Air Hogs 1/24th scale NASCAR replicas

October 2012
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Street Price: $21.99 US
Manufacturer: Spin Master
Mfgr's recommended min. age: 5+
Our recommended age range: 5+
Primary use: Indoors or outdoors
Top speed: ~3mph
Runtime per charge: 20-35 mins, depending upon use
Controller: 27mhz AM
Includes:

  • Assembled vehicle
  • Controller/charger
  • Instructions
Requires:
  • 4x AA batteries for the car
  • 3x AA batteries for the controller

Overview

The Air Hogs 1/24th scale NASCAR replica RCs come in four different paint & sponsor schemes, a Jimmy Johnson Lowes car, Tony Stewart Office Depot car, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. cars in National Guard and Amp Energy get-ups. These are inexpensive, but come with no batteries, so I recommend that any RC Maniac parents keep a stock of rechargeable AAs on hand.

Let's see how this car actually performs...

Test & Review Video

 

Conclusion

This Air Hogs NASCAR replica car drives exactly how I would want it to, for the age range it's targeted towards. Any faster and I'd fear it could get crashed too much indoors, or too quickly & easily driven all the way down the driveway and out into the street if played with outside. As it is, with its fast, responsive steering, it's a hoot to carve around corners, and it has enough power to drive on slight inclines and even low carpet. I'm pretty happy with this one & wouldn't ask for more.

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