FIRST DRIVE: Tamiya Wild One Max - 38bhp + 500kg = FUN

[@MrMarkhall1]

I had this rc car as a kid, I learnt how a diff and shock absorbers work.

[@jeremyb4493]

Same here👍

[@_blood_moon_proto_1500]

i just ordered one, so i may be new to the club, but i learned a lot from tamiya

[@qualm43]

This looks almost perfect.... Maybe 70hp, @ 500kg.... would be absolutely insane. the quiet electric while out in nature would also be amazing to drive.

[@iandavidson99]

Agreed! I have Renault Twizy (500kg) which has been mod'd to about 30bhp. It's great fun, but I always felt 70bhp would be amazing!

[@forestlm]

I know for a fact that that exact motor can deliver double the voltage and double the power in certified applications. I am very very tempted to place an order; replace the batteries and then ask the motor supplier to transplant the 100v integrated controller and software...

[@forestlm]

The 100 volt setup would provide a touch more than that 👍👍👍

[@Neojhun]

Just over 50hp and about 20kWh battery would be perfection. This is just the beginning of a new category.

[@neoanderson7]

I've had my Fast Attack since I arrived in this country. Which is about 42yrs now. Yep, I still use it when I get the chance. The 40+ yr plastics are starting to give. Had to replace a few parts throughout this time, but she's still going strong! If I had more space and somewhere I could flog it, I would definitely pick one up.

[@will4688]

Tamiya needs a full scale Frog.

[@WafflesInTheDustRC]

WOW, what a ride on the Wild One side. I'm sure many kids during the 80's dreamed of an opportunity like this.

[@vihreelinja4743]

Kids still dreaming about this.. Some grown men too :D

[@TomleyRC]

I bet it's got plastic bushings and no oil in the shocks 😇

[@TheRCScotsman]

Phil, you cheeky bar-steward! It has to be said, isn't this technically a Tamiya Wild One Max XB?

[@TomleyRC]

@@TheRCScotsman haha... yes, XB... at least it stops the 'New in Box' collectors

[@MusashiSamurai]

I used to walk through Beatties, as a child; even while knowing I could never afford a Tamiya! AirFix was about as far as we could go. Porsche 959 Dakar was my fave!

[@friktionrc]

Never too late to get one now…I was like you…no way could I afford a Tamiya /Kyosho back in the da as a kid……got back into it a few years back, and now got about 20 in total including ones I race, bathers, different sizes and a 1/5th scale petrol engines short course truck from Losi. Turns out here in the UK, there’s still enough folks into RC ….and the best thing is, they’re getting their kids away from phones and iPads and into RC. ….I know of at least two whose kids have gone from RC into go karting as a result. …win win 😂

[@langserv]

​@@friktionrc You could have done multiple paper rounds like me, and afforded a decent R/C car as a child.. ;-)

[@friktionrc]

@@langserv doubt it...my folks wouldnt let me out of their sight lol

[@langserv]

@@friktionrc Overprotective parents then - I was up at 5.30am on Sundays & out every weekday afternoon delivering papers, to buy R/C car parts

[@friktionrc]

@@langserv I wish I could have been able to do that lol

[@SaltyMcBoatFace]

125hp for this would be the perfect application , the numbers balance well ... 125hp = 250hp per tonne @ 500kg

[@mhagnew]

That would put it in the same range as an RS4 or an Evo 8. It'd be a fun drive, but that kind of power comes with bigger consequences for stuffing things up. Light/low HP cars are still fun at lower speeds. My 94 Sentra SE-R was a blast to drive, and I've had entertaining drives in NA Miatas and a Hillman Imp too.

[@22ti40]

When they slip in a 540 in place of the 380 it'll be great.......

[@pureretro88]

Old school trinity monster at that!

[@22ti40]

10 double for the win!@@pureretro88

[@onefastslimjim]

Reply to me when they man up and shove a 23T Super Stock motor in this thing 🥱

[@BrendanRaymondKoroKoro]

23T ? Snore! 10T and under or go home ;)

[@VestedUTuber]

@@BrendanRaymondKoroKoro I'll see you and raise you a 5.5 turn Brushless. A _Novak Velocity_ 5.5T brushless, so it still counts as retro.

[@paulfredstone6290]

Take a car called 'The Wild One' and give it the performance soul of a chartered accountant.

[@worldcomicsreview354]

>Make a full size RC car >People get upset it's electric

[@pierredubois3850]

@@worldcomicsreview354 The performance is shit, it's 38bhp and, it moves and performs like my grandad getting out of his chair and that thing just isn't fast or wild enough! Great car, wrong type of motor to fit in a car that implies it's supposed to FAST and WILD!

[@VestedUTuber]

@@pierredubois3850 Are we talking about the same car? Sure it might not break any land speed records but it looked pretty quick to me. Also, that's 38bhp with instant torque and a short-geared drivetrain in a car that weighs just a hair over half a ton. The power to weight ratio is better than most modern commuter cars and it's putting all of its power into the bottom end. If you want another example of how little BHP actually matters without taking weight into account, look up any of the extreme track toys. Ariel Atom, KTM X-bow, Caterham S3, etc. All of these cars sit at around 200-300 BHP and yet they manage to blow the doors off of most high-performance sports cars.

[@TopGear]

Which childhood hero car would you want to get the same treatment?

[@ricepony33]

Airwolf!

[@4literv6]

Lamborghini countach lp5000s in red of course with gold wheels. 😀

[@drzoidbergmd3200]

Tamiya Clodbuster, with twin motors

[@stefanpetrovic5297]

Jeep Gladiator Rubicon

[@stuxttr]

wild willy

[@andyeve8]

This might just be the coolest thing I have seen recreated. I'm sure Tamiya ordered one.

[@kmoecub]

I was just poor enough to be able to afford a Grasshopper (the simpler and cheaper cousin to the Wild One). To drive a full size version would be amazing.

[@charliekaryanto]

finally something genuine after the jeremy, james, and hammond trio apart

[@sqweezzstr]

This was a missed opportunity to have a legitimate fan (Chris Harris) tell us about Tamiya and this Wild One buggy. And no, I am not talking about who was on here first. Use logic if you wish to argue.

[@rikkiseddo]

Lol. Barlow was Top Gear decades before Harris… 😂

[@sqweezzstr]

@@rikkiseddo were you meaning to reply to my comment? It makes zero sense. Chris Harris has been very open about his passion for Tamiya, even having their logo on his personal helmet. Just looking at his face and eyes when holding their product says it all (posts from the internet showing his love for the company). On the other hand, Barlow had even admitted in this video (if you watched it?) how he wasn't into Tamiya but slot cars (scalextric). so, I'm kind of curious of how your reply is relevant to what I had said initially. nonetheless I love both dudes. It's just more fitting for Chris with this review

[@jose-Maki]

​@@rikkiseddoexcept harris can really drive and know about a car inside out without reading a script

[@jammaschan]

Your comment is valid but man you don't have to be so agressive about it

[@MineshShah]

I like Jason Barlow...

[@66meikou]

As a owner of the super champ, which is really old school , I'd love to see a version of that, I have to wonder how Tamiya pulls this off?

[@vyrnmn]

I had a Tamiya Hornet. It was great.

[@carltonleboss]

Very cool car.

[@JonnyJetson754]

Now THIS IS EPIC 💯🥸

[@quicknickdriver8510]

I look forward to seeing one on the road.

[@shaneducholke364]

My daughter's ATV is 520 lbs and has 39hp, my ATV is 980 lbs and has 97hp and most SxS's start around 95hp and weigh 1300 lbs. I think driving this would be fun but would quickly get boring cause you would never feel on the edge. It needs a minimum of 75 hp and 100 up would be the sweet spot. Since it is road legal, it should have a top speed of 60-65 mph

[@dallebull]

You can probably up the voltage a bit and get more out of the engine.

[@joshjamesguitar]

For the price just might aswell get a Can-am maverick xrc turbo RR, 840kg 200hp

[@s13kuminachu]

Agree. 48 volts is a joke. Swing and a miss. Some ebikes and scooters are 72 volts. Make it a kit, I'll supply my own power system.

[@WholesaleTurbos]

some of the 250 dirt bikes arnt far off this amount of power and they weigh 100ish kg

[@mhagnew]

@@s13kuminachu 50+ volts delineates low to high voltage from a safety perspective. I'm sure it would cost a bunch more to produce something over 50V and this was probably a practical decision to keep costs down.

[@paroparo5802]

ワイルドワン！？ カッコいい！

[@davefb]

"wild, absolutely livid" , nice to hear a Gerald quote :D ... Wonder if they do a Hornet ?

[@peterrenn6341]

He bloody does eat daffodils y'know! ;-)

[@momentarylapsofreason]

Wonderful little thing

[@gcm747]

When someone mods it to 100Hp, then it will have the power it deserves.

[@dieseldabz7104]

Doesn't need anywhere near 100hp to be fun or competitive. You apparently are young and grew up on Razr's or other SXS stuff. Us kids from the 80's had things like Honda Pilot and Odyssey which weren't even close to that power output yet were absolutely a blast and sporty. You could definitely build and tune them and make faster and better like any ATV or dirt bike. Yes this cart would be a riot with 100hp just isn't needed was my point I guess.

[@BrendanRaymondKoroKoro]

As an 80s kid ... More power is always necessary.

[@VestedUTuber]

100hp in this thing would be TERRIFYINGLY fast. Keep in mind this only weighs half a ton, it's already got a better power to weight ratio than a lot of modern commodity cars.

[@JoeOvercoat]

…which would be more power than most can handle.

[@Iowa599]

Too bad the throttle isn't just a switch, and the "brake" just reverses the motor, for that nostalgic feel while driving. (the brake might be a break, in that case, idk)

[@YourMajestyTheKing]

feels so good to know that my CT can do same.

[@Titus-q5b]

Next Up: The 1/1 Hotshot. Go on Little Car Company, you know you want to!!!

[@markferrero9288]

Fantastic! I'll take a Tamiya Bigwig please, my first 4wd RC buggy.

[@Drive_Nature]

Dream come true! Gooood!😅

[@DetroitMicroSound]

There are electric motors that fit in the palm of your hand, that make 25hp. Kevin Talbot tried to put four of them on a snowboard-turned land speed RC car.

[@Bender-x1u]

Kevin Talbot is massively exagerating the power of those motors. Also due to their size they can't sustain peak power as long.

[@DetroitMicroSound]

Tell us then, what their hp actually is?@@Bender-x1u

[@kmoecub]

@@DetroitMicroSound 25 HP, until they overheat. Those motors need to be liquid cooled in order to deliver peak HP for more than a few minutes.

[@TheAmericanUhate]

​@@kmoecubNot a single one of them is liquid cooled on the land speed cars that run 220mph+

[@icebrew]

HP ≠ Torque

[@bryandickerson5365]

This is SO cooool!

[@pureretro88]

Blockhead needs to get all over this

[@bustersgarage]

I love all this except that narrow focus filter/lens effect. It started making me a bit woozy. haha

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

I wish buggies looked like this nowadays.

[@awesomusmaximus3766]

Needs another 500 Hp

[@shoryuoiso]

Pretty! 思った以上にワイルドワンだった！

[@R19Robbin]

I would get myself in some big trouble if someone let me drive that thing 😂😂

[@Calichris2]

If you can’t change the batteries out then it’s a waste of money, play a few hours, charge a few hours and the days over

[@odnetnin4720]

I want to see a race now. Tamiya vs Associated.

[@graycinllc]

How many corner marshals do you need, to flip one on its wheels? 😎

[@VestedUTuber]

Honestly, it looks like it drives almost exactly like the Tamiya model. Anyway, I'd like to see an Avante.

[@mack5516]

I wanted to see this car.🎉 👍

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

Here before someone swaps a Hayabusa into one of these.

[@wahyuardiansyah-wv1wj]

I❤ the tamiya

[@davidmoore349]

I need this as a daily driver in SoCal.

[@davidrowe1605]

Would love 1 of these

[@John-yf8qh]

This has never been Top Gear. Calling a dog ‘a bear’ doesn’t change that dog into a bear.

[@_pacalis]

Imagine this in a Rally Cross type tournament. Such fun.

[@ningning4914]

tag heuer good choice 🎉

[@casefc3s]

imo, these kinds of toys need to be under the $20k mark to really be feasible, i'll never understand people with $30k+ UTVs or Ariels.

[@mhagnew]

Can't happen. It's a hand-built low production car. Economies of scale mean they're paying near retail for all the parts and materials. If you want it cheaper, you gotta build it yourself ;)

[@barryf1966]

Looks good just needs a blade engine

[@MARCO-rq2ph]

ARIEL NOMAD NO DOUBT

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

This is super cool, but would be even cooler if it was a vw sand rail like they were actually based on

[@harlyquin]

Tamiya also made a Porsche 911, would there be any point making a full size version of that? would of been cool if they made a Tamiya Avante or somthing like that, somthing that dosent already exist

[@geordiegingerc3517]

@Tomley RC what do you reckon?

[@v3ltrucci]

as someone not speaking english natively , i had to turn on captions...

[@DDMSteveB]

I want one, and what I mean by want one I want ten of them.

[@its_marc]

Surprised no comparison or even mention of the old vw beetle based UVA sandrails

[@JasonRowePhoto]

Send one to Grind Hard Plumbing. They will sort it out!

[@harshrealm]

"That would require some sort of a rebigulator. Which is a concept so ridiculous. It makes me want to laugh out loud and chortle."

[@Otto-AutoPilot]

Oh, for a Hornet! "Any time, Babe!"

[@DouglasSonders]

hahaha so great

[@Prestonesfpv]

Why make this little gem so underpowered, its a shame actually

[@EmyrDerfel]

Because a whole bunch of rules which apply to cars don't apply to L7 quadricycles, and in something this light and low grip, more power would make it worse.

[@bluein2red423]

Anybody know the dirt track used for this video please?

[@PhilippevanHeek]

38 hp?

[@kevinwells768]

Be great to offer that as a kit.....just like th original.

[@v8felon]

This is awesome and what ev's should be never seen a guy in a tesla that happy😂

[@ptz0n]

Electric Classic Cars need to modify this one with a proper battery packs, inverter & motor.

[@山口弘志]

最高🎉❤

[@barsaf9989]

Does Europe not have UTV's like the US does?

[@joshjamesguitar]

They do, 2024 we're getting the Can-am Maverick R

[@kevinmortimer1883]

i want it

[@ricusmate]

Can I have a full sized Maxxis E-Revo please? LiPos and all.

[@StraitJacketRC]

They edited their arse off to help that sucker lol Don't get me wrong it looks cool. But it's more of a cruiser not a ripper.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

You just know someones going to mod one with Tesla Model 3 running gear.

[@datdudeinred]

My RC car has 100hp!

[@harlyquin]

i dont get it, Tamiya based the RC car off a full sized buggy already, its as if sombody scaled up a Tamiya Porsche 911 and then everyone is amazed with how cool the Tamiya 911 is while forgetting the 911 already exists , pity they didnt make somthing out of the ordanary like a full scale version of a Tamiya Avante

[@lthudgins]

K Swap it O_O

[@thaminduliyanage]

So they destroying coastal areas 😂

[@WeOutHere]

The Ariel Nomad would eat this go kart for breakfast.

[@PhantomMark]

Not against electric at all, but an R1 or a Hyabussa engine in that would be even more awesome :D

[@Neojhun]

That would be annoying AF to maintain those motorcycle engine swaps. This BEV version will get way more Seat Time. Needs a proper boring slow revving engine designed to take some abuse. Maybe 1.0L Ecoboost race version from Formula Ford.

[@villesorjonen5779]

48 voltin mean lot of current if want power wise choice should be 144 volt and 3x less current perhaps crank up 50hp max power same time

[@williambellisIII]

Love it. So cool. Just two things. 20 more hp and sound… even pump in something fake, because EVs are so damn dull.

[@jb00001]

Damn I thought it was 380bhp

[@jonny1943]

HP? NM is a little more interesting to know in a ev.

[@smallmodelcollector]

38hp is too weak. Even cheap belt drive scooters have better power to weight ratios. 100hp should be the starting point for modest fun.

[@JOHNBOYC2]

There's a man fixing wrecked supercars who'd be a great boost for you guys right now

[@serrated13]

There is no way this is worth $45k

[@TheRCScotsman]

If I had that sort of money to spend on toys, I'd be ripping the entire electric power system out of it and have it fitted with a proper engine. 100 bhp, many revs and a proper soundtrack would make this phenomenal.

[@ilmelangolo]

380bhp + 500kg = MORE FUN!!!!!!

[@00fluxone]

its about the HP of my old Rabbit GTi before mods and maybe heavier!!

[@ChriDDel]

The GTI and GLI had 110HP with 1.6L and 112HP with 1.8L.

[@00fluxone]

@@ChriDDel my 1984 rabbit GTi was stock about 90hp... before i added electronic fuel injection (megasquirt) then it was about 114hp

[@ChriDDel]

@@00fluxone may be a different configuration. In germany there where 1.6L with 110 PS and later 1.8L with 112 PS. I had a 1982 GLI with 1.6L. GLI was the convertible with the GTI engine.

[@asadumatitus874]

All it takes is for Someone to swap a Honda K Engine then game over!!!

[@TinCarib]

38hp?

[@worldcomicsreview354]

48v battery and what looks like ample room for a pair of big 24v solar panels on the back. Keeping them clean might be an issue. (Why yes, I am perfectly well aware that they won't collect a whole 14.4kwh in a single day, before the inadequately-parented start pulling the emoji out)

[@rikaus9273]

Exclusive??? I saw a video on this car about 5 months ago 🤷🤣

[@mikeallan7740]

It's cool but 35 grand is way too much.

[@SNUBCULCHA]

Its not road legal. they are offering a road legal one but it's going to be have full mudguards. probably other differences too and only (15kw) 20hp to get around the regs for 'heavy quadricycles' If they could get this through the MSVA test it could have a proper engine or more powerful electric motor. But i doubt that's possible. If i'm wrong please tell me and put some links to the legislation and explain how they can do a 38bhp one. Its cool but road legal one is a fantasy.

[@Y2Kvids]

Hobby Cars are becoming Mainstream , IC Mainstream cars will soon become hobby .

[@chrishenniker5944]

Put a Subaru engine and Porsche transmission in.

[@duarddutoit6017]

So this is Top gear now? Right....

[@Isaac-dr1zd]

What a waste making it electric! Almost perfect.

[@waynesworld1655]

Perfect other then the ugly wheel covers on it