You don't have to be a child of the 1980s to fall absolutely in love with this cool-as-can-be dune buggy, but it certainly helps. This is the Tamiya Wild One Max, modeled after the old-school Wild One – a 1:10 scale radio-controlled dune buggy that starred in just about every issue of Radio Controlled Car Action through the latter half of the '80s. This isn't a scale model, however. You can actually drive this sucker.
If this looks familiar, we actually covered the first Wild One Max announcement back in 2021. Created by The Little Car Company in conjunction with Tamiya, the development process over the last two years has seen the original design evolve considerably. Among other things, the Wild One Max is now considered full size, whereas it was previously billed as an 8:10 scale runabout. Part of the size increase is due to the addition of a passenger seat, so two people can enjoy sand-hopping in this buggy.
