made for the perfect basis for a project of this kind. That said, things have changed quite a bit since the early prototypes from The Little Car Company were first displayed. Based on customer input, The Little Car Company stretched the Wild One Max in almost every direction. The team added 3.9-inches to both the length and width of the EV in an effort to make it more accommodating for drivers and passengers alike.
Speaking of suspension, the Tamiya Wild One Max comes equipped to handle the sort of abuse a genuine RC car might face. The front suspension has been revised into a double wishbone layout, bolstered by Bilstein dampers and Eibach springs at all four corners. Combined with the 14-inch off-road tires, the Wild One Max provides drivers with approach and departure angles of 34.1 and 50.8 degrees, respectively. It also features a breakover angle of 28.4 degrees.
It's powered by eight removable battery packs, which combine to provide 14.4 kWh of power. The company says those batteries should provide the Wild One Max with enough juice to do some serious driving up to speeds as high as 60 mph. Of course it doesn’t hurt to have a “small” battery when the vehicle only tips the scales at around 1000 pounds.
The Little Car Company only plans to build 100 examples of the Tamiya Wild One Max Launch Edition. Pricing and delivery information is expected to arrive later this year as production draws nearer. Other variants of the blown-up RC are sure to follow, but don’t expect them to come at a budget price. The Little Car Company is known for its incredible scaled versions of the