Don't Try To Deny You Want A Tiny Electric Ride-On Defender Or F-Type
We’re not going to pretend we aren’t interested in these. Don’t you even try, either. We know there’s a small, barely hidden flame that ignites behind a petrolhead’s eyes when confronted with memories of where it all began.
Supermarket chain Aldi is selling these JLR-approved ride-on cars. There’s a Land Rover Defender, in black and with a massive spoiler that we’re not sure ever made it to a full-size production version, but that’s probably useful for stopping toddlers from toddling off the back when they hit the go pedal.
Then there’s a Jaguar F-Type R with a mock-quilted design on the plastic seat, red pretend brake calipers and even a proper ‘R’ badge on the grille. Both will crack on at heady speeds of up to 3mph. Note the attention to detail: the speedo actually does seem to be reading 3mph…
Riding high on five-spoke ‘alloys’ and powered by a small motor with a rechargeable battery, the two cars’ working steering and electric horn will do the job of getting future car fanatics out of trouble. Or into it.
You can plug an MP3 player into the imitation dashboard to play tunes through them, there’s real suspension of some sort and it’s a simple one-pedal operation: press to go, lift off to stop. With forward and reverse gears it’s all the ammunition a growing kiddiewink needs to terrorise an entire floor of the house. And practise their engine noises, obviously.
There’s even a seat belt to help little nippers get their heads in gear as well as their cars, but it doesn’t stop there. The headlights? Yep, they work. So do the rear lights. If one of these ends up in your family, prepare to spend Christmas by candlelight by the insistence of your toddler. Fair enough, we say.
The Defender is priced at £74.99, much less than equivalents tend to cost from regular toy shops, and the F-Type is a mere £59.99. Do try to give the kids a go once in a while, though.
Comments
Those are really cheap! My parents would never buy one because they were like +€200 or more.
I remember having an electric side-by-side with a small bed and even though it was made for two, i would ride with 6 kids on. 1 on the hood, 2 inside, 2 in the bed, and 1 on the roll bar.
Can a 15 year old fit on them
Now, let me think….
It’s MP3 Player compatible?
Fills mp3 player with eurobeat
Alex can I buy the F-Type variant of this and swap it with “your” F-Type R?
God even the kids are into automatic, manual all day lol.
Even when i was a kid i always tought they looked like deformed monstrosities. Only the 4×4’s and that defender look semi realistic. Making an f-type or say a ferrari into one of these things and make it look good is almost impossible. There is however one type of vehicle that could be perfectly downscaled and keep its defining unique look for this: canam racecars.
Alex Kersten intensifies
Age is only a number. Unless you live in the U.S where that number can break your ride and kill you