Micro RC Cars / Mini RC Cars

Micro R/C cars are excellent toys for the indoors; in the home or even in the office. They small, very portable and can be taken anywhere and driven on the go. 
 
These micro R/Cs range in size from just under two inches (1:66 scale) like DigiQ cars, to six inches (1:24 scale) like Xpress Mini-X cars. Many of the smaller mini R/Cs have standard forward, reverse, left and right functions such as Bit Char-G cars while some larger ones offer full digital proportional control like Kyosho Mini-Z cars.

Many Micro RC cars can be upgraded or modified to push their speed limits. Tomy Bit Char-G cars are very easy to modify using custom techniques. Auldey cars are 1:32 scale R/Cs that can be modified with new electronics and motors making them exceed speeds of 15 miles per hour. Cars like Mini-X and Mini-Z have many manufactured hop-up parts available for purchase, just like full-size 1:10 scale R/Cs.

Mini-X and Mini-Z cars offer full digital proportional control with pistol-grip controllers. These function exactly the same as larger 1:10 scale R/C vehicles. Mini-X cars are four-wheel-drive and have full independent suspension and are slightly larger than Mini-Z cars. Mini-Z vehicles come in numerous varieties as opposed to Mini-X cars which have one standard chassis. Mini-Z vehicles are available in many series: MR-01, MR-02, Formula 1, Overland, and Mad Force monster trucks. All kinds of detailed body styles are available for Mini-Z cars. They look strikingly similar to their full-size real counterparts.

There are many variations of Mini-Z cars and many brands such as Iwaver that make inexpensive replicas and parts that are backward compatible with Kyosho Mini-Z cars.

MR-01 is the first Mini-Z series released; these come as many styles of racing sedans and sports cars. MR-02 series is the newer version of MR-01 which includes an improved center of gravity and a new ESC. Formula 1 Mini-Z cars come in many styles of official circuit racing cars. Overland series features off-road vehicles such as SUVs and trucks. Mad Force monster trucks are just as their title says, off-road monster trucks.

Venom Racing makes a mini 1:20 scale monster truck called the Mini Giant. Tamiya also makes a mini monster truck called the TLT-1 Rock Buster which is powered by a full-size 540 motor and 1:10 scale style electronics packed into a 1:18 scale chassis! All of these monster trucks are ready to haul over any terrain and kick up dust clouds.