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

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Who hasn’t imagined getting behind the wheel of their favourite r/c car? The Wild One Max is that dream come true. It’s a road legal, 38bhp, 48V electric buggy that weighs 500kg might just be the most unashamedly fun car of 2023. And it has provenance. TWOM is the work of The Little Car Company, an ingenious startup that’s spent the past three years creating meticulously engineered 75 per cent scale versions of significant historic cars, such as the Aston Martin DB5, Bugatti T35 and Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.
Now the LCC has reversed its shrink ray, secured the approval of a presumably bemused but delighted Tamiya, and scaled up the Wild One. In the flesh, the Max is simple but irresistible. It uses a welded steel spaceframe chassis, with its cockpit now sufficiently widened so there’s room for two full-size adults. It’ll do almost 60mph all-out, while range is about 125 miles on the road, nudging 65 off-road depending on the degree of tomfoolery.
But the cost of all that tomfoolery doesn’t come cheap. Order one of the 100 launch editions and you’ll be forking out £35k before VAT. But who cares when you get to live out your childhood fantasy?
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00:00 Intro
01:14 Tamiya Wild One Max
02:56 Interior
03:37 Stats & Specs
04:15 First Drive
06:56 Conclusion
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@MrMarkhall1 5 ай бұрын

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

@jeremyb4493 5 ай бұрын

Same here👍

@_blood_moon_proto_1500 3 ай бұрын

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

@qualm43 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@Neojhun 5 ай бұрын

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

@22ti40 5 ай бұрын

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

@pureretro88 5 ай бұрын

Old school trinity monster at that!

@22ti40 5 ай бұрын

10 double for the win!@@pureretro88

@onefastslimjim 5 ай бұрын

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

@BrendanRaymondKoroKoro 5 ай бұрын

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

@VestedUTuber 5 ай бұрын

@@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.

@neoanderson7 5 ай бұрын

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.

@TomleyRC 5 ай бұрын

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

@TheRCScotsman 5 ай бұрын

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

@TomleyRC 5 ай бұрын

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

@paulfredstone6290 5 ай бұрын

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

@worldcomicsreview354 5 ай бұрын

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

@pierredubois3850 5 ай бұрын

@@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 5 ай бұрын

@@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.

@WafflesInTheDustRC 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@daylightdies7194 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful little thing

@MusashiSamurai 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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

@friktionrc 4 ай бұрын

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

@langserv 4 ай бұрын

@@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 4 ай бұрын

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

@vyrnmn 5 ай бұрын

I had a Tamiya Hornet. It was great.

@quicknickdriver8510 5 ай бұрын

I look forward to seeing one on the road.

@carltonleboss 5 ай бұрын

Very cool car.

@kmoecub 5 ай бұрын

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.

@66meikou 5 ай бұрын

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?

@TopGear 5 ай бұрын

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

@ricepony33 5 ай бұрын

Airwolf!

@4literv6 5 ай бұрын

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

@drzoidbergmd3200 5 ай бұрын

Tamiya Clodbuster, with twin motors

@stefanpetrovic5297 5 ай бұрын

Jeep Gladiator Rubicon

@stuxttr 5 ай бұрын

wild willy

@YourMajestyTheKing 5 ай бұрын

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

@markferrero9288 5 ай бұрын

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

@Timmysthompson 5 ай бұрын

Now THIS IS EPIC 💯🥸

@bryandickerson5365 5 ай бұрын

This is SO cooool!

@Drive_Nature 5 ай бұрын

Dream come true! Gooood!😅

@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 5 ай бұрын

I wish buggies looked like this nowadays.

@mack5516 5 ай бұрын

I wanted to see this car.🎉 👍

@davidrowe1605 5 ай бұрын

Would love 1 of these

@shoryuoiso 5 ай бұрын

Pretty! 思った以上にワイルドワンだった！

@davefb 5 ай бұрын

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

@peterrenn6341 5 ай бұрын

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

@R19Robbin 5 ай бұрын

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

@TheTRUth375 5 ай бұрын

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

@paroparo5802 5 ай бұрын

ワイルドワン！？カッコいい！

@wahyuardiansyah-wv1wj 5 ай бұрын

I❤ the tamiya

@andyeve8 4 ай бұрын

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

@_pacalis 4 ай бұрын

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

@bustersgarage 2 ай бұрын

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

@pureretro88 5 ай бұрын

Blockhead needs to get all over this

@user-vf9bw4ve7d 2 ай бұрын

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

@charliekaryanto 5 ай бұрын

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

@davidmoore349 5 ай бұрын

I need this as a daily driver in SoCal.

@shaneducholke364 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@joshjamesguitar 5 ай бұрын

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

@s13kuminachu 5 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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

@mattagnew206 4 ай бұрын

@@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.

@gcm747 5 ай бұрын

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

@dieseldabz7104 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@VestedUTuber 5 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

…which would be more power than most can handle.

@joshfoley8862 4 ай бұрын

And an engine with a killer exhaust!

@will4688 5 ай бұрын

Tamiya needs a full scale Frog.

@odnetnin4720 5 ай бұрын

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

@ningning4914 5 ай бұрын

tag heuer good choice 🎉

@graycinllc 5 ай бұрын

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

@DetroitMicroSound 5 ай бұрын

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.

@FreakBasti 5 ай бұрын

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

@DetroitMicroSound 5 ай бұрын

Tell us then, what their hp actually is?@@FreakBasti

@kmoecub 5 ай бұрын

@@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 5 ай бұрын

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

@icebrew 5 ай бұрын

HP ≠ Torque

@VestedUTuber 5 ай бұрын

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

@geordiegingerc3517 5 ай бұрын

@Tomley RC what do you reckon?

@JasonRowePhoto 5 ай бұрын

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

@barryf1966 5 ай бұрын

Looks good just needs a blade engine

@DDMSteveB 5 ай бұрын

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

@IowaBudgetRCBashers 5 ай бұрын

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

@harlyquin 4 ай бұрын

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

@DouglasSonders 4 ай бұрын

hahaha so great

@SaltyMcBoatFace 4 ай бұрын

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

@mattagnew206 4 ай бұрын

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.

@kevinmortimer1883 5 ай бұрын

i want it

@Otto-AutoPilot 5 ай бұрын

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

@its_marc 5 ай бұрын

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

@kevinwells768 4 ай бұрын

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

@ramonblackz7020 5 ай бұрын

A 72v would make it Crazy Fun

@user-uz4dk7gj7t 5 ай бұрын

最高🎉❤

@MARCO-rq2ph 5 ай бұрын

ARIEL NOMAD NO DOUBT

@ricusmate 5 ай бұрын

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

@bluein2red423 5 ай бұрын

Anybody know the dirt track used for this video please?

@PhilippevanHeek 5 ай бұрын

38 hp?

@v8felon 5 ай бұрын

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

@awesomusmaximus3766 5 ай бұрын

Needs another 500 Hp

@casefc3s 5 ай бұрын

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.

@mattagnew206 4 ай бұрын

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 ;)

@Iowa599 4 ай бұрын

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)

@v3ltrucci 5 ай бұрын

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

@Prestonesfpv 5 ай бұрын

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

@EmyrDerfel 5 ай бұрын

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.

@John-yf8qh 5 ай бұрын

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

@Clickmaster5k 5 ай бұрын

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?

@barsaf9989 5 ай бұрын

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

@joshjamesguitar 5 ай бұрын

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

@KitKitChanIsaac 5 ай бұрын

Here before someone swaps a Hayabusa into one of these.

@sqweezzstr 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

Lol. Barlow was Top Gear decades before Harris… 😂

@sqweezzstr 5 ай бұрын

@@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 5 ай бұрын

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

@jammaschan 5 ай бұрын

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

@MineshShah 5 ай бұрын

I like Jason Barlow...

@ptz0n 4 ай бұрын

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

@lthudgins 5 ай бұрын

K Swap it O_O

@harshrealm 5 ай бұрын

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

@StraitJacketRC 5 ай бұрын

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.

@jb00001 5 ай бұрын

Damn I thought it was 380bhp

@rikaus9273 5 ай бұрын

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

@PiDsPagePrototypes 5 ай бұрын

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

@PhantomMark 5 ай бұрын

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

@Neojhun 5 ай бұрын

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.

@serrated13 5 ай бұрын

There is no way this is worth $45k

@00fluxone 5 ай бұрын

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

@ChriDDel 5 ай бұрын

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

@00fluxone 5 ай бұрын

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

@ChriDDel 5 ай бұрын

@@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.

@harlyquin 4 ай бұрын

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

@jonny1943 4 ай бұрын

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

@williambellisIII 5 ай бұрын

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

@datdudeinred 5 ай бұрын

My RC car has 100hp!

@thaminduliyanage 5 ай бұрын

So they destroying coastal areas 😂

@asadumatitus874 5 ай бұрын

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

@SNUBCULCHA 5 ай бұрын

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.

@TinCarib 5 ай бұрын

38hp?

@WeOutHere 5 ай бұрын

The Ariel Nomad would eat this go kart for breakfast.

@TheRCScotsman 5 ай бұрын

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.

@worldcomicsreview354 5 ай бұрын

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)

@judge831 5 ай бұрын

The power to weight ratio is terrible. 29 lbs per hp. My 2018 MX-5 club for comparison is 16 lbs per hp.

@mikeallan7740 5 ай бұрын

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

@JOHNBOYC2 5 ай бұрын

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

@ilmelangolo 5 ай бұрын

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

@chrishenniker5944 5 ай бұрын

Put a Subaru engine and Porsche transmission in.

@kaviarasan.n1135 5 ай бұрын

Cool to drive this buggy but, without up & down shift it's not better to enjoy the off road driving right. But off-road driving experience eco-friendly

@Neojhun 5 ай бұрын

WTF You are way too busy occupied to need shifting to have fun with this kind of intense driving. This is not cruising 6/10th on public roads and rowing gears. This is about attacking corners up to your safe limits. BEVs is perfect for this specific driving style.