Tamiya Cars

TAMIYA CARS

Tamiya cars are some of the best remote control model vehicles you can find. The company holds championship races once a year, and the winners get to compete against the champions from Japan for the World Championship.

In 1947, Yoshio Tamiya’s lumber mill started building wooden models. A few years later when the sawmill closed down, the model division continued and became very successful. By 1968, Tamiya was the first Japanese model manufacturer to exhibit at the Nuremburg Toy Fair in Germany. In 1976, Tamiya sold the first electric remote controlled model of a Porsche 934 Turbo. This helped start the popularity of radio controlled cars with hobbyists all over the world. In 1987, the Racing Mini 4WD cars were introduced to the public. By 1989, Tamiya America, Incorporated was launched in Los Angeles, California and Tamiya Europe was established in Germany. In 1995, Tamiya Philippines was established. The first Tamiya/Con model contest was held in Los Angeles. The winners got to visit Japan and compete for the World Championship.

Tamiya RC cars are made for both onroad and offroad racing. Some of the more popular models for onroad racing include the RC Raybrig NSX 2007, the RC Ferrari F430 and the RC Eclipse Advan SC430. The Raybrig is one of the best Tamiya cars for racing. It features excellent handling and a sleek chassis.  The Ferrari offers both easy driving and easy maintenance. It performs superbly at high speeds and is designed with optimal balance. The Eclipse is aerodynamic and features a unique front inboard suspension system for excellent handling and precision.

For offroad fun, check out Tamiya’s RC GP RTR Nitrage 5.2 or the RC GP RTR TNX 5.2R. Since racing offroad can mean lots of grime to clean out of your Tamiya car, the Nitrage has been designed in five convenient modules. All the gears are fully enclosed to keep them free of dirt. The giant offroad tires have an inner sponge and a tread pattern that is perfect for rough surface driving. The TNX monster truck offers top speed and performance through power bursts and an amazing ball pivot suspension that offers excellent handling and stability.

One of the popular onroad Tamiya cars is the RC Impreza WRC Monte Carlo ‘07. It features rally block tires, an electronic speed controller and a choice of three gear ratios: 8.22:1, 7.90:1 and 7.16:1. The new suspension system on the shaft driven 4WD chassis allows great driving control both onroad and off. This Tamiya RC car is a great choice if you aren’t sure if you prefer onroad racing or offroad. Try out both and see for yourself which you enjoy more.

Tamiya cars have proven again and again how durable and well designed they are for RC racing and competition. RC racing has developed into a worldwide competitive hobby, and Tamiya RC cars can help you compete with the best. You can not only get RC cars that are ready to go, you can customize your own car however you wish. Tamiya offers many maintenance and construction materials, as well as custom paint and accessories.

Resource Box:  Although not affiliated with the company, Tamiya-cars.com offers information on the latest and best models created by Tamiya, as well as information on how to build, drive and tune your cars.