It is a programmable RC car made in China.
When he was lost in the woods, an RC car is found and leads him back to Tokyo.
The bodies were vacuum molded, a totally new innovation in RC cars at the time.
RC cars run on electricity, gas or nitro-fuel.
The gap in performance between low-end and high-end RC cars is astounding.
Of course, not all toy-grade RC cars are cheaply made.
Customizable RC cars have been one of the major reasons for the hobby's popularity.
They're more complicated than a basic RC car and the controls are more difficult to master.
For older hobbyists, RC cars have grown far more sophisticated.
Drift-ins find they can get similar thrills with RC cars.