| Whether you are a seasoned fan or new to the world | | | | generally a lot more reliable. Although you do have to |
| of radio controlled cars, this article will put the two | | | | maintain and keep them clean, these models will |
| powerhouses of the RC car world together to see | | | | generally start regularly and run well with the minimum |
| which one is the best! So read on and find out who | | | | of fuss. And the winner of this round; petrol RC cars. |
| the winner will be! | | | | The next test is turnaround on refuelling. Both types of |
| First up it is the performance and handling test and | | | | model are easy to refuel. With both you top them up |
| boy, both of these model types have blistering | | | | and off you go. However, with petrol RC cars, you do |
| performance! Whilst petrol RC cars are by far bigger | | | | have to mix petrol with 2 stroke engine oil so while this |
| than their smaller nitro cousin, does size matter when it | | | | is not a big deal, you do need to carefully mix the |
| comes to performance? Well the petrol models have | | | | petrol and oil so that the engine remains cool and |
| awesome performance and some of them can reach | | | | properly lubricated. In this contest, I call a draw as both |
| up to 50mph is stock format! Not only that, on and off | | | | are easy and quick to refuel. |
| road versions handle brilliantly and offer great | | | | The final test is price and choice. There are loads of |
| versatility. Nitro models are also blistering performers | | | | nitro model cars to choose from including buggies, |
| with some reaching over 70mph! Their smaller size | | | | truggies and track cars to name a few. They are also |
| means generally they are slightly more agile and handle | | | | very reasonably priced meaning that they are |
| slightly better than their larger cousin. Ok, which one | | | | affordable. Petrol RC cars are slightly limited in |
| wins the performance test.......Nitro RC cars just pip it | | | | availability as only a few manufacturers make them. |
| mainly because of their slightly more agile handling, but | | | | So there is not so much choice for enthusiasts but |
| there isn't much in it. | | | | there is still a good choice out there to choose from. |
| The next test is usability. Nitro cars require a lot of | | | | However, they are a lot more expensive than their |
| setting up when you first buy them and to new | | | | nitro cousin. Process start at around £290 and |
| enthusiasts, this can cause a few problems. They also | | | | rise to over £1,000 meaning they are more |
| require a lot of on-going maintenance to keep them | | | | pricey. The winner of this test are nitro RC cars as |
| running properly. Petrol model cars are much easier to | | | | they are cheaper and there is more choice available. |
| setup and maintain. The engines generally come | | | | As you can see, this has been a very close contest |
| factory setup meaning that all you have to do is add | | | | with very little to choose between either types of |
| fuel and pull the rip cord and off you go! Although | | | | model car. Both offer incredible performance and fun, |
| these models do require on-going maintenance, they | | | | there is a good choice and both are affordable |
| are a lot easier to run and maintain than their nitro | | | | although petrol RC cars are more expensive. But the |
| cousins. So petrol RC cars win this battle. | | | | winner of the contest is petrol RC cars. And the |
| The next test is reliability. Nitro RC cars can be very | | | | reason is because they are so big and powerful and |
| unreliable if you do not setup and maintain them | | | | offer awesome performance for a very reasonable |
| properly. If you do not give them regular maintenance | | | | price. But at the end of the day, the final choice is |
| and keep them clean, you can experience poor | | | | down to you! |
| starting and performance issues. Petrol RC cars are | | | | |