RC cars

Tiny controlled automobiles

RC cars are radio-controlled miniature vehicles, typically powered by electric motors or small combustion engines.

They range from inexpensive toys to sophisticated hobby-grade machines with detailed suspensions, programmable controllers, and high-performance components.

Enthusiasts race them competitively or bash them off-road: He spent the weekend tuning his RC car for the track.

Related

wheels · track · short course · racing · hobby · scale · ready to run · motor · speed · antenna · drift · off-road · rock crawler · buggy · crawler · transmitter · chassis · body shell

Categories
Opposites
control method

RC carsgo-karts

Small motorized racing vehicles

bumper cars · pedal cars · autonomous vehicles · ride-on toys

scale and rideability

RC carssedans

Four-door passenger cars

SUVs · trucks · motorcycles · passenger vehicles · passenger cars

autonomy

RC carsself-driving cars

Automobiles requiring no operator

autonomous vehicles · Tesla Autopilot · driverless cars

Family

car, cars, RC

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G