Vertical Racer RC car review

Fun or pointless?

Vertical Racer RC car
Reviewer
Stuart Miles
Review Date
26 December 2008
Manufacturer
Extreme Fliers
Price as reviewed
£27
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Our score

6/10 6/10 See more with this score

Quick review

The good
Can climb walls, easy to use
The bad
Takes six AA batteries to run, doesn't work on carpet, have to switch between floor and wall mode manually, takes forever to charge
Verdict
It's a fun idea, but we wish it was so much better


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Full tags
Dad, Gadgets, Toys, Extreme Fliers, Vertical Racer
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Comments

  • the air hogs zero gravity is a rip off of the Vertical Racer, customers beware. this was on top gear too ^__^ i like it
    air hogs copy everything - like the knock off of the picco z
    Posted by Pete Branning, UK

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