The description/picture for this car are wrong: 1) the controller looks completely different 2) the controller does not use 9v batteries 3) the car does not have working lights.
The good news is that 1) the controller is more like a game controller and I think it's a lot easier to hold and use. 2) Although I had a 9v rechargeable, it is better that it uses 2XAA for most people. 3) Lights probably just drain the batteries faster.
Battery life is good, even with rechargeables (2500Ah, non-premium). It's had eight hours use, a trip to school (!), all the rough treatment a (gentle) five year old boy (and a not-so-gentle seven year old girl and a definitely not-so-gentle professor) can hand out and it's running strong; still looks good. A radio car from Lidl a year back, similar price, only lasted a few hours before the controller fell apart (then the car was stepped on - I don't blame the manufacturer for that). Lights might have been nice for the younger one. Runs well on wooden floor and wooden deck, too.
Great impulse purchase but make sure you have your batteries charged before it arrives or your children may burst!
Manufacturers please note: all these little cars run too fast for anyone but fighter pilots! Please gear them so they're not so fast and maybe they won't run the batteries out so fast. The little ones will really prefer it, as will more elderly buyers.
P.S. Almost two years later and it's still running! Works fine with rechargeable batteries (nothing special, Lidl's cheapest).