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Kyosho Corporation (京商株式会社, Kyōshō Kabushiki Kaisha?) is a model car company based in Tokyo, Japan. The brand operates internationally under the name KYOSHO. The company's main office is located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and the production headquarters are located in Atsugi, Kanagawa.
The company is one of the oldest model car makers in Japan, and produces a wide variety of products, including radio-controlled cars, planes, helicopters, and boats. Kyosho also produces highly detailed die-cast model cars. Its major competitor in the RC automobile market is Tamiya. Kyosho has avoided direct competition against Tamiya in the hobby grade RC cars market since the 80s and 90s, where Tamiya was most active, focusing instead on designing professional 1/8 scale racing buggies, Mini-Z series, and RC helicopters; areas in which Kyosho dominates today. The company is best known for its 1/8 scale competition buggies, Mini-Z series, and RC helicopters.
History
The company was created in October, 1963, and created its first trademark R/C car in 1970. Production of die-cast model cars began in 1992.
R/C cars
Kyosho produces a variety of R/C cars from 80cm (1/8 scale) engine cars to the popular palm-size series. Kyosho also sells its own engines and electric motors for R/C cars, and holds two racing competitions using its products. In 1970 Kyosho started selling the DASH 1, generally agreed by the industry to be the first RC car made in Japan.
The vast majority of R/C cars made by Kyosho are \"Hobby R/C cars,\" which require complicated assembly and separately sold controllers (as opposed to \"Toy R/C cars,\" which do not require assembly). The notations I.C. (Internal Combustion) powered and EP (Electric Powered) are sometimes used to distinguish engine cars from electric cars.
Notable Products
1/8 scale engine cars;
1/10 scale engine cars;
1/10 scale electric cars;
Mini-Z racers;
Products that have won the IFMAR World Championship
1/10 off-road 2WD
1987 Ultima;
;
1/8 off-road GP
1992 Inferno;
1994 Turbo Inferno;
1996 Inferno MP-5;
1998 Inferno MP-5 EVO;
2000 Inferno MP-7.5;
2002 Inferno MP-7.5;
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