I-Motion Car review

Toys have changed since I was a kid. Back in the day a toy could be bought and played with on the same day without getting involved in a full over-drown battle to get the packaging open or to get the item working.

Sadly this doesn’t appear to be the case anymore and three days after the new I-motion toy car landed on my desk to review I have finally got it working. First of all there was the matter of getting the car out of the box- it had been meticulously wired into the cardboard and with the wire being seemingly immune to scissors the only option was to unwire it by hand.

Then there was the small task of getting batteries from the most inept shopkeeper ever.

‘Can I have a receipt please’

‘What for?’ He began ‘are you going to bring the batteries back?’

‘No I just need one for the office accounts and stuff’

‘Oh OK.’ Cue the shopkeeper faffing with the till and staring blankly at the till roll as nothing was printed on it. ‘Do you know how to work this till?’

‘No mate, I’m not the one who works here.’

A few hours later when someone good was working in the shop we had our batteries but couldn’t put them into the car because there wasn’t a suitable screwdriver in the building. The next day with batteries now included the car was ready to go.

Initial impressions are that the car is pretty good, with a motion controller that allows for great control over the car. The steering system, of turning the remote right or left to turn, is straightforward and two buttons for acceleration and reverse keep the device relatively simple meaning anybody can pick it up and use it quickly.

As well as this the car is strong and has bumpers on the front and back which make it less likely to crack- it’s already come out of a few heavy office crashes unscathed- meaning that even the most robust collisions shouldn’t see it break.

Aside from this the curved top of the car makes it difficult to use as a snack transportation device, meaning drinks are a no-go although you could probably get away with crisps, sweets or cakes.

Available for £27.99, the I-motion car needs 4X AA batteries to function as well as a larger 9V battery.