In December 2024, Tamiya launched the Hornet EVO radio-controlled (R/C) 1/10th scale off-road buggy (Tamiya) as an updated vehicle 40 years after its first release.

Several updates and other additions were made to the car:

• Motor and drivetrain upgrades
• The car is standard equipped with a Hobbywing THW-1060-RTR electronic speed controller (manual).
• All Tamiya-style battery connectors were also replaced with IC3 ones (capable of handling 60 A continous current). They have been treated with silicone for smoother (dis)connecting.
• The default 540 motor (27T, brushed, 14000 RPM) can now be swapped for:
• CR-Tuned motor (35T, brushed, 12000 RPM) (manual)
• Lightly-Tuned motor (28T, brushed, 16300 RPM) (manual)
• Super Stock RZ motor (23T, brushed, 27500 RPM) (manual)
• Mabuchi Sport Tuned RS-540 motor (silver can, 23T, brushed, 18300 RPM)
• Carson Launcher 2.0 (12T, brushed, 32500 RPM)
See here for an explanation of the motor codes. In addition, there are spare brushes as well as brushes for cleaning the motors' commutators.

• Steering upgrades
• Controlling the vehicle was done using a FlySky FS-i6X 10-channel 2.4 GHz AFHDS2A transmitter (manual, quick start) with a FlySky FS-iA6B 2.4 GHz 6-channel receiver (6-channel manual). This was in turn upgraded a FlySky FS-G11P transmitter (manual) and 11-channel FS-R11P receiver (manual).
• In order to monitor the state of the LiPo battery, the car was equipped with a FlySky FS-CVT01 voltage sensor that sends telemetry back to the transmitter for real-time monitoring; this sensor was afterwards removed as the FS-R11P receiver already provides this functionality.
• The steering servo is a Savöx SC-1251MG+ low-profile servo with a digital coreless motor and metal gears, combined with a hi-torque servo saver.
• In addition, a SkyRC GC-401 gyroscope (manual) is mounted for additional steering assistance.
• A SkyRC GSM-015 GNSS speed and GPS positioning sensor can be installed to allow full trajectory sampling up to 10 Hz.

• Chassis upgrades
• The rear suspension contains the heaviest medium silicone damper oil 700 (purple).
• The rear springs were changed to harder (blue) ones from the DT-02 series.
• The cockpit has been equipped with white LED lights, switchable using an Absima receiver channel on/off switch.
• The bottom rear of the car has been enforced with a lightweight aluminium strip.
• The car can now also be fitted with rubber road tyres (front and rear, wheels (front and rear), nuts, screws, and bearings), in addition to the default spike tyres.

Quick navigation:

• Posing shots
• Original box kit and assembly
• Videos

             

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Testing

• Lighting test
• Engine test (Sport Tuned RS-540)
• Drop test (side view) (super slow motion)
• Drop test (side view) (super slow motion)
• Drop test (front view) (super slow motion)
• Drop test (rear view) (super slow motion)
• Test run (indoor)
• Gravel start (super slow motion)
• Gravel start (super slow motion)
• Driveby grass (slow motion)
• Driveby dirt (slow motion)
• Jump (slow motion)