. Hell, it still does thanks to re-releases in multiple scales and fantastic community eager to build, enjoy, and customize their nostalgic Japanese RC cars. Tamiya has even greater visions, because it’s commissioning a really big version of its iconic Wild One RC buggy, except instead of controlling it through a remote, you just hop in and go.īack in the 1980s, the Tamiya radio-controlled car range had something for everyone, from the ludicrous monster van form of Vanessa’s Lunch Box to the style of the Grasshopper. General public tickets go on sale on Thursday, June 8 – Sydney from 12pm.When you think of a big radio-controlled car, what scale are you thinking of? Maybe 1:8-scale cars or 1:5-scale monster trucks. Live Nation pre-sale: Commences Wednesday, June 7: Sydney 12pm – 11am on Thursday, June 8. Vodafone pre-sale: Commences Monday, June 5: Sydney at 11am, running for 48 hours. Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard fan pre-sale: Commences Friday, June 2: Sydney at 10am, running for 72 hours. Produced by Live Nation and presented by Triple M, Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard will bring their electrifying stage shows to Australia commencing with Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on November 8, Giants Stadium Sydney on November 11, and Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on November 14. Hot off the heels of the biggest North American stadium tour of 2022 with more than 1.3 million tickets sold, the world’s most iconic and celebrated rock legends Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe continue their 2023 co-headline ‘The World Tour’ with the announcement of 3 exclusive Australian dates. ![]() Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe - The World Tour
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