JOYRACER 24V 2-seater review

Seat width is the specification almost nobody publishes and the one that most often decides whether a two-seater actually works. This vehicle publishes 21 inches, which is the widest figure in our registry, and that is the reason to look at it.

Two children can be comfortably inside a weight limit and still not fit side by side. From the benches in our registry that publish a width:

• 15 in — a single seat, comfortable to about five.
• 19-20 in — the standard 24V bench. Two children to about six.
• 21-22 in — two six-to-eight-year-olds comfortably.

At 21 inches this is at the top of that scale, which means two school-age children fit properly rather than being wedged. For families buying specifically so siblings can ride together, width is a better thing to optimize for than top speed. See 2-seater ride-on cars.

110 lb is a genuine two-child figure but not a generous one. Two average six-year-olds come to about 92 lb, which fits with 18 lb to spare; two eight-year-olds come to about 112 lb, which does not.

So the honest read is that the wide bench outlasts the weight limit: it is physically comfortable for two eight-year-olds and not rated for them. Several rivals publish 130 to 132 lb on a 20-inch bench, which is the opposite trade. See weight limits.

“800W” is four 200W motors added together, one per wheel. That is genuine four-wheel drive and the configuration that handles grass — four driven contact patches rather than one spinning wheel. It is a marketing total rather than a measured output, but the motor count behind it is real and useful.

What the listing does not publish is a top speed, which on an 800W vehicle is a strange omission — it is the number a buyer would most expect to see next to that figure. Its siblings in the same family publish 5 mph, so that is the likely number, but likely is not published. The row reads not stated by maker.

A 7Ah pack driving four 200W motors giving 1 to 2 hours is plausible at the low end and optimistic at the high end. Plan for an hour, less on grass with two children aboard — grass costs roughly a third of the run time as well as a third of the speed. See run time and charging.

For a higher weight limit: the licensed Seizeen Bronco at 132 lb with eight of nine specs published, or the F-150 two-seater at 132 lb with a 20-inch seat and a published speed band.

For the widest possible bench: the 22-inch adjustable seat on the 220 lb two-seater, which is the only vehicle here that beats this on width — and beats it on weight limit by a wide margin. See ride-on toys for big kids.