This looks almost perfect.... Maybe 70hp, @ 500kg.... would be absolutely insane. the quiet electric while out in nature would also be amazing to drive.
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...
@@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!
@@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.
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.
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)
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.
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 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
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.
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.
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!
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 😂
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.
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.
Welcome to the reality of doing business in a country with high utilities and labour costs. £42k all in with one sixth of that going to the Treasury really ain't bad compared to a lot of track toy type cars.
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
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
@@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.
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 ;)
But the wild one is a semi scale version of a VW chassis buggy. This is nothing like a wild one. Its just an electric go-cart in a wild one costume. They spent all these years making this?
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.
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
Lost me with the price, LOL! Too much for a non sense toy that you would probably need to tow somewhere to have fun, due to very small range and lack of speed. For 8 or 9K, it would, probably, be a thing to consider. A proper kart cross or dirt bike is way cheaper, faster and makes the right noises. Today it seems that every small company wants to get rich selling like 5 or 6 cars. If a toy is too expensive to being played with, its just stupid
When they started talking about making this they said it would cost between 10 and 15k. Guss that didnt work out whatsoever! way too expensive, its for people with money to burn, not rc hobbyists
That car is a pathetic little piece of shit, looks great just waohfully underpowered with the WRONG motor, It's just a pathetic glorified go kart that can go off road thats overly confident about its "Wild and Fast" abilities.
Its too slow, the driving is too tame and the engine should either be a DOHC Honda unit or a 2 cylinder 2-stroke engine or even a rotary with the BHP in the range 120 to 220, now that would be WILD and FUN!
Stick a real engine in it like a 4AGE or some 1300 cc motorcycle engine in it would make it good.. Now it has the same problem as a RC car.. You take it for some fun until the battery dies and you are stuck carrying it home...
What killed Top Gear? Getting rid of its best talent and replacing it with guys like this, or losing fantastic writers? This guy has zero personality, and the writing is as exciting as the SDS for Mobil 1. You can't let on-screen talent beat producers, but you have to make some effort to hire men who can get the job done.
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.
I had this rc car as a kid, I learnt how a diff and shock absorbers work.
Same here👍
i just ordered one, so i may be new to the club, but i learned a lot from tamiya
I bet it's got plastic bushings and no oil in the shocks 😇
Phil, you cheeky bar-steward!
It has to be said, isn't this technically a Tamiya Wild One Max XB?
@@TheRCScotsman haha... yes, XB... at least it stops the 'New in Box' collectors
I had a Tamiya Hornet. It was great.
This thing is just begging for a superbike engine swap! You know, so you,can drive it longer than 7 minutes😉
When they slip in a 540 in place of the 380 it'll be great.......
Old school trinity monster at that!
10 double for the win!@@pureretro88
Reply to me when they man up and shove a 23T Super Stock motor in this thing 🥱
23T ? Snore! 10T and under or go home ;)
@@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.
This looks almost perfect.... Maybe 70hp, @ 500kg.... would be absolutely insane. the quiet electric while out in nature would also be amazing to drive.
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!
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...
The 100 volt setup would provide a touch more than that 👍👍👍
Just over 50hp and about 20kWh battery would be perfection. This is just the beginning of a new category.
Take a car called 'The Wild One' and give it the performance soul of a chartered accountant.
>Make a full size RC car
>People get upset it's electric
@@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!
@@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.
Which childhood hero car would you want to get the same treatment?
Airwolf!
Lamborghini countach lp5000s in red of course with gold wheels. 😀
Tamiya Clodbuster, with twin motors
Jeep Gladiator Rubicon
wild willy
Blockhead needs to get all over this
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?
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.
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)
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.
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.
Lol. Barlow was Top Gear decades before Harris… 😂
@@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
@@rikkiseddoexcept harris can really drive and know about a car inside out without reading a script
Your comment is valid but man you don't have to be so agressive about it
I like Jason Barlow...
How many corner marshals do you need, to flip one on its wheels? 😎
When someone mods it to 100Hp, then it will have the power it deserves.
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.
As an 80s kid ... More power is always necessary.
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.
…which would be more power than most can handle.
And an engine with a killer exhaust!
I wish buggies looked like this nowadays.
38 hp?
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!
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 😂
@@friktionrc
You could have done multiple paper rounds like me, and afforded a decent R/C car as a child.. ;-)
@@langserv doubt it...my folks wouldnt let me out of their sight lol
@@friktionrc
Overprotective parents then - I was up at 5.30am on Sundays & out every weekday afternoon delivering papers, to buy R/C car parts
@@langserv I wish I could have been able to do that lol
WOW, what a ride on the Wild One side. I'm sure many kids during the 80's dreamed of an opportunity like this.
Kids still dreaming about this.. Some grown men too :D
K Swap it O_O
125hp for this would be the perfect application , the numbers balance well ... 125hp = 250hp per tonne @ 500kg
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.
I would get myself in some big trouble if someone let me drive that thing 😂😂
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
Very cool car.
38hp is too weak. Even cheap belt drive scooters have better power to weight ratios. 100hp should be the starting point for modest fun.
Honestly, it looks like it drives almost exactly like the Tamiya model.
Anyway, I'd like to see an Avante.
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.
Kevin Talbot is massively exagerating the power of those motors. Also due to their size they can't sustain peak power as long.
Tell us then, what their hp actually is?@@FreakBasti
@@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.
@@kmoecubNot a single one of them is liquid cooled on the land speed cars that run 220mph+
HP ≠ Torque
Yep, ludicrous price, like nearly everything these independent British companies make. Has a single one ever taken a business class. I doubt it.
Welcome to the reality of doing business in a country with high utilities and labour costs. £42k all in with one sixth of that going to the Treasury really ain't bad compared to a lot of track toy type cars.
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
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
You can probably up the voltage a bit and get more out of the engine.
For the price just might aswell get a Can-am maverick xrc turbo RR, 840kg 200hp
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.
some of the 250 dirt bikes arnt far off this amount of power and they weigh 100ish kg
@@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.
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.
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 ;)
Looks good just needs a blade engine
ワイルドワン！？
カッコいい！
Send one to Grind Hard Plumbing. They will sort it out!
Here before someone swaps a Hayabusa into one of these.
"wild, absolutely livid" , nice to hear a Gerald quote :D ...
Wonder if they do a Hornet ?
He bloody does eat daffodils y'know! ;-)
I love all this except that narrow focus filter/lens effect. It started making me a bit woozy. haha
Next Up: The 1/1 Hotshot. Go on Little Car Company, you know you want to!!!
Fantastic! I'll take a Tamiya Bigwig please, my first 4wd RC buggy.
Tamiya needs a full scale Frog.
But the wild one is a semi scale version of a VW chassis buggy. This is nothing like a wild one. Its just an electric go-cart in a wild one costume. They spent all these years making this?
finally something genuine after the jeremy, james, and hammond trio apart
Electric Classic Cars need to modify this one with a proper battery packs, inverter & motor.
I want to see a race now. Tamiya vs Associated.
All it takes is for Someone to swap a Honda K Engine then game over!!!
Anybody know the dirt track used for this video please?
You just know someones going to mod one with Tesla Model 3 running gear.
as someone not speaking english natively , i had to turn on captions...
hahaha so great
Can I have a full sized Maxxis E-Revo please?
LiPos and all.
Be great to offer that as a kit.....just like th original.
Needs another 500 Hp
There is no way this is worth $45k
Why make this little gem so underpowered, its a shame actually
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.
HP? NM is a little more interesting to know in a ev.
I look forward to seeing one on the road.
So they destroying coastal areas 😂
This is super cool, but would be even cooler if it was a vw sand rail like they were actually based on
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
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.
"That would require some sort of a rebigulator. Which is a concept so ridiculous. It makes me want to laugh out loud and chortle."
This might just be the coolest thing I have seen recreated. I'm sure Tamiya ordered one.
Surprised no comparison or even mention of the old vw beetle based UVA sandrails
This has never been Top Gear. Calling a dog ‘a bear’ doesn’t change that dog into a bear.
I wanted to see this car.🎉 👍
feels so good to know that my CT can do same.
Love it. So cool. Just two things. 20 more hp and sound… even pump in something fake, because EVs are so damn dull.
Lost me with the price, LOL! Too much for a non sense toy that you would probably need to tow somewhere to have fun, due to very small range and lack of speed. For 8 or 9K, it would, probably, be a thing to consider. A proper kart cross or dirt bike is way cheaper, faster and makes the right noises.
Today it seems that every small company wants to get rich selling like 5 or 6 cars.
If a toy is too expensive to being played with, its just stupid
When they started talking about making this they said it would cost between 10 and 15k. Guss that didnt work out whatsoever! way too expensive, its for people with money to burn, not rc
hobbyists
That car is a pathetic little piece of shit, looks great just waohfully underpowered with the WRONG motor, It's just a pathetic glorified go kart that can go off road thats overly confident about its "Wild and Fast" abilities.
Its too slow, the driving is too tame and the engine should either be a DOHC Honda unit or a 2 cylinder 2-stroke engine or even a rotary with the BHP in the range 120 to 220, now that would be WILD and FUN!
Stick a real engine in it like a 4AGE or some 1300 cc motorcycle engine in it would make it good..
Now it has the same problem as a RC car..
You take it for some fun until the battery dies and you are stuck carrying it home...
What killed Top Gear? Getting rid of its best talent and replacing it with guys like this, or losing fantastic writers?
This guy has zero personality, and the writing is as exciting as the SDS for Mobil 1.
You can't let on-screen talent beat producers, but you have to make some effort to hire men who can get the job done.
I want one, and what I mean by want one I want ten of them.
Dream come true! Gooood!😅
Does Europe not have UTV's like the US does?
They do, 2024 we're getting the Can-am Maverick R
Imagine this in a Rally Cross type tournament. Such fun.
My RC car has 100hp!
The power to weight ratio is terrible. 29 lbs per hp. My 2018 MX-5 club for comparison is 16 lbs per hp.
Pretty! 思った以上にワイルドワンだった！
Exclusive??? I saw a video on this car about 5 months ago 🤷🤣
Its an expensive car considering but its a gimmick and if you want an electric sxs plenty more options but who cares right :)
Wonderful little thing
Terrible..proportions all wrong.. I still have my Hotshot from 1987..
It's cool but 35 grand is way too much.
Looks like a Chinese knockoff of a good product. No power, short stiff suspension. Garbage
38bhp is too much for my soy latte infused body, please review something less powerful
ARIEL NOMAD NO DOUBT
I❤ the tamiya
What is the deal with british people saying arind i stad of around, pinds instead of pounds and so on? Is it a dialect?
That’s an expensive but ineffective toy. My Tamiya got more air than that. 😒
My utility ATV weighs 350kg and has 48 hp... This is stupid
I need this as a daily driver in SoCal.
Now THIS IS EPIC 💯🥸
What a disappointment that is a EV. So do you mount a generator on it to charge it on the trail?
Junk the toy car powerplant, busa motor, job done.
Damn I thought it was 380bhp
What a waste making it electric! Almost perfect.
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.
4 minutes in and it already sucks, can’t wait for the ludicrous price.
Put a Subaru engine and Porsche transmission in.