Hot Wheels RC Nitro Speeders Mustang Car

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Product Description

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Be ready to race anytime, anywhere with the RC Nitro Speeders from Hot Wheels. This fully functioning RC vehicle delivers fantastic, agile performance while being small enough to fit into your pocket. At a scale speed of 0 to 600 miles per hour in less than one second, the Nitro Speeders will make you a strong competitor wherever you go!

RC Nitro SpeedersMustang Car

• Ages: Eight and up
• Requires: Four AA batteries

At a Glance:

• Scale speed of 0 to 600 miles per hour
• High-speed turns and responsive control in all directions
• Pocket-size, multipurpose remote controller/charger/carrying case so you can take Nitro Speeder with you everywhere

Mobility on the Ground and in Your Pocket
The RC Nitro Speeders are designed so all parts can fit inside your pocket and go wherever you go. The remote controller doubles as a charging deck, consolidating two separate functions in a single efficient tool. The remote also serves as a carrying case, featuring a small, clear compartment that easily holds the Nitro Speeder. This way, you can carry all the tools you need in one simple piece that fits comfortably in your hand.
High Speeds and Precise Driving
With their small size and microchip technology, Nitro Speeders can make super-precise, high-speed turns and feature responsive control in all directions. The high-power, rechargeable battery dodges any unnecessary weight, and two 30,000-rpm motors supply power to each set of wheels. Super-size tires increase the Nitro Speeders' traction, propelling the vehicle forward, in reverse, and around sharp turns at a scale speed of 0 to 600 miles per hour.
Promotes Coordination and Strategy
Our testers were impressed by the acceleration and speed the Nitro Speeders could reach, and had fun learning how to use the controllers to make swift, sharp turns on hard indoor surfaces. Testers found that at first the extreme speeds of the Nitro Speeders often caused the vehicles to flip over. However, after reading the quick tips in the provided instructions and some practice with the controller, the drivers' coordination improved and Nitro Speeders became easier to drive.
The Nitro Speeders come in five different varieties: Chevy Camaro Car, Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Hammer Head Vehicle, Ken Block Ford Fiesta Rally Car, Mustang Car, and Team Hot Wheels Mustang Car. Collect 'em all to stage races and work on your racing strategy!
The remote controller requires four AA batteries (not included).
What's in the Box
Nitro Speeder Mustang car, multipurpose remote controller/charger/carrying case, and instructions for use.
Hot Wheels RC Stealth Rides Nitro Speeders Collection: A super fast, highly responsive portable micro RC car that deliver amazing performance. Nitro’s come in their own carrying case, which not only serves as the remote control, but acts as a charger to keep the cars at peak performance. The Nitro's small size makes them portable so they go anywhere and are ready to race any time, any place. Built for high speed turns and spinning, Stealth Rides Nitro Speeders are the biggest little thing in the world of RC. Collect ‘em all. Each sold separately.A super fast, highly responsive portable micro RC car that deliver amazing performanceCome in their own carrying case serves as the remote control and chargerNitros small size makes them small enough to fit in your pocket, so they go wherever you goFully functioning RC vehicle that is ready to race any time, any placeNitro Speeders are the biggest little thing in the world of RC

• Recommended Ages: 8 years - 12 years

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 2.2 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B004U5FUWY
• Item model number: X1445
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 - 12 years
• Batteries: 1 Nonstandard Battery batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 5,338 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
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Product Features

• A super fast, highly responsive portable micro RC car that deliver amazing performance
• Come in their own carrying case serves as the remote control and charger
• Nitros small size makes them small enough to fit in your pocket, so they go wherever you go
• Fully functioning RC vehicle that is ready to race any time, any place
• Nitro Speeders are the biggest little thing in the world of RC

 

Hot Wheels RC Nitro Speeders Mustang Car

 

Customer Reviews

Our son is a huge Hot Wheels fan, so we just had to try this out. We've had small remote toys before - like the Hot Wheels R/C Stealth Rides Power Tread Vehicle - Silver - that tank is still very cool and fun, but it definitely isn't built to go fast. Climbing over things it can do, but speed is definitely a problem.
But not with the RC Nitro Speeders. This thing zooms, and I mean zooms. It went so fast at first that our 10 year old had a difficult time getting it under control! He banged into tons of things around the house and every time he did I winced, thinking that it would break - but to my shock it didn't!
We love that the car gets charged through the remote (very smart thinking Hot Wheels) and that it only takes a handful of AA batteries.
One problem? As another reviewer stated - hair. We have 3 dogs and found ourselves trying to get more hair out of the wheels than we wanted to. The solution? We set up an area where he could make his own track and the dogs weren't allowed to go. We have a little landing and he used that to zoom around and to not have to worry about messing up the wheels. And even better it can go on sidewalks! Just watch out for leaves, because they're definitely bigger than this car!
If you're looking for speed, remote control ability, and some serious fun, this is definitely a hit! So much so that my husband now wants me to buy him one so that the two of them can race

The car is tiny. Smaller (shorter anyway) than a regular die-cast Hot Wheels car. Weighs almost nothing, yet has impressive performance.
I was afraid I would damage the car getting it out of the blister pack plastic it comes pressed into, but the car is sturdier than it looks/feels. It's still tiny and plastic, so one misplaced step and it may go the way of a squashed bug.
The system is IR-based, but apart from being on the wrong side of a closed door, or getting it deep under the sofa, the IR receiver sensitivity of the car is really impressive and you never really need to think much about it as it works as well as radio most of the time. I believe there are three different cars in this series at the moment, and each model uses a different "frequency" so different models can be operated together. We only had one to test, so I can't say if there are any IR interference issues with two different ones in use at once.
Fresh out of the box it takes about 25 minutes for a full charge of the car's fingernail-size internal 3.7v 40mAh Li-Po battery. Note that the car must be switched off in order to charge, and the switch on the remote/charger/case must be in the charge position (indicated by a tiny lightning bolt that looks almost indistinguishable from the 1 and 0 symbols on the three-way switch). The car must be switched on (obviously) and the remote switched from the charge to the 1 (on) position in order to play.
Initial performance was incredible. The car races forwards faster than you would expect, driven by its two 30,000 rpm motors (through a single reduction gear to each rear wheel). The system is two-channel, using differential wheel speed control for steering (the front wheels are not involved in propulsion or steering). The controls on the remote give good proportional control of speed and turning, and low-speed driving is pretty easy to do so you don't have to be going "600 Mph" all the time.
The car will require a smooth hard surface to operate on. Very smooth flat/dense carpet works ok, but hardwood flooring or something similar works best. You will need a large area to get it going flat out, but the good speed control means you can operate it in a smaller area if the user has the patience to control the speed carefully and not just slam the control to full speed all the time.
The maximum speed in reverse is limited to be much slower than when going forward. The use of differential motor speed for steering means the car can pretty much spin in place and has a tiny turning radius, so it is possible to control well in tight places.
Issues we've had so far:
In a perfect world you would only operate the car in a fuzz, fiber and hair-free environment, as it suffers from the same issues that plague any small wheeled toy of this type, which include things like small hairs getting wrapped around the axles and stopping the wheels from turning freely. This is especially problematic with the speed-differential steering, because anything that slows one drive wheel more than the other will result in the car turning when you want it to go straight (though as long as the wheels turn at all, you can generally compensate with the steering control but this takes some practice).
A single screw lets you remove the chassis to get better access to try to clean things out, but you'll probably need a jeweler's loupe and some really tiny tweezers/scissors to keep things running smoothly.
At first, reverse performance was good, but after an hour or so of play it now kind of just chatters and barely moves in reverse (though if you apply a turning input it responds well by speeding up one of the wheels). It's not clear if this is a control issue, dirt/fuzz interfering with the wheel rotation, or what.
Each of the drive wheels has occasional issues, but disassembly and cleaning seems to help.
Overall performance has been better than I expected it to be.
The car is slightly top-heavy, so frequently ends up on its back after striking an obstacle etc.
Fun and well made, but the fundamental limits of something this small make me somewhat question its longevity. The ability to store the car inside the remote is cute and helps keep them together, but it may also encourage portable use of the toy in many environments, and under those conditions I really wouldn't expect it to last terribly long.
G.