Life-size Tamiya R/C buggy ready to star on (adult) Santa wish lists

The Little Car Company is taking a brief break from shrinking vintage cars into incredible (and exorbitantly expensive) kid-size creations to do the exact opposite: grow a kiddie car into an incredible full-size, street-legal dune machine. One of the c… Continue reading Life-size Tamiya R/C buggy ready to star on (adult) Santa wish lists

Street-legal, overgrown Tamiya R/C car will debut this summer

One of the most gloriously silly projects in the automotive world is set to launch within the next few months. The Tamiya Wild One Max is a faithful replica of a hugely popular R/C toy from the ’80s, upscaled to a two-seat, street-legal electric buggy…. Continue reading Street-legal, overgrown Tamiya R/C car will debut this summer

Dacia gets a feel for the outdoors with wild Manifesto buggy concept

The Renault Group’s budget-friendly car maker Dacia is rolling into the Paris Motor Show next month with a striking mobile design lab called the Manifesto, which showcases outdoors-focused ideas that may or may not make it into future production vehicl… Continue reading Dacia gets a feel for the outdoors with wild Manifesto buggy concept

Vanderhall’s big-tired 404-hp electric buggy explodes through the sand

It took a little longer than initially planned, but American boutique auto builder Vanderhall has provided a closer look its forthcoming all-electric off-road buggy. Switching names from Navarro to Brawley, the all-new 300-V e-4×4 relies on four motors… Continue reading Vanderhall’s big-tired 404-hp electric buggy explodes through the sand

Wild One toy RC buggy upscaled to drivable electric fun machine

Big kids with one leg in the 1980s may remember a radio-controlled toy car from Tamiya called the Wild One. The UK’s Little Car Company is now re-releasing it, but as a drivable electric replica called the Wild One Max.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban T… Continue reading Wild One toy RC buggy upscaled to drivable electric fun machine

Canoo goes desert warrior with stripped electric “skatekart”

When Canoo presented its vision of subscription-based electric vehicles a year ago, its symmetrical, window-wrapped EV pod won our hearts as one of the cooler electric people-pushers on the horizon. What it didn’t do was scream, “Turns on a dime!!” or … Continue reading Canoo goes desert warrior with stripped electric “skatekart”