After buying many RC cars the first thing I do is look to see if it has 2 batteries so you can have one charging while the kid is playing with the other one, trying to get a kid to have patience for a battery to charge is a very unrewarding experience, but this one has a battery large enough to last for over 50 minutes so not a problem. This car had that covered and to add to that it was rugged enough to stand up to the operation of a 6 year old (means it will bang into a few things) and it was fast, the large wheels means it will do some tricks but more useful means it will not get stuck as easy as cars with smaller wheels (another things I have learned) so this gets 5 Stars from me. The hand gesture thing was very difficult for me but the kid had it mastered in less than an hour.