This is the little stunt car that has no wrong way up. The body sits low between four giant tyres, and the top and the bottom are built the same, so when it crashes into a wall or a sofa and tips right over, it lands on its wheels again and carries on. Children quickly stop trying to keep it upright and start trying to make it flip.

It runs on friction, not batteries. Hold the car on the floor, push it forward hard a few times to wind it up, then let go and it races off on its own. There is no remote, no charger and no switch, which means nothing to lose, nothing to go flat and no cell to replace before a birthday party.

The tyres do most of the talking. They are oversized, deeply treaded and moulded in the same colour as the body, set on black hubs, and they stick out past the bodywork on every side. The body itself carries black and blue racing graphics with a sharp, futuristic nose. Pick red, blue, green or yellow when you order.

Friction cars run furthest on smooth hard floors, which suits the tiled and marble floors of most Pakistani homes; a thick carpet slows them down quickly. A corridor makes a good race track, and a cushion at the end makes a good crash barrier.

Each car is sold on its own at Rs. 650. Two cars are enough for a race between brothers and sisters, and four in four colours make a stunt team for a group of cousins or a set of return gifts. We suggest it from 3 years.

If your child wants a stunt car steered by a remote, that is a different and pricier toy; this one is the simple push-and-go version, for children who want a car they can grab and launch straight away. Buy it with Cash on Delivery anywhere in Pakistan, from Karachi and Lahore to Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Multan; stock, colour, city and the delivery charge are confirmed on WhatsApp before dispatch.

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