Takara's palm-sized R/C... Crossovers?
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Ok, they're not all crossovers -- one of them's a Prius, the Corolla Fielder's a wagon, and the Honda Stream's an MPV -- but Takara Tomy's new CAUL R/C lineup is still CUV-heavy. The nicely-detailed palm-sized R/C cars cost just ¥600 in Japan (a little over $5 at current exchange rates), and while that low price makes them very appealing as kids' toys, the company expects to sell a lot of them to male R/C aficionados between the ages of 20 and 30. The budget-friendly price point also encourages collecting, which is, of course, good for Takara Tomy, which plans to release a total of 28 different models. Incidentally, CAUL seems to be an acronym for Car Action Units Line. Yeah, we don't quite get it either.
The initial 7 cars offered are:
- Honda Crossroad
- Honda Stream
- Toyota Corolla Fielder
- Toyota Harrier
- Nissan Murano
- Nissan Dualis
- Toyota Prius
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jgp 11:34PM (8/03/2007)
For those of you who don't know, Takara makes the Transformers toys in Japan, and co-created the franchise.
They have a long and awesome history of making toy cars.
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iDevin 11:03AM (8/04/2007)
Finally! An all-EV Prius!
Where can I get one in the US?
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Specialk 11:30AM (8/04/2007)
is there a way we can buy them?
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Phillip 7:02PM (8/04/2007)
I can see ppl dropping miniZ boards or mico esc/rx/servo in them already
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ebm14 8:34PM (8/05/2007)
Screw the toys, why not just import the real thing from Japan:
http://www.batfa.com/newcar-crossroad.htm
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